· Finding Important Ideas 1. Here are eight sentences which summarize different ideas from the article. Only four of them contain important ideas from the article. The other ideas are in the article but they are not as important. Read them and choose the four most important ideas. 2. Read paragraphs x to y below. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea? 3. Understanding the Main Idea:  Read the article quickly (do not read every word) and then choose the two statements that together best summarize the main idea of the article (6-7 statements) 4. Before you read the entire article, read the first paragraph and answer this question....... 5. What do you think the writer of this article thinks? Read the last two paragraphs of the article and then choose one of these answers: 6. Understanding a point of view:  Look at the first paragraph. Do you think the writer ....................? Why or why not? Give reasons for your answer. · Complete the Table 1. Work together to complete the table below. · Inference Find evidence in paragraphs/lines x to y  for the following statements. · Vocabulary 1. Now read the sentences below and fill the gaps with words from the text  2. Now read the whole article and match these words with their meanings: 3. Find the word or words that have a similar meaning to the ones below 4. Word Hunt:  Look at the text again and find these words as quickly as you can:ü                        1.Find the word in paragraph7liness 1 -3 that means '……………..'                        2.Find the word in paragraphs7lines 3 - 5 that means '………………' 5. Word Search:  Complete this activity as quickly as you can using the text:                       1.Find a word in the article beginning with the letter 'a' that means ………….                       2.Find a word in the article beginning with the letter 'h' that means .                       3.Find a word in the article beginning with the letter 'r' that means ……….. 6. The following words are also used in the article. Read the article and underline the words. Then work with a partner and match the words with their meanings. One of you should do Word List A, the other, Word List B. Then when you have finished, share your answers: 7. Use your understanding of the article to match these phrases with their meanings: 8. Find some words from the texts that you don't know. First try to work out the meaning of each word (using your understanding of the article)  and then check their meanings in your dictionary. 9. Write your own definitions of the words in bold (found in paragraphs/lines  x to y). Then share your answers with the class. 10. Sometimes words are used in ways that even your dictionary cannot help you with. Look for the following words below. 11. Work out what form (e.g. noun, adjective, adverb, verb.) they are in the sentence and then choose the most suitable definition. 12. These words are found in the text. Unscramble them by reading their meanings and then finding them in the article.                      1.trying to lose weight by eating only some foods, Word = (egtidni)                      2.the first meal of the day, Word = (atbrsafke) 13. Vocabulary in Context:  Use the context of the article to work out the meanings of these words: 14. Work with a partner. Look at these words from the article and use the context of the article to explain what you think their meanings could be: Now choose the best word from those above to complete the following sentences. (You will need to change the tense and form of the verbs.): 15. What does it mean?  Use your understanding of the article to choose the correct meaning for each phrase.                         1. "to hit upon" (Paragraph 1)                                      a. to think out, to get an idea                                      b. to smack 16. Categorizing words:   From the following list of ……….(eg. Animals) choose the four that go in each category  below. 16. Use an English-English dictionary to choose the most suitable definition for these words from the article and  find out whether they are nouns, verbs or  adjectives. When you have finished, compare your answers with a partner.                  Example: firm Answer: (noun) a business company 17. Guessing unfamiliar words: This article has a lot of colloquial or conversational words that you might not be familiar with. With a partner, try to guess  the meaning of these words. You may use a dictionary but be careful to select the correct meaning. 18.  Find the words or phrases in the article that: add an idea show reason or cause show contrast  18.Do the crossword. You can find all of these words in today's article. 19.  One good way of learning vocabulary is to draw your own word tree. Fill the gaps in the diagram here with words from the article. (You may also add  any other words that you know and think are useful.) · Predicting 1. Discuss this question with your partner: 2. You have just read the first part of an article describing/telling  the .............. Write some questions you would expect to be answered in the rest of the article. Write them here: 3. Before you read, work with a partner and think of some questions you would expect to be answered by this article. Write them here: · Thinking Carefully e.g. These sentences are from the article. Answer the questions about them: "It's way before my time." Lettice joked. Why did Lettice say this? "The library did not plan to pursue the real borrower." What does this mean?