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Reading can be seen from two senses: - A narrow sense: Getting meaning from printed material. - A Wider sense: Understanding the world around me. In literary, there are the abilities to read and to write, encourages a more abstract form of thinking,it brings greater precision to the definition of terms, and it allows us to refer back, to think about our thinking, to weigh arguments, to supplement memory,..., to communicate with others, and to learn in autonomous ways. No wonder such a powerful form of intellegence provides the key to success in school and beyond (Fisher:1990:5). Writing and reading are social activities. That is, we always reading something, written by someone or writing something for someone. These othjers are always in some relationship to us often materially or symbolically unequal relationships of power but always relationships in which versions of 'ourselves' and 'othersa' are implicated and constructed. Even those texts we read or write that come ...

Many types of listening activities that don't require learners to produce language in response are easier than those that do. Learners can be asked to physically respond to a command (for example, "clean the whiteboard!"), select an appropriate picture or object, circle the correct letter or word on a worksheet, draw a route on a map, or fill in a chart as they listen. It's more difficult to repeat back what was heard, translate into the native language, take notes, make an outline, or answer comprehension questions. To add more challenge, learners can continue a story text, solve a problem, perform a similar task with a classmate after listening to a model (for example, pick up the pen), or participate in real-time conversation. Good listening lessons go beyond the listening task itself with related activities before and after the listening. Here is the basic structure: • Before Listening Prepare your learners by introducing the topic and finding out what they alread...