2. Skimming
is high-speed reading that can
save you lots of time
To get the general sense of a
passage or a book
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3. Skimming
You want to find out about the
recent elections in America.
There is a long news-paper article
on the subject, but you don’t have
time to read it
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4. Skimming
You need some information about
the theories of Pythagoras.
You have found many books about
it and now you need to know which
will be most usefull
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5. Skimming
You went to a movie last night and you
thought it was terrible.
You notice a review of that movie in a
magazine today. You want to find out
quickly if the reviewer agrees with you
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6. Skimming
You are reading a detective story
and you are in a hurry to find out
who the murderer is.
The answer is the same for all the
these situations: skim
7. Skimming
How do you skim?
Read only the words that will help you get
the sense of the text.
These are the parts that usually give the
author’s ideas or opinions.
Read the first paragraph quite carefully.
The beginning often contains general
information about the rest of the text.
8. Skimming
If the text is long, you might also
read the second paragraph.
Sometimes the first paragraph is
only an introduction and the second
paragraph contains the main
idea…………………………………
9. Skimming
After that, you should look at the
beginning of each paragraph…………………….
maybe read a few word ……………………in the
middle …………. Usually the topic sentence is
at the beginning. But sometimes it maybe at
the end………………skip some paragraphs…….
not important………………
10. Skimming
You should usually read the last
paragraph more carefully. The author often
summarizes the main idea at the end.
These are the general rules about
skimming.
And this is all the text you need to read when
you skim.
11. Skimming
Guidelines for effective skimming
Always work as fast as you can. Don’t let
details slow you down
Always keep in mind your reason for
skimming
Be flexible when you are skimming. How
much you skim in a passage depends on
your purpose and on the passage.
12. Skimming
Skimming Book Reviews
one way to find out about a book is to read a
review of the book in a newspaper or
magazine. Book reviewers usually tell
something about the subject of the book and
give their opinion. However, sometimes they
do not state their opinion directly. They give
some hints about it and let the reader infer it.
