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1) Socratives
2) Learning Objectives
3) Reading Quiz
4) Lesson
5) Vocabulary Tasks

This unit will teach you how to find main ideas in reading texts, as well as how to skim and scan.

​Reading Quiz

After you finish reading a text, have you ever asked yourself what the text was about?

Have you ever read a text only to find a specific piece of information? Did you read the whole text?

When the author does not state the main idea directly, it is called an implied main idea. To figure out what the implied main idea is, you must look at the specific sentences in the paragraph and think about what they suggest.

• The main idea may be split. The first sentence of a paragraph may present a point of view, while the last sentence presents a contrasting or opposite view.

• The main idea is the central point or thought that the author wants to communicate to the readers.

• The main idea answers the question, "What does the author want me to know about the topic?" or "What is the author teaching me?" Often, the author states the main idea in a single sentence.

• In paragraphs, a stated main idea is called the "topic sentence." In an article, the main idea is called the "thesis statement."

What is a main idea?

How to find the answers?

1. First, read the first line of each paragraph. Look for a common theme or idea.
   

2. Then, pass your eyes quickly over the rest of the passage to check that you have really found the main idea/ topic of the passage.

Practice Time

​Let's check your vocabulary

Vocabulary Task - Any 10 Words