ENG515 Final Term Past Papers Set 3

ENG515

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Maha Malik Teaching of Reading and Writing Skills

1. Reading & Writing Skills

Reading and writing are core academic skills that support learning, thinking, and communication.

Reading helps understand ideas; writing helps express ideas clearly.

2. Countable & Uncountable Nouns

Countable nouns: can be singular or plural (book, apple) Uncountable nouns: no plural form (information, furniture, water)

❌ informations → ✅ information ❌ furnitures → ✅ furniture

3. Reading Comprehension

Ability to understand, interpret, and evaluate written text.

Importance:

Academic success

Vocabulary growth

4. Key Reading Skills

Skimming Scanning Predicting Summarizing Inferring meaning from context

5. Extensive vs Intensive Reading

Extensive Reading

Large amount Easy material Fluency & enjoyment

Intensive Reading

Short texts Focus on detail & accuracy

Benefits of extensive reading:

Better vocabulary Fluency Motivation

6. Strategic Reader

A strategic reader:

Uses background knowledge Predicts meaning Monitors understanding Uses reading strategies actively

7. Writing Skills

Writing develops:

Organization Grammar Vocabulary Creativity Accuracy

Writing is the nucleus of language learning because it supports other skills.

8. Types of Writing

Narrative (story) Descriptive (using senses) Expository (explain/inform) Persuasive (convince)

9. Creative Writing

Creative writing includes stories, poems, journals, and imaginative tasks.

Benefits: