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Good Morning!

Luke 9:62

Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the
plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God”.
 
WATCH YOUR CAN’TS AND CANS

If you have some worthwhile plans


You’ve got to watch your cant’s and cans;
You can’t aim low and then rise high;
You can’t succeed if you don’t try;
You can’t go wrong and come out right;
You can’t love sin and walk in the light;
You can’t throw time and means away
And live sublime from day to day.
You can be great if you’ll be good
And do God’s will as all men should;
You can ascend life’s upward road,
Although you bear a heavy load;
You can be honest, truthful, clean,
By turning from the low and mean;
You can uplift the souls of men
By words and deeds, or by your pen.
So watch your can’ts and watch your cans.
And watch your walks and watch your stands,
And watch the way you talk and act,
And do not take the false for fact;
And watch the things that mar or make;
For life is great to every man
Who lives to do the best he can.
As your day progresses, keep in mind that your life
goes in the direction you aim it. A popular saying is
recent years sums up this idea succinctly: “Whether
you think you can or can’t -- you’re right.” Have an “I
can” attitude today, and then pursue excellence with
all your ability.

Source: Quiet Moments with God for Teens.


Develop a “CAN-DO
ATTITUDE”
People can alter their lives by altering their
attitudes

--- William James


Academic Calendar
Introduction
A person speaking or knowing Enslish casually,
either as a native toungue or simply being adept with it
does not necessarily mean that he is already good in
Academic English.
To be proficient in academic English is the reason
why you go to school. This English is the vehicle that
will bring us into a harmonious relationship in all
fields in this age of globalization.
FORMAL vs INFORMAL ENGLISH
To test if you can distinguish between academic and general
(or formal and informal) English, try the following exercises.
Examine some examples of sentences with formal and
informal presentations. You will be given statements later,
then try to identify whether they are formal or informal and
then give their corresponding counterparts later.

Informal: The improvements canʼt be introduced due to


funding restrictions.
Formal: Improvements cannot be introduced due to funding
restrictions.
Informal: I donʼt believe that the results are accurate.

Formal: The results are not believed to be accurate.

This time, here are sentences and as earlier instructed,


give their formal or informal counterparts as deemed
necessary
The research project wonʼt continue next year.

The balloon was inflated for the experiment.

The patient recovered from his illness.

The results of the study were mixed up.


The mob was very rowdy during the protest against cuts
to university funding.

Lecturers expect students to use correct grammar and


punctuation in essays.

It was raining cats and dogs.

I considered various research methods for the study.


We believe the practice is unsustainable.

We believe the practice is unsustainable.


Sometimes, if not most of the time, when we see or hear a word or
groups of words, we think of some other words associated with
it. Take a look at the following example.

Environmental Protection – for this, you may think of the


following
Recycle
Compost
Conservation
Greenhouse
Ozone
Pesticides
Pollution
Reuse
Reduce
What we just did is called building vocabulary through
word category.

In the process, we thought of words that are related to


the content-are, theme, unit or selection.

Because these are words you conceive to be related to a


particular word, you can easily construct meanings
because of their association with one another.

That way, you enrich your vocabulary.


In this exercise/activity, I will be flashing on your
screen some words and give me the words that come
out of your mind in seeing the word. Here we go.

FOREST

POLITICS

INTERNET

FAMILY

SCHOOL
ACADEMIC READING
Reading is important because it is the
avenue for learning and understanding. For
students, you go to school and read but not
just for reading per se, but to learn to
comprehend and be able to process
information that you read.
Academic Reading Strategies
Perhaps reading comprehension is one great challenge
in academic reading.

Here’s an activity that will help develop your academic


reading skill.

Read carefully the following two passages. After you


read, compare the two passages that you read.
Shannon has to make dinner. He goes to the store and
walks through every aisle. He decides to make
spaghetti, so he revisits aisles and reads many packages
thoroughly before deciding which groceries to buy.
Once he arrives home, he finds a recipe for spaghetti,
but needs to go back to the store for ingredients he
forgot.

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Taylor also has to make dinner. He wants lots of
carbohydrates because he’s running a marathon soon
so he decides to make spaghetti. After checking some
recipes, he makes a list of ingredients. At the grocery
store, he skims aisles to find his ingredients and
chooses products that meet his diet.

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On comparing the two passages, it is very obvious that
Taylor’s procedure was more efficient. Why? Because
his purpose for his action was very clear. That purpose
gave him direction, which saved him time and effort.

In like manner, when we have a clear purpose on why we


read, it helps us determine what to read and will make
us comprehend better.
Purposes for Reading

People read different kinds of text (e.g., scholarly


articles, textbooks, reviews) for different reasons.
Some purposes for reading might be:
 to scan for specific information
 to skim to get an overview of the text
 to relate new content to existing knowledge
 to write something (often depends on a prompt)
 to critique an argument
 to learn something
 for general comprehension

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strategies/
Strategies

Strategies differ from reader to reader. The same reader


may use different strategies for different contexts
because their purpose for reading changes. Ask
yourself “why am I reading?” and “what am I reading?”
when deciding which strategies to try.

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ies/
Before Reading

Establish your purpose for reading


Speculate about the author’s purpose for writing
Review what you already know and want to learn about the topic
(see the guides below)

Preview the text to get an overview of its structure, looking at


headings, figures, tables,
glossary, etc.

Predict the contents of the text and pose questions about it. If the
authors have provided discussion questions, read them and write
them on a note-taking sheet.
Note any discussion questions that have been provided (sometimes
at the end of the text)
During Reading

Annotate and mark (sparingly) sections of the text to easily recall


important or interesting ideas

Check your predictions and find answers to posed questions

Use headings and transition words to identify relationships in the text

Create a vocabulary list of other unfamiliar words to define later

Try to infer unfamiliar words’ meanings by identifying their


relationship to the main idea

Connect the text to what you already know about the topic
Take breaks (split the text into segments if necessary)
After Reading

Summarize the text in your own words (note what you


learned, impressions, and reactions) in an outline,
concept map, or matrix (for several texts)

Talk to someone about the author’s ideas to check your


comprehension

Identify and reread difficult parts of the text

Define words on your vocabulary list and practice using


them
 The 4s system for Effective Reading

1. Skimming
2. Scanning
3. Selecting
4. Studying
Thank You !!

God Bless!!

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