English IV
Proofreading
Thai Reading Rates
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Instructions: Read and correct the following sentences. Make 10 and only 10
corrections. One of the sentences will not be relevant. Underline the irrelevant
sentence.
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Thai and Laos officials are trying to determine how to improve rates of reading in
both their country after a report showed that their citizens read only about 8 pages of
text a year. An official who wishes to not be named said that an educational
programs in Thailand seeks to get kids interested in reading through a rewards
system. He went on to say that the rewards for a system would involve things to boost
their proficiency. It is common knowledge that books read very rarely, and almost
never for fun. Singapore’s current best selling book is Harry Potter. After launching
the new program the thai education minister plans to get more English translated into
Thai to help increase reading rates. There are at least three publishings companies
that will offer their most popular titles in the kingdom. But in today fast changing
world, the stories have to keep pace with reader preferences. Its not a matter funding,
but one of political will. One model that the country can follow is that of the United
Kingdom, which reads about 12 books a year on average, many times more then in
Thailand.
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English IV
Proofreading
Thai Reading Rates
!
Instructions: Read and correct the following sentences. Make 10 and only 10
corrections. One of the sentences will not be relevant. Underline the irrelevant
sentence.
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Thai and Laos1
officials are trying to determine how to improve rates of reading in
both their countries after a report showed that their citizens read only about 8 pages of
text a year. An official who wishes to not be named said that an educational
2
program in Thailand seeks to get kids interested3in reading through a rewards
system. He went on to say that the rewards for the system would
4 involve things to boost
their proficiency. It is common knowledge that books are read very rarely, and almost
The system was already introduced in the sentence before, so use ‘the’
never for fun. Singapore’s current best selling book is Harry Potter. After
5 launching
the new program6the Thai education minister plans to get more English translated into
7
Thai to help increase reading rates. There are at least three publishing companies
that will offer their most popular titles in the kingdom. But
8 in today’s fast changing
world, the stories have to keep pace with reader preferences. It’s not a matter funding,
9
but one of political will. One model that the country can follow is that of the United
Kingdom, which reads about 12 books a year on average, many times more than in10
Thailand.
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