研究生英语阅读教程-基础级第二版09.ppt

Unit Three Active Reading
Lesson 9
Connections
Prereading is similar to watching a film preview. After
prereading you should be able to make predictions
about the content anization of the material and
make connections with what you already know about
the topic.
Predictions are educated guesses about the material to
be read.
Predictions are made based on your experience with
written language, as well as your background
knowledge and familiarity with the subject.
To get started making predictions, keep the following
questions in mind:
Making Predictions
What clues does the author give?
What will this material be about?
What logically would follow?
How could this anized?
Once you have preread an assignment, an important
next step is to call to mind what you already know
about the subject. Do this by making connections
between the material to be read and your background
knowledge and experience.
Making Connections
There are several reasons for making such connections.
Learning occurs more easily if you can relate new
information to information already stored. Tasks
e more interesting and meaningful if you can
connect them to your own experience or to subject you
have already learned. Finally, material that is familiar
and meaningful is easier to learn than that which is not.
Search your previous knowledge and experience for
ideas or information to which you can connect the new
material in an assignment. You might think of this
process as tying a mental string between already stored
information and new information. Then as you pull out,
or recall, old information, you will find new
information is also recalled.
To draw on or activate your prior knowledge and
experience for less familiar subjects, think about the
subject using one of the following techniques:
Ask as many questions as you can about the topic
and attempt to answer them.
2. Divide the subject into as many features or subtopics
as possible.
3. Free associate, write