Reading Strategies

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

I know what reading strategies are and I know how to use them

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What reading strategy
do you use?

Which of the following answers is a reading strategy?

1. Dropping
2. Scanning
3. Skimming
4. Roaming

Skimming: Read the tekst quickly to have a general idea of what the text is about.

Scanning: Selectively read a text to find specific information

Intensive reading: When necessary read a passage carefully

Reading strategies

The reading strategy you use depends on

- Purpose of reading

- Whether you need to form a general idea or answer specific questions?

- The necessity to read intensively (parts of text)

Skimming and scanning are useful skills to find an answer pretty quickly.

Why are reading strategies and practise so important?

1. I have no idea!
2. Because the English exam / test is all about reading.
3. Because you say so...
4. I am not sure....

Which reading strategy will help you to read the text quickly to create better understanding of what you read?

1. intensive reading
2. skimming
3. scanning

Which of the following items is not part of the pre-reading strategies

1. looking at the pictures
2. reading the title
3. quickly reading the article
4. reading the abstract

Read the following situations. In which one do you apply what strategy?

Situation 1: 

At 07.00 AM the paper arrives. Before you go to school, you quickly want to know what the most important news is. 

Situation 2: 

You have to write a paper about climate change for biology. You've found a text online about the climate. You'd like to know whether you can use the text for your paper.

Situation 3: 

Tomorrow you've got a test about the Second World War. You read necessary chapters of your history book. 

Situation 4:

You'd like to visit a theme park and would like to know the prices. You visit the theme park's website.

Skimming

Skimming

Intensive reading

Scanning

Scanning

Previewing

Skimming

Intensive reading

reading a text quickly in order to find specific information, e.g. figures or names

simply means 'checking out a text before you start reading'

reading a text quickly to get a general idea of meaning

Reading very carefully and in detail to be sure you understand exactly what the writer means.

Today I learnt useful tools to use during my exam / test, name these, and how would you practice?