1. Reading 3
IECP
Fall 2013
Nikki Mattson

2. Agenda
• Idioms
• TOEFL Qs
• Newspaper Discussion Assignment
• Practice newspaper discussion
preparation

3. Idioms
• Watch the video.
• Work with a partner to write a sentence
(using the idiom – monkey business) on
the board.

4. TOEFL Questions?

5. Newspaper Discussion
Assignment

6. Oral Summarizing
• What are some characteristics of an
effective oral summary?

7. Oral Summary Characteristics
• Source
• Hook
• Main idea
• Significant details
• Paraphrase
• Transitions/organization
• Author’s ideas (objective)
• Conclusion

8. Oral Summary Practice
Step 1
•Read one section of the article
•Stop, think about what you read
•Orally summarize section 1 with your partner
(Continue to the end of the article, stopping and summarizing each section with your
partner)
Step 2
•Discuss and take notes on the main ideas and major subtopics with your partner
•Decide what information to include in your oral summary
•Create note cards for your oral summary
Step 3
•Create 2 discussion questions (your real presentation will have 5)
Step 4
•Practice and time your oral summary

9. Article Choices
• Need a Parking Space? Look in Your Hand (Tech/new app)
• Multitasking in the Car: Just Like Drunken Driving (Tech/experiment)
• Before Leaving The Bar, A Chance To Breathalyze (Tech/new device)
• For Their Children, Many E-Book Fans Insist on Paper (Tech/business)
• Fighting Childhood Obesity: It's A Family Affair (Health)
• Online Education Grows Up, And For Now, It's Free (Education)

10. HW
• Complete Vocabulary Power chapter 1,
pgs. 2-9
• Be ready to present your oral summary on
Friday. You will have about 40 minutes to
work on in in class on Wednesday.
• Review the vocabulary in from 1A RE,
pgs. 11-13