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Unit One Population and Immigration 1. Learning Objectives In this unit, you will learn how to: identify and understand different purposes of reading figure out the authors attitude use reading selections as models for writing describe charts (to be learnt by yourself) translate computer documents (to be learnt by yourself) 2. Identify and understand different purposes of reading 1) Look at the list of reading purposes below. Check any that are relevant. Can you think of others? Add them to the list. 1. to get information about specific questions 2. to check the accuracy of information 3. to get a general understanding of a topic 4. to understand an author’s point of view or argument 5. to check predictions you have made about a topic 6. to enjoy reading 7. 8. 2) Read the following passage and think about what you can learn from it about the importance of understanding of purposes of reading: STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.? Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. 3. Required Words Phrases 1) Read Reading 1 and get familiar with the following words and phrases, and then make a sentence of your own by using each of them: economic untold multimillion subsequently insulting decent sacrifice respective insecure societal compromise surpass an all too common story feel out of place end up in in the hope of raise concerns in