Reading : The Man with Eleven Jobs
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| Reading : The Man with Eleven Jobs |
Reading is one of the most important skills for ESL students. Through reading passages, students improve vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and understanding. Teachers play a key role in guiding students before, during, and after reading to ensure real comprehension.
Before Reading: Preparing Students
1. Activate Background Knowledge
Before students read the passage, teachers should talk about the topic. Ask simple questions related to the subject to help students connect the text to their own experience.
2. Teach Key Vocabulary
Pre-teach difficult words that appear in the passage. Use pictures, gestures, synonyms, or Arabic meanings when necessary. This helps students read with confidence.
3. Set a Clear Purpose for Reading
Tell students why they are reading. For example: Are they reading to find the main idea, details, or specific information?
---During Reading: Guiding Understanding
1. First Reading: General Understanding
Ask students to read the passage silently or listen to the teacher read. The goal is to understand the main idea, not every word.
2. Second Reading: Detailed Understanding
Students read again more carefully. Teachers can stop and ask simple comprehension questions to check understanding.
3. Reading Aloud Practice
Allow students to read aloud. Correct pronunciation gently and encourage confidence.
---After Reading: Checking Comprehension
1. Ask Comprehension Questions
- Who is the passage about?
- What happened?
- Where did it happen?
- Why did it happen?
2. True or False Questions
True or false questions help students focus on details in the passage.
3. Multiple Choice Questions
These questions help students practice choosing correct answers and understanding meaning.
4. Short Answer Questions
Encourage students to answer using complete sentences when possible.
---Teaching Reading Comprehension Skills
Main Idea
Teach students to find the main idea of the passage. Explain that the main idea tells what the whole text is about.
Supporting Details
Students should learn how details support the main idea. Highlight sentences that give extra information.
Guessing Meaning from Context
Teach students not to stop at every new word. They can guess meaning by looking at surrounding words.
---Advice for Students: How to Improve Reading Skills
1. Do Not Translate Every Word
Reading word by word slows understanding. Focus on meaning instead.
2. Read the Question First
Knowing the question helps students read with purpose.
3. Read More at Home
Reading stories, short texts, and simple articles improves speed and understanding.
4. Read Aloud Sometimes
Reading aloud improves pronunciation and fluency.
---Common Mistakes Teachers Should Avoid
- Explaining every word in the passage
- Reading only once
- Not checking comprehension
- Correcting students too harshly
Conclusion
Teaching reading passages and comprehension requires patience and clear steps. When teachers guide students before, during, and after reading, learners become confident readers who understand and enjoy English texts.
📚 Unit Five: Reading
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👨💼 The Man with Eleven Jobs
الرجل صاحب إحدى عشرة وظيفة
Seumas McSporan is a very busy man. He is 60 years old, and he has eleven jobs. He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant and a petrol attendant. Also, he and his wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.
Seumas lives and works on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 120 people live on Gigha, but in summer 150 tourists come by boat every day. Every weekday Seumas gets up at 6.00 o'clock and makes breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 he drives the island's children to school. At 9.00, he collects the post from the boat and delivers it to all the houses on the island. Then he helps Margaret in the shop.
He says: "Margaret likes being busy too. We never have holidays, and we don't like watching television. In the evenings, Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00, we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn't very exciting, but we like it."
🎴 Vocabulary Flashcards - بطاقات المفردات
اضغط أو مرر على البطاقة لرؤية المعنى
✏️ Exercise 1: Match Sentences with Photographs
التمرين الأول: طابق الجمل مع الصور
💡 Choose the correct letter (A-F) for each sentence
✏️ Exercise 2: Answer the Questions
التمرين الثاني: أجب عن الأسئلة
💡 Read the passage carefully and type your answers
1. Where does Seumas live?
💡 تلميح: ابحث عن اسم الجزيرة والبلد
2. How old is he?
💡 تلميح: ابحث عن رقم في بداية النص
3. How many jobs does he have?
💡 تلميح: ابحث عن رقم الوظائف
4. What's his wife's name?
💡 تلميح: ابحث عن اسم زوجته
5. How many tourists visit Gigha in the summer?
💡 تلميح: ابحث عن عدد السياح في الصيف
6. What do Seumas and his wife do in the evenings?
💡 تلميح: ابحث عما يفعلونه في المساء
💡 Reading Tips - نصائح للقراءة
للعثور على المعلومات بسرعة، ابحث عن دلائل في الأسئلة:
1. What are their names?
Look for capital letters at the start of words.
ابحث عن الحروف الكبيرة في بداية الكلمات
2. Are they boys or girls?
Look for he/she, his/her, Mr/Mrs.
ابحث عن الضمائر مثل هو/هي
3. How old are they?
Look for numbers (e.g., 60 years old).
ابحث عن الأرقام
4. Which countries?
Country names start with capital letters.
أسماء البلدان تبدأ بحروف كبيرة
📝 ملاحظات تعليمية
🏝️ الفكرة الرئيسية:
يعيش سيوماس في جزيرة صغيرة اسمها جيغا في اسكتلندا. لديه 11 وظيفة مختلفة لأن الجزيرة صغيرة وعدد سكانها قليل (120 شخص فقط).
⏰ الروتين اليومي:
يستيقظ الساعة 6 صباحاً ويحضر الفطور، ثم يقود الأطفال للمدرسة الساعة 8، ويجمع البريد الساعة 9، وينام الساعة 10 مساءً.
👨👩👦 العائلة:
زوجته اسمها مارغريت وهي تحب العمل أيضاً. لديهم محل وفندق صغير. في المساء، مارغريت تحضر العشاء وسيوماس يعمل في الحسابات.
📖 الكلمات المهمة:
- busy = مشغول
- island = جزيرة
- tourists = سياح
- delivers = يوصّل
- accounts = الحسابات