Skimming
Skimming should help you to:
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read more quickly
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decide whether you want/need to
read something in more detail
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think about your reading and
ask questions
Skimming means reading something very
quickly just to get an idea of what it is about.
Just skim over the surface of it to find
the main point and don’t read every detail.
You need to be quite good at reading before you try
skimming.
1 Start off with a short
piece e.g. a short text task. As usual,
get as much information as you can before
you begin.
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What sort of piece is it?
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What is the title?
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Is there a picture or diagram
to help?
2 Let your eyes move over
it quickly looking out for important words.
Don’t bother with little words like ‘the’, ‘to’ and ‘are’ or the
descriptive words like ‘very’.
3 Find out as much as you
can as quickly as you can.
Tips
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Don’t read every word.
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Don’t read every sentence.
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Let your eyes move quickly.
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Keep thinking about the
meaning.
4 Now try skimming the whole article (paragraph). Concentrate on:
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the title
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any diagram/pictures
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the first paragraph (read the
first sentence)
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the last paragraph (read the
first and last sentence)
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the first line of the other
paragraphs
Skimming News paper article
·
Read the headlines .
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Read the first and last paragraph
only.
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Read them as quickly as you
can.
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Think what the newspaper
article is about.
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Answer the questions at the end
of the article.
link to homework: http://www.4shared.com/file/7pYLYS2gce/Skimming.html
Due date: Monday, March 31
