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Receptive skills - reading and listening.
There are two main reason for reading and listening: for a purpose; for entertainment.
Reading and listening are not simply matters for the eyes and ears, but also a matter of using our minds to literally understand words and process them in our 'pre-existent knowledge' to gain true understanding.
Some ideas for teaching:
pre-teaching vocabulary-a sensible solution would be to only pre-teach the words that are essential to understanding and leaving other vocabulary work until later;
careful selection of texts.
The basic keys to successful receptive skill lessons are:
1.choose material that interests/motivates the students.
2.build interest before reading/listening.
3.pre-teach complex vocabulary or structures if necessary, but don't overdo it.
4.vary the type of material
5.use the material to practise different skills.
6.use realistic comprehension tasks that aid understanding.
7.incorporate activate phases that naturally lead on from the text.
