English for Professional and Acad Purposes
Abstraction
June 6, 2018
Wednesday
I. OBJECTIVES
Explains the specific ideas contained in
the various academic texts. CS_11/12A-
EAPP-Ia-c-3
II. SUBJECT MATTER
a. Topic: Reading Academic Texts
b. Materials: Slide Deck, laptop, projector,
white board
c. Reference: Critical Reading and Writing
for SHS LM, CG pp. 1,
III. PROCEDURES
A. Preliminary Activities
 Prayer
 Checking of attendance
 Review
B. Motivation
1. Bring to class some pictures of some
food items with their nutritional information
from the dried goods section of the
grocery (e.g., a small can of sardines, a
can of fruit cocktail).
2. Teach the students how to interpret the
nutritional information on the labels of
these food items. Show them samples like
the one below.
3. Call the attention of the students to the
part which says “calories.” Occasionally,
instead of “calories” the word “energy”
appears. Explain this distinction to the
class. Explain to them the other entries
listed on the label.
C. Presentation
1. Activity
1. Guide the students
through a careful reading of the
selection.
2. Let them identify the
function of each paragraph (e.g.,
Paragraph 1 introduces the topic
by giving a definition of calorie).
2. Analysis
Ask the students why it is
important to understand calories
3.
Why are you reading a
particular text?
a. Are you trying to get an
overview of the text?
b. Are you looking for a particular
point?
THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN A TEXT:
- issues
- arguments
- theoretical perspective
KEY PARTS IN A TEXT:
a. introduction
b. section of an article
c. table of contents
d. concluding part
e. abstract
To identify how ideas are related to one
another, you should find out how the text is
structured. Some texts have predictable
structures (e.g. lab reports) and the various
parts should be easy to identify. With
critical, persuasive texts, it can be more
difficult to identify the writer’s chosen
structure. There are many possibilities - one
commonly used structure to compare and
contrast; another is to put forward one
point of view, challenge and criticise it,
and then propose a new point of view.
It is easy to identify a main idea that is
directly expressed in the text.
 Main ideas are often found at the
beginning of paragraphs. The first
sentence often explains the subject being
discussed in the passage.
 Main ideas are also found in the
concluding sentences of a paragraph. The
main idea can be expressed as a
summation of the information in the
paragraph as well as a link to the
information in the next paragraph.
4. Application
Pick out the main idea of the
passage:
"To many parents, the infant's
crying may be mainly an irritation,
especially if it continues for long periods.
But crying serves important functions for
the child as well as for the parents. For the
child, crying helps improve lung capacity
and the respiratory system. Perhaps more
important, the cry serves as a signal of
distress. When babies cry, they indicate
that they are hungry or in pain, and this is
important information for parents."

IV. EVALUATION
The teacher will read the selection
“Understanding Calories” while the class
listens and takes note of important details.
Each student will explain the specific idea
contained in the text.

V. ASSIGNMENT
Ask the students to interview a
school athlete or a team coach about
calories intake. What is a healthy intake of
calories.