TALK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS.
1. Do you like to
dance?
2. Do you like to
watch people
dance?
TALK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS.
3. Do you like to
listen to music?
4. What kind of
music or dancing
do you like?
TALK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS.
5. What do you see in these photos?
TALK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS.
6. Can you breakdance?
7. Did you watch somebody breakdance before?
Before you read,
Let’s look at the
words next to the
reading.
MARTIAL ARTS
Fighting sports like
karate and judo.
GYMNASTICS
ONLINE
THOUGHT
Simple past
tense of THINK
I’M HEARING IMPAIRED
=
I can’t hear as
well as most
people can.
FAST READING
1.
2.
3.
4.
Read the text as fast as you can.
Do not use dictionary.
Do not ask your teacher about the vocabulary.
Do not follow with a pen or your finger. It slows you
down.
5. After fast reading, you just need to find the topic &
main idea. You don’t have to understand every word or
sentence.
6. You have 3 minutes.
Topic: What is the
reading about?
Main idea: What does
the reading say
about the topic?
WHAT IS THE TOPIC?
a. How to learn to dance
b. Breakdancers
c. John Ying
WHAT IS THE TOPIC?
a. How to learn to dance
b. Breakdancers
c. John Ying
WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA?
a. Learning to dance is fun and easy.
b. Breakdancers have to find their own style.
c. John Ying worked hard to learn to breakdance.
WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA?
a. Learning to dance is fun and easy.
b. Breakdancers have to find their own style.
c. John Ying worked hard to learn to breakdance.
WHY DIDN’T YOU USE DICTIONARY DURING THE
FIRST READING?
WHY DIDN’T YOU USE DICTIONARY DURING THE
FIRST READING?
• Because you need to learn guessing meaning
from context. You will always have words that
you don’t know in your tests, so it is very
important to learn guessing.
WHAT DOES CONTEXT MEAN?
WHAT DOES CONTEXT MEAN?
•
•
•
•
•
The words and sentences before and after the
word.
Context helps you guess the meaning.
For example, look at the context of describe.
“It is not easy to describe breakdancing. John calls
it part dance, part martial arts, and part
gymnastics.”
In the second sentence, John is giving
information about breakdancing.
Describe=tell what something is like
Now, we can talk
about the
vocabulary before
careful reading.
DESCRIBE (V.)
• Tell what a
person or thing
looks like, or is
like.
• Can you
describe your
best friend?
BASIC (ADJ.)
• Forming the
main part of
something
• Girls generally
don’t like soccer
because they
don’t know the
basic soccer
rules.
ADD (V.)
• Put things
together to get
more
• I need to add
more sugar to
my coffee.
OWN (ADJ)
• Related to a
person, another
way to say my,
your etc.
• This is my own
car. It is not my
husband’s.
STYLE (N.)
• a way of doing
something
• I always use
powerpoints.
This is my
teaching style.
RESPECT (N./V.)
• have a feeling
about someone
that he/she is a
good person and
does something
very well
• My students
show respect for
me as a teacher.
=
• My students
respect me as a
teacher.
EACH OTHER (PRONOUN)
• from one person
to a second
person and from
the second
person to the
first
• In class, you
should talk to
each other in
English.
MYSELF (PRONOUN)
• Another way to
say me
• I sometimes talk
to myself.
• By
myself/himself/t
hemselves =
alone.
• My sister lives by
herself.
SHY (ADJ.)
• Quiet with other
people, maybe a
little afraid
• She doesn’t
dance because
she is very shy.
She doesn’t
want other
people to watch
her.
ALONE (ADJ./ADV.)
• Not with any
other people
• I live alone. I
don’t live with
my parents.
GET INTERESTED IN (V.)
• Starting to like
something
• In the university,
I got interested
in Spanish and
started to learn
Spanish.
PRACTICE (V.)
• Do something
again and again
to get better at it
• I am learning to
drive, so I
practice
everyday.
CAREFUL READING
1. Read the text carefully.
2. You can ask your teacher if you don’t understand
words and sentences.
3. After careful reading, you need to answer questions
about details.
You need to show
the reason for your
answer.
(for example,
paragraph 2,
sentence 1.)
TRUE? FALSE?
1. In the beginning, John was afraid to
breakdance.
TRUE
1. In the beginning, John was afraid to
breakdance.
TRUE? FALSE?
2. He doesn’t like to dance with other people.
FALSE
2. He doesn’t like to dance with other people.
TRUE? FALSE?
3. John is a high school student.
FALSE
3. John is a high school student.
TRUE? FALSE?
4. Breakdancers do not all dance the same way.
TRUE
4. Breakdancers do not all dance the same way.
TRUE? FALSE?
5. He learned from watching videos of
breakdancers.
TRUE
5. He learned from watching videos of
breakdancers.
TRUE? FALSE?
6. John started learning to breakdance at his
university.
FALSE
6. John started learning to breakdance at his
university.
WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF PARAGRAPH ONE?
a. John’s start in breakdancing
b. How John learned to breakdance
c. Who John Ying is
d. John’s feelings about breakdancing now
e. What breakdancing is
WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF PARAGRAPH ONE?
a. John’s start in breakdancing
b. How John learned to breakdance
c. Who John Ying is
d. John’s feelings about breakdancing now
e. What breakdancing is
WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF PARAGRAPH TWO?
a. John’s start in breakdancing
b. How John learned to breakdance
d. John’s feelings about breakdancing now
e. What breakdancing is
WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF PARAGRAPH TWO?
a. John’s start in breakdancing
b. How John learned to breakdance
d. John’s feelings about breakdancing now
e. What breakdancing is
WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF PARAGRAPH THREE?
a. John’s start in breakdancing
b. How John learned to breakdance
d. John’s feelings about breakdancing now
WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF PARAGRAPH THREE?
a. John’s start in breakdancing
b. How John learned to breakdance
d. John’s feelings about breakdancing now
WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF PARAGRAPH FOUR?
b. How John learned to breakdance
d. John’s feelings about breakdancing now
WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF PARAGRAPH FOUR?
b. How John learned to breakdance
d. John’s feelings about breakdancing now
SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUMMARY
IS WRONG. FIND AND CORRECT SIX MISTAKES.
John Ying is a high school student in the US.
In his free time, he loves to breakdance. He
started breakdancing last year. At first, he was
happy to try it because he is hearing-impaired.
He learnt to do it by reading books about
breakdancing and teaching himself. He was
shy, so in the beginning, he practiced with his
girlfriend. Now, he likes to breakdance with his
friends and on TV.
SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUMMARY
IS WRONG. FIND AND CORRECT SIX MISTAKES.
John Ying is a high school student in the
US. In his free time, he loves to
breakdance. He started breakdancing last
year. At first, he was happy to try it because
he is hearing-impaired. He learnt to do it by
reading books about breakdancing and
teaching himself. He was shy, so in the
beginning, he practiced with his girlfriend.
Now, he likes to breakdance with his
friends and on TV.
high school=college
SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUMMARY
IS WRONG. FIND AND CORRECT SIX MISTAKES.
John Ying is a high school student in the
US. In his free time, he loves to
breakdance. He started breakdancing last
year. At first, he was happy to try it because
he is hearing-impaired. He learnt to do it by
reading books about breakdancing and
teaching himself. He was shy, so in the
beginning, he practiced with his girlfriend.
Now, he likes to breakdance with his
friends and on TV.
last year=when he was 13
SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUMMARY
IS WRONG. FIND AND CORRECT SIX MISTAKES.
John Ying is a high school student in the
US. In his free time, he loves to
breakdance. He started breakdancing last
year. At first, he was happy to try it because
he is hearing-impaired. He learnt to do it by
reading books about breakdancing and
teaching himself. He was shy, so in the
beginning, he practiced with his girlfriend.
Now, he likes to breakdance with his
friends and on TV.
happy=afraid
SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUMMARY
IS WRONG. FIND AND CORRECT SIX MISTAKES.
John Ying is a high school student in the
US. In his free time, he loves to
breakdance. He started breakdancing last
year. At first, he was happy to try it because
he is hearing-impaired. He learnt to do it by
reading books about breakdancing and
teaching himself. He was shy, so in the
beginning, he practiced with his girlfriend.
Now, he likes to breakdance with his
friends and on TV.
reading books =watching videos
SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUMMARY
IS WRONG. FIND AND CORRECT SIX MISTAKES.
John Ying is a high school student in the
US. In his free time, he loves to
breakdance. He started breakdancing last
year. At first, he was happy to try it because
he is hearing-impaired. He learnt to do it by
reading books about breakdancing and
teaching himself. He was shy, so in the
beginning, he practiced with his girlfriend.
Now, he likes to breakdance with his
friends and on TV.
with his girlfriend= alone
SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUMMARY
IS WRONG. FIND AND CORRECT SIX MISTAKES.
John Ying is a high school student in the
US. In his free time, he loves to
breakdance. He started breakdancing last
year. At first, he was happy to try it because
he is hearing-impaired. He learnt to do it by
reading books about breakdancing and
teaching himself. He was shy, so in the
beginning, he practiced with his girlfriend.
Now, he likes to breakdance with his
friends and on TV.
On TV= at parties or with his breakdance
group at his university
Talk about these
questions in pairs.
PARTNER A: ASK THESE QUESTIONS TO
PARTNER B.
1. Who do you feel respect for?
2. Which one is better? Living with your parents? Living
by yourself?
3. When do you like spending time alone?
4. What do you need to practice?
PARTNER B: ASK THESE QUESTIONS TO
PARTNER A.
1. Can you describe yourself? Are you a shy person?
2. When do you have free time?
3. What do you like to do in your free time?
4. Do you usually spend your free time alone or with
other people?