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Look at Unit 19 – Milk’s the one (page 84)
Work in pairs. Write your ideas.
The story of milk
What we know about cows What we want to know about cows
They are black and white. How much do they weigh?
Look in the text. What does it say about the words in the table?
Paragraph Find this What does it say in the text?
information
1 4,000
2 The Friesian cow
3 70
4 Twice
5 The milking parlour
6 24
Notes
When we consult the telephone directory, index pages in a
book, timetables, TV listings, etc., we scan text looking for
information relevant to very specific needs. In this sense
scanning is more than an important reading skill. It is a life
skill which supports further learning.
It is vital, therefore, that pupils (especially older pupils)
develop this skill as it marks a significant move away from
reading on a word-by-word basis to reading for meaning.
As with the previous example, activities such as this help
pupils get the main factual points from the text, thereby
giving them confidence to approach reading exercises in
the mainstream class.
Extension
Pupils put away their books and
worksheets and, in pairs, write
sentences about the text.
Pupils work in pairs/groups to
answer their own questions, as
listed in the column ‘What we want
to know about… ’.
Variation
Pupils at a higher level of proficiency
should use their own words to
explain the significance of the facts.