Skimming & Scanning
Elena, Cindy, Tom
Elena, Cindy, Tom
Describe when to use scanning.
Use scanning when you are "hunting" for a lexical word or phrase taken from a question in the body of a text.
Is the word "keys" countable or uncountable?
countable - it has an "s" on the end!
Fruits, vegetables, furniture; which one is uncountable?
furniture
small
adjective, the small kitten (noun)
The 2 reading techniques mainly used to get information from the text.
Skimming and Scanning
Describe when to use skimming.
Use skimming when you are looking to find (gathering) keywords to grasp the meaning or the main idea of a text or paragraph or sentence.
List 5 uncountable nouns that are not a liquid!
furniture, homework, housework, hair, children.....
Do countable nouns have a plural form? Yes or No?
Yes.
quietly
adverb, I walked (verb) quietly down the stairs at night.
True or False: The questions follow the order of the text.
True.
Describe when to use sorting.
Use sorting when you need to put information into categories for easier, quicker access to the details of the information, or to better understand a complete text.
What article words are clues to nouns and particularly to countable nouns?
a, an, the and words that are plural and end in "s", "es", or "ies".
Name a noun that can be countable or also uncountable.
Hair, Fish, paper, coffee...
a sound
noun, I did not hear a sound downstairs!
True or False: Information with numbers and units aren't included in the audio recording.
False
Select the correct words: "These hats are really (cutting edge or protective) in design. They use a new (high-tech or energetic) fabric made in Japan."
cutting edge, high-tech
What are clue words to uncountable nouns?
"any", "some", "a lot"....
What two words can be used to ask for an indefinite amount of something?
Some and Any. Is there any water in the tank? Can I have some oranges?
move
verb (an action word), I had to move quickly to avoid the raccoon in the kitchen.
What are the WH questions you can use to identify key terms in the text?
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
Name a synonym for interesting....
fascinating, engaging, entertaining,....
What are lexical words?
nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs that are the "keywords" of importance in a sentence.
Name three irregular plurals that are countable.
Geese, Sheep, Mice.
One goose, three geese.
One sheep, four sheep.
One mouse, three blind mice.
Noun or verb? "I thought "Hunger Games" was a good read.
noun (a good read)
What are the three exercises for Paper 1 Reading?
1. Reading
2. Multiple Matching
3. Note-making