Active Reading 1unit5.pptVIP

Improving one’s knowledge of gender differences Learning how a piece of academic writing is structured—starting with an overview of the topic and then going into more details Identifying gender features Identifying gender features Psychological distinctions Psychological distinctions Psychological distinctions Psychological distinctions Psychological distinctions Psychological distinctions Psychological distinctions Gender differences in language use Gender differences in language use Gender differences in language use Script Gender differences in gossip Gender differences in gossip Gender differences in gossip Text organisation Identify the textual pattern. Text organisation Text organisation Text organisation Identifying the order Blank filling Blank filling When Simona Ventura became the host of the Italian TV soccer programme, a lot of people 1) ________ at the decision. What could a woman do in such a(n) (2) ______________ male-dominated world? They argued. But the (3) ______________ behind the choice of Simona as the new presenter soon became apparent. Rather than change to fit the programme – there is nothing Blank filling there is nothing (4) ___________ about her – she created a new, more modern show, the (5) ____________ aim of which is to entertain the whole family. The old style, lengthy and rather technical analyses of football matches, has been replaced by a lively TV programme, which is (6) ___________ by guest celebrities, dancers and singers, as well as extracts from the day’s top matches. Checking the main purposes Checking the main purposes Checking the main purposes 1 to summarize findings from recent research Checking the main purposes 2. to present the writer’s own research findings Checking the main purposes 3. to dispel a myth about males and gossip Checking the main purposes 5. to encourage people to learn to gossip properly Identifying the writer Identifying the writer style of writing Identifying the writer attitude Identifying