Sessin A_Reading_Skimming for Main Ideas.ppt

Learning without reflection often ends up in a failure. Major Activities Warm up: Fast reading Reading skill: Skimming for main ideas Reading practice Assignments Example Directions: Read the paragraph and decide which sentence is its topic sentence. Explain to your partner your reasons for choosing that sentence. Paragraph 3 Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned, and more flexible as you move from one pose to the other. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscle, yoga builds muscle tone,” says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of the K.I.S.S. Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism, it also helps to regulate weight. Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat to be eliminated around the cells, thus reducing cellulite.” I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need a boost of energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative poses. Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph. If the topic sentence of a paragraph is unstated but implied, sum up the main idea of the paragraph on your own. 3) People feel tired after yoga because __________? A. they consume energy in practicing yoga B. they respond well to yoga poses C. they spend too much time on yoga D. they force themselves into yoga poses D 掖此何麦轧诸埋姨肄锹歇店羞隧剔由弘押凑亩锑杂港肤央肯酷茶擦哨修豆Session A_Reading_Skimming for Main IdeasSession A_Reading_Skimming for Main Ideas Paragraph 3 Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis courts, in the dentist’s chair, when I’m stuck in traffic. You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, not tired. I