Nem érted a szövegek lényegét? Itt a segítség!

Mint írtam, beindult az online kurzuson az élet, még a tényleges tanítás megkezdése előtt. Már az is izgalmas és érdekes, hogy mennyiféle emberrel lehet itt találkozni!

Erről szeretnék most írni nyelvtanulási szempontból pár sorban...

Nagyon érdekes volt a közel 300 üzenetet olvasni a virtuális osztálytársaktól... Miért? Mert nagyon észre lehet például venni, hogy ki az anyanyelvi... (kevés kivételtől eltekintve). 

Azt is észre lehet venni, ki az amerikai, és ki angol. 

Lehet látni a stílust, a habitust, és természetesen a nyelvi szintet is. 

Vannak, akik igen választékosan, hosszan írnak, vannak, akik örülnek, ha pár sorban hozzá tudnak szólni az eseményekhez. 

Általában elmondható viszont, hogy a szövegértése mindenkinek elég jó. 

Mondjuk itt is volt kivétel... pont egy anyanyelvi nem értette meg az instrukciókat... Ilyen Magyarországon is van, sok embernek rossz a szövegértése. Furcsa volt ilyennel találkozni angol nyelvterületen. Kiemeltem neki a lényeget... Ő szépen ír ugyan, de nem találja a szövegek lényegét...

Szeretnéd te is tudni, mi egy szövegben a lényeg? 

Szeretnéd kivenni egy szövegből a legfontosabb információkat? Ezek ugyanis nagyon fontosak, akár tanulsz, akár külföldön jársz, de még Magyarországon is! 

Ezek a könyvek biztosan segíteni fognak abban, hogy megtaláld egy szöveg lényegét! 

Sőt, elmondani is megtanítanak azt. 

Én most, a kurzuson tapasztalom, hogy nekem mennyit segítettek ezek a kötetek abban, hogy megértsem egy szöveg lényegét, sőt, segítsek egy anyanyelvinek...!

Példa:

"2.

Denis: Goodness gracious, what happened to you?

Toby: I have a new hair style today, haven’t you noticed?

Denis: I noticed. When did you get your hair cut?

Toby: Yesterday afternoon. I went to the hairdresser that my friend Eliza recommended. The hairdresser was very nice and she cut my hair for a very long time.

Denis: Well, it looks very ... interesting. Why is it shorter above your left ear?

Toby: It shows off my right shoulder. That’s what the hairdresser said.

Denis: And what about the long blue piece in the middle, that hangs down between your eyes?

Toby: Obviously that makes my eyes look blue.

Denis: Oh, of course. And are you pleased with your new haircut?

Toby: Absolutely. Everybody looks at me.

Denis: I believe you. What do you think they think?

Toby: I am sure they think I am very handsome.

Training 4

Toby: “I have a new haircut! It’s absolutely fantastic! Yesterday I went to the hairdresser that my friend Eliza recommended. The hairdresser was very nice. She cut my hair for a very long time. And she has got a very special style. She tried to show off my strong shoulders. She also dyed some of my hair blue to make my eyes look blue. I like my new haircut. Everybody looks at me. I am sure that they find me very handsome.”

 1. Do you have a new haircut?

2. What do you think of it?

3. When did you go to the hairdresser?

4. Who recommended this hairdresser to you?

5. Why do you think that she was very nice?

6. What is special about your haircut?

7. Why did the hairdresser dye your hair blue?

Training 5

Denis: “I can’t believe my eyes! Toby has a new haircut! And what a haircut it is! It is shorter above his left ear! His hairdresser says it is to show off his right shoulder. There is a long blue piece in the middle that hangs down between his eyes. And Toby thinks it makes his eyes look blue. He says everybody looks at him. I don’t find that surprising at all.”

1. Why can’t you believe your eyes?

2. What is the first strange thing about Toby’s haircut?

3. Why is his hair shorter above his left ear?

4. Where is a long blue piece in his haircut?

5. What is it for?

6. Do people pay any attention to Toby’s haircut?

7. Why don’t you find it surprising?

8. Why does everybody look at you?

Training 6

Toby has a new haircut. Yesterday he went to the hairdresser that his friend Eliza recommended. The hairdresser was very nice and she cut his hair for a very long time. His new haircut looks very interesting. It is shorter above his left ear to show off his right shoulder. There is a long blue piece in the middle that hangs down between his eyes. The hairdresser said it makes his eyes look blue. Toby likes his new haircut. Everybody looks at him. He thinks that they find him handsome."

Példa:

"Topic 1

Accommodation

There are so many different types of accommodation. In cities most people live in flats. If they are very rich, they can afford a big house in the city. But they are usually very expensive. In towns people live in houses or houses for two families or sometimes in a row of terraced houses. People built them in Victorian times for workers, but they are very popular now. And, of course, in the cities there are high-rise flats. These can be anything from ten to twenty storeys high. These are usually for families who can’t afford to buy a house or a flat. In England they are not usually very nice. They are old buildings. Some of them are rather dirty. It’s very difficult for families with young children to live there. They live on the twentieth or thirtieth floor and very often the lifts don’t work. There are a lot of problems with these types of houses. Students usually share flats. And then, when they get a job and get married, they want to buy a house or a flat. Usually they are twenty-five or thirty years old by the time they think about buying either a house or flat. Most people don’t have enough money to buy one immediately, so they have to borrow money from a bank. A young couple will buy a small flat or maybe a very small house. We call them ‘starter homes’. After a few years maybe they decide to have children. Then they can sell the small house or flat and buy something a little bit bigger. A small starter flat will probably have a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and just one bedroom. Houses usually have at least two bedrooms, and downstairs there will probably be a living room and a dining room, or a big kitchen, whilst upstairs there will be a bathroom and one, or two bedrooms.

1. What kind of accommodation do most people live in?

2. What can you afford if you are rich?

3. Are houses cheaper or more expensive in small towns?

4. Where do people live in towns?

5. Who were terraced houses built in Victorian times for?

6. Are there only a few high-rise flats in big cities?

7. Are they usually from thirty to forty storeys high?

8. High-rise flats are very nice in England, aren’t they?

9. Why is it difficult for young families with children to live there?

10. Do students usually share flats or houses?

11. When do young people want to buy a house or a flat?

12. Why do they want to borrow money from a bank?

13. Do a young couple usually buy a big flat?

14. What is a ‘starter home’?

15. How many rooms does a starter flat have?

16. Are there at least two bedrooms in a starter flat?

17. What do a young couple buy?

18. How many bedrooms do small houses usually have?

19. What is there downstairs in the house?

20. What is there upstairs in the house?

Training 1

In cities a lot of people live in high-rise flats. These can be anything from ten to twenty storeys high. These are usually for families who can’t afford to buy a house or a substantial flat. In England they are not usually very nice. They are old buildings. Some of them are rather dirty. It’s very difficult for families with young children to live there. There are a lot of problems with these types of houses.

Training 2

Young couples buy small flats or very small houses. They are called ‘starter homes’ in England. Most people don’t have enough money to buy one immediately, so they have to borrow money from a bank. A small starter flat will probably have a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and just one bedroom. Houses usually have at least two bedrooms."

Ilyen, és ehhez hasonló gyakorlatokkal találkozhatsz a kötetekben. 

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