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2.2 Reading for Information
Mandarin Chinese · Grade 11 · 8 lessons in the design
What you will be able to do
- identify appropriate reading strategies to extract key information from texts
- apply inferencing to understand the meaning of new vocabulary
- value the role of reading for information as a means to acquire detailed insights from texts
Key questions
“What strategies can you use to enhance comprehension of texts?”
“How can different reading strategies help you understand texts better?”
Lessons
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Key words for places at school
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead short descriptions and underline key words and phrases that indicate places and items at school.
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Position words in descriptions of the school
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizIdentify position words that indicate locations and directions of places and items at school.
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Reading strategies for extracting key information
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizIdentify appropriate reading strategies to extract key information from texts.
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Drawing a school map from a text
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead texts and then draw or point to the corresponding locations on a blank map.
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Summarising texts about locations and directions
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead texts about locations and directions and summarise the key information verbally.
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Context clues and the dictionary for new vocabulary
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizUse contextual clues and a dictionary collaboratively to find the meanings of new vocabulary.
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A charades game with new vocabulary
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPlay a charades game by acting out new vocabulary words as peers derive their meanings through actions and context clues.
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Maps, signs and the value of reading for information
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizReflect on how reading maps, signs and directions helps navigate the school safely and answer the key inquiry questions.