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3.7 Learning new reading skills Brackets, italics, dashes Reviewing vocabulary
Complete each part of the DIGEST approach. 1. Define 2. Imagine 3. Generate 4. Evaluate 5. Select 6. Tell
the problem. B
Identifying a new skill (1) 1. Read Skills Check 1. What are non-text markers?
2. Look at the highlighted sections in the text in Lesson 3.6. Find the non-text markers. What is each marker, and what is its purpose?
Example: What does DIGEST mean?
DIGEST = acronym. It stands for the mnemonic Define, Imagine, etc.
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Recognizing acronyms What is each acronym? Example: WHO is an organization.
WHO UN NASA EU UK USA MBA SMS BBC PC ISP CEO
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Predicting content from non-text markers Complete sentences 1–6 with the endings below.
1. There is a style of management called MBO … 2. It is based on the saying …
3. If a worker knows the objective of a job, his/her decision will be as good as the manager’s, …
4. In MBO, managers set the objectives but decisions are made by everyone –…
5. The key to successful MBO is giving workers … 6. If managers don’t really give power away, MBO will not work …
and may damage the relationship between workers and managers.
‘Give a person a map, not a route.’ (Management by Objectives). it is called delegation. perhaps better. power.
88 Theme 3: Reading WORD acronym
word … suspension dots
word word italics bold
‘word’ OR
“word”
speech marks
Vocabulary box
acronym (n) bold (adj) [= heavy type]
bracket (n) [= punc. mark]
dash (n) [= punc. mark] give away (v) italic (n) [= sloping letter] objective (n) set (v) [= give as a target]
speech mark [= punc. mark]
suspension dots [= punc. mark]
Skills Check 1 Understanding non-text markers
Sometimes, marks in a text tell you something important about information. Examples:
marker name (word) brackets – word dash meaning extra
information next
information is a definition OR
an example
actual speech OR something that people say OR a definition OR unusual use of a word
the information is important
the information is important
the name of an organization or idea
this sentence is not complete
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