Reading
Reading 3 - ELP:
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Learning Objectives:
By the end of this class I can:
understand simple descriptions of people's physical appearance.
understand simple questions in questionnaires on familiar topics.
find specific, predictable information in everyday materials (e.g. menus, timetables).
understand short, simple messages on postcards, emails and social networks.
get the gist of short, simple narratives, with visual support.
understand the general meaning of short, simple informational material and descriptions if there is visual support.
understand simple instructions on everyday equipment (e.g. cash machines).
read a simple text and extract factual details.
Tasks
Read simple 2-3 line instructions on medicine labels. Read note with instructions from doctor or nurse (in neat handwriting) on treatment: how to take medicine, what to do in case of problems, next appointments.
Follow written instructions on routine tasks (seasonal car maintenance schedule, moving in and out, home and house maintenance). Compare two simple product advertisements with pictures. Find information on a pay slip. Read the menu from two popular fast food restaurants and compare prices on selected items.
Get information from simple standard forms. " Find phone numbers of companies, public institutions and agencies with full-word names, like "Aspen International". Find phone numbers of municipal, provincial and federal governments in the White Pages. Read and follow instructions for operating a home phone, office phone, cellular phone. Read a simple notice (e.g. when and where new classes/programs/summer day camps begin). Answer (true/false) questions on a paragraph about work, daily life in the community or school. Read food packaging labels and find out: fat content, calories, best before date, price per 100 grams. Choose cards for the following situations: achievement, sickness, passing away of a person.
Read some display notices typical in a hotel room. Read simple classified ads (apartments for rent, sale.)
Match names of particular businesses or departments in a large building / shopping complex with their equivalents on a simple diagram.