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Read General Info Text or Media 220812

This document provides an overview of a unit on reading general information texts and media. It covers three main elements: 1) identifying the purpose of general texts, 2) applying reading strategies like skimming and scanning, and 3) applying critical reading skills such as identifying bias. It also discusses assessing learning outcomes through various methods like questions, projects, and reports. Key reading strategies and skills are defined, like differentiating between informative, persuasive, instructional and descriptive texts and analyzing accuracy, bias, and fine print in materials.

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Read General Info Text or Media 220812

This document provides an overview of a unit on reading general information texts and media. It covers three main elements: 1) identifying the purpose of general texts, 2) applying reading strategies like skimming and scanning, and 3) applying critical reading skills such as identifying bias. It also discusses assessing learning outcomes through various methods like questions, projects, and reports. Key reading strategies and skills are defined, like differentiating between informative, persuasive, instructional and descriptive texts and analyzing accuracy, bias, and fine print in materials.

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Read general information texts

or media
D1.LAN.CL10.08
D1.LAN.CL10.09

Slide 1

Read general texts or media


This unit is comprised of three elements:

Identify the purpose of


general information texts or media

Apply reading strategies

Apply critical reading skills

Slide 2

Assessment
Assessment for this unit may include:

Oral questions

Written questions

Work projects

Practical exercises

Role plays

Formal report from employer/supervisor.

Slide 3

Identify the purpose of general


information texts or media
Performance criteria for this element are:
1.1

Identify informative texts or media

1.2

Identify persuasive texts or media

1.3

Identify instructional texts or media

1.4

Identify descriptive texts or media

Slide 4

Identify informative texts or media


Informative texts or media provide information about a
topic or situation and can include:

Newspaper articles

Handbooks and manuals

Textbooks

Brochures

Menus and recipes.

Slide 5

Identify informative texts or media


Read the newspaper article in your Trainee Manuals
and answer the questions:

Slide 6

Identify informative texts or media


Column A

Column B

position

the money someone is paid for doing a job

part-time

a job

Full-time

a job that requires a person to go to work


every working day of the week.

salary

a job that requires a person to work less


than every working day of the week.

experience

to speak a language easily and correctly

letter of application

to call someone or email someone about a


particular matter

efficiently

the letter that a person sends when applying


for a job

fluently

knowledge of the job, because the person


has been doing that kind of work before

duties

to do tasks well, without wasting time or


effort

10

contact

the work that has to be done as part of a


persons job

Slide 7

ASSISTANT CHEF

Identify informative texts or media


A p ______t_________ position exists for an assistant chef in our modern
restaurant. You will need to be very hard working, with a passion for high quality
food preparation. You must be able to work very e_____________________ in a
high-pressured environment.
You must be able to speak English f___________________ and be able to follow
recipes written in English.
Your main d______________ will be helping the head chef in the
preparation of the soups and meat dishes.
You will receive an excellent monthly s______________
For further information, please c______________ the restaurant on 456 987 625
Send your letter of a____________________ to
Mr Pat Smith
Mubbo Restaurant,
220 Main Street Oslo

Slide 8

ASSISTANT CHEF

Identify informative texts or media


The Harbor Caf
Soups
Pumpkin and cashew

5.00

Chicken noodle 4.50


Sweet potato and coriander
Tomato and risoni
Main dishes

5.00

4.50

Seafood platter 20.00


Roast chicken and vegetables
Roast lamb and vegetables

13.00
13.00

Pepper steak and fried rice

15.00

Beef and mushroom pasta

14 .00

Battered fish and French fries

12.00

Desserts
Strawberry cheesecake 6.00
Fresh fruits
5.00
Apple pie and ice cream 6.00
Chocolate mousse
4.00

Slide 9

ASSISTANT CHEF

Identify informative texts or media


Number of guests at four hotels
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Monday

Tuesday
Mama's Mansion

Wednesday

Thursday

Hamish's Hotel

Friday

Masters Motel

Saturday
TaTa's Tent

Slide 10

ASSISTANT CHEF

Identify informative texts or media


Occupancy rate from January to June
Hotel

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

Mamas

85%

81%

70%

74%

75%

70%

92%

90%

78%

75%

75%

70%

63%

58%

55%

55%

55%

55%

95%

80%

65%

60%

50%

35%

Mansions
Hamishs
Hotels
Masters
Motel
TaTas
Tents

Slide 11

ASSISTANT CHEF

Identify informative texts or media

Slide 12

Identify persuasive texts or media


Persuasive texts or media try to convince you to do
something or think a certain way. They include:

Advertising

Political speeches

Debates.

Slide 13

Identify persuasive texts or media


The real estate advertisement tries to persuade the reader
by using:
Exclamation marks!!!!
Capital letters make information seem more important
Comparatives and superlatives are often seen in
persuasive texts (most, best, bigger, biggest)
Extreme adjectives
Emotive topics.

Slide 14

Identify persuasive texts or media


Adjective

comparative + er

Superlative + est

big

bigger

biggest

clean

cleaner

cleanest

wide

wider

widest

happy

happier

happiest

white

whiter

whitest

good

better

best

Slide 15

Identify persuasive texts or media

Click

The Green
Palms Hotel

Click

Click

The Golden
Sands Hotel

The Grand
Hotel

Slide 16

Identify persuasive texts or media


mouth
watering

rich

amazing

creamy

delectable

delicious

tasty

food

fresh

Slide 17

Identify instructional texts or media


Instructional texts often have:
A title to explain what the instructions are for
Materials or equipment that may be required
A sequence or series of actions or steps that
should be followed
Numbered bullet points (1,2,3,4) or sub-headings
(step 1, step 2, Step 3)
Imperative verbs
Short sentences
Labelled diagrams, charts, tables, photos and graphs.

