UNIT 2 VOCABULARY

Making inferences is a comprehension strategy used by proficient readers to “read between the lines,” make connections, and draw conclusions about the text's meaning and purpose. You already make inferences all of the time.

Making connections is a reading comprehension strategy that helps students find meaning in a text by connecting it to their background knowledge. It is particularly important for English language learners who need to connect learning to their experiences, their culture and family at home, and often across languages.

Interacting with text facilitates students' attention, engagement, and comprehension as they read. By thinking actively, students are able to notice when they are confused or inattentive, and to repair the gap in processing through strategies such as re-reading and clarifying.

Based on the evaluation and the subsequent subjective judgement in answer to a problem. It refers to the reasons advanced for or against a matter. The writer usually argues with another side to convince the reader to join a certain side.

Argument helps us learn to clarify our thoughts and articulate them honestly and accurately and to consider the ideas of others in a respectful and critical manner. The purpose of argument is to change people's points of view or to persuade people to a particular action or behavior.

To give a brief statement of the main points of (something).