Reading: Understanding Text Structure, Cohesion & Coherence (Basic): A2 Lesson 1: Identifying the Topic of a Simple Paragraph

Reading A2

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Finding the Topic

ការស្វែងរកប្រធានបទនៃកថាខណ្ឌ

What is a "Topic"? It is the main subject. It answers: What is this paragraph about?

តើអ្វីទៅជា "ប្រធានបទ"? វាគឺជាគំនិតសំខាន់។ វាឆ្លើយតបនឹងសំណួរថា៖ តើកថាខណ្ឌនេះនិយាយអំពីអ្វី?

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The First Sentence key

ប្រយោគទីមួយ (ប្រយោគប្រធានបទ)

Strategy 1: Read the first sentence. It usually tells you the topic!

Look at the start! Dogs make great pets. They are very friendly. They like to play. They protect the house. (ប្រយោគទីមួយប្រាប់យើងរួចហើយថា ប្រធានបទគឺ "សត្វឆ្កែ"។)

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Repeated Words sync

ពាក្យដែលប្រើដដែលៗ

Strategy 2: Look for words that you see again and again.

Count the words! I need water. It is hot today, and I want to drink water. Cold water is the best. (ពាក្យដែលឃើញញឹកញាប់ជាងគេ គឺ "Water" ដូច្នេះប្រធានបទគឺ Water!)

warning The Detail Trap!

Don't choose one small detail!

(កុំជ្រើសរើសយកព័ត៌មានលម្អិតតូចមួយ មកធ្វើជាប្រធានបទរួមរបស់កថាខណ្ឌ!)

"I love my school. The teachers are nice. My classroom has a big window. I read books in the library."

Topic: A big window. ❌
Topic: My School. ✅

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Read and choose the topic:

"Apples are red or green. Oranges are orange. Bananas are yellow. They are all sweet."

(តើកថាខណ្ឌនេះនិយាយពីអ្វី?)

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Read and choose the topic:

"I wake up at 7:00 AM. I brush my teeth. Then, I eat breakfast and go to work."

(តើកថាខណ្ឌនេះនិយាយពីអ្វី?)

THE TRAP! error

"My holiday in Japan was great. We visited Tokyo. We ate sushi one night. It was very beautiful."

What is the main topic?

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Rule Check

Where do we usually find the topic sentence in English?

(តើយើងតែងតែឃើញប្រយោគប្រធានបទនៅត្រង់ណា?)

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Guess the Topic

If you see the words:
"Sun, beach, swim, sand"...

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នកឃើញពាក្យទាំងនេះ តើប្រធានបទទំនងជាអ្វី?)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Paragraph Detective search (រកកថាខណ្ឌភាសាអង់គ្លេសមួយក្នុងសៀវភៅ ហើយគូសបន្ទាត់ពីក្រោមប្រយោគទីមួយ ដែលជាប្រធានបទ។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Write it down edit (សរសេរពាក្យអង់គ្លេស ៣ ម៉ាត់ ដែលទាក់ទងនឹង "កុនដែលអ្នកចូលចិត្តមើល" (Your favorite movie)។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Teach a friend group (ពន្យល់មិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកថា អ្វីទៅជា Topic Sentence (ប្រយោគប្រធានបទ) ជាភាសាខ្មែរ!)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Voice Note mic (អានកថាខណ្ឌនេះបញ្ចេញសំឡេង: "Dogs make great pets. They are friendly. They like to play." រួចប្រាប់ថាប្រធានបទវាជាអ្វី។)

Video Lesson movie

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Ask a Question person_raised_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Sokha 2 hours ago

Is the topic always in the first sentence?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! Usually in English, YES! The first sentence tells us the big idea. But sometimes, it might be the second sentence. That is why we also look for repeated words! auto_stories

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Minea 5 hours ago

What is the difference between a "topic" and a "detail"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Think of an umbrella! The TOPIC is the big umbrella. The DETAILS are the small things standing under the umbrella. umbrella

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Piseth 8 hours ago

I do not know all the words in the paragraph. Can I still find the topic?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Yes! You do not need to know every word. Just look for the words you DO know, especially words that repeat. That will give you a big clue! search