reading strategy

1. READING SKILL
A. What is Text:
It is a written material or a passage
(A Composition)

2. B. Kinds Of Text:
Continuous Text: narration,
exposition, description,
argumentation, persuasion,
and instruction

3. Non-continuous Text:
direction, schedule,
table, form, brochure,
advertisement, recipe,
personal letter, etc

4. READING SKILLS
THERE ARE MANY READING
SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU
COMPREHEND THE TEXT YOU
ARE READING.

5. A. Getting Specific Information
Informasi tertentu diperoleh
dengan cara melihat sekilas
(scanning) karena informasi
tersebut tertera jelas dalam
teks.

6. •Informasi tertentu biasanya
merupakan jawaban tentang
siapa, dimana, kapan

7. CONTOH:
GETTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION FROM THE
TEXT
In a football game, some people do not
play the game. They have important roles
in a football game. They are the coach, the
referee, the linesmen, and the spectators.
The coach trains the players how to play the
game. The referee controls the game. He
blows the whistle …..

8. THE QUESTIONS:
WHO CONTROLS THE GAME?
THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE IMPORTANT
ROLES IN A FOOTBALL GAME ARE ...

9.  The answer:
 The referee
 They are the coach, the referee, the linesmen, and the
spectators

10. B. GENERAL INFORMATION
The core of the passage, topic,
topic of ther paragraph.
Biasanya menanyakan judul dari teks
bacaan atau tentang apa (topik) teks
bacaan.

11. CONTOH :
It’s like a zoo but the animals are not caged.Giraffes,
monkeys, hippos, even lions and tigers wander around freely.
Perhaps you may think , what if
these animals attack? No, they won’t.

12. Because, you look at them from
inside your car or bus. Here, it is the
other way around. At the zoo, the
animals arelocked in the cage. At the
Safari Park you are theones locked
inside your vehicle.

13. THE QUESTION:
(FINDING GENERAL INFORMATION)
The question:
What does the paragraph mostly talk
about?
The Answer:
The Safari Park

14. C. MAIN IDEA (EXPLICIT MAIN IDEA)
 Keterangan, penjelasan, atau pendapat penulis tentang
topik subjek penulisan (yang menjadi topik utama
penulisan).

15. •Explicit Main Idea merupakan
kalimat utama (topic sentence) dari
suatu teks bacaan atau paragraph.
•Biasanya merupakan sebuah kalimat
atau pernyataan lengkap yang
terletak di awal, di tengah, atau di
akhir dari suatu teks.

16. CONTOH: TEXT WITH EXPLICIT MAIN IDEA
Bicycles are very popular today in many countries. Many
people use bicycles for exercise.But exercise is only one
reason why bicycles are popular.

17. Another reason is money.
Bicycles are not expensive to buy.
They do not need gas to make them
go.

18. They are also easy and cheap to
fix. In cities, many people like
bicycles better than cars. By
bicycles, they never have to wait in
traffic.They also do not have to find
a place to park. Finally,bicycles do
not cause any pollution.

19. CONTOH SOAL
The Question:
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The answer:
Bicycles are very popular today in many countries.

20. D. DETAILED INFORMATION (INFORMASI
RINCI)
 Informasi yang tidak tertera secara jelas pada teks bacaan.
Untuk memperoleh informasi ini, kita harus membaca secara
rinci atau intensif (Intensive Reading) setiap bagian dari suatu
teks bacaan.

21. CONTOH TEKS :
Jose and Rian decided to go to a film theatre to
relax.They were very tired after finishing their exams. They
chose to see and adventure film. They didn’t want to
seedrama, thriller or home movie. They wanted to forget
studying for one night.

22. So they bought two tickets for a
movie called Lord of the Rings. They
got in the theatre just time in before
the movie started.

23. Inside the theatre, a tall man sat on a seat
in front of them. He put on a tall hat. Jose
and and Rian could not see the screen.
Jose tapped the man on the shoulder and
asked him to remove his hat. When the
man turned around to say sorry , they
recognized him. He was Mr. Samuel,
Jose’s father.

24. THE QUESTION FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION
 Why couldn’t Jose and Rian see the screen?
The answer :
 The man sitting in front of them wore a tall hat

25. E. IMPLICIT INFORMATION
Informasi yang tidak tertera
secara langsung pada teks
bacaan.

26. •Untuk memperoleh informasi ini, kita
harus memahami dan menyimpulkan
bagian tertentu atau keseluruhan isi
teks.
•Reading between the lines

27. CONTOH TEKS
MALAYSIAN LOCAL FRUIT
Seasonal
 Only available at certain times of the year
 Popular
Why eat more local fruit?
•Fresh
•Good for all skin type
•Rich in vitamin
•Easily available at markets, fruit
stalls and supermarkets

28. Non-Seasonal
• All year around
• Cheap
How to serve local fruit?
•Wash, cut or peel and serve
•Chill canned fruit
•Make refreshing fruit juices
•Make fruit jam
•Make local delicacies for tea time

29. THE QUESTION FOR IMPLICIT
INFORMATION:
 What is the purpose of this poster?
The answer:
 To encourage more people to eat local fruits