Slide 18

Identify instructional texts or media


Wet
your
hands

Dry your
hands

Rinse
your
hands in
the water

Fill the
sink with
warm
water

Put some
soap on
your
hands

Empty
the
sink

Slide 19

Identify instructional texts or media


No right turn

Road narrows

Roundabout

Crossing

No u-turn

Right of way intersection

Slide 20

Identify descriptive texts or media


Descriptive texts describe:

People

Places

Food

Events

Customs and traditions

Situations.

Slide 21

Identify descriptive texts or media

Slide 22

Identify descriptive texts or media


Positive

Negative

Both

Friendly

Impatient

Modest

Smart

Angry

Quiet

Thoughtful

Moody

Helpful

Noisy

Kind

Stingy

Sociable

Unreliable

Easygoing

Impolite

considerate

rude

Slide 23

Element 2: Apply reading strategies


There are 2 performance criteria for this element:
2.1

Use skimming skills to gain the gist or main ideas of a text

2.2

Use scanning skills to locate specific information in a text

Slide 24

Use skimming skills to gain the gist


or main ideas of a text
When skimming a text it is important to:

Read the title

Look at any pictures or diagrams

Look for an author

Predict what the text is about.

Slide 25

Use skimming skills to gain the


gist or main ideas of a text
Which skill do you think the reader is using?
a. You read a poem by a poet you particularly like.
You enjoy paying close attention to the poets use
of language.
b.

You go to a library to research a particular topic.


You quickly look through the books to see if they
are worth borrowing.

c.

You are on holiday reading the latest novel of


your favourite writer. There is no pressure on you
to finish it quickly.

d.

Waiting for an appointment you pick up a


magazine and find an article that particularly
interests you. You dont have time to read it all but
you want to extract as much information as
possible in a few minutes.

Slide 26

Use skimming skills to gain the gist


or main ideas of a text
Skimming is used to quickly identify the main idea of a
text. Skimming strategies include:

Reading the first and last paragraphs of a text

Reading summaries, headers, notes

Reading titles, diagrams, sub-headings,


illustrations

Reading the first sentence of each


paragraph.

Slide 27

Using scanning skills to locate


specific information in a text
Scanning is used to identify specific information in a text
such as:

Dates

People

Places

Time

Names

Numbers and facts.

Slide 28

Using scanning skills to locate


specific information in a text

Slide 29

Element 3: Apply critical reading


skills
There are four performance criteria:
3.1

Analyze and identify bias and exaggeration in a written text

3.2

Read the small print in written text to


determine conditions which may apply to special offers

3.3

Evaluate the accuracy of written texts

3.4

Synthesize what is read by


demonstrating comprehension of the whole text

Slide 30

Analyse and identify bias and


exaggeration in a written text
A written text is often attempting to position the reader a
certain way. It is important to be aware of:

Bias a judgement based on a personal


point of view

Exaggeration to make an overstatement


or stretch the truth.

Slide 31

Analyse and identify bias and


exaggeration in a written text
William Wallace The Brave
William Wallace was a famous Scottish knight from the
13th Century. He was over 10ft tall and stronger
than a lion. His hands were as big as boulders
and he could kill 100 men with one hand tied
behind his back. He could drink 10 litres of
beer for breakfast and eat a whole deer
by himself.

Slide 32

Analyse and identify bias and


exaggeration in a written text
Climate Change is a Joke!
Rising temperatures, floods, tsunamis and hurricanes are not
increasing according to Bill Smith, the CEO of Petro Industries.
He believes that all of the scientific data and research being
conducted
about climate change are lies and that
oil-based industries are safe and good
for the environment.
Petro Industries made a 400% profit last
year and Bill Smith received millions in
bonuses from oil sales.

Slide 33

Read the small print in written text to


determine conditions which may
apply to special offers
If it is too good to be true, it probably is!

Slide 34

Read the small print in written text to


determine conditions which may
apply to special offers

Slide 35

Evaluate the accuracy of written texts


There are many different types of written texts such as:

Books

Magazines

Newspapers

Advertising materials

Websites and the internet.

Slide 36

Synthesize what is read by


demonstrating comprehension of the
whole text
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

drought
reserves
all-time low
restrictions
excessive
solution
recommendation
technology
moisture

10. sensor
11. estimate
12. irrigation
13. evaporation
14. install
15. benefit

a)
b)
c)

an answer to a problem
a long period of time without rain
to supply water to an area of land to help

d)
e)

grass / plants grow.


an instrument that tells you information
knowledge or equipment needed to do

f)
g)
h)
i)

something
water in tiny drops
guess based on knowledge
laws that limit what people can use or do
a suggestion to do something which will be

j)
k)

good for the future


something kept for use later
the least amount of something in recorded

l)
m)
n)

history
too much
a change from liquid to vapor
to put a new piece of equipment into place

o)

and make it ready to use


something that has a good effect
Slide 37

Synthesize what is read by


demonstrating comprehension of the
whole text
Essential details include:

dates
times
people
places
important events
contact details (address, email address,
telephone number, fax number).

Slide 38

Youve completed Read general information text


or media unit

Slide 39

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