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Making inferences Learning to Learn (page 86, activity 2) Register details of what you read, listen to, or observe: He is wearing a blue uniform and is standing outside a bank. Make connections with personal experiences or previous knowledge: I know that policemen in my country use blue uniforms.
Infer: He is a policeman. + =
Learning to Know Main and secondary ideas
(page 92, activity 2) Passive form
(page 87, activity 3)
The main idea summarizes the author’s primary message and it is stated in a topic sentence . To identify it, ask yourself: • Who or what is it about? (to determine the topic) • What is the author’s main point? (to find the topic sentence) • Is this statement supported by the rest of the material in the paragraph? (to verify that it is the topic sentence) Secondary ideas serve as a complement of the main idea, giving more details and descriptions.
Use passive voice when you want to focus on an action because you consider it more important than the subject, or because you don’t know who is performing the action. noun receiving action + be + past participle of verb + by + noun doing action E.g.: Buildings are designed by architects and engineers.
(page 88, activity 1) Learning to Do Steps to write a report In this unit, you will write a report based on researched information. In order to do so, follow these steps: 1 Research • Choose a topic. • Ask questions about it. • Research reliable information to answer your questions. • Paraphrase the information. • Select relevant information and classify it to establish subtopics. 2 Write • Introduction: State your purpose. • Body: Write subheadings according to subtopics. • Conclusion: Summarize your ideas and make a comment or suggestion. 3 Revise and Proofread • Check that your language is appropriate for your audience. • Review the relevance of the information and the way it is organized. • Check punctuation and spelling.
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