Reading Comprehension
Understanding passages: the main idea, details, inferences and vocabulary.
About this unit
The English for Communication syllabus organises reading by skill: finding the main idea, locating supporting details, drawing inferences and conclusions, and working out vocabulary in context. Practise each skill on short passages from newspapers, magazines and textbooks.
Topics in this chapter
Main idea of a passage
Identifying the central idea, theme and best title of a passage.
5 questionsSupporting details
Locating facts, examples and details that support the main idea.
5 questionsInferences and conclusions
Drawing conclusions the passage implies but does not state directly.
5 questionsVocabulary in context
Working out the meaning of words and phrases from the passage.
5 questionsPractice questions
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