研究生英语阅读教程-基础级第二版08.ppt

Unit Three Active Reading
Lesson 8
Prereading
Prereading is a way to familiarize yourself quickly with
anization and content of the material. Prereading
involves getting a quick impression or overview of
what you are going to read before beginning to read.
You might think of prereading as similar to looking at a
road map before you start out on a drive to an
unfamiliar place. The road map, like prereading, gives
you an idea of what lies ahead and how it is arranged.
Prereading Is Effective
Prereading is effective because it:
helps you e interested in and involved with
what you will read
2. gives you basic information about anization
and content of the article
3. focuses your attention on the content of the article
4. allows you to read somewhat faster, since the material
is familiar
5. provides you with a mental outline of the material.
You can anticipate the sequence of ideas, see
relationships among topics, and follow the author’s
direction of thought. Also, reading es a process
pleting or expanding the outline by identifying
supporting details.
How to Preread
Prereading involves looking only at those parts of the
reading material that will tell you what it is about or
how it anized. The portions to look at in reading
a textbook chapter are listed below.
Read the title. Often the title functions as a label and
tells you what the material is about. It establishes the
overall topic or subject.
2. Read the introduction or opening paragraphs. The
first few paragraphs of a piece of writing are usually
introductory. The author may explain the subject,
outline his or her ideas, or give some clues about his or
her direction of thought. If the introduction is long,
read only the first two or three paragraphs.
How to Preread
3. Read each boldface heading. Headings, like titles,
serve as labels and identify the content of the material
they head. Together, the headings will form a mini-
outline of the important ideas.
4. Read the fir