Skills for Study Level 2 Teacher's Book - Cambridge University Press

Part BUnderstanding written informationThe aim of this lesson is for students to improve their reading and writing skillsthrough:• finding texts which are at a suitable academic level for their needs• skim reading a report to decide if it suits their purpose• understanding feasibility/recommendation reports.1 Finding texts which are at a suitable academic level foryour needs1aAnswersKondili, E., Kaldellis, J.K., & Papapostolou, C. (2010)1 A journal article2 Experts. The title of the text contains several examples of technicalvocabulary.3 This text is not likely to give a general introduction to the topic of watersupply.Young, G.J., Dooge, J.C.I., & Rodda, J.C. (1994)1 A book2 This appears to be a more general introduction to water resourcemanagement at large, and is therefore probably not aimed at an expertaudience.3 This text is more likely to give a general introduction to the topic of watersupply.1bSuggested answers1 University-level textbookShort introductory bookVery basic introductory bookArticle from a popular magazineWebsiteEncyclopaediaSubject-specific dictionary(Possibly also secondary school-level textbook)2 University-level textbookMonographResearch article from a journalGovernment/NGO research report3 Arguably almost any text type could be used for consolidation and review.Students might be encouraged to understand that considering informationfrom different sources might be a more effective way of consolidatingknowledge than simply memorizing information from one key text.4 University-level textbookResearch article from a journalMonographGovernment/NGO research reportUnit 2 Part B ∙ Understanding written information 45