English Vocabulary

Exercise
1
 Click icon to add picture

1. He was an audacious
leader. He was ………………

a. Timid
b. Ruthless
c. Bold

2
 Click icon to add picture

2. Why do you have such a

belligerent attitude? The person’s
attitude is ………………………
a. Benign
b. Friendly
c. Hostile
3
 Click icon to add picture

3. The puritans led austere lives.

They led very ……………………….
lives.
a. Extravagant
b. Strict
c. Honorable
4
 Click icon to add picture

4. Cats have an aversion to getting

wet. Cats …………………….. to get
wet.
a. Like
b. Do not like
c. Maybe

5
 Click icon to add picture

5. She gave him a baleful look. She

gave him an …………………….. look.

a. Evil
b. Warm
c. Cold

6
 Click icon to add picture

6. It was a balmy afternoon. It was

………………………

a. Warm
b. Ver y hot
c. Ver y cold

7
 Click icon to add picture

7. The pirates treated their captives

with barbarity. They treated
them ...........................
a. Kindly
b. Cruelly
c. leniently

8
 Click icon to add picture

8. The benign uncle tended to spoil

the child. He was ………………………..
to the boy.
a. Kind
b. Harsh
c. Careless

9
 Click icon to add picture

9. We took a circuitous path. We

took a ……………………………. path.

a. Direct
b. Shortcut
c. Long winding

10
 Click icon to add picture

10. The king loved to behave in a

very ceremonial manner. He
behaved in a ………………………..
manner.
a. Liberal
b. Formal
c. Informal
11
 Lesson 1
Reading Process

Prepared by: Marjorie M. Barcel-Ng , LPT

12
“A READER LIVES A THOUSAND LIVES BEFORE HE DIES. THE
MAN WHO NEVER READS LIVES ONLY ONE”

— Unknown

13
 READING

A cognitive process that involves decoding symbols to

arrive at meaning
> An active process of constructing meanings of words.
> Reading is a thinking process
> Reading is a receptive skill.

14
 KEEP IN MIND
!

READING PROCESS
Involves recognizing words, leading to the development of comprehension. According
to the research, reading is process that negotiates the meaning between the text and its
reader
 PROCESS There are 3 Stages of the Reading process.

“Pre-Reading” “During Reading” “After Reading”

This allows the reader to activate The reader makes predictions as This allows the reader to retell the
background knowledge, preview he/she reads and then confirms or story, discuss the elements of a
the text and develop a purpose of revises the predictions. story, answer questions and/or
reading. compare it to another text.

16
 READ

READING COMPREHENSION
Is as the level of understanding of a text or message. This understanding comes from
the interaction between the words that are written, and how they trigger knowledge
outside the text or message.
SUPPLEMENTARY VIDEO
STRATEGIES Techniques in Improving your Reading Comprehension

“Skimming” “Scanning” “Detailed Note Taking”

The process of speedy reading for Reading speedily over a section of Once you have selected useful
general meaning. text in order to find particular information, you can begin to read
works that are relevant to your in detail. Note taking techniques
current task. provide useful aid to reading.

19
 INFERENCES

We try to figure out something based on an experience,

we make inference. Making inferences is to foresee and
unravel the meaning between, behind and beyond words
that we read.

20
 The end, finish, close or last part of
CONCLUSION something.

What is a Conclusion? A statement drawn from all the ideas and

analysis of what you have read.

A decision reached after a careful

thought.

21
 INFERENCE AND CONCLUSION
Click icon to add picture

A conclusion comes to the end of the Inference requires moving from

reading process. It can involve information of some kind to a
developing a summary of what you generalization. The interpretations do not
have gone through so far to reach that represent your final opinion on a matter:
conclusion. they just help you to get there.

22
 KEEP IN MIND
!

THESIS STATEMENT
Is a complete sentence that contains the main idea. This idea controls the content of the
entire essay. It also contains sub points that helps the readers know how the essay will
be organized.
 HOW TO MAKE A THESIS STATEMENT

1 2 3
Start with a Research enough Ask questions for
research to be able to take each thesis
question. What a stand statement.
do you want to
find about?
 Analytical Thesis Statement.
THESIS STATEMENT

What are the different types Explanatory Thesis Statement.

of Thesis Statement?

Argumentative Thesis Statement.

25
Analytical Thesis
Statement An analytical thesis states the topic of your paper,
what specifically you analyzed, and the conclusion(s)
you reached as a result of that analysis.

26
 Explanatory/
Expository Thesis An expository thesis statement states the topic of
Statement your paper and lists the key aspects of your topic that
will be discussed in the paper.

27
 Argumentative
Thesis Statement An argumentative thesis states the topic of your
paper, your position on the topic, and the
reasons you have for taking that position.

28
EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND
TECHNIQUES FOR READING

Full Bleed Picture

This strategies and techniques will help
you to improve your reading and your
mind

29
 1
Predict

Determine what you think will happen in the

text.

30 30
 2
Visualize

Create mental images of the characters,

settings and events in the text.

31
 3
Question

Stop and ask yourself questions to see if the

text makes sense.

32
 4
Connect

Think about what you already know about the

text.

33
 5
Identify

Determine the author’s purpose.

34 34
 6
Infer

Use clues in the text and your own knowledge

to fill in the gaps and draw conclusions.

35
 7
Evaluate

Think about the text as a whole and form

opinions about what you read.

36
Neal Creative © Neal Creative | click & Learn more
3 Quarter : SW
rd

#1

38
 Click icon to add picture

3 rd Quarter: SW #1
Name: EAPP teacher:
Date: Corrected by:

Instruction: Write the correct answer for each questions. No cheating!

1. Create mental images of the characters, settings and events in the text.
2. Complete sentence that contains the main idea.
3-5. Enumerate the 3 Stages of the Reading Process.
6. Figure out something based on an experience.
7-9. What are the different ty pes of T hes is State ment?
10. Level of understanding of a text or message.
1 1 - 1 7 . E f f e c t i v e S t r a t e g i e s a n d Te c h n i q u e s f o r R e a d i n g
18. A statement drawn from all the ideas and analysis of what you have read.
19-20. What English reading material you are expose with, and how is it helpful?

39