Skimming and Scanning

Reading Techniques

Skimming and Scanning

Skimming

How?

Improving our reading skills

Practice

Scanning

How?

Practice

Summarry

Skimming

What's skimming?

Reading fast and selectively to get a general idea (the gist) of what a text is about and to become familiar with the most important ideas in it.

Let’s practice skimming using the questions below.

Choose a heading that best matches the upcoming paragraph. Remember to underline your key words.

• Parents are to blame for the state of children today.
• A report with many conclusions and worries about the United Kingdom.
• Growing up unhappy generation
• There are so many social problems young people face today.

Let’s skim the first and last sentences from the passage

In recent years, evidence has been collected which suggests that the proportion of British children and teenagers who are unhappy is higher than in many other developed countries around the world. For example, a recently published report set out to measure ‘ well-being’ among young people in nineteen European countries, found that the United Kingdom came bottom. The report was based on statistics and surveys in which young people answered questions on a wide range of subject. The United Kingdom is a relatively unequal country with a relatively high proportion of young people living in households. With less than half the national average income. This seems to have a negative effect on how they feel about themselves.

Parents are to blame for the state of children today. A report with many conclusions and worries about the United Kingdom. Growing up unhappy generation There are so many social problems young people face today.

Scanning

What's scanning?

Rapidly running your eyes over the text in order to locate specific details.

How to scan

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Read the surroundings of the key word to see if it is relevant.

Re-read the question to check

Read the question completely

Search for key words

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Let’s practice scanning using the questions below.

Remember to underline your key words.

How many European countries are in first report?

Now let’s scan for the info we selected.

In recent years, evidence has been collected which suggests that the proportion of British children and teenagers who are unhappy is higher than in many other developed countries around the world. For example, a recently published report set out to measure ‘ well-being’ among young people in nineteen European countries, found that the United Kingdom came bottom. The report was based on statistics and surveys in which young people answered questions on a wide range of subject. The United Kingdom is a relatively unequal country with a relatively high proportion of young people living in households. With less than half the national average income. This seems to have a negative effect on how they feel about themselves.

How many European countries are in first report?

Scanning

Skimming

• For specific words, details, answers
• 100% sure about the information you need
• Requires concentratrion

• To understand general idea of a passage
• Comprehension of 50% - 70% of the passage
• Requires speed

Wrap up

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