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Chapter 2. TIME

This unit discusses time management and reading strategies. It provides information on how students typically spend their time each day, including studying, sleeping, eating, leisure activities, and other commitments. The unit also introduces the reading strategies of previewing, skimming, and scanning. Previewing involves getting the main idea without reading the full text, while skimming and scanning involve quickly reading parts of the text to find specific information or the overall picture. The document also discusses vocabulary development and grammar topics like determiners of quantity and the components of paragraphs, such as the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence.

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Chapter 2. TIME

This unit discusses time management and reading strategies. It provides information on how students typically spend their time each day, including studying, sleeping, eating, leisure activities, and other commitments. The unit also introduces the reading strategies of previewing, skimming, and scanning. Previewing involves getting the main idea without reading the full text, while skimming and scanning involve quickly reading parts of the text to find specific information or the overall picture. The document also discusses vocabulary development and grammar topics like determiners of quantity and the components of paragraphs, such as the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence.

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Unit Two

TIME
Reading & Vocabulary
TIME

• What is the information on this unit opener about?

• How do you spend your time (24 hours) as a student? Talk about
Studying
Sleeping
Eating
Leisure time (sports, social media)
Other activities

• Are you a day person or night person?


Reading Strategies: Previewing & Skimming
Previewing Skimming
• Requires to combine clues, evidence & • Requires to combine clues, evidence &
background knowledge. background knowledge.

• Previewing a text means that you get an idea • Previewing doesn’t involve reading the text,
of what it is about without reading the main but Skimming involves reading the text very
body of the text. quickly.

• It helps us decide whether we should read • We skim when we need the big picture or
the article, passage, book etc. or not. the main points of a reading.

• It also helps us know which part of the text • When we skim a text, we need to read it
we should read and which part we can skip. quickly and in chunks.
What do we read when we skim a text?

We should read: o Chapter summary

o Title/Subject o First & last sentences of

o Subtitles/Headings each paragraph

o First and last paragraphs


o Pictures
o Bold words
o Graphs
o Chapter review questions
o Captions

o Introduction & Conclusion


Skimming
Reading Strategy: Scanning

o Scanning is a reading technique we use when we search for specific


information in a text.
o Specific Information: particular name, telephone no, number, date,
key words.

o Look for words that are bold faced, italics, in a different font size,

or highlighted words/phrases.
o when we scan, we should find key words in the question.
Study Skills: Choosing when to study

Read the word file titled “ Top 9 Study Tips”


Vocabulary Development
Collocation: when two or more than two words go together naturally
Reply reply a message/email
Answer answer a call

Collocations with TIME


1. Adjective + time
free time, good time, tough time, specific time, wonderful time, long time,
short time etc.
2. Verb + time
make time for, kill time, waste time, use time, take one’s time, run out of time
3. Preposition + time
on time, in time, by the time etc.
Grammar & Writing
Topics

Grammar Writing

 Determiners of Quantity  Topic Sentence

 Paragraph Writing
Determiners of Quantity
They are used to show the quantity or number of something.
They answer “how much?” or how many?”.

• Determiners of quantity with plural countable nouns


a couple of, a lot of, lots of, a few, any, some, plenty of,
several, many, a number of etc.

• Determiners of quantity with uncountable nouns


a great deal of, a little of, a lot of, lots of, any, some, plenty of,
much etc.
Cont…
(+) e.g. Fatima needs some apples for this recipe.
(+) e.g. There’s some milk in the refrigerator.
(?) e.g. Would you like some water?
(?) e.g. Do you have any honest friends?
(-) e.g. I don’t have any ideas about it.
(-) e.g. They don’t have any time to start MBA.
Cont…
e.g. The government needs a great deal of money to run the system.
e.g. There are plenty of books in the library.
e.g. Plenty of time/ plenty of money/ plenty of progress / plenty of wood
Writing

Paragraph
Is a series of related sentences developing
a single topic.
Kinds of Sentences in a Paragraph/
Parts of a Paragraph

 Topic Sentence

 Supporting (Body) Sentences

 Concluding Sentence
Topic Sentence

o Topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph.

o This is the most general sentence of a paragraph.

o It has two parts: the topic and controlling idea.

o It normally appears in the beginning of a paragraph.

o It summarizes the key points of the paragraph.


Topic Sentences

Ex: Social networking sites can be harmful for students.


Topic Controlling Idea

Ex: I am good at managing my time for a number of reasons.


Topic Controlling Idea

Ex: My high school graduation was an exciting day for me.


Topic Controlling Idea
Concluding Sentence

o It is the last sentence of a paragraph.

o It repeats the idea of the topic sentence in other words.

o It is also known as “Restatement”.

o A concluding sentence may sometimes be:


 restatement/summary
 opinion/suggestion/recommendation
Cont…

TS: Maintaining a healthy lifestyle requires eating a nutritious diet and getting
regular exercise.

CS: These two aspects, eating a healthy diet and exercising on regular basis,
will maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Now write your own C.S for the following T.S.

• I think cigarette smoking should be banned in public places.

• My graduation ceremony was the happiest event of my life.

• Social Networking sites can be harmful for students.

• Mantoo is my favorite dish and it is very easy to cook.


Writing Task: Homework

Write a paragraph of not less than 7 sentences on the following topic:

How well do you manage your time?


Sample Paragraph

I am good at managing my time. Before I study, I take a


little time to create a list of things I need to do and a schedule.
I do not want to waste any time so I collect all the items and
texts I need and put them on my desk. While I am studying, I
follow my schedule to make sure I finish on time. If I study for
a long period, I take a break so I can concentrate. The break is
only a few minutes, as I need to be efficient and finish my
work in time. I think it is important to have plenty of free time
too. I have several hobbies, so I make time for them. Overall, I
think I have good time-management skills.
Thank You !

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