Reading 2 : Vocabulary Cards
Objectives: TOEFL iBT Reading Skills: • Analyze a performance on a passage from the Reading section to understand current strengths and challenges . • Understand the importance of learning and remembering academic vocabulary. • Develop a system to learn, review, and remember vocabulary. Warm-up Start by understanding the session objectives: • You’ll practice with a real passage from the TOEFL Reading section. • Then, you’ll learn how to develop a system for learning and remembering academic vocabulary effectively. Vocabulary Development System • Academic vocabulary plays a key role in answering questions correctly and understanding complex passages . • Create and Use Vocabulary Cards; you will need a set of index cards o Write down new words on one side of a card and their meanings or example sentences on the other. These will be considered flashcards. o Use TOEFL materials and other academic sources to select words. o Keep your cards organized so you can review them regularly. • Set a Weekly Goal Decide how many words to learn each week . For example, aim for five new words a day or 20 a week—this is achievable and helps you stay consistent.
Activity 2.1: A Reading Passage and Set of Questions
Directions: Read the passage. Extinction of the Dinosaurs
Paleozoic Era
334 to 248 million years ago 245 to 65 million years ago
Mesozoic Era -Triassic Period -Jurassic Period -Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
65 million years ago to the present
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