2. Let’s Recall!!!
• Formal Language and Informal Language are associated
with particular choices of grammar and vocabulary.
• Contractions, relative clauses without a relative pronoun
and ellipsis are more common in informal language.
So, in these sentences…
1.She has decided to accept the job.
2.She’s decided to accept the job.
Which one is unacceptable in academic writing?
3. • Pretend that you are a research consultant. You have been
assigned the task of researching this assignment and then
writing a report that includes a recommendation for
Brillantes based on your findings.
• DIRECTIONS:Read the paragraph on your Page 25 of your
module and answer the questions that follow. Write your
answer in your notebook.
4. • As a research consultant with Padilla Estates Inc., you have been
asked to find sales and distribution site in Cavite area for Brillantes
Electrical Components, 3450 Anonas Avenue, Santa Mesa ,
Manila.Brillantes seeks suitable office space including a reception
area (where three office employees could work) one private office
and a conference display area. Brillantes also wants 3000 square
feet of heated warehouse space.It should be equipped with a
sprinkler system and have 18-foot ceilings. If sales are successful,
Brillantes may need an additional 2000 square feet of warehouse
space in the future. Brillantes needs access to Ninoy Aquino
International Airport; moreover, it must be close to trucking
terminals and main thoroughfares in an area zoned for light
industry. It also seeks an impressive-looking building with a modern
executive image. Brillantes wants to lease for at least two years
with possible renewal. It needs to make a decision within three
weeks. If no space is available, it will delay until next year.
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6. • STRATEGIES differ from reader to reader.The
same reader may use different strategies for
different contexts because their purpose for
reading changes. Ask yourself “why am I
reading?” when deciding which strategies to try.
7. WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES OF
READING
• People read different kinds of text (e.g.,scholarly articles, textbooks,
reviews) for different reasons. Some purposes for reading might be:
• To scan specific information
• To skim to get an overview of the text.
• To relate new content to existing knowledge
• To write something (often depends on a prompt)
• To critique an argument
• To learn something
• For general comprehension
8. • Establish your purpose for reading.
• Speculate about the author’s purpose for writing
• Review what you already know and want to learn about the
topic )see the guides below)
• Preview the text to get an overview of its structure, looking
at headings, figures, tables, glossary, etc.
• Predict the contents of the text and pose questions about it.
If the authors have provided discussion questions, read them
and write them on a note-taking sheet.
• Note any discussion questions that have been provided
(sometimes at the end of the text)
9.
10. • Annotate and mark (sparingly) sections of the text to easily
recall important or interesting ideas.
• Check your predictions and find answers to posed questions
• Use headings and transition words to identify relationships in
the text
• Create a vocabulary list of other unfamiliar words to define
later
• Try to infer unfamiliar words’ meanings by identifying their
relationship to the main idea.
• Connect the text to what you already know about the topic
• Take breaks (split the text into segments if necessary)
11. • Summarize the text in your own words(note what you
learned, impressions and reactions)in an outline, concept
map, or matrix for several texts)
• Talk to someone about the author’s ideas to check your
comprehension
• Identify and reread difficult parts of the text
• Define words on your vocabulary list and practice using
them.
