Reading strategies: skimming
SCAN
SKIM
PREVIEW
INTENSIVE READING
Reading a text fairly quickly in order to understand the topic and main points, ignoring the details
checking out the text before you start reading. Pictures, main title, subheadings, source, your own background knowledge
Reading carefully and in detail
Looking through the text to find specific info that you need to answer a question, keeping an eye out for specific words or frases
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Lesson duration is: 30 minItems in this lesson
SCAN
SKIM
PREVIEW
INTENSIVE READING
Reading a text fairly quickly in order to understand the topic and main points, ignoring the details
checking out the text before you start reading. Pictures, main title, subheadings, source, your own background knowledge
Reading carefully and in detail
Looking through the text to find specific info that you need to answer a question, keeping an eye out for specific words or frases
Slide 1 - Drag question
Slide 2 - Slide
why would you skim a text?
what info?
what info?
Slide 3 - Mind map
Slide 4 - Slide
what do you examine?
Slide 5 - Mind map
Slide 6 - Slide
Slide 7 - Slide
topic, main idea and purpose of
Why do bridges collapse?
Why do bridges collapse?
