Reading exams can be tricky, so this section offers lots of tips and advice, so you'll be able to get the best mark possible in your next reading test or exam. What are you waiting for? Get reading!
How to read the text
How to read the text
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Skimming
- The first time you read a text, read it quickly to get a general idea.
- Your eyes follow the text from start to finish.
- Skim the introduction to get an idea of what the text is about.
Scanning
- The first time you read a text, scan it quickly to find specific information.
- Your eyes move quickly all over the text; from left to right, up or down.
- Scan to find names, places, numbers or dates.
- As you read the text, circle the numbers, dates, names, etc.
Reading for detail / specific information
- The second time you read the text you will be looking for detail and specific information.
- Read slowly and carefully.
- Read parts of the text again and again.
Comments
Ya, There are plenty of bus number in the timetable but we have to see only our bus number during that time we will just scan the bus number to identify our bus. here scanning technique will be useful. thanks for this discussion , it helps me to get better understanding of what is scanning in reading
Very well :)
We usually skim books in a bookshop to know its general idea. We read in details if it's interesting. And if we need to know a certain information mentioned in the book for a school assignment -for example- we scan the book .
its awesome