Scanning-and-Skimming(practice)

©BoardworksLtd20061of15ScanningandSkimmingLetustestyourreadingspeed!©BoardworksLtd20062of15•Skimmingandscanningarefastreadingmethodsinwhichyouglanceatapassagetofindspecificinformation.Thesereadingmethodsmakeiteasierforyoutograsplargeamountsofmaterial,especiallywhenyou'repreviewing.Theyarealsousefulwhenyoudon'tneedtoknoweveryword.Skimmingandscanningareespeciallyusefulwhenthereisonlyseveralitemofinformationthatyouneedtofindfromaparticularpassage.©BoardworksLtd20063of151.Readthetitle.2.Readtheintroductionorthefirstparagraph.3.Readthefirstsentenceofeveryotherparagraph.4.Noticeanypictures,charts,orgraphs.Noticeanyitalicizedorboldfacewordsorphrases.5.Readthesummaryorlastparagraph.Skimmingreferstotheprocessofreadingonlymainideaswithinapassagetogetanoverallimpressionofthecontentofareadingselection.Anexampleofthisiswhenwereadthetitleofanewspapertoknowwhathappenseveryday.Howtoskim:©BoardworksLtd20064of151.Ascertainthespecificinformationyouarelookingfor.2.Trytoanticipatehowtheanswerwillappearandwhatcluesyoumightusetohelpyoulocatetheanswer.Forexample,ifyouwerelookingforacertaindate,youwouldquicklyreadtheparagraphlookingonlyfornumbers.3.Useheadingsandanyotheraidsthatwillhelpyouidentifywhichsectionsmightcontaintheinformationyouarelookingfor.4.Selectivelyreadandskipthroughsectionsofthepassage.Scanningisareadingtechniquetobeusedwhenyouwanttofindspecificinformationquickly.Inscanningyouhaveaquestioninyourmindandyoureadapassageonlytofindtheanswer,ignoringunrelatedinformation.Howtoscan:©BoardworksLtd20065of15LearningobjectivesPractisescanningandskimmingtextstopickoutkeypiecesofinformationLearnhowtomakenoteseffectivelyPractisebreakinglongertextsdownintobulletpoints©BoardworksLtd20065of15Skimmingandscanning©BoardworksLtd20066of15Whenyouhaveaspecificquestiontoanswerorinformationtocollect,youneedtobeabletoskimapagequicklytofindthesectionyouneed.Youcandothisbyscanningatextforakeyword.SkimmingandscanningCanyoudefinethethreehighlightedwordsabove?Skim:Usethetopicsentencestogetthemainideaoftheparagraph.Scan:Usethekeywordsinthequestiontolocatetheanswer.Inwhichspecificsituationsdoyouthinkitwouldbeausefulskilltobeabletoskim/scanquicklyandaccurately?Keyword:awordofcluesandcentralmeaning.©BoardworksLtd20067of15FindandcirclethefollowingwordsinthispassagefromJaneAusten’sEmmaasquicklyaspossible:EmmaWoodhouse,handsome,clever,andrich,withacomfortablehomeandhappydisposition,seemedtounitesomeofthebestblessingsofexistence;andhadlivednearlytwenty-oneyearsintheworldwithverylittletodistressorvexher.Shewastheyoungestoftwodaughtersofamostaffectionate,indulgentfather,andhad,inconsequenceofhersister’smarriage,beenmistressofhishousefromaveryearlyperiod.ScanningCLEVERHOMEUNITEDISTRESSMARRIAGEEARLY©BoardworksLtd20068of15Findouttheanswertothefollowingquestionbyskimmingthepassagebelow.WhatwerethenamesofDegas’sfatherandmother?Degas’sbackgroundwouldneverhavesuggestedhewastobecometherevolutionarypainterhewas.HewasborninParis,on19July1834.Hisfather,AugustedeGas,wasabankerbuthismother,Célestine,diedbeforeDegasreachedhisteens.Degas’sfatherwascalled___________________Degas’smotherwascalled__________________SkimmingAnswer:©BoardworksLtd20069of15Youcouldhavereadthroughthewholepieceoftextuntilyoufoundtheanswer.Aquickerwaywouldbetofindthekeywordsinthequestion–inthiscase‘father’and‘mother’–thenrunyoureyesdownthetext,flickingthemfromlefttoright,untilyoufoundthesame(orsimilar)wordsinthearticle.Ifallyouwantisonepieceofinformation,skimmingcanbeatime-savingdevice.SkimmingIfindit’sespeciallyusefulwhenyou’reresearchingsomethingandyoudon’twanttohavetoreadwholepagesonasubjectjusttogetafewpiecesofinformation!©BoardworksLtd200610of15Skimmingandscanning©BoardworksLtd200611of15Whenyouhaveaspecificquestiontoanswer,skimmingandscanningworkswellbecauseyouknowexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.MakingnotesHowever,ifyouaremakingnotesonatopicchosenyourselfitismoredifficulttoselectthekeyinformationandtowriteitinyourownwords.SometimesIhavetoreadlotsofinformationwhenI’mresearchingatopicbutIdon’twanttohavetocopyitalldown.WhatshouldIdo?Iusebulletpointstosumupthemainpointsbriefly.Trycondensingeachsentencetojustacoupleofwords.©BoardworksLtd200612of15Youhavedecidedtocookthisrecipeforlunch.Makenotesonalltheingredientsyouwillneedtobuy:OMELETTE:Cutthepotatoesintothinslices,placeinapanandcoverwithwater.Bringtotheboil,andcookfor10minutes.Peeltheonionsandslicethinly.Beattheeggswithalittlemilk.Frytheonionsslightlyinalargefryingpan.Drainthepotatoesandaddthemtothefryingpan.Pourthebeateneggsandmilkoverthepotatoesandonions.Coverandheatgentlyfor20minutes.Meltthecheeseontop,andserve.Makingnotes©BoardworksLtd200613of15Activity©BoardworksLtd200614of15KefaloniaisthelargestoftheGreekIonianislandsandcertainlyoneofthemostpicturesqueislandsintheworld.ThecapitalisArgostoliwhichisonthewestcoast.Theislandhastwobeautifulcaves:thestalactite-festoonedDrogoratiandMelissaniwithitssubterraneanlake.Bothcavesattractlargenumbersoftouristsatpeakseason.KefaloniaislargestIonianislandCapitalisArg