Reading techn. Skimming vs Scanning

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome Class! 

Previous lesson 

• You learned when to use CAPITAL letters. 
• You got a writing assignment. 

Don't forget to hand in your assignment this week for feedback so it can go into your portfolio. 

Lesson plan 

• Learn about 2 reading techniques 
  
• Work on your assignments to reach a learning goal. 
  

After this lesson... 

• I can read an English text using two techniques 'Skimming and Scanning'.
• I can explain the difference between the 2 techniques.
  

Let's do a challenge...

Suppose you're on holidays in Dublin (Ireland) and a friend is coming to visit you. You friends asks you to pick a nice place where you can have coffee and cake together. 

Click here and try to find a place within 5minutes. 

*Tip* below the map you can see a lot of options of restaurants etc. 

Did anyone win? 

When there's a lot of text and you need to find specific information, you don't read the entire text. 

You use:                           

                            Click here to find the correct answer. 

What is Skimming?

Skimming is when you quickly read over a text to get a general idea of what it's about.

What is Scanning?

Scanning is when you look for specific information in a text. Instead of reading everything.

Practise 

Practise on your worksheets. Hand it in next week. 

Done? 

Work on an assignment for one of your learning goals. 

Click here for the link to the worksheets

Do you know the difference between scanning and skimming?

Yes

No

Not sure

Can you find information in a text by using scanning or skimming?

Yes

No

In the next lesson...

We will test your listening skills.