How to Read Effectively
Many students tend to read books without any purpose. They often read a book
slowly and in great detail with the result that they frequently have no (1)______ (1)______
view of what they are reading.
Ⅰ. To read effectively, students are suggested to do the following:
1) To decide precisely on the (2) ______ for reading a book. (2)______
2) To decide what they are going to read:
a. The (3) ______ page should be read first. (3)______
b. The chapter headings are useful in indicating what should be read.
c. The Index can help to (4) ______ the pages related to some information. (4)______
3) To read the opening and final paragraphs so that they could know what
a book is mainly about.
4) To ask themselves what is the main part of their reading and then try to
answer the question by making notes, which can help them to concentrate on
the reading and provide a(n) (5) ______ which can be re-read later. (5)______
5) To increase reading speed without loss of (6) ______. (6)______
Ⅱ. Three main kinds of silent reading speed:
1) the slowest: study speed for a higher level of understanding;
2) the average speed for easier textbooks, novels, etc.;
3) the fastest: (7) ______ used to get a general idea of a book or an article. (7)______
Ⅲ. The results of a survey of students’ reading speed conducted by Edward Fry:
A good reader achieves (8) ______ comprehension when he skims at over 800 words (8)______
a minute, 70% comprehension at 250-500 words a minute, and 80%-90%
comprehension at 200~300 words a minute.
The average speed of a poor reader is (9) ______ words a minute with a (9)______
comprehension (10) ______ of 70%. (10)______