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Thinking skills & Reading strategies
Dream Job
Unit 1
Learning aims
學會提取文本主題和主旨大意
學會將文本信息可視化
Lead in
Watch and say
What’s the video about?
Activity 1
Learn to get the topic and main idea of a passage
Jobs with Animals
A lot of people work with animals. Some people help sick animals. For example, vets often help sick animals on the farm, in the zoo or in the animal park. Some people train animals to do jobs for people. For example, guide dog teachers train guide dogs to help blind people.
Look at the pictures and read the text, and then learn how to identify the topic and main idea.
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Main idea:
Jobs with animals
A lot of people work with animals.
Read the passage again and find details to support your ideas.
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Main idea:
Jobs with animals
A lot of people work with animals.
Jobs with Animals
A lot of people work with animals. Some people help sick animals. For example, vets often help sick animals on the farm, in the zoo or in the animal park. Some people train animals to do jobs for people. For example, guide dog teachers train guide dogs to help blind people.
Topic and main idea
The topic is often the general subject of a text. It is usually the title.
The main idea is about the topic. It is often the topic sentence.
Read the text and complete the topic-and-main-idea chart.
Jobs at Night
We sleep at night, but some people do their jobs at night. For example, many doctors and nurses work at night because patients need help. Some railway workers also work at night because a few trains run during night time.
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Topic:
Main idea:
Jobs at Night
We sleep at night, but some people do their jobs at night.
Read the passage again and find details to support your ideas.
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Topic:
Main idea:
Jobs at Night
We sleep at night, but some people do their jobs at night.
Many doctors and nurses work at night because patients need help at night.
Some railway workers also work at night because a few trains run during night time.
Detail: ___________________________________________
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Detail: ___________________________________________
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Pair work. Talk about jobs at night based on Activity 2 on page 6.
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Topic:
Main idea:
Jobs at Night
We sleep at night, but some people do their jobs at night.
Many doctors and nurses work at night because patients need help at night.
Some railway workers also work at night because a few trains run during night time.
Detail: ___________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Detail: ___________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Do you know more jobs at night?
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Activity 2
Learn to use reading strategy “Visualizing”
Pair work. Underline the words and phrases that help you visualize, and then complete the sentences and share the steps with your partner.
My Dream Job
I want to be a modern farmer in the future. Modern farmers grow more green food and care more about people’s health. They try to protect the environment and make the world a better place.
Steps to visualize:
I read about modern farmers in the future.
◎I read about modern farmers in the future.
◎I see in my mind green ________ and good environment.
food
Now I understand modern farmers can _________________________
____________________________
protect the environment and make the world a better place.
When you are reading a text, try to picture what you are reading in your mind to help you understand the text.
Visualizing
Read the text and underline the key words and phrases that help you visualize.
Friday Sunny
We had a job experience day at the fire station today. We heard the alarm and received a fire call. A house was on fire and a child was on the sofa in the bedroom. We put on the fireman uniforms, rushed to the house, saved the child and put out the fire. From this experience, we learned how to put out fire and save people from fire. Fighting fires is very dangerous, and firemen are brave.
Steps to visualize:
I read about modern farmers in the future.
◎I read about ___________________ in the fire station.
◎I see in my mind _____________________________________.
◎Now I understand __________________________________
__________________________________________________
a job experience day
how to put out fire and save people from fire
fighting fires is really dangerous
All firemen are brave
Summary
◆Identifying the topic and main idea
◆Visualizing
The topic is often the general subject of a text. It is usually the title.
The main idea is about the topic. It is often the topic sentence.
When you are reading a text, try to picture what you are reading in your mind to help you understand the text.
Homework
1 Finish the exercise in this period.
2 Preview the reading passage in the next period.

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