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Reading &
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______________________ Date: ______ Who's your favorite writer? ____________________________ Why? (e.g., "His books are so funny.") ________________________________________________________________________________ Do you enjoy reading? ________ Why or why not? (e.g., "It's boring and I don't have time." or "Reading expands my world and gives me many experiences and knowledge I couldn't have gotten otherwise.) ________________________________________________________________________________ What's the most interesting thing you've read about recently? (e.g., "I'm reading a book now about how our memory works." "I just read about a man who has been married 15 times.") ________________________________________________________________________________ Do you enjoy reading in English? __________ Why or why not? ________________________________________________________________________________ What's the most interesting thing you've ever read in English? (e.g., "I thought Diary of Anne Frank was very interesting. It helped me understand that suffering happens to real people, just like me--not only to strange people in far away lands.") ________________________________________________________________________________ If you could easily read anything in English, what would you like to read? Why? (e.g., "I'd like to read Breakfast at Tiffany's because I liked the movie a lot.") ________________________________________________________________________________ Do you think reading in English helps your English ability? ___________ If yes - How? In what way? If no - Why not? ________________________________________________________________________________ |
Ken Schmidt - Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University