Standard Reading - Level 4 Skimming 今回のフォーカスは「スキミング」です。 リーディングスキルの一つであるスキミングによって、文章の大意や構成を掴みましょう。 試験などでの解答スピードや速読力につながるスキルを学習してください。

1. Reading: Level 4

2. Skimming

3. Introduction
What is Skimming?
– A way to get the overall idea of a reading
*Not Scanning*
Good for quickly finding main points in:
 Lots of Text
 Exam Questions
 Time-sensitive Readings

4. Skimming
• How to Look and Where to Look
- Why Skim?
- How to Skim
- Where to Skim
- Improving Your Skimming

5. Skimming
• Why do we need Skimming Skills?
– To quickly find important key terms and information
– When you do not have much time
• We need Skimming Skills for these types of questions:
– What is the main idea of the passage?
– Which of the following is the best summary of paragraph 3?
– What was the author’s intent in the final paragraph?

6. How to Skim
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING!
– Important Ideas
– Sentence Construction
– Main Points
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING!
– Test Questions
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING!
– Elements of English (grammar