Active reading 1:NavigationText organisationSituation:We were in our final year and hadtoplan for ourfuture.Problem:I didn'twantto follow myfather'spathtobecomealawyer.Solution:Myfathertookmeouttocatchcrabs
Text organisation Active reading 1: Navigation Problem: Solution: Situation: I didn’t want to follow my father’s path to become a lawyer. We were in our final year and had to plan for our future. My father took me out to catch crabs
Active reading 1:NavigationScanningRead paras 1-18 and answer the questions.1. How was the last year at college be different fromearlieryears?2.What did students think more about, their examsOr their future?3.Which students had already planned their future?4.How sure was the author about what he wantedto do?5.Who was also concerned about his future?6.Who did he turn to for advice?7.What did he thought they would say?
Scanning 1. How was the last year at college be different from earlier years? 2. What did students think more about, their exams or their future? 3. Which students had already planned their future? 4. How sure was the author about what he wanted to do? 5. Who was also concerned about his future? 6. Who did he turn to for advice? 7. What did he thought they would say? Read paras 1-18 and answer the questions. Active reading 1: Navigation
Activereading1:NavigationScanningRead paras 1-18 and find out the author'sanswers to the questions1. How was the last year at college be different fromearlier years?Students become more serious. They started to focuson study.2. What did students think more about, their exams ortheir future?Their future.3. Which students had already planned their future?The quieter ones who didn't have the best grades(More)
Scanning 1. How was the last year at college be different from earlier years? Students become more serious. They started to focus on study. 2. What did students think more about, their exams or their future? Their future. 3. Which students had already planned their future? The quieter ones who didn’t have the best grades. Read paras 1-18 and find out the author’s answers to the questions. Active reading 1: Navigation More
Active reading 1:NavigationScanning4. How sure was he about what he wanted to do?Yes, He wanted to travel and be a writer.5. Who was also concerned about his future?his family members6. Who did he turn to for advice?His father.7. What did he thought they would say?He thought they would criticize him, because hisfather wanted him to be a lawyer
Scanning 4. How sure was he about what he wanted to do? Yes. He wanted to travel and be a writer. 5. Who was also concerned about his future? his family members. 6. Who did he turn to for advice? His father. 7. What did he thought they would say? He thought they would criticize him, because his father wanted him to be a lawyer. Active reading 1: Navigation
Active reading 1:NavigationDiscoursepatternRead paras18-35 and completethetable.SituationFather and son went to the sea to catch crabs.One crab was trying to climb out, but pulledProblemback by others.SolutionDefying hisfellow captivesWithoutluck.EvaluationHe gave up his struggle to escape and beganOutcometo stop others trying to escape.Father wanted to tell the son not to be pulledSignificancebackbyothersandgettoknowhimselfbetter
Discourse pattern Active reading 1: Navigation Situation Problem Solution Evaluation Outcome Significance One crab was trying to climb out, but pulled back by others. Defying his fellow captives. Without luck. He gave up his struggle to escape and began to stop others trying to escape. Father wanted to tell the son not to be pulled back by others and get to know himself better. Father and son went to the sea to catch crabs. Read paras 18-35 and complete the table