Paper 2 Reading Comprehension

PAPER 2 READING COMPREHENSION

Learning engagement 3: Prepare for reading discussion forum (60')

This text was used in an IB exam. I took it to be used in a mock exam for my students. This text can be adapted to the Theme Identities, Topic Healthy Lifestyles. Reading Strategies: As a strategy, I use the method TEAPCALIM. It helps my students to recognize the text type and information to comprehend the message in the written way. T: Text type --- E: Elements of the text type --- A: Audience -- P: Purpose --- C: Context --- A: Author --- L: Language -- I: Image---- M: Meaning This text can be for both SL & HL

Sample #1

Conceptual Understanding: Context Students need to understand the context of the text to select the four true statements.

Conceptual Understanding: Audience in exercise 2 because the candidate must consider the targeted audience. Conceptual Understanding: Variation from 3 to 6 students consider how a word can keep the same accuracy in a text.