When the readers read to get the general picture, only the main points are what they are interested in, not the detail.（）

Through reading the students not only learn new language, but also develop their reading skills.（）

Texts are usually used in English classes for two main purposes: as a way of developing reading comprehension and as a way of learning new language.（）

Authentic materials can only be used in the classroom for beginners.（）

In order to understand a text well, it is absolutely necessary to understand every word in the first place.（）

Normally when we read our eyes flick backwards and forwards over the text.（）

The teacher can help the students to read a text by reading it aloud while they follow in their books.（）

To understand a word, you have to read all the letters in it; to understand a sentence you have to read all the words in it.（）

There are no major differences between how one reads in one’s mother tongue and how one reads in a foreign language.（）

Silent reading involves looking at the text and saying the words silently to yourself.（）