25-10-2022 Reading Skimming / Scanning

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Skills lesson 1:

Reading

How do you read a text when you don't know the language?

What kind of a text is it?

Skimming and Scanning

What do the pictures tell you?

How can you find out the meaning of the words you don't know/understand?

Skimming and Scanning

What is skimming and what is scanning?

Skimming and Scanning

What is skimming and what is scanning?

Skimming: you use this technique to quickly look over a text. You will read keywords and phrases, look at the pictures. All of these words and pictures will tell you something about the text

Skimming and Scanning

What is skimming and what is scanning?

Skimming: you use this technique to quickly look over a text. You will read keywords and phrases (deelzinnen), look at the pictures. All of these words and pictures will tell you something about the text

Scanning: You use the scanning technique to search for specific information (specifieke informatie).
Example: What is the name of the main character in the book?
Answer: Sarah (you'll scan for a name).

Skimming and Scanning

Skim the text

What do you

notice?

Scan the text

for the following information:

When was

Jennifer Lawrence born?

Read the text

which word(s) do you not know?

What sports did Jennifer play at school?

1. Basketball
2. Surfing
3. Dancing
4. Tennis

What film has Jennifer played in?

1. Titanic
2. Transformers
3. Winter's Bone
4. Emma

What city has she lived in?

1. London
2. Paris
3. Miami
4. New York

What job has she done?

1. Hairdresser
2. Model
3. Fashion designer
4. Waitress

What does Jennifer do in her free time?

1. Play hockey
2. Dancing
3. Play the guitar
4. Singing

What are her two brothers called?

1. Karen and John
2. Ben and Blaine
3. Gary and Simon
4. Blaine and Emmet

Read the text again and do the following assignments

(see hand out)

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/films_and_entertainment_-_exercises_7.pdf

answer key to exercises

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/films_and_entertainment_-_answers_3.pdf

Exit question: what is the difference between skimming and scanning?