Reading strategies

Reading strategies
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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavo, vwoLeerjaar 3

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Reading strategies

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Goals
You can…

- Recall reading strategies.
- Apply reading strategies to written English at a b1 level.
- Use the correct strategy depending on the question.



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Skimming
Why should you skim?

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Skimming
Why should you skim?
- To see if a text will be of use to you, to find the topic

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Skimming
Why should you skim?
- To see if a text will be of use to you, to find the topic

How do you skim?

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Skimming
Why should you skim?
- To see if a text will be of use to you, to find the topic

How do you skim?
- Read: title > introduction > subheadings > pictures 

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Can you find the topic of this article?

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Can you find the topic of this article?

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Skimming practice
~ 20 seconds or less

Title > introduction  > subheadings > pictures

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Goats in brooklyn

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What was the topic?

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What was the topic?

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What was the topic?

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Scanning
When should you scan?

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Scanning
When should you scan?
- To find specific information in long texts





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Scanning
When should you scan?
- To find specific information in long texts

How do you scan?




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Scanning
When should you scan?
To find specific information in long texts

How do you scan?
- Read: title, subheadings, words that stand out, graphs and  diagrams, special symbols ( *, €, $, % )



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Identifying key information
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What do you look for to answer this question?

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Identifying key information
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What do you look for to answer this question?

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Intensive reading
When should you read intensively?

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Intensive reading
When should you read intensively?
- To read in as much detail as possible, to find the main idea of a text.

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Intensive reading
When should you read intensively?
- To read in as much detail as possible, to find the main idea of a text.

How do you read intensively?

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Intensive reading
When should you read intensively?
- To read in as much detail as possible, to find the main idea of a text.

How do you read intensively?
- Read the text all the way through, look for the main idea of each paragraph, look up difficult words if there are any.

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Practice
In a moment . . .

- Keep your laptops in your bag.
- Work on the practice exams.

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