Picture Reading 圖片閱讀
BasicLet pictures help you read.
- Read the picture before the words — it tells you what the passage is about.
- On signs, the big keyword matters most: TEA, OPEN, SALE, EXIT.
- Follow the time words (last summer → afternoon → evening) to stay on track.
文體小知識：Read with picture.
§Text Passage
1Last summer, my family visited my grandparents in Taiwan. We went by plane, and the flight took one hour. My grandmother cooked delicious food for us. We had beef noodles and dumplings, and I ate two bowls of rice. The city was busy but beautiful. In the afternoon, we walked around the old streets and looked at the shops.
2There were many shops with colourful signs and pretty pictures. On one sign, I read the title and found the keyword TEA, so we went in for a drink. A kind shopkeeper answered my questions happily. I bought a small gift for my best friend with my pocket money.
3In the evening, we sat in the garden and watched the stars. My grandfather told me stories about his childhood. Before bed, I wrote in my diary and drew a picture of the night sky. When I look at the picture now, I understand how much I love my family. I want to visit Taiwan again next year.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Last summer, my family visited my grandparents in Taiwan.
去年暑假，我們一家人去台灣探爺爺奶奶。
We went by plane, and the flight took one hour.
我們搭飛機去，飛了一個小時就到。
My grandmother cooked delicious food for us.
奶奶煮了好多好吃的東西給我們。
We had beef noodles and dumplings, and I ate two bowls of rice.
我們吃了牛肉麵同水餃，我還吃了兩碗飯。
The city was busy but beautiful.
這個城市很熱鬧，又很美麗。
In the afternoon, we walked around the old streets and looked at the shops.
下午我們在舊街上走一走，看看那些商店。
There were many shops with colourful signs and pretty pictures.
那裡有好多商店，掛着色彩繽紛的招牌同美麗的圖畫。
On one sign, I read the title and found the keyword TEA, so we went in for a drink.
我在一個招牌上面看到標題，找到關鍵詞 TEA，所以我們進去喝了一杯茶。
A kind shopkeeper answered my questions happily.
有位好心的店員很開心地回答我的問題。
I bought a small gift for my best friend with my pocket money.
我用零用錢買了份小禮物給我最好的朋友。
In the evening, we sat in the garden and watched the stars.
晚上，我們坐在花園裡看星星。
My grandfather told me stories about his childhood.
爺爺和我說他小時候的故事。
Before bed, I wrote in my diary and drew a picture of the night sky.
睡覺之前，我寫了日記，還畫了一幅夜空的畫。
When I look at the picture now, I understand how much I love my family.
現在我再看這幅畫，就明白自己有多愛我的家人。
I want to visit Taiwan again next year.
我好想明年再去台灣。
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
- Look at the picture and guessThe picture shows a teahouse and a big sign, so you can guess the passage is about a trip and tea before reading a word. A picture gives three kinds of clues: the place, the people and what they are doing. Ask these three questions in your head, then read the passage to check your guesses.
- Read in time orderlast summer — Taiwan; afternoon — old streets; evening — stars. Follow the time words and the journey unfolds like a map. Travel stories almost always move in time order, so dates, seasons and morning, afternoon, evening are signposts. Jot them on scrap paper to build a simple timeline for quick checking later.
- Find keywords on signsA big word on the sign says TEA, so you know the shop sells drinks without reading every word. Signs and titles are highly compressed messages: one big word often carries the point. Find the largest, loudest word first and think how it connects to the passage. Big-first reading works for posters, adverts and library shelves too.
- Match picture and wordsThe passage says colourful signs and pretty pictures, so find that sign in the picture and see whether the two match. Matching picture to words is a self-check: everything the passage names should appear in the picture. If something is missing, either the picture differs or you missed a detail — either way, stop and verify.
- Circle the detailsCircle details as you read: what they ate (beef noodles and dumplings), how much rice (two bowls of rice). Specific numbers and names make the easiest questions, and circling builds an index of answers in advance. Add tiny labels such as ate and how much, so you can locate each fact in seconds.
- Talk about the feelingAfter reading, ask why the writer wants to visit again. The passage says I understand how much I love my family. — the trip was really about being with family. Reading is more than finding answers; it is finding the feeling behind the words. Quote the feeling sentence first, then explain it in your own words.
5Worked example Example
Question: How do we combine the picture and keywords to work out what the shop sells?
- Step 1: Look at the picture first: are there cups or food in it? The scene tells you what kind of shop it is.
- Step 2: Read the biggest word on the sign: it says TEA, the loudest message in the whole picture.
- Step 3: Match the sign with the passage: I found the keyword TEA, so we went in for a drink.
- Step 4: Check the meaning: for a drink means they went in to buy a drink, so the answer is tea.
- Step 5: Try the same method on another sign: BAKERY means a bread shop — one method, many uses.
- Answer: Answer: The shop sells drinks, because the keyword on the sign is TEA and the passage says we went in for a drink. The two clues support each other.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1First?
Q2Don't understand?
Q3Find answer?
Q4When did I go to Taiwan?
Q5What did I eat?
Q6When will I visit Taiwan again?
8Recap Recap
- Read the picture before the words — it tells you what the passage is about.
- On signs, the big keyword matters most: TEA, OPEN, SALE, EXIT.
- Follow the time words (last summer → afternoon → evening) to stay on track.
- Match picture and text: find in the picture what the passage describes.
- Retell after reading: where you went, what you did and how you felt.