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【正文】 careful reading process. At this stage you can also try to guess the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary. 　　5 Guessing unknown words 　　It is unlikely that you will understand 100 percent of the vocabulary in a text, especially at a first reading. Use first the context and then your own knowledge of the subject to help you guess the meaning of unknown words. At your first reading of a text it is usually best not to stop and consult your dictionary. This will interrupt your process of reading and understanding. often the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases bees clear as you continue to read through the text. The dictionary can be used at a later stage. 　　In using the context to help you guess unknown vocabulary, you can refer first to immediate context and then to the wider context in which a word is found. The immediate context is the sentence in which a word is found, and sometimes the sentences immediately before and after this. The wider context can include other sentences and even other paragraphs in a text. Both forms of context can often provide important information which help you guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. 　　6 Understanding main ideas 　　You will practice recognizing the main ideas contained within a text. In the process of skimming you will already have identified some of these main ideas. During a second and third reading you can recognize and understand them more fully. Each paragraph will usually contain one main idea. sometimes referred to as the paragraph topic. 　　The reading materials provide several exercises which help you identify and understand the main ideas in a text. Knowing the key points in a reading text is vital in assessing its importance and relevance for your needs. Understanding the main ideas will also lead you to an understanding of a writer39。s organization. 　　7 Inferring 　　Sometimes a writer will suggest or express something indirectly in a text. In other words, a writer will imply something and leave it to the reader to infer or understand what is meant. When writers do this, they rely to some extent on the knowledge of their readers knowledge of a subject or cultural knowledge, for example. Inferring a writer39。s meaning is sometimes important in the process of understanding a reading text. 　　8 Understanding text organization 　　Writers structure, or organize, their writing in many different ways. Recognizing the way in which a text has been organized will help you understand its meaning more fully. A writer may want, for example, to outline a situation, discuss a problem and propose a solution. This will usually result in a particular pattern of organization. Or a writer may want to pare and contrast two ideas and will choose one of two basic structures monly used to pare and contrast. 　　Another feature related to organization is a writer39。s use of time. To give an account of events or describe a process, writers will often use a chronological order, in which events are recounted in the group in which