Understanding text means how well we read the text. The concept of reading, shortly can be define as
interpreting orally of the language which is written.
There
are several kind of text functionally used in our daily activities. The
text can be for several purposes; informing, entertaining, technically
directing, exposing, instrumenting, debating, narrating, and other
purposes.
The reading material can vary from book, magazine, news paper, cooking
recipes, medicine recept, furniture
installation, gadget
manual guide, or simply
yellow book
There should be slightly different
technique when reading such different type of the written language.
Practically, the way we read any text or written language is using one
or mixed way from several kind of reading techniques. They are can be
what we call preview, question, take a not, summarize, review and
reflect, scanning skimming and others.
Whatever the technique and
strategies we use for reading, remember that we need the the process of
reading in very fast way. That's for all, we are going to discus how we
can get reading process in very effective and efficient way. In next
post series, we will show you how we can practice to read fast. That is
SPEED READING TIPS..
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Hortatory text is written to persuade the readers. It is about the matter which the writers believe as the important
thing Hortatory exposition will be accomplished with certain
recommendation which should or should not be done. Let's see the
following example of a hortatory exposition text "The Importance of Speaking English"
English nowadays has an important role in our daily life. It is the massive means of communication. Is there a strong argument which says that English will not give any benefit?
Learning to speak English well
may be the best way to improve our life. It seems all the people in the
world have agreed to use English to talk to each other. About
1,500,000,000 people in the world speak English. While another
1,000,000,000 are still learning English.
If we can communicate in English, we can contact people from all over the world. We can talk about our ideas and opinions on Internet discussion groups. We can chat with other interesting people to learn about their life and culture.
If we can communicate in English, we can travel more easily. English is
spoken in more than 100 countries. If we lost, we can ask directions or
ask for help. Who knows, English will save our life somewhere someday.
That is why we should make every effort possible to find somebody
to speak with. Where can we find people who can speak English with us?
We can find them at school, shopping mall, tourist destination, etc
Above all, don't be afraid to speak English. We must try to speak, even
if we make mistakes. We cannot learn without mistakes. So, speak English
as much as possible!
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Narrative texts always teach us some moral value. A narrative text will be constructed in
ORIENTATION, COMPLICATION and RESOLUTION. Such plot of narrative story will
determine the the story as whole. Let’s see the following example of narrative
text!
Once,
there was a king of mice. He lived inside a banyan tree in a forest. He loved
the tree as his home. He lived there happily.
One day,
a poor man wanted to cut down the banyan tree. The king of the mice was
frightened so he asked the woodcutter to leave the tree standing. In result, he
would give the woodcutter a gold every day. The woodcutter agreed.
Every
evening, the king of the mice gave a piece of gold to the woodcutter. The gold
was taken out from the roots of the banyan tree. The woodcutter was happy and took
the gold home.
After a
few days, the woodcutter's wife asked him, “Where does the gold come from?” So
he replied, “The king of the mice gives me the golds from under the roots of
the tree.” “Oh, you are stupid!” his wife said and suggested. “Why don’t you
cut down the tree and take the golds all away?” The woodcutter would do as his
wife said.
The
following day, the woodcutter cut down the banyan tree. Unfortunately, he did
not find any gold there instead the king of the mice had run away and crept up
to the woodcutter’s house. The king of the mice took back all the golds.
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