Skill task

Name of the student

Name of the course

Student ID

Date

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 Skill related task on “Your debit master card” piece

Justification for the selection of reading piece

Reading piece selected for the skill task details the advantages provided by the debit master card.
The pamphlet of “Your debit master card” details about the advantages provided by the new card
in the form of plastic money. Content of the pamphlet suggests that customers can now have
access to money anywhere they go. They can use the debit master card for shopping; using
money online through their cell-phones, making easy purchases, withdrawing the cash oversees,
taking advantage of the BANK on the GO app provided by the bank and 100% money back
guarantee with the debit master card. Details presented in the pamphlet are easy and the content
used is common using simple language. Throughout the content no foreseeable words have been
observed that can be difficult for understanding.

Reading difficulty of any content is based on the level of overall language used in the discussion
by the writer. In the case of simple pamphlets, the writer is asked to design the content in simple
language so it reaches masses (Scrivener, 2011).

Lead-in and the vocabulary of pre teaching

Main aim of the lead-in needs is to boost the level of student interest for setting the main context
of the topic by offering a starting point to the student so they can work effectively in pairs.
Prediction of the selected theme takes place when students start to react on the given piece.
Photos of the pamphlet are given to the students for the development of an idea. The connection
becomes stronger when students start to analyse the level of material present inside the pamphlet.
Major questions asked during the discussion from the students revolved around: what are four
basic methods for activating the card? How many locations are accepted by your card around the
world? Can you access the card without ATM pin? etc. The theme of “using the money on the go
using debit master card” is the vital theme of the content. Follow up responses taken from the
students were present in the form of: “what types of customer needs are present for designing the
new master debit card for the customer?”

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Part of the pre-teaching vocabulary in the assessment the visual aids used were present in the
form of images of the pamphlets, customers using the visa card, color theme was appealing and
content used in the pamphlet. Content present in the debit master card pamphlet is limited and
presented in bullets. The information presented gives an idea to the students of how the master
card works and what are the advantages of using the master card, so they can understand the
content in limited context (Scrivener, 2011).

Perceptive skill of reading

Sub-skill category of reading for the GIST

Skimming is known as “grasping the main essence presented in the given piece in limited period
of time” Here, the task was to skim the main content present in the pamphlet for debit master
card of the company. Questions asked by students revolved around: “what is the maximum
amount for tap and go transaction?, can you use the debit card online?, Do you need to notify the
bank if you are going overseas, what are four basic methods for activating the card? How many
locations are accepted by your card around the world? Can you access the card without ATM
pin?

With the help of these questions students can easily skim the content and look for the material
answering the given questions. Self-imposed time limit given to the students is pressurizing and
with the help of effective skimming process, main content of the essay can be designed. General
question asked by the teacher encourages the students to answer quickly by looking at their
books trying to find the answer to the question (Scrivener, 2011).

Students are asked to take a follow-up with the help of pair check for verifying the answers
before moving towards the feedback of the teacher where correction is provided.

Sub-skill: scanning for the text (reading the content in detail)

In the reading task, it is suggested to use a set of simplified questions: statements of true/false,
short question answers or comprehensive questions. With the help of these questions students
can look up at the specific details presented in the task and for locating new pieces of
information provided in the content. Scrivener (2011) suggests that students are unable for

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finding the starting point of the text because they move their eyes on entire page searching for
the basic key words that are required for answering the question asked by the teacher.

When students are done with this activity they start to pair for checking the answers with each
other before feedback is provided by the teacher. With the help of feedback teachers can ensure
that students are encouraged for participating in the group discussions.

Productive skill of writing

Writing theme can be presented in the form of some imaginary role-playing where a situation
helps the students for coming up with list or set or characteristics for supporting the main theme
of the discussion (Scrivener, 2011). In the given pamphlet easy access to money is the main
theme writing of students can be guided accordingly. For answering the main theme question
like: “what is the process of using the master debit card or can this card help in doing online
transactions?”

Expectation from the tutor is in the form of presented five sentences on the given set of
questions. This is similar with the led-in activity conducted before the reading task providing
rigid structure because students start to recall their earlier lessons for expanding the five student-
led groups.

Reference

Scrivener, J., 2011, Learning Teaching, 2nd edition, Macmillan.

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Appendices

Appendix A

“Your card Your money”

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Appendix B

For the GIST of reading task:

“In just two minutes tell me whether the debit master card provides easy access to cash online or
not?”

For the scanning reading task:

 Answers the questions with Yes or No after reading the pamphlet of master debit card.
a) Is the content about money and online banking? ___
b) Can new Master debit card used oversees?____
c) Is the pamphlet provided by Master card?____
d) Is the content presented in the pamphlet discussing about the advantages of using the new
debit master card?____

 What is the maximum amount for tap and go transaction?

“ I remember reading, get with the help of checkout faster for purchases coming under $100”

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“it is not mentioned in the pamphlet, they have provided toll free number we can ask from the
service representative about this question”

 What are four methods for activating the card?

“Using the services of the service representative, using the website of the company etc”

“I do not find the answer to this question”

“Calling on the bank number, logging in the common bank website, visiting the branch of the
bank and going to the website”

 Can you access the card at ATM without PIN?

“I remember reading that the customer can access the PIN online as well with the help of website
of common bank”

“Do not remember what was written in the content over this issue”

 How many locations around the world is your card accepting?

“38 million locations can be catered throughout the world with the help of debit master card”

“I read in the section of using the card overseas that the bank almost serves around 38 something
locations, I think it was 38 million”

 Can you use the debit card online?

“Yes everything is online now, and this is what the pamphlet was addressing. The bank is now
providing all the services online and they are also offering the new service for changing the PIN
number online”

“Yes the card can be used for online transactions as well”

“The new card is new because it has better and advanced features; customers have now access to
the new website and services provided online”

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  Do you need to notify the bank if you are going overseas?

“Since everything is online, customers can update on the bank application they are using about
specific locations they are at. The bank serves more than 38 million locations so they can provide
services in different parts of the world easily”

“Yes customers need to notify the bank”

 How many locations are accepted by your card around the world? Can you access the
card without ATM pin?

“Yes the card can now be accessed without the pin using the website of the bank”

“The card is accepted throughout the world”

For writing task:

What type of advantages is provided by the new debit master card?

“various online advantages are provided by the new card”

Appendix C

Answer Key

Reading for GIST

Reading about the new advantages offered by the new debit master card to the customers.

a) Yes
b) Yes
c) Yes
d) Yes

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