reading skill skimming and scanning(Ms Zheng)

Study OnlineIn this unit, you will:1. Listen and talk about studying online 2. Intensive reading: Internet and

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3. Reading skill: Skimming & Scanning 4. Fast reading: passages from CET-4 5. Practical reading practice:

Notes; SchedulesRemember to do some goal checking yourselves after learning.

Reading Skill: Skimming and Scanning Practise scanning and skimming texts to pick out key pieces of information Apply the reading skill in reading tests

Can you read quickly and efficiently?

Online reading speed test:/online-reading-comprehensiontests.htm

A Student BudgetRead the passage in 5 minutes and do the exercises A and B. The main idea of this reading is: Living on a student budget The key words are repeated in the article for: 4 times 1.pay_____ 4 times 2.cost______ 9 times 3.money______

Skimming and scanning When you have a specific question to answer or information to collect, you need to be able to skim a page quickly to find the section you need. You can do this by scanning a text for a keyword. Can you define the three highlighted words above? Skim: to read for the main ideas and a general Keyword: a word overview of the content of importance. Scan: to look quickly and not very thoroughly In which specific through a text to locate a situations do you think it specific fact or piece of would be a useful skill to information be able to skim/scan quickly and accurately?

Discussion taskIn which specific situations would it be a useful skill to be able to skim/scan quickly and accurately?

Skimming for the Main IdeaSkimming is useful in 3 different situations. 1.Pre-read: Skimming can give a more accurate picture of text to be read later. 2.Reviewing: skimming is useful for reviewing text already read.

3.Reading: skimming is most often used for quickly reading material that does not need more detailed attention. (Flip through a new book or magazine; Keepinformed in a general way about the news.)

How to skim?Steps for skimming

Task: order the following steps如何快速捕捉一本书的大意

步骤排序：1.看一看前言或引子，以了解作品所涉及的范畴2.读一读各节，确认是否是自己的期待，能为我所用 3.读一读封面、封底的描写以了解作品的对象； 4.看一看各节的基本结构，以了解文章的整体构思； 5.读一读目录，以了解文章的宏观论述； 6.看一看书名，各个标题，章节布局，以了解书籍的整体结构；

1.看一看书名，各个标题，章节布局，以了解书籍的整 体结构； 2.读一读封面、封底的描写以了解作品的对象； 3.看一看前言或引子，以了解作品所涉及的范畴 4.读一读目录，以了解文章的宏观论述； 5.看一看各节的基本结构，以了解文章的整体构思； 6.读一读各节，确认是否是自己的期待，能为我所用

Steps in skimming an article

1.Read the title 2.Read the introduction or lea

d-in paragraph. 3.Read the first paragraph completely 4.If there are any subheadings, read each one, looking for relationships among them. 5.Read the first sentence of remaining paragraphs. 6.Dip into the text looking for: clue words that answer who, what, when, why, how; unusual words; enumerations; qualifying adjectives, etc. 7.Notice any pictures, charts, or graphs. * Notice any italicized or boldface words or phrases. 8.Read the final paragraph completely. (if it appears to be a summary,)

根据不同文体采取不同浏览方法：阅读每段段首，并根据文体知识，做出判断：记叙文，说明文 ，描写文，议论文 1,记叙文：5“Wh” (narrative) 新闻报道属于记叙文体，通常阅读新闻报道的第一段即可了解 新闻内容大意。 2、议论文: (argumentative) 阅读首尾段即可捕捉文章大意。如果理解有困难或想更详尽地 了解文章大意，可以阅读每段段首。

Tasks after class: online news skimming/index.html /story/index.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ ……

Practice1.Skim a paragraph to identify the main idea (Text book P21/16)

2.Skim passages to catch the main ideasPassage 1. The right job for your

Passage 2. You are amazing: You are human!

How to apply the skill to reading tests?主旨题：这类题目根据段落、章节的中心思想所提问的题目，测试 学生把握文章主旨的能力。

1.What’s the main idea of the whole passage?

2.The main idea of Para. 2 is ___________.3.The topic of Para. 2 lies in that _____________. 4.Which of the following best states the theme of the passage?

5.The passage circles ______________.6.What’s the subject of this selection? 7.The passage is mainly about _______________.

8.The major point discussed in the passage is _______________.9.The passage tells us _________________. 10.Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

归纳题1.Which of the following statements would the author probably agree with? 2.It can be concluded from the passage that __________.

3.The writer’s attitude toward nuclear energy is ____________.4.The author is critical mainly of ______________. 5.Which of the following can best sum up the passage? 6.In the passage, the author is trying to tell us _____________. 7.What is the message the author wants to convey in the passage? 8.Which of the following is the author’s advice to the readers? 9.The intention of the author in writing this article lies in that __________.

篇章结构题1.This passage will most probably be followed by a discussion of “_________”. 2.The passage is most likely a part of __________. 3.The passage following it may continue to state __________. 4.For whom is the author probably writing the passage? 5.This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with ______. 6.Which of the following best links the idea to the passage abovementioned? 7.Which of th

e following conclusions about “______” is supported by the passage? 8.From the passage we can predict that __________.

Masteringthe art of skimming effectively

requiresthat you use it as frequently as possible.

Review1.What is skimming? 2.How to skim?