Short Passage 短文閱讀
BasicReading skills for short passages.
- Three steps: title → picture → keywords.
- The answer sits next to the keyword.
- Use the words in the passage.
文體小知識：Read and answer.
§Text Passage
1I have a big family. My father is tall and strong. He is a doctor. He works in a hospital. My mother is kind. She is a teacher. She teaches English. She reads with her students every day. I have one brother. He is ten. He likes football. We live in a small flat in Kowloon. We love each other.
2In class, we read this passage together. First, I read the title. Then I look at the picture. I find the keywords, like doctor and teacher. They help me understand the passage.
3Then I answer the questions. Question one asks, 'Where does Father work?' The answer is in a hospital. There is a sign outside the hospital too. Now I understand the passage very well. Reading is easy when I follow the steps!
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
I have a big family.
我家是個大家庭。
My father is tall and strong.
我爸爸又高又壯。
He is a doctor.
他是一位醫生。
He works in a hospital.
他在醫院裡工作。
My mother is kind.
我媽媽好善良。
She is a teacher.
他是一位老師。
She teaches English.
他教英文。
She reads with her students every day.
他日日同學生一起閱讀。
I have one brother.
我有一個哥哥。
He is ten.
他十歲大。
He likes football.
他喜歡踢足球。
We live in a small flat in Kowloon.
我們住在九龍一個小單位。
We love each other.
我們彼此愛護大家。
In class, we read this passage together.
上堂那時，我們一起讀這篇文章。
First, I read the title.
首先，我讀標題。
Then I look at the picture.
接着我看一看插圖。
I find the keywords, like doctor and teacher.
我找出關鍵詞，好像 doctor 同 teacher。
They help me understand the passage.
他們幫我明白這篇文章。
Then I answer the questions.
接着我回答問題。
Question one asks, 'Where does Father work?'
第一條問題問：「爸爸在哪裡工作？」
The answer is in a hospital.
答案是在醫院裡。
There is a sign outside the hospital too.
醫院外面還有一個指示牌。
Now I understand the passage very well.
現在我很明白這篇文章的內容。
Reading is easy when I follow the steps!
只要跟著步驟，閱讀就一點都不難！
1Summary 重點摘要
Reading skills for short passages.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Read.
Answer.
Question.
Picture.
Sign.
Title.
Key word.
Understand.
3Step by step Steps
- Three steps againExample: title first, then picture, then keywords. The P2 passage is longer and holds more facts, so the three steps matter even more. Count the three steps in your head before you start reading.
- Paragraph 1: my familyExample: My father is tall and strong. He is a doctor. He works in a hospital. My mother is kind. She is a teacher. She teaches English. Six sentences cover looks, jobs and workplaces — a model for writing about your family.
- Find keywords to answerExample: for the question Where does Father work?, find works in a hospital in the passage — the answer sits right beside the keyword. Take the words from the question, then hunt for the same or similar words in the text.
- Paragraph 2: how to readExample: read the title for the topic, look at the picture for the scene, then find the keywords doctor and teacher — the two job words. Questions are usually built around keywords, so circle them when you find them.
- Paragraph 3: answer questionsExample: answer with the words from the passage: for Where does Father work? write In a hospital. Do not change the words or invent new ones. Almost every answer lives in the text, so copying the key part is the safest plan.
- Read the sign tooExample: there is a sign outside the hospital as well. Signs on streets, in malls and in parks are all worth reading: the words are short and useful, and they can appear in tests. Read every sign you see, and your word bank grows day by day.
- Retell to someoneExample: My father is a doctor. He works in a hospital. My mother is a teacher. Three sentences cover the whole passage. Retelling it to your family is the best check: if you can say it, you have truly understood it.
5Worked example Example
Read "My Family" with the three steps: title, picture, keywords, then answer three questions.
- Step 1, read the title: My Family — the passage is about the people at home.
- Step 2, look at the picture: a doctor and a teacher; guess who they are before reading.
- Step 3, find the keywords doctor, teacher and hospital, and circle them one by one.
- Answer Q1: What does Father do? Use the words from the text: He is a doctor.
- Answer Q2: Where does he work? The answer follows works: In a hospital.
- Answer Q3: What does Mother teach? She teaches English — note the s in teaches.
- Answer: Q1 He is a doctor. Q2 In a hospital. Q3 She teaches English.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What does Father do?
Q2Where does Father work?
Q3What does Mother teach?
Q4What are the three reading steps?
Q5What is Mother like?
8Recap Recap
- Three steps: title → picture → keywords.
- The answer sits next to the keyword.
- Use the words in the passage.
- Job words are useful: doctor, teacher.
- Retell the passage in three sentences.