Reading
Reading 7 - ELP:
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Learning Objectives:
By the end of this class I can:
use a monolingual dictionary to check the meaning of words without needing to refer to a bilingual dictionary.
understand instructions for making financial transactions online.
identify the main conclusions in a text that presents and contrasts arguments in a clearly signaled way.
make inferences or predictions about the content of newspaper and magazine articles from headings, titles or headlines.
follow the exchanges on the discussion board of a website.
distinguish supporting details from the main points in a text.
interpret the main message from complex diagrams and visual information.
recognize the author’s use of irony in a simple text, if guided by questions.
understand the author’s purpose and intended audience.
understand the plot of extended narratives written in standard, non-literary language.
use reference materials to check factual information, when guidance on finding relevant sources of information is provided.
scan a long text or a set of related texts in order to find specific information.
recognize the tone and intended audience of a structured text.
summarize, comment on and discuss a wide range of factual and imaginative texts.
Tasks
C/ Community access tasks: Get information from a text about gardening conditions, procedures and regional plants in two different regions of Canada. Read information about services (transit, library, travel reservations, renting accommodation, entertainment schedules). Respond appropriately to information in memos/letters regarding car registration or insurance renewals, personal banking or medical concerns, child care or child's schooling or extra-curricular activities. Find information in community, company and school newsletters and bulletins. Find information in government public notices with extended suggestions to solve problems, recommendations, proposals (e.g., on health care). Find and follow advice on stain removal, cleaning and maintenance of clothes, upholstery, carpets, etc. Get information from the operating instructions of a home appliance. Get information from brochures about household safety and disease prevention. Get information from simple membership contracts (video store, rentals).
S / Study / Academic tasks:
Summarize main points of 5-10 paragraph text. Get information about Canadian families over time from census data / statistics. State trends, make predictions. Get information from a text about a production process (e.g., a process of bread making, cheese making, or glass blowing).
W / Workplace tasks: Find information in longer job postings (e.g. 1/3 - 1/2 page). Follow 1 page of clear familiar task instructions. Get information from an employee benefit update. Read a reminder or complaint letter / memo - take appropriate action. Scan complex charts, tables and schedules for several specific pieces of information for comparison / contrast. Understand what happened at a routine workplace meeting by reading a simple agenda and the minutes. Follow instructions on evacuation procedures, fire drills, or on using simple machinery / equipment. Follow posted food storage procedures, according to health regulations. Explain consequences of error, e.g., cross-contamination. Follow exercises in the computer upgrade training materials.