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Reading Comprehension SkillsRULES

1. Attendance

85 % (expected 100%)Late coming- zero tolerance2.AttitudeNot operating any electronic devices

Not eating and drinking in the classNot doing anything than reading skillsMaterials should be prepared in advance. Assignment: Submission of assignments should not be late

4. Evaluation: UTS (30%), UAS (30%), Assignments and

others(40%).

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Syllabus for Academic Writing

1. Course Description

Students will learn reading skills:

Scanning Previewing and predicting

Building vocabulary

Learning Technical Vocabulary Finding the meanings of words

Understanding Paragraphs

Finding the pattern of Organization

Making Inferences

Skimming

Summarizing

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2. Topics to be covered

Simple Sentences

Compound Sentences

Complex Sentences Paragraphs

Unity

Coherence Essays

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Types of Sentences

Experienced writers use a variety of sentences to maketheir writing interesting and lively. Too many simple

sentences, for example, will sound choppy and immaturewhile too many long sentences will be difficult to read andhard to understand

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SIMPLE SENTENCE

A simple sentence, also called an independent clause,

contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses acomplete thought.

A. Some students like to study in the mornings.B. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon

COMPOUND SENTENCES

A compound sentence contains two independentclauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators areas follows:for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (FANBOYS)

A. I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to

speak English.B. Alex played football, so Maria went

shopping.

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COMPLEX SENTENCE

A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by oneor more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a

subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or whenor a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which.

A. When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give

the teacher the last page.

B. The teacher returned the homework after shenoticed the error.

C. The students are studying because they have a test

tomorrow.D. After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to

the movies.

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Types of Dependent Clauses

There are at least three types of dependent clauses: nounclauses, adjective clauses, and adverbial clauses.

Noun clauses are dependent clauses that act as nouns."They are often signaled with words such as that, which,what, who, whose, whatever, when, where, why, and how.

For example:

How you write the proposal doesn't matter to me. Lynn asked me what you did with the latest stress

calculations.

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Adjective clauses "modify nouns and pronouns in otherclauses. They often begin with which, who, that, when, andwhy.

For example: The meeting, which took three hours, was a waste of

company time.

The supervisor unfairly reprimanded the assistant, who was

poorly trained in handling soil samples.Adverb clauses modify verbs, adjectives, or other

adverbs. They often begin with words such as after, although,as, because, even though, unless, until, whether, and while.

For example:

After the inspector uses a dye to reveal imperfections in themetal, she examines the turbine under a magnifying class

and black light

kill b fi di d i f h

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Test your skill by finding and correcting as many of theerrors as possible.

1. Is true that one must to know english in order to study at anamerican university.

2. My mother told me what it was the purpose of our visit. 3. My sister has two childrens, who their names are Aliand Talal. 4. He comes from Venezuela that is a Spanish-speaking country. 5. There are ten universities in Thailand, seven of them locate in

Bangkok is the capital city.

6. I would like to write about several problems which I have facedthem since I come to United State.

7. There is a small wooden screen separates the bed from the restof the room,

8. At the airport, I was waiting for some relatives which I had

never met them before, 9. It is almost impossible to find two person who their opinions

are the same. 10. On the wall, there is a colorful poster which it consists of a

group of young people who dancing.

ERROR ANALYSIS

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ERROR ANALYSIS: Test your skill by finding and correcting as many of the errors as

possible. 1. The weather was such cold that I don't like to leave my apartment. 2. I have to study four hour every day because of my courses are difficult. 3. In the evening, I usually go downstairs for watching television, 4. On third day of our voyage, we sailed across a rough sea before to

reach the shore 5. I can't understand the lectures in my psychology class, therefore my

roommate lets me borrow notes. 6. According to this legend, a man went in search of a hidden, village, he

finally found it after walk two hundred mile. 7. Because my country is located in a subtropical area, so that weather

is hot. 8. I will stay at the united state for two more year. Because I want finish

my degree before go home, 9. After graduating from college, my father wants me to join his business

firm. 10. We were floating far from the beach, suddenly my mother cried out

shark! a shark is coming, we could see a black fin cutting the water andcoming toward us, we paralyzed.

h f d h l h h b d h

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11. When I refused to help her, she became very angry and shout atme.

12. My home offers me a feeling of security, warm, and love.

13. The whole place was deserted, you couldn't see nothing but

sand. 14. I admire him because of his kindness and patience, and he is

gentle.

15. He likes to come up behind me and tickles me.

16. Because I had to sit in the back row of the auditorium, I couldnot hardly hear the speaker.

17. She asked me a question, but I couldn't say nothing, I just stoodthere with my mouth open.

18. As a child, he labored with his father to clear away the forest anplanting crops.

19. By obeying the speed limit, we can save energy, lives, and it costus less.

20. In my spare time, I enjoy taking care of my aquarium and to

work on my stamp collection.

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21. Tell the taxi driver where do you want to go.

22. My roommate came into the room and asked me why aren't you inclass? I said I am waiting for a telephone call from my family.

23. It was my first day at the university, and I am on my way to my firstclass wondered who else will be in the class. What the teacher wouldbe like?

24. He asked me that what did I intend to do after I graduate?

25. Many of the people in the United States doesn't know much about

geography. For example, people will ask you where is Japan located. 26. What does a patient tell a doctor it is confidential.

27. The reason I decided to come here, because this university has agood meteorology department.

28. We looked back to see where are we and how far are we from camp,

We don't know, so we decided to turn back. We are afraid that wewander too far.

29. After the accident, I opened my eyes slowly and realize that I amstill alive.

30. My country is prospering due to it is a fact that it has become a

leading producer of oil.