INTRODUCTION

WHY IS READING IMPORTANT?

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WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR READING? VOCABULARY GRAMMAR BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE TECHNIQUE (consider the purpose of the reading)

READING TECHNIQUES: 1. Fast Speed reading Scanning Skimming 2. Slow Speed reading

SCANNING
1. Scanning Goal : To find specific information (stated details) Technique: To scan, move your eyes quickly over the article/reading passage until you come to the specific piece of information that you want. If you remember that it is given in the middle towards the end of the article, start your search there. Do not be distracted by other items. Concentrate. When you find what you are looking for, stop and immediately write it down. Then go on to the next point.
Look at the question first Use key word No need to read the whole text

Example:

Study each of the passages, and choose the best answers to the questions that follow. Passage 1 (Question 1--3) Ice ages, those periods when ice covered extensive areas of the Earth, are known to have occurred at least six times. Past ice ages can be recognized from rock strata that show evidence of foreign materials deposited by moving walls of ice or melting glaciers. Ice ages can also be recognized from land formations that have been produced from moving walls of ice, such as U-shaped valleys, sculptured landscapes, and polished rock faces. 1. According to the passage, what happens during an ice age? (a). Rock strata are recognized by geologist. (b) Evidence of foreign materials is found (c) Ice covers a large portion of the Earths surface (d) Ice melts six times 2. The passage covers how many different methods of recognizing past ice ages? (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four 3. According to the passage, what in the rock strata is a clue to geologists of a past ice age? (a) Ice (b) Melting glaciers (c) U-shaped valleys (d) Substances from other areas

LUNG CANCER CHEMOTHERAPHY Chemotherapy refers to drugs that are used to treat cancer. These drugs are taken orally or intravenously and circulate throughout the bloodstream. Chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells as they travel through the bloodstream and into all the organs of the body. But, because they reach all part of your body, they also affect normal cells. Since cancer cells usually divide faster than normal cells, they are more likely to be damaged and destroyed by these drugs. Thus the drugs may kill the cancer cells or at least control the growth and spread of the tumor. Chemotherapy treatment programs are tailored to the needs of each person. The doctor develops a chemotherapy treatment plan (protocol) by considering things such as the type of lung cancer, how widespread it is, and the individuals general state of health. Chemotherapy can be used to: (1) attempt a cure (2) slow the cancers growth (3) keep the cancer from spreading (4) relieve symptoms that may be caused by the cancer by shrinking the tumor. Even if chemotherapy does not cure the disease, studies have consistently shown that it can help lung cancer patient live longer and more comfortably. Types of

chemotherapy drugs: for two years, the two most commonly used drugs for treatment of lung cancer have been Carboplatinum and Cisplatin, two platinum based drugs. Some people respond better to some drugs than others,. In the attempt to achieve the best result with the fewest side effects or an individual, a physician may try different chemotherapy drugs, either alone or in varying combination.