Tham khảo tài liệu 'gmat exam success episode 1 part 5', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CHAPTER 5 Reading Comprehension In business school you will be expected to read quite a lot and much of what you read will be quite sophisticated. But the skills you need to comprehend these texts are the same skills you have been using for years. This section will review those essential reading comprehension skills and discuss how you can apply them to the GMAT Verbal section. Active Reading Strong reading skills begin with how you read. People often think that reading is a passive activity after all you are just sitting there looking at words on a page. But reading should actually be a highly active exercise in which you interact with the text. Whenever you read for the GMAT exam for class or for pleasure these active reading strategies can dramatically increase your comprehension of texts. Preview and Review Although it only takes a few seconds to preview a reading-comprehension passage it can make a tremendous difference in how much you understand from the text. Before you begin reading quickly scan the text. As you 69 Learn a Word a Day Want to build your vocabulary Try setting your Internet browser homepage to one of these word-a-day websites wordoftheday cgi display wotd learning students wordofday awad skim through the passage you will see how the text is broken up and get a sense of what the passage is about. You will get a feel for how the writer has organized his or her ideas and the main point that will be developed in the text. You will notice key words and ideas especially those that are boldfaced bulleted boxed or otherwise highlighted in the text. Previewing works by planting context and comprehension clues in your mind. If you have a rough sense of what is ahead you will be more prepared to absorb and understand the text when you return for a more careful read. The same principle is true for just about any discipline or skill. If you know what to expect you will be
