Reading 6 Class

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If you’re a bird, be an early, early bird

And catch the worm for yourbreakfast plateIf you’re a bird,

be an early, early bird

But if you’re a worm…

Sleep late!

an important skillthat you use allyour life. Scarcelya day goes bywithout the need tofollow directions.Cooking, baking,taking medicines,driving, traveling,planning , takingexams and ahundred othercommon activitiesrequire the need to

A person cannot relax

and study at the same time.

Studying requires a certain

amount of tension,

concentration and an effort in

a specific direction. Of course,

the amount of tension varies

with different individuals. The

point is that studying is hard

work and people who are not

prepared to make a proper

effort are wasting their time.

People have always had this

mentality that good gifts are

expensive , or to put it in another

way, expensive presents are good

gifts. Seldom do they consider

usefulness or more

important, sincerity. It has yet to

be accepted that gift-giving does not

always consist of material things.

Looking at people battered with

problems, maybe they can do more

with gifts of smiles and songs.

SKILL: Getting the Main Idea

WHAT IS IT:Getting the mainidea is similar tofinding the mostimportant thingthe author istrying to say.

The MAINIDEA of aparagraph is ageneral contentof theparagraph. It isthe paragraph’sCENTRALthought.

The main ideaprovides order,progression, and unityto the paragraph bytying together thesentences. Without themain idea, theparagraph would benothing but acollection of unrelatedideas.

Recognition of the mainidea is important becauseit helps you not only tounderstand theparagraph but also helpsyou remember the content.