How to Improve Sentence Recognition.....

SENTENCE RECOGNIT COMPREHENSION...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1. How to Improve Sentence Comprehension ACTIVATING YOUR READING SKILLS II

2. PHRASE PERCEPTION EXAMPLE: Find the phrase identical to the key phrase. KEY PHRASE 1 2 3 4 5 ANSWER some money sweet honey soft moans sour mash some money bear market Number 4 is an identical phrase to the key phrase

3. SENTENCE COMPREHENSION Study this example: Decide which picture matches sentence .

4. SENTENCE COMPREHENSION Think of a sentence that describes one of the pictures. Don’t mention the Letter of the picture you are describing so we can guess which picture you are describing.

5. SENTENCE COMPREHENSION Think of a sentence that describes one of the pictures. Don’t mention the Letter of the picture you are describing so we can guess which picture you are describing.

6. SENTENCE COMPREHENSION Sentence comprehension exercises deal with even larger chunks of meaning that the other drills. You must read the key sentences carefully and think about it before deciding whether the sentences that follow are alike or different. STRATEGIES: Read every word of the key sentence. Understand the whole sentence, not just a part of it. Notice if the idea is general or specific. Notice if the idea is positive or negative. If necessary mentally paraphrase to understand the meaning.

7. SENTENCE COMPREHENSION WITHOUT IMAGES KEY SENTENCE: It is not always intelligent to buy tires at “sale” prices. EXAMPLE: Read this sentence carefully and think about its meaning. Decide if the sentences that follow express a similar idea expressed in the key sentence. Choose more than one possibility. 1 Buying tires at special sales can be risky. 2 Tires “on sale” are not guaranteed to be good buys. 3 You should always buy your tires on special sales. 4 Some people get stuck with lemons when they buy tires at sales. ANSWER: 1-2-4 have a similar meaning to the key sentence.

8. VOCABULARY SUPPORT STUCK WITH LEMONS: When a car has a persistent defect so you cannot use it, this defect affects the value and safety of the car. ON SALE At a discount Reduced in price

9. NOW LET’S PRACTICE GO TO UNIT 2 ACTIVATING YOUR READING SKILLS II PRACTICE - SENTENCE RECOGNITION