Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language
Unit 2: Focus on reading skills In this unit, we will again concentrate on the important reading skills of skimming and scanning, which are vital for identifying and retrieving facts and details in a text. Some texts will include a picture or a diagram, and you may also need to understand and select relevant information from the graphic.
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Speaking and vocabulary Work with a partner. Look at the pictures. What type of television programme does each one show?
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Example: 1 = soap opera 1
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In this unit, you will also: • discuss TV and how much you watch • look at information in graphs 20
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• read about activities for teenagers and about Kuala Lumpur • study adverbs • answer some exam-style questions.
LANGUAGE TIP Remember the structure spend time doing something. Example: How much time do you spend watching movies on TV? I probably spend three to four hours watching movies.
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What other types of television programme can you and your partner think of? Make a list.
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Which of the programmes from Activities A1 and A2 do you like and dislike? Why? Copy and complete the table below.
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Programmes I like
Programmes I don’t like
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Take turns to ask and answer these questions with your partner. a How much TV do you normally watch each day? How much do you watch
each week? What does it depend on? b What about your friends? Do they watch more or less TV than you do, or about the same? c Which TV programmes do you and your friends like and dislike?