| Scanning |
One
of the most important reading
skills - learners search a text quickly for specific
information.
An example of scanning in real life is looking quickly
through the headlines of newspaper for articles of interest.
Example:
A typical scanning exercise in class:
1. Students are given a story about a celebrity.
2. First they read ten questions such as:
- What is the name of the celebrity?
- Where was he?
- Who did he talk to?
3. Then they look quickly at the text to find the
answers.
Always give a time limit for scanning activities to ensure
that the students don’t try to read the text word by
word.
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