BAHASA INGGRIS OPENCOURSEWARE UNIVERSITAS PEMBANGUNAN JAYA 02

Frinadiniarta Nur Sitepu, S.E., M.Hum.

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SKIMMING: Reading quickly to find the MAIN IDEA.

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SCANNING: Reading quickly to find SPECIFIC DETAIL.

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TOPIC: The content of a paragraph stated in WORDS or

PHRASE format.
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MAIN IDEA: The content of a paragraph stated in

SENTENCE format.
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TOPIC
o QUESTIONS to
ask

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What is the topic of the
article?
What is the article
about?

MAIN IDEA
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What is the main idea of
the article?
What does the writer

mainly write about?

o ANSWERS

A word or a phrase
(not a complete sentence)

A complete sentence

o EXAMPLES
(The Magic of
Potter)

1. The idea of Harry
Potter.
2. Rowling’s life.
3. Rowling’s career.

1. Rowling got the idea of
Harry Potter on a train.

2. Harry Potter has changed
the writer’s life.
3. Harry Potter has made
Rowling a famous writer.

Answer the questions below based on the
information in the article.
a)

Where was J.K. Rowling when she got the
idea of Harry Potter?
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b)

Answer: place=__________

When was the first Harry Potter book
published?
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Answer: time=____________

1.

Visit and read this site:

http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/urban-design/10things-that-make-a-great-green-city/
2.

Of the 10 aspects needed to make a green city (an ecofriendly city), which one do you think is the most important?

3.

Is it possible to apply these 10 aspects in
Indonesia/Jakarta/Tangsel (choose one city in Indonesia)?
What challenges do we have? Explain your answer.

Frinadiniarta Nur Sitepu, S.E., M.Hum.