| Skimming |
An
important reading
skill - learners read for the general content of a text.
An example of skimming in real life is when we look
through an article to get a general idea of what it’s about,
before reading in detail.
Example in class:
1. Students are given a newspaper article to read.
2. They have to answer these questions:
- Is it a story about a) a crime, b) a rescue, c) an
accident?
- Is it a story about a) a lot of people, b) a lot of
animals, c) one person?
Always give a time limit for skimming exercises, to ensure
that the students don’t try to read the passage word by
word.
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