ELT365 · Day 152 — What Is a Receptive Skill?
Idea — Receptive skills are reading and listening — language comes in. Learners decode meaning without producing output, but active processing is still required. Example —…
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English Tip · 05 — Connectors — Join Your Ideas Clearly
Connectors signal the relationship between ideas. Without them, sentences sit side by side with no logic. With them, your argument flows. Examples So = result: ‘I…
ReadELT365 · D177 — Text Types and Reading Tasks: Match What You Ask
Idea — Match the task to the text type. A recipe calls for scanning and order. A novel calls for gist and pleasure. An exam question…
ReadELT365 · D175 — Inferencing: Reading Between the Lines
Idea — Inferencing is reading or listening for what is implied but not stated. A critical higher-order skill — and the one that separates B1 from…
ReadELT365 · D174 — Detailed Comprehension Questions That Actually Work
Idea — Detailed questions direct learners to specific parts of the text. They should require reading, not background knowledge. Reference the text: where is the evidence?…
ReadELT365 · D173 — Gist Questions for Reading: What Works and What Doesn’t
Idea — One gist question, answered in one sentence. Common mistake: setting multiple-choice for gist. True gist is open: ‘What is the writer’s main point?’ Answer…
ReadELT365 · D172 — Pre-Reading: Activating Schema Before the Text
Idea — Activating background knowledge before a text reduces cognitive load during reading. Like a pre-listening warm-up, but faster: text titles usually give more context than…
ReadELT365 · D169 — Scanning: Finding the One Fact You Need
Idea — Scanning means moving over a text quickly to find one specific piece of information. The reader isn’t reading; they’re searching. Eyes move, brain filters.…
ReadELT365 · D168 — Skimming: Reading for the Main Idea in 60 Seconds
Idea — Skimming is reading for overall meaning in minimum time. One pass, one question, one answer — what is this text about? Not what does…
ReadELT365 · D164 — Transcript Work: When Showing the Text Helps
Idea — Showing the transcript after listening helps learners connect sounds to spelling and see where they were confused. Never show it before — it turns…
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