Active Skills for Reading Intro (Unit 1: Living Online)


CHAPTER 1 Meeting Friends Online

Reading Skill - Scanning

You scan to find information fast. You don't read every word. People often scan a website, a schedule, or a phone book for specific information.

A. Look at the website for five seconds. Then read the sentences in the chart below. Do you think the answers are true or false? Check(✓) true(T) or false(F).

T F
1. On Face2Face, I can meet my friends online.
2. On Face2Face, I can talk about movies.
3. On Face2Face, I can telephone my friends.
4. On Face2Face, I can make music videos.

B. Scan the passage. Were your answers in A correct?

C. Read the website.

Reading helps you in the world.

Being a good reader in both your first language and in English is useful to you and your community. You will benefit as a citizen of the world as you read more about events happening in different parts of the world. Your knowledge of the world can help you as a citizen of the community you live in.
www.face2face.heinie.com

Face2Face
Home | My Page | Members | Blogs | Groups | Games | Music | Movies

Make friends around the world!

Face2Face has six million members worldwide. Join today. It's free!

on Face2Face you can ...

  • make your own homepage. Put photos of yourself and your friends on your page. Tell the world about you: your name and age, your hobbies,1 your hometown, your school, your favorite food, movies, and music.
  • meet your friends online. You can also make friends with other Face2Face members.
  • start a blog. Write your thoughts and tell stories online. Read other people's blogs.
  • put music and video on your page.
  • join or start a discussion group. Talk about different topics (movies, music, sports, travel).
  • send text messages from your computer to a friend's cell phone. You can also leave a message on a friend's homepage.
  • play games alone or with other Face2Face members.
  • watch new music videos. Listen to your favorite songs. Read about bands and singers. Learn about shows in your area.
  • read about new movies and your favorite actors. Watch short previews2 of new movies. Buy movie tickets online.

Your profile can look like this ...
Ari's Friends | Profile | Photos | Blog
Ari's Page!
Name: Ari Age: 20
Lives in Cape Town, South Africa
Likes surfing, clubbing, traveling
Listens to hip-hop, reggae

1 A hobby is an activity you do in your free time.
2 A preview is a short part of a movie you watch before the movie starts in cinemas.

Chapter - 1: Before You Read - My Friends Chapter - 1: Reading Comprehension - Check Your Understanding

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