1. English for Specific Purposes
Lesson 15
Reading Comprehension 3

2. RC Questions
• 4 types of RC questions:
1. Specific info (positive)
2. Vocabulary
3. Main idea/inference
4. Specific info (negative)

3. RC Questions
• 4 types of RC questions:
1. Specific info (positive)
2. Vocabulary
3. Main idea/inference
4. Specific info (negative)

4. NOT questions
• Page 112
• For “NOT” questions,
underline key words in the
questions and each answer
choice.
• Scan the passages and
eliminate wrong (“right”)
answers

5. NOT questions
• Do question 1, Page 112

6. NOT questions
• There are no NOT
questions on the final.

7. Numbers/Dates/Times
• If the answers to a
question are all Numbers,
Dates, or Times, scan for
the answers choices

8. Numbers/Dates/Times
• Page 113
• Part A
• Part C

9. Double passages
• Page 152
• The key extra strategy is
that, before looking at the
questions, quickly skim the
passages
• Then, for the
questions, decide which
passage (or both) the answer

10. Double passages
• Page 151, Part 2
• Questions 1-5, passages on
next page

11. Double passages
• There are no Double Passages
on the final.

12. Double passages
• There are no Double Passages
on the final.

13. Passage type:
Advertisements
Example on Page 117

14. Advertisements
•Common question types:
Money
Time
Rules

15. Strategy summary
• You must remember the
order that questions
should be answered in:

16. Question order

17. Question order

18. Question order

19. Question order

20. Question order
1. Specific info (positive)
2. Vocabulary
3. Main idea/inference
4. Specific info (negative)

21. Strategy
Timing:

22. Strategy
Except for double
passages,

23. Strategy
For most questions (1,~3,4)
Except…

24. Strategy
For answers that are
numbers/names/dates,

25. Vocabulary Practice
• Answer the questions on the
handout