Nouns ending in
-logy / -ology
-logy / -ology
Bio (study of life)
biology
Which is an example of an illness?
A) broken leg B) a bad cold
Bad cold
determined (adjective/noun)
determination
to overcome mean
to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty
by thinking about a topic of a reading and the vocabulary that you expect to see IS
PREDICTING
Geo (study of earth)
geology
Your body needs _____________ to breathe.
A) air B) food
Air
satisfy (adjective/verb)
satisfication
to be sensitive means
to be easily affected
Every paragraph has a main idea or topic, which gives us the most important information in the paragraph. What is this called?
Identifying the MAIN IDEAS
socio (study of culture)
sociology
Which machine is more complex?
A) a computer b) coffee maker
computer
inspire (adjective/noun)
inspiration
a phenomenon is
a special or remarkable thing
When we ask ourselves these questions before reading and quickly look at our reading, what are we doing?
What is this about? What kind of text is this? What do I already know about this topic?
PREVIEWING which includes scanning, skimming and predicting what is in the reading
psych (study of mind)
psychology
One treatment for a headache is?
A) listening to loud music b) resting
resting
compete (adjective/verb)
competition
to refine is to
make (something) better
Dates and times in a passage are often introduced with words like first, then, next, when, in, today and finally. What does these words signal to us in the reading?
A sequence of events
physio (study of nature/body)
physiology
Which would make you suffer?
A) an injury B) a treatment
distinct (adjective/noun)
distinction
being capable means
the ability to do something
Looking at headings and subtitles before reading helps us to....
UNDERSTAND MAIN IDEAS