Reading Skills I
What is scanning?
Quickly reading over a text to find some specific information which is focused upon.
Scanning techniques include:
a. looking for the main ideas of the article
b. looking for specific words, phrases, names, dates, or places
b. looking for specific words, phrases, names, dates, or places
How many sections are there in the IELTS reading?
3
What is skimming?
Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.
Searching Spotify for Marshmello's songs, is an example of...?
a. Scanning
b. Skimming
a. Scanning
Out a scale from 1- 10, how important is spelling in the reading test?
10
Looking through a Google search list is an example of....?
a. Scanning
b. Skimming
If you were reading a patient's case notes in order to gain a general overview of the patient, which reading strategy would be the most useful?
a. Skimming
b. Scanning
a. Skimming
Name one benefit of skimming a text.
Saves you time.
Scrolling through Instagram to see what's popular is an example of...?
a. Scanning
b. Skimming
b. Skimming
Looking up the meaning of a word in the Dictionary is an example of...?
a. Skimming
b. Scanning
b. Scanning
How long is the IELTS reading test?
60 minutes
At what age did Tiger Woods first win the US Masters?
When Tiger won the US masters in 1997, he was only 21 years old. In winning, he broke lots of records. He won the title by 12 strokes, which was the biggest ever victory at the US masters. He also became the youngest champion in 61 years.
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Skim this text. What is it about?
When Tiger won the US masters in 1997, he was only 21 years old. In winning, he broke lots of records. He won the title by 12 strokes, which was the biggest ever victory at the US masters. He also became the youngest champion in 61 years.
This article is about Tiger Woods' victory on the golf course.
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