Reading and understanding newspapers. Пыж А.М. - 33 стр.

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Watch for examples and elaboration: you can often understand an unfamiliar
word or concept even if the writer does not provide you with a synonym or
explanation. As the story develops and the writer adds details, you have a good
chance of finding one or more specific examples of the unfamiliar concept. In
the story below, for example, notice how you eventually find several specific
examples of delinquency. Even if you only understand one of the examples,
you can still get a good idea of the concept of delinquency. And you can also
figure out that juvenile delinquency must be something carried out by young
people.
S'pore worries over delinquency
Singapore (AP)—RISING juvenile delinquency is alarming
authorities in Singapore, a super-efficient city-nation often
lauded as a model society.
According to the latest police figures, the number of juvenile
delinquents reached a record high of 1,892 in 1993, a 28-per cent
rise over 1992 figures, Community Development Minister said
on Saturday. These statistics are of concern to all of us. We need
to understand why juveniles turned to crimes in order to check
this disturbing trend, said the minister.
The 384 members of the government-sponsored group
supplement the Community Probation Service, which counsels
juvenile delinquents usually caught shoplifting and vandalising
cars, or for more serious crimes like stealing motorcycles.
Parental neglect could be one of the reasons for the rise in
juvenile delinquency, the minister said. Quoting studies, he also
b
lamed poor academic performance and peer pressure. Of the
1,787 youngsters placed on probation
b
etween 1989 and 1993, 50
per cent were school dropouts.
Have a Questioning Attitude: once good readers understand what the
subject they are reading about is from the headline and lead, they automatically
form questions in their minds. And because of the nature of news stories, they
can expect their questions to be answered in the body of the story. This may not
be automatic for you at first, so you may want to spend a moment and form
your own questions. This gives you a purpose and it makes even the most
difficult story easier to read.

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