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SEDABook ImproveYourReadingIntermediate
SEDABook ImproveYourReadingIntermediate
reading
intermediate level
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READING TIPS
What’s the best way to incorporate that into the reading process,
without the note-taking transforming our entertainment into a
laborious task?
Mindmapping
.
It’s perfect for understanding the broad picture and updating your
mental representation of your reality — because a mindmap is a
visual representation of reality!
1- First, be clear on what you are reading the book for. You have
to have some idea of what you want to get from the book. This will
play a vital role in structuring the information the way that most
congenial to your personalized learning goals.
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2- Then, before you start reading a new book, review your mind-
maps and/or notes of related topics. If you’ve tagged appropriately
(see below), and made your mindmaps true ‘maps of your mind’ this
should be intuitive and needn’t take a lot of time. If you want to go the
extra mile, take a look at Shane Parrish’s ‘Blank Sheet’ method.
3- Based on your learning goals and the book, determine what the
central concept will be and put it in the middle of an empty sheet
of paper.
.
5- After you conclude a chapter, without looking back, jot down a
list of bullet points of things you wish to remember. While you
should realize this is what goes into your system, and what you don’t
write down here doesn’t, still be selective (otherwise the exercise
doesn’t work).
6- Before you start your next reading session, review the mindmap
and bullet points.
7- When you’re done with the book, put your mindmaps and notes in a
commonplace book or your preferred note-taking app (I use Evernote)
and build a system around it making sure you’ll review it on a regular
basis.
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Reading 1
Preparation Task:
Write the hours using numbers / am - pm.
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Task 1
Complete answers.
Which days of the week does the judo class take place?
________________________________________
Task 2
True or false?
Reading 2
Instructions for candidates
Preparation Task
Name the pictures.
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Task 1
Which poster is talking about ....
talking __________
ID cards __________
arriving early __________
phones __________
the colour of pens __________
books __________
Task 2
What sentence has the approximate meaning of …
No talking.
You are allowed to converse. You can’t talk.
Reading 3
Glancing at the menu
Preparation Task
Match words and definitions.
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Task 1
Put the words in the menu in the correct category.
Meat
_______________________________________________
Drinks
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Task 2
Are the sentences true or false?
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Reading 4
Looking for a job
Preparation Task
Match the words with the definitions
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Task 1
True or false?
Task 2
Complete the gaps with the correct word.
a) As a _____ for TriLingo you will earn 25 euro _____ and you need
teaching experience.
b) As a car _____ for Motor Roll you will earn $100 a day and you need
a driving _____ .
c) As a _____ manager for The Box you will earn $ 30 000 _____ and
you need to speak English.
d) As a doctor for a private _____ you will earn $ 25,000 a year and
you need to be _____ to work in Australia.
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