READING SKILLS

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

READING SKILLS

READING TECHNIQUES

To pass your SE and CE successfully, we are going to work on a number of reading strategies. Today, the focus will be on two main techniques: Skimming and scanning.

SKIMMING is .........

1. a fast reading method which you use to find the main ideas of a text.
2. the strategy where you only look for specific information without reading everything.

SCANNING

1. the strategy where you only look for specific information without reading everything
2. a fast reading method which you use to find the main ideas of a text.

Focusing on headings is

1. skimming technique
2. scanning technique

Know what you're looking for. Decide on a few key words is....

1. a scanning technique
2. a skimming technique

Let your eyes float rapidly down the page until you find the word is .....

1. scanning technique
2. Skimming technique

Focus on the first and last sentences of paragraphs is ...

1. scanning technique
2. skimming technique

Focus on bold words is...

1. skimming strategy
2. scanning technique

When you've found one of your keywords, read the surrounding material

1. scanning technique
2. skimming technique

Why do we always have to skim the text
before scanning it?

Always skim the text before scanning to get a basic impression of the contents and structure of the text.