Unit 17 Avoiding gridlock

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Unit 17 Avoiding gridlock

• Reading 1 Smashing Stereotypes
• Reading 2 Avoiding Gridlock

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R1 Smashing Stereotypes

• If you are to write an essay titled Smashing
  Stereotypes, how will structure your article?
• First present the stereotypes, and then
  provide evidence, usually from studies, against
  the stereotypes.

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R1 Smashing Stereotypes

• Scan the first paragraph and point out what the
  stereotype is.
• Women drivers are more likely to be involved
  in accidents.
• In other words, gender is the most important
  factor in the accident risk.

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R1 Smashing Stereotypes

• Then what are the other factors contributing to
  accident risks?
• age, driving experience, weather, speed,
  alcohol, etc.

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R1 Smashing Stereotypes

• Scan the text and circle the key words or
  sentences of each paragraph.
• A study
• Insurance premiums
• Age the biggest factor
• Bend accidents
• Driving in the dark

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R1 Smashing Stereotypes

• Distance they keep from others
• Higher speeds
• Drinking alcohol
• Driver fatigue
• Andrews opinion
• NB All other factors are discussed in relation to
  gender and age.

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R1 Smashing Stereotypes

• Task 1-Simple answers
• Task approach
• Examine the questions.
• Skim and locate the information.
• NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
• Keys
• 1 (they seek/to gain) independence
• 2 women (drivers) 3 age 4 55

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R1 Smashing Stereotypes

• Task 2-Classification
• Task approach
• Questions are not listed in order of text
  information.
• Examine questions for key words.
• Skim to find parallel expressions.
• Keys
• 5 B 6 A 6 C 8 A 9 B

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R1 Smashing Stereotypes

• Task 3-T/F/DNS
• Task approach
• Examine questions for key words.
• Look for parallel expressions.
• Decide True, false or DNS.
• Keys
• 10 T 11 T 12 F 13 T 14 DNS 15 F

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R2 Avoiding Gridlock

• Answer the questions before reading
• What is gridlock?
• What causes gridlock?
• How can gridlock be avoided?

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R2 Avoiding Gridlock

• The general text pattern is .
• A. cause-effect
• B. problem-solution
• C. general-specific

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R2 Avoiding Gridlock

• Lets predict how the text goes
• (What is gridlock?)
• How did the problem come into being?
• What are the effects?
• What are possible solutions?
• What about the prospect of its solution?

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R2 Avoiding Gridlock

• Task 2-Matching
• Task approach
• Study examples in the text.
• Examine questions for key words.
• Skim to find parallel expressions.
• Keys
• 1 G 2 B 3 I 4 F 5 D

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R2 Avoiding Gridlock

• Task 3-Sentence completion
• Task approach
• Questions appear in the same order as the text
  information.
• Examine questions for key words.
• Skim to find parallel expressions.
• Ensure your answers fit logically and
  grammatically.
• Keys
• 6 E 7 G 8 F 9 B 10 D

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R2 Avoiding Gridlock

• Task 4-Diagram completion
• Task approach
• Pay attention to the directions.
• Analyze the diagram structure.
• Examine questions for key words.
• Skim to find parallel expressions.
• Keys
• 11 Global car fleet 12 cars 13
  Nearly a million 14 a watershed 15 air
  pollution

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Homework

• Practice test
• Academic Reading
• On the Ex-books