Reading for the key ideas in sentences. Example : To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to. Key idea: what a father is like in the eyes of his son. 1 As an adult, when he tried to inform people about his new beliefs at the rally, he found that he didn't have the adequate communication skills needed. Key idea________________________________________________________ 2 The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were captured in a condensed non-statement. My student’s “whoa!” was exceeded only by my head-shaking distress. Key idea_____________________________________________________ 3 Blame for the scandal of this language deficit should be thrust upon our schools, which should be setting high standards of English language proficiency. Instead, they only teach a little grammar and even less advanced vocabulary. Moreover, the younger teachers themselves evidently have little knowledge of these vital structures of language because they also went without exposure to them. Schools fail to adequately teach the essential framework of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary, while they should take the responsibility of pushing the young onto the path of competent communication. Key Idea_____________________________________________________________________________________________________