READINGREADING

SkimmingSkimming

an ability to rapidly move the eyes an ability to rapidly move the eyes over the text with the purpose of over the text with the purpose of getting only the main ideas and getting only the main ideas and general overview of the content.general overview of the content.

ScanningScanning

a skill use to locate specific facts or a a skill use to locate specific facts or a piece of informationpiece of information

“ “I was in shock. All I could see were I was in shock. All I could see were bodies lying on the aisle and luggage bodies lying on the aisle and luggage that was stowed in the overhead bin that was stowed in the overhead bin scattered everywhere. The tube had scattered everywhere. The tube had turned into wreckage. I could here turned into wreckage. I could here someone was shouting. The fume I someone was shouting. The fume I had to exhale burnt my lung. At that had to exhale burnt my lung. At that point I wasn’t very sure what point I wasn’t very sure what happened to the other 240 happened to the other 240 passengers on board.”passengers on board.”

Task 1Task 1

Read the text provided and Read the text provided and answer the questions that followanswer the questions that follow

Simple SentencesSimple Sentences

A simple sentence has A simple sentence has one subjectone subject and and one finite verbone finite verb..

Example:Example:

1. John is a teacher.1. John is a teacher.(subject)(subject) (finite verb) (finite verb)

2.2. Robyn plays the piano.Robyn plays the piano.(subject) (finite verb)(subject) (finite verb)

Complex SentencesComplex Sentences

A complex sentence has more than one A complex sentence has more than one main clause and one or more subordinate main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.clauses.

Example:Example:1.1. [That is the boy] [who stole my watch][That is the boy] [who stole my watch]

main clausemain clause subordinate clause subordinate clause

* A main clause can stand on its own but a subordinate * A main clause can stand on its own but a subordinate

clause cannotclause cannot

Past TensePast Tense To express action that takes place in the past.To express action that takes place in the past.

Example:Example:1.1. I I wentwent to school in Woodlands. to school in Woodlands.2.2. He He playedplayed football when he was young football when he was young

It is used in conditional statements.It is used in conditional statements.Example:Example:1.1. If I If I hadhad some money, I would travel around some money, I would travel around the the

world.world.2.2. If I If I hadhad known, I would have come. known, I would have come.

It is used to express past habitual action.It is used to express past habitual action.1.1. Mother Mother cookedcooked breakfast every morning. breakfast every morning.2.2. She She playedplayed netball when she was young. netball when she was young.

Past Continuous TensePast Continuous Tense To refer to a past action taking place at a particular To refer to a past action taking place at a particular

time.time.Example:Example:1.1. We We were watchingwere watching television yesterday television yesterday afternoon.afternoon.2.2. Zack Zack was playingwas playing piano at 10 o’clock yesterday. piano at 10 o’clock yesterday.

To refer to two or more past actions happening at the To refer to two or more past actions happening at the same time.same time.Example:Example:1.1. While I While I was cookingwas cooking, my maid , my maid was cleaningwas cleaning the the fish.fish.2.2. While the dog While the dog was sleepingwas sleeping, the cat , the cat was playingwas playing

with the ball.with the ball.

To refer to past action taking place To refer to past action taking place when something else happened.when something else happened.

Example:Example:

1.1. While I While I was playingwas playing outside, it outside, it suddenly rained.suddenly rained.

2.2. As my mother As my mother was walkingwas walking to to the shop, the shop, she tripped and fell.she tripped and fell.

Task 2Task 2

Identify by underlining past Identify by underlining past tenses and past continuous tenses and past continuous tenses in the text.tenses in the text.

Task 3Task 3

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