1. F U N D A M E N TA L R E A D I N G
S K I L L S A N D
S T R AT E G I E S
I GP Adhitya Prayoga
2. C O N T E N T
• What is «reading» ?
• Reading Strategies
• Before Reading
• While Reading
• After Reading
• Useful Tips
3. W H AT I S « R E A D I N G » ?
Grammar Vocabulary
Spelling Punctuation
4. R E A D I N G
S T R AT E G I E S
• What are some useful strategies to become
a better reader?
5. B E F O R E R E A D I N G
PREVIEWING– TITLE,
HEADLINES, IMAGES
USE YOUR BACKROUND
KNOWLEDGE
6. P R E V I E W
What type of text is this?
What might this title mean?
What might be these images about?
7. U S E Y O U R B A C K G R O U N D
K N O W L E D G E
WHAT DO I KNOW
ABOUT THE TOPIC?
IS IT FAMILIAR, OR
UNFAMILIAR TO ME?
8. Daily routine in our
kitchen
Breakfast
Susan gets up early every day to make breakfast
for her and her family; her husband David, and
their 2 children Emily and Ben.
First of all she turns on the kettle so she can boil
water to make a nice hot mug of coffee for herself
and a warm pot of tea for her husband. She likes
to lay the table in the kitchen so that the family can
have a nice breakfast together.
For the children she likes to prepare different
things every day so that they have a good variety
of food and vitamins in their diet. Depending on
the day she makes them, a boiled egg, cereal,
yoghurt or maybe fresh fruit, of course not
forgetting a large glass of milk or freshly squeezed
orange juice so that they will grow up big and
strong.
Emily loves when her mother prepares pancakes
for breakfast, because they are her favourite. Ben
on the other hand does not like pancakes he
prefers chocolate coco pop cereal.
Once everyone has finished breakfast, the
children help to clear the table and load the
dishwasher. Afterwards David goes to work and
drives the children to school.
9. W H I L E R E A D I N G
Skimming – Find the main idea
Scanning – Find supporting details, examples
Inferencing – What can I make of this statement?
Check unknown vocabulary (if allowed)
Use context to guess unknown vocabulary
Highlight key details – strong language, adjectives, adverbs
10. S K I M M I N G
• Check out the text to have a GENERAL UNDERSTANDING about the text.
• Useful questions:
• What is the main TOPIC?
• What is happening?
11. Daily routine in our
kitchen
Breakfast
Susan gets up early every day to make breakfast
for her and her family; her husband David, and
their 2 children Emily and Ben.
First of all she turns on the kettle so she can boil
water to make a nice hot mug of coffee for herself
and a warm pot of tea for her husband. She likes
to lay the table in the kitchen so that the family can
have a nice breakfast together.
For the children she likes to prepare different
things every day so that they have a good variety
of food and vitamins in their diet. Depending on
the day she makes them, a boiled egg, cereal,
yoghurt or maybe fresh fruit, of course not
forgetting a large glass of milk or freshly squeezed
orange juice so that they will grow up big and
strong.
Emily loves when her mother prepares pancakes
for breakfast, because they are her favourite. Ben
on the other hand does not like pancakes he
prefers chocolate coco pop cereal.
Once everyone has finished breakfast, the
children help to clear the table and load the
dishwasher. Afterwards David goes to work and
drives the children to school.
12. Choose the best option
What is the text about?
A. Susan’s Daily routine
B. A breakfast recipe
C.Susan’s family breakfast
13. S C A N N I N G
• Finding specific details
• Useful questions:
• What, who, how many, which etc.
14. Daily routine in our
kitchen
Breakfast
Susan gets up early every day to make breakfast
for her and her family; her husband David, and
their 2 children Emily and Ben.
First of all she turns on the kettle so she can boil
water to make a nice hot mug of coffee for herself
and a warm pot of tea for her husband. She likes
to lay the table in the kitchen so that the family can
have a nice breakfast together.
For the children she likes to prepare different
things every day so that they have a good variety
of food and vitamins in their diet. Depending on
the day she makes them, a boiled egg, cereal,
yoghurt or maybe fresh fruit, of course not
forgetting a large glass of milk or freshly squeezed
orange juice so that they will grow up big and
strong.
Emily loves when her mother prepares pancakes
for breakfast, because they are her favourite. Ben
on the other hand does not like pancakes he
prefers chocolate coco pop cereal.
Once everyone has finished breakfast, the
children help to clear the table and load the
dishwasher. Afterwards David goes to work and
drives the children to school.
15. Choose True or
False
1. Susan makes coffee for herself.
2. Pancakes are Emily’s favorite.
3. Susan drives the kids to school after breakfast.
16. I N F E R E N C I N G
• What can I understand from this statement?
17. This is a reminder message
from Southchurch Dental
Surgery about your
appointment
tomorrow at 9.15am. The
procedure lasts approximately
30 minutes.
You are going to the cinema after your
dental practice. Which session is best
for you?
Session 1: 9:35
Session 2: 10:00
18. Save £2 on any purchase at
Metro Petrol Station by
showing this text message.
Valid until this weekend!
You CAN / CANNOT
use this coupon
after this weekend.
19. G U E S S I N G U N K N O W N V O C A B U L A R Y
• Use textual clues to guess unknown vocabulary
• Look for examples, explanations, synonyms and antonyms.
20. Due to unexpected weather
conditions Hamstel Junior
School will be closed today.
We are sorry for this last-
minute announcement. We
will re-open tomorrow.
What might
the word
«unexpected»
mean?
21. K E Y D E TA I L S
• Be careful about the strong language in the
text
• Adjectives: beautiful, great, awful etc.
• Adverbs: always, never, only, etc.
• Opinions: I think, I believe, In my opinion,
• Facts: actual details not OPINIONS
• Agreement: I agree, It is true that, ..
• Disagreement: I don’t agree, I disagree, I
oppose that…
• Negation: not, never, nothing,
22. A F T E R R E A D I N G
Summarize
Draw conclusions
Identify the purpose of the text –
What does the writer want to say?
23. S U M M A R I Z E
• Choose key actions to summarize the text. Leave the details out.
• Put the events in order.
24. Daily routine in our
kitchen
Breakfast
Susan gets up early every day to make breakfast
for her and her family; her husband David, and
their 2 children Emily and Ben.
First of all she turns on the kettle so she can boil
water to make a nice hot mug of coffee for herself
and a warm pot of tea for her husband. She likes
to lay the table in the kitchen so that the family can
have a nice breakfast together.
For the children she likes to prepare different
things every day so that they have a good variety
of food and vitamins in their diet. Depending on
the day she makes them, a boiled egg, cereal,
yoghurt or maybe fresh fruit, of course not
forgetting a large glass of milk or freshly squeezed
orange juice so that they will grow up big and
strong.
Emily loves when her mother prepares pancakes
for breakfast, because they are her favourite. Ben
on the other hand does not like pancakes he
prefers chocolate coco pop cereal.
Once everyone has finished breakfast, the
children help to clear the table and load the
dishwasher. Afterwards David goes to work and
drives the children to school.
25. Choose 3 statements
to summarize the text.
• 1. Susan wakes up to prepare breakfast for her family.
• 2. Her husband prefers tea over coffee.
• 3. She prepares healthy food and drinks for her husband and children.
• 4. She includes all types of healthy food like orange juice, eggs, cheese
etc.
• 5. The kids like pancakes but her husband prefers coco-pops cereal.
• 6. After the breakfast is over, kids go to school and her husband goes to
work.
26. D R A W C O N S L U S I O N S
• Answer «SO WHAT» ?
• What can I do with this information?
• What can I understand from all of it?
27. Daily routine in our
kitchen
Breakfast
Susan gets up early every day to make breakfast
for her and her family; her husband David, and
their 2 children Emily and Ben.
First of all she turns on the kettle so she can boil
water to make a nice hot mug of coffee for herself
and a warm pot of tea for her husband. She likes
to lay the table in the kitchen so that the family can
have a nice breakfast together.
For the children she likes to prepare different
things every day so that they have a good variety
of food and vitamins in their diet. Depending on
the day she makes them, a boiled egg, cereal,
yoghurt or maybe fresh fruit, of course not
forgetting a large glass of milk or freshly squeezed
orange juice so that they will grow up big and
strong.
Emily loves when her mother prepares pancakes
for breakfast, because they are her favourite. Ben
on the other hand does not like pancakes he
prefers chocolate coco pop cereal.
Once everyone has finished breakfast, the
children help to clear the table and load the
dishwasher. Afterwards David goes to work and
drives the children to school.
28. WHAT can we infer from this
text? Choose the best 2
statements.
• 1. The whole family have their breakfast together.
• 2. Susan’s husband doesn’t like helping his wife with the breakfast.
• 3. Susan tries to serve healthy food for her kids.
• 4. Kids do not like eggs.
29. I D E N T I F Y T H E P U R P O S E
What is the writer
trying to say or
do with this text?
Entertain?
Inform?
Define?
Exemplify?
Describe?
Discuss?
Argue?
Explain?
30. Daily routine in our
kitchen
Breakfast
Susan gets up early every day to make breakfast
for her and her family; her husband David, and
their 2 children Emily and Ben.
First of all she turns on the kettle so she can boil
water to make a nice hot mug of coffee for herself
and a warm pot of tea for her husband. She likes
to lay the table in the kitchen so that the family can
have a nice breakfast together.
For the children she likes to prepare different
things every day so that they have a good variety
of food and vitamins in their diet. Depending on
the day she makes them, a boiled egg, cereal,
yoghurt or maybe fresh fruit, of course not
forgetting a large glass of milk or freshly squeezed
orange juice so that they will grow up big and
strong.
Emily loves when her mother prepares pancakes
for breakfast, because they are her favourite. Ben
on the other hand does not like pancakes he
prefers chocolate coco pop cereal.
Once everyone has finished breakfast, the
children help to clear the table and load the
dishwasher. Afterwards David goes to work and
drives the children to school.
31. Choose the best option:
What is the purpose of this
text?
1. To complain about the housework Susan needs to do all
day
2. To describe what a morning in Susan’s kitchen is like
3. To explain how to use healthy food in breakfast recipes
32. S O M E U S E F U L T I P S
F O R E X A M S
• Use time wisely – don’t read everything!
• Everything you need is IN THE TEXT.
• The questions mostly follow the order in
the text.
• Don’t take the bait
33. H O W T O B E C O M E A
B E T T E R R E A D E R
• Concentrate
• Check out
• Use textual clues
• Use your background knowledge
• Guess
• Break into pieces
• Don’t be afraid!
