Picture Reading 圖片閱讀
BasicLet pictures help you read.
- Picture reading: title → picture → keywords.
- Pictures help you understand the words faster.
- Answer only what is asked: Where? → the place.
文體小知識：Read with picture.
§Text Passage
1Today is Sunday. I go to the park with my family. The sun is shining. There are many trees and flowers. I play on the slide. My brother flies a kite. My mother sits on a bench. We have a picnic. We eat sandwiches and drink juice. We go home at five. I am happy.
2In class, we read about the park. First, I read the title of the story. Then I look at the picture. The picture shows the trees and the kite. I find the keywords. They help me understand the story.
3Then I answer the questions. Question one asks, 'Where do they go?' The answer is the park. At the park gate, there is a sign. It says, 'Keep the park clean.' I understand it. Reading with pictures is fun!
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Today is Sunday.
今日是星期日。
I go to the park with my family.
我和家人去公園。
The sun is shining.
陽光普照。
There are many trees and flowers.
公園裡有好多樹同花。
I play on the slide.
我玩滑梯。
My brother flies a kite.
我弟弟放風箏。
My mother sits on a bench.
我媽媽坐在長凳上。
We have a picnic.
我們一起野餐。
We eat sandwiches and drink juice.
我們吃三明治、喝果汁。
We go home at five.
我們五點回家。
I am happy.
我好開心。
In class, we read about the park.
上堂那時，我們讀一篇關於公園的文章。
First, I read the title of the story.
首先，我讀故事的標題。
Then I look at the picture.
接着我看一看插圖。
The picture shows the trees and the kite.
圖上畫了一些樹同一隻風箏。
I find the keywords.
我找出關鍵詞。
They help me understand the story.
他們幫我明白這個故事。
Then I answer the questions.
接著我回答問題。
Question one asks, 'Where do they go?'
第一條問題問：「他們去了哪裡？」
The answer is the park.
答案是公園。
At the park gate, there is a sign.
公園門口有一個告示牌。
It says, 'Keep the park clean.'
上面寫着：「保持公園清潔。」
I understand it.
我明白箇中意思。
Reading with pictures is fun!
看着圖畫來閱讀真好玩！
1Summary 重點摘要
Let pictures help you read.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Read.
Answer.
Question.
Picture.
Sign.
Title.
Key word.
Understand.
3Step by step Steps
- Three steps againPicture reading uses the same three steps as reading a passage: read the title first, then look at the picture, and finally find the keywords. A picture gives clues beyond the words, such as the setting and what people are doing. Follow the order and nothing important is missed.
- Paragraph 1: a day in the parkOn this day I go with my family to the park: I play on the slide, my brother flies a kite, and my mother sits on a bench. While reading, match each person with an action: I am on the slide, my brother holds the kite, my mother sits down. A picture of the park appears in your mind.
- Pictures help you understandIn the picture you can see the trees and the kite. Matching the things in the picture with the words makes the scene clear at once: the story happens in a park. Looking at pictures is not a waste of time; picture and text confirm each other, and new words stick better.
- Paragraph 2: how to readRead in order: first the title, which tells you the text is about a park; then the picture, where you find the slide, the kite and the bench; finally the keywords in the text: slide, kite, bench. The title gives the direction, the picture gives the scene, and the keywords give the details.
- Paragraph 3: answer questionsThe question asks Where do they go? and the answer, the park, sits in the very first sentence. Answer exactly what is asked: for a place, answer with a place, and add nothing extra. Find the right sentence first, and then pick out the most direct answer from it.
- Read the sign tooThe sign at the park gate says Keep the park clean. It means we must not drop litter. When reading with pictures, read the words on signs and posters as well; they are part of the text, and sometimes they hold the answer to a question.
- Talk about the picturePoint at the picture and say: I play on the slide. My brother flies a kite. Use the picture and the words together, pointing and speaking at the same time, and turn the text into your own words. Then let a classmate look at the picture and guess which part you are describing.
5Worked example Example
Read A Day in the Park with the picture, then answer three questions: where they go, what I play on, and what the sign says.
- Read the title: A Day in the Park. The story is about one day in the park.
- Look at the picture carefully: slide, kite, bench and big trees. Remember what you see.
- Find the keywords in the text: slide, kite, bench, and match them with the picture.
- Answer Q1: Where do they go? The answer is They go to the park., right in the first sentence.
- Answer Q2: What do I play on? The answer is The slide. Answer only what is asked.
- Answer Q3: What does the sign say? The answer is Keep the park clean. Check that every answer uses the original words.
- Answer: Q1 the park; Q2 the slide; Q3 Keep the park clean. Picture reading steps: title, picture, keywords — pick the answers straight from the words of the text.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Who do I go to the park with?
Q2What do I play on?
Q3What does my brother do?
Q4Where do they go?
Q5What does the sign ask us to do?
8Recap Recap
- Picture reading: title → picture → keywords.
- Pictures help you understand the words faster.
- Answer only what is asked: Where? → the place.
- Read the sign too: Keep the park clean.
- Retell with the picture to remember better.