reading skill skimming and scanning(Ms Zheng)

StudyOnlineInthisunit,youwill:1.Listenandtalkaboutstudyingonline2.Intensivereading:InternetandEducation3.Readingskill:Skimming&Scanning4.Fastreading:passagesfromCET-45.Practicalreadingpractice:Notes;SchedulesRemembertodosomegoalcheckingyourselvesafterlearning.ReadingSkill:SkimmingandScanning•Practisescanningandskimmingtextstopickoutkeypiecesofinformation•ApplythereadingskillinreadingtestsCanyoureadquicklyandefficiently?Onlinereadingspeedtest::LivingonastudentbudgetThekeywordsarerepeatedinthearticlefor:1.pay_____2.cost______3.money______4times4times9timesWhenyouhaveaspecificquestiontoanswerorinformationtocollect,youneedtobeabletoskimapagequicklytofindthesectionyouneed.Youcandothisbyscanningatextforakeyword.SkimmingandscanningCanyoudefinethethreehighlightedwordsabove?Skim:toreadforthemainideasandageneraloverviewofthecontentScan:tolookquicklyandnotverythoroughlythroughatexttolocateaspecificfactorpieceofinformationInwhichspecificsituationsdoyouthinkitwouldbeausefulskilltobeabletoskim/scanquicklyandaccurately?Keyword:awordofimportance.DiscussiontaskInwhichspecificsituationswoulditbeausefulskilltobeabletoskim/scanquicklyandaccurately?SkimmingfortheMainIdeaSkimmingisusefulin3differentsituations.1.Pre-read:Skimmingcangiveamoreaccuratepictureoftexttobereadlater.2.Reviewing:skimmingisusefulforreviewingtextalreadyread.3.Reading:skimmingismostoftenusedforquicklyreadingmaterialthatdoesnotneedmoredetailedattention.(Flipthroughanewbookormagazine;Keepinformedinageneralwayaboutthenews.)Howtoskim?StepsforskimmingTask:orderthefollowingsteps如何快速捕捉一本书的大意步骤排序：1.看一看前言或引子，以了解作品所涉及的范畴2.读一读各节，确认是否是自己的期待，能为我所用3.读一读封面、封底的描写以了解作品的对象；4.看一看各节的基本结构，以了解文章的整体构思；5.读一读目录，以了解文章的宏观论述；6.看一看书名，各个标题，章节布局，以了解书籍的整体结构；1.看一看书名，各个标题，章节布局，以了解书籍的整体结构；2.读一读封面、封底的描写以了解作品的对象；3.看一看前言或引子，以了解作品所涉及的范畴4.读一读目录，以了解文章的宏观论述；5.看一看各节的基本结构，以了解文章的整体构思；6.读一读各节，确认是否是自己的期待，能为我所用Stepsinskimminganarticle1.Readthetitle2.Readtheintroductionorlead-inparagraph.3.Readthefirstparagraphcompletely4.Ifthereareanysubheadings,readeachone,lookingforrelationshipsamongthem.5.Readthefirstsentenceofremainingparagraphs.6.Dipintothetextlookingfor:cluewordsthatanswerwho,what,when,why,how;unusualwords;enumerations;qualifyingadjectives,etc.7.Noticeanypictures,charts,orgraphs.*Noticeanyitalicizedorboldfacewordsorphrases.8.Readthefinalparagraphcompletely.(ifitappearstobeasummary,)根据不同文体采取不同浏览方法：阅读每段段首，并根据文体知识，做出判断：记叙文，说明文，描写文，议论文1，记叙文：5“Wh”(narrative)新闻报道属于记叙文体，通常阅读新闻报道的第一段即可了解新闻内容大意。2、议论文:(argumentative)阅读首尾段即可捕捉文章大意。如果理解有困难或想更详尽地了解文章大意，可以阅读每段段首。Tasksafterclass:onlinenewsskimming://://……Practice1.Skimaparagraphtoidentifythemainidea(TextbookP21/16)2.SkimpassagestocatchthemainideasPassage1.TherightjobforyourPassage2.Youareamazing:Youarehuman!Howtoapplytheskilltoreadingtests?主旨题：这类题目根据段落、章节的中心思想所提问的题目，测试学生把握文章主旨的能力。1.What’sthemainideaofthewholepassage?2.ThemainideaofPara.2is___________.3.ThetopicofPara.2liesinthat_____________.4.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthethemeofthepassage?5.Thepassagecircles______________.6.What’sthesubjectofthisselection?7.Thepassageismainlyabout_______________.8.Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis_______________.9.Thepassagetellsus_________________.10.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?归纳题1.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthorprobablyagreewith?2.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat__________.3.Thewriter’sattitudetowardnuclearenergyis____________.4.Theauthoriscriticalmainlyof______________.5.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsumupthepassage?6.Inthepassage,theauthoristryingtotellus_____________.7.Whatisthemessagetheauthorwantstoconveyinthepassage?8.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sadvicetothereaders?9.Theintentionoftheauthorinwritingthisarticleliesinthat__________.篇章结构题1.Thispassagewillmostprobablybefollowedbyadiscussionof“_________”.2.Thepassageismostlikelyapartof__________.3.Thepassagefollowingitmaycontinuetostate__________.4.Forwhomistheauthorprobablywritingthepassage?5.Thispassagemighthavebeentakenoutofabookdealingwith______.6.Whichofthefollowingbestlinkstheideatothepassageabove-mentioned?7.Whichofthefollowingconclusionsabout“______”issupportedbythepassage?8.Fromthepassagewecanpredictthat__________.Masteringtheartofskimmingeffectivelyrequiresthatyouuseitasfrequentlyaspossible.Review1.Whatisskimming?2.Howtoskim?Review1.Skimmingisarapid-readingskillforobtainingthegeneralideas.Itdoesn’trequirereadingallthematerialwordbywordbutrequiresahighdegreeofconcentration.2.Youshouldlookforthegistofthepassage,skipthewordsandphrasesthatarenotimportanttothemeaning,andstillobtainanadequatecomprehension.3.Paymoreattentiontothebeginningofparagraphthantothemiddleortheend.4.Youshouldreadselectively.Readwhatisimportantandskipwhatisnotonyourimmediatepurpose.Findouttheanswertothefollowingquestionasquicklyaspossible.WhatwerethenamesofDegas