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Contents Preface............................................................................................................................4 Contents .........................................................................................................................5 General Introduction ......................................................................................................7 Part I...............................................................................................................................8 The teaching of Reading ................................................................................................8 Introduction....................................................................................................................9 Section 1.......................................................................................................................10 1. Why teach reading?..................................................................................................10 1.1. The text .............................................................................................................10 1.1.1. Authentic texts ...........................................................................................10 1.1.2. Topic ..........................................................................................................11 1.1.3. Use of visuals .............................................................................................11 1. 2. The interaction between the reader and the text ..............................................11 1.2.1. The physical process ..................................................................................11 1.2.2. The psycholinguistic process .....................................................................11 1.2.3. Reading for a purpose ................................................................................12 1.2.4. Reading flexibly.........................................................................................12 1.3. Implications for the teacher ..............................................................................12 1.3.1. The activities ..............................................................................................13 Section 2.......................................................................................................................15 2. Lesson 1 ...................................................................................................................15 2.1The aims of the lesson.........................................................................................15 2.2. The objectives ...................................................................................................15 2.3 General information ...........................................................................................15 2.4. Description and justification ..........................................................................