Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Learning English Online (LEO) group is a free English learning environment for as long as you wish. Welcome to LEO
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Welcome to LEO LEO is an online English learning program for adult learners who are interested in ongoing English practice to improve their listening, reading, writing, and spoken skills. The program includes live online events via WiZiQ that are conducted twice a week on a specific time and Moodle lessons that do not have specific times. The two formats are very valuable since they provide a chance for students of English to practice the 4 language skills with other participants from around the world. The Moodle workshop has a one time fee of $39 for registration. Anyone who cannot afford to pay will receive a scholarship. Please contact us if you wish to apply for a scholarship.
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension
Reading Strategies
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) June 20, 2010 Reading Strategies Skimming is used to quickly identify the main ideas of a text. When you read the newspaper, you're probably not reading it word-by-word, instead you're scanning the text. Skimming is done at a speed three to four times faster than normal reading. People often skim when they have lots of material to read in a limited amount of time. Use skimming when you want to see if an article may be of interest in your research.
There are many strategies that can be used when skimming. Some people read the first and last paragraphs using headings, summarizes and other organizers as they move down the page or screen. You might read the title, subtitles, subheading, and illustrations. Consider reading the first sentence of each paragraph. This technique is useful when you're seeking specific information rather than reading for comprehension. Skimming works well to find dates, names, and places. It might be used to review graphs, tables, and charts.
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) June 20, 2010 Reading Strategies Scanning is a technique you often use when looking up a word in the telephone book or dictionary. You search for key words or ideas. In most cases, you know what you're looking for, so you're concentrating on finding a particular answer. Scanning involves moving your eyes quickly down the page seeking specific words and phrases. Scanning is also used when you first find a resource to determine whether it will answer your questions. Once you've scanned the document, you might go back and skim it.
When scanning, look for the author's use of organizers such as numbers, letters, steps, or the words, first, second, or next. Look for words that are bold faced, italics, or in a different font size, style, or color. Sometimes the author will put key ideas in the margin.
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) June 20, 2010 Reading Strategies
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) June 20, 2010 Reading Strategies K-W-L is the creation of Donna Ogle and is a 3-column chart that helps capture the Before, During, and After components of reading a text selection.
* K stands for Know
This is the prior knowledge activation question.
* W stands for Will or Want
What do I think I will learn about this topic?
What do I want to know about this topic?
* L stands for Learned
What have I learned about this topic?
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Strategies
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension Defining the Family
Before we examine the diverse forms a family can take, we need a definition of the family that gives us a common starting point for analysis. We can say that a "family" consists of a group of people who are related to one another through marriage, descent or legal adoption. Family members have institutionalized roles that define what they can expect from one another and what duties they owe each other. The nature of these rights and duties is determined by cultural values: in turn, these values are influenced by economic realities and in many cases backed up by the laws of the state.
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June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension Adult family members have a legal duty to take care of their dependent children. This means tending to their basic survival needs, like food and shelter. Ideally, it includes providing love, comfort and a sense of security. Good families also teach their children the language, customs, beliefs, norms, skills and values they will need to fit into their society. To a degree, most families do these things. Yet real families fall short of the ideal in many ways, and this can cause problems. Like the society that it mirrors, a family can display selfishness and cruelty, inequality and violence.
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June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension Because "the family" is a basic social institution, membership is not limited to a particular time or place. If you move to Winnipeg and the rest of your family stays in Vancouver, you still consider yourself to be a family member. You may also consider your grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins, none of whom may live with you, to be members. Gathering statistical data on the family, however, requires having a clearly defined unit that can be measured and compared. Because the family can take on so many forms and can change so dramatically over time, this unit cannot be based on either the "legal" or the "ideal" model of the family. For these reasons, Statistics Canada (the source of much of our information) uses the concept of a family household as the basis for its analyses.
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June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension A family household is a group that includes an adult who shares a dwelling and keeps a household with at least one other relative, whether a spouse, child, parent or other kind (for example, cousin). The members of a family household may be related by blood ties, marriage or adoption
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June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension Questions on the Reading Exercise.
1. What is the difference between the legal and the ideal duties that a family performs?
2. What is the difference between the "family" as a social institution and the "family household" (as defined by Statistics Canada)?
3. A child of divorced parents lives with only one parent.
* a. Can she say that she is a member of each parent's "family"? Why or why not?
* b. Can she say that she is a member of each parent's "family household"? Why or why not?
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension 1. What is the difference between the legal and the ideal duties that a family performs?
* Answer: Adult family members have a legal duty to tend to their children's basic survival needs: for example, food and shelter. Adult family members will ideally provide love, comfort and a sense of security.
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension 2. What is the difference between the "family" as a social institution and the "family household" (as defined by Statistics Canada)?
* Answer: A "family" is a basic social institution the membership in which is not limited by place or time while a "family household" includes an adult who shares a dwelling and keeps a household with at least one other relative; therefore, a "family household" is limited by place and time. The members of both the "family" and the "family household," however, must be related to one another by marriage, descent or legal adoption.
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension 3. A child of divorced parents lives with only one parent.
* a. Can she say that she is a member of each parent's "family"? Why or why not?
o Answer: She can say that she is a member of each parent's "family" because she is related to each parent by marriage, descent or legal adoption. She does not have to live with a parent to be a part of his or her family.
* b. Can she say that she is a member of each parent's "family household"? Why or why not?
o Answer: She cannot say that she is a member of each parent's "family household" because she lives with only one of her parents and being a member of a "household" is dependent on sharing the same dwelling.
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Strategies
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension
Learning English Online (LEO) : Learning English Online (LEO) Nellie Deutsch
June 20, 2010 Reading Comprehension