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Contains detailed articles on nearly every subject, photos, illustrations, maps and diagrams are also added to help the readers.
Encyclopedia
This is published by year, and they list up-to-date facts, statistics, charts and some unusual information.
Almanacs and yearbooks
This is a collection of detailed maps published as a book.
Atlas
This general reference gives information about words. It's main part consists of pages listing A to Z vocabulary.
Dictionary
This is used when reading all types of documents.
Skimming and Scanning
This is usually used in writing such as textbooks and university essays.
Formal Language
This enables you to extract detailed information, to note the sequence of events, and be aware of patterns, similarities, comparisons, and contrast.
Close Reading
These are called "slices of life"
Anecdote
As a writer, it is of the outmost importance to be aware of your reader or ________________. Try not to offend your reader.
Audience
This is a reading skill you use when you want to locate a single fact or a specific bit of information without reading every part of story, article, list,or document.
Scanning
Give an example of CONTRACTIONS
isn’t, don’t, won’t, they’re, can’t, shouldn’t
an example of FORMAL LANGUAGE which means: to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence
interrogate
This is very fast reading. This is where you read to get the main ideas and a few, but not all, of the details. To do this, you must leave out parts of an article or story.
Skimming
This uses a respectful and academic tone. This is also uses more complex vocabulary than everyday speech.
Formal Language
This is the informal/familiar or popular English. This is also used in everyday spoken English.
Colloquial Language