Active Skills for Reading Intro (Review 2)


Review Unit 2

Special Guests

Sixteen-year-old Amy Martin is on holiday with her family in San Diego, California, in the United States. They' re staying at the Coronado Bay Re$Ort Hotel. After lunch, Amy and her parents are going swimming in the hotel pool. The fourth member of their family, Martha, is going to take a surfing class. But here's the unusual thing: Martha is a dog.

At the Coronado Bay Resort, dogs and cats are special guests. For example, Martha stays in the same room with Amy and her parents. Martha also has her own bed there. At the hotel, cooks make special meals for dogs and cats. And for fun, the animals can go surfing. There's even a surfing competition for dogs staying at the hotel.

Today, there are many animal-friendly hotels around the world. For example, at hotels in Italy and Mexico, there are dining rooms for dogs and cats where they can eat special food. And at the Devon Hotel in the United Kingdom, there are special places where dogs can exercise. After that, they can relax in a private pool.

Staying at these pet-friendly hotels costs extra money. But most of the hotel guests are happy to pay a little extra to bring their pets with them. "Martha is a part of our family," says Amy Martin. "When we travel, she comes with us."

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Fluency Strategy: SQ3RAbbreviations

SQ3R is a simple way to help you be a better, more fluent reader and to increase your reading comprehension. SQ3R stands for Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite.

Survey

Survey is similar to the A in the ACTIVE approach to reading: Activate prior knowledge. When you survey, you prepare yourself by skimming quickly through the text you will read. You read the title, the headings, and the first sentence in each section of the passage. You look for and read words that are written in bold or italics. Look at any pictures and read any captions.

Look below at extracts from the passage, titled Special Guests.

Special Guests

Sixteen-year-old Amy Martin is on holiday with her family in San Diego, California, in the United States. They're staying at the Coronado Bay Resort Hotel. After lunch, Amy and her parents are going swimming in the hotel pool. The fourth member of their family, Martha, is going to the beach to take a surfing class. But here's the unusual thing: .. Martha is a dog.
At the Coronado Bay Resort, dogs and cats are special guests.
Today, there are many animal friendly hotels around the world.
Staying at these pet-friendly hotels costs extra money.

Question

After the survey, but before you read, ask yourself questions such as What do I want to learn as I read?
Based on your survey of Special Guests, write two or three questions that you hope to answer as you read.

Read

After the Survey and Question stages of SQ3R, read the whole passage, Special Guests. Before you read, think about the 12 tips on the Introduction Unit again.

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