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:• following written processes• interpreting process diagrams and flow charts• evaluating processes• critically analyzing reported statistics.1 Following written processes1a Group discussion1b Class compares ideas.1c Students read text to check their ideas. (See answers in 1d.)1dAnswersNoDiscoveryValidationValidationsuccessful?YesDevelopmentRefining andimproving leadsScreeningClinical trialsRegistrationMarketing /Manufacturing1e Students compare their answers.2 Interpreting process diagrams and flow charts2a Group discussion2b Class compares ideas.2cAnswers• Help to make complex processes easier to understand• Help readers to visualize the order of steps in a process• Helps to show relationship between different parts of the process• Can help the reader to critically analyze the process (e.g. identifyweaknesses, redundancies, inefficiencies in some types of process)Unit 3 Part B ∙ Understanding written information 81