Reading
Why do we need to use skim and scan?
To read faster
We use _________ tense to:
•talk about activities that started in the past but is related to the present
Present perfect tense
Three relative pronouns we've learnt.
that/which - things
who - people
where - place
We ____ go to the pool tomorrow. Everyone wants to go on the new slide!
A. might B. might not
A
(slide in the pool)
Have your friends ________ (see) the new Superman film yet?
seen
How to skim?
Read pictures, the first/last sentence of paragraphs, headings and subheadings
Past participle of "cut" and "go"
cut; gone
message/text/a/had/Paul's/just
Paul's just had a text message.
most/go/I/where/the/often/place.
The school's Music room is ___________________.
(from Super Grammar)
the place where I go most often
I am an excellent student, ________?
aren't I
How to scan? (at least 3)
•key words
•proper nouns numbers
•dates
•times
Structure of tag questions
negative statement + positive tag
positive statement + negative tag
A: ______________ (your course / start / yet)
B: Not yet. It starts next week.
Has your course started yet?
Sentence Structure of present perfect tense
S+have/has+done (past participle)
What might happen if you get an A.
Answers vary.
What is skimming? What is scanning?
Skimming - read to get the general information/main idea.
Scanning - read to get detailed information.
The café has delicious pastries. We go there every Sunday.
(Make one sentence from two using relative clauses. )
The café where we go every Sunday has delicious pastries.
The park is beautiful. Children play there after school.
(Make one sentence from two using relative clauses. )
The park where children play after school is beautiful.
Ask a tag question with "be".
Answers vary.
Make a sentence with present perfect tense.
Answers vary.
S+have/has+done
How to draw a conclusion?
Clues in the reading + what I know? = Conclusions
Make a sentence with a relative clause.
Answers vary.
When we delete the relative clause, the rest sentence is still a complete sentence.
Jane hasn’t called me back, __________?
has she
Greece is a very hot country where _____________.
Answers vary.
Make sure the sentence is complete.
All grammar knowledge we've learnt so far.
Present perfect tense
Relative Clause
Tag questions
May/might to talk about an action that is possible now or in the future.