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The Environment

What do you know about this topic?

This strategy consists of using our previous knowledge about the text in order to make predictions about the information we’re going to read about. It can help us understand new information more easily.

Previous Knowledge

Look at the format of the text.

What will the text be about?

How is the text divided?

What do you know about it?

PRE-READING

Read the first and second parts of the text and underline cognates.

Now, talk to your partner. What did you understand about those parts?

READING

Write down a sentence to summarize YOUR idea. Begin like this:

The objective of this conference is to...

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Now, talk to your partner. What did you understand about those parts?

Read the third and forth parts of the text and underline cognates.

SCANNING:

We use this strategy when we need to find specific pieces of information. That means that we concentrate on the parts of the text that we need, ignoring the others.

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The conference will have 2 main themes:

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Now let’s see how well you’ve understood the text!

2c – What are the seven areas identified as priority by Rio+20?1

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• Making InferencesIt’s possible to deduce the meaning ofmany words we don’t know by analyzingthe context where they are used.The context + our previous knowledge will usually help us make good, consistent predictions!

Now, based on the contexts given, choose

the best alternative for the words in bold.

Examples: 1. Many people want to lose WEIGHT. To

reduce WEIGHT, they eat less, eliminate carbohydrates from their diet, exercise to burn calories, etc.

2. I’ve just bought a MAZDA so I drive to work now.

3. Rachel wants to become a doctor so she studies very HARD to pass Vestibular and start University.

Nonverbal information

• Nonverbal information is the information brought by pictures, figures, graphics, etc. It’s important to observe it carefully in the texts, because it may bring extra information or simplify the ideas of the text, like the Institutional framework for sustainable development:

DISCUSSION...

What have you learned today?

•Write your answer on a sheet of paper and give it to your teacher. Don’t forget to add your name.