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Unit 24 - Lesson 36: Reading For Comprehension - Intensive Reading

Reading is an important skill for learning English as it provides exposure to the language. There are different types of reading, such as reading for pleasure or to learn information. Intensive reading requires close analysis of a text to understand details, opinions, and the author's intended meaning between the lines. It involves identifying relationships within the text and distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information. Intensive reading takes time and concentration to comprehend and retain information for academic purposes. Developing critical reading skills through regular practice is important for intensive reading.

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Unit 24 - Lesson 36: Reading For Comprehension - Intensive Reading

Reading is an important skill for learning English as it provides exposure to the language. There are different types of reading, such as reading for pleasure or to learn information. Intensive reading requires close analysis of a text to understand details, opinions, and the author's intended meaning between the lines. It involves identifying relationships within the text and distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information. Intensive reading takes time and concentration to comprehend and retain information for academic purposes. Developing critical reading skills through regular practice is important for intensive reading.

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Unit 24 Lesson 36

Reading for Comprehension - Intensive Reading


Reading is the most important skill for the learners of English. It is receptive skill, but requires
active participation from the learner. It gives a very effective exposure to the language.
Reading is done for various purposes. We read a book for pleasure; we read news papers and
some magazines to know what is happening in the world we live in. When we read a news
paper, we read through fast to get the news; we read a novel or a story book for pleasure. The
story book and the news paper do not require much comprehension; yet when you are reading
prescribed text book in mechanical engineering or management circle, you can not rush through.
You may have to retain in your memory the grasped information over a period of time. Your
academic reading requires a high degree of comprehension for which you have to read with
utmost concentration. This type of reading, which really consumes time and good
comprehension skills is called intensive reading. Such reading helps you to understand the text
giving important focus on vocabulary, sentence structure and coherence.
Intensive reading requires text analysis for critical and evaluative understanding of a
text. Text analysis is the process of identifying relationship among different units within the text
in order to find the difference between

relevant and irrelevant information


Facts and opinions
Explicit and implicit information
Draw inferences and conclusions
Understand major and minor details
Use of language style
Writers attitude
Authors intention
To read in between lines

Thus intensive reading skills requires thorough reading practice. The reader should
develop critical reading and inferential skills and the ability to receive and interpret
graphic information.
Assignment
1. Read English news paper every day and make a
diary of important events.
2. Read novels social, religious, etc. Try to read
at least one book every month.
3. Make a written review of any article or book you
need.
4. Learn to write a critical analysis of certain
serious articles / books

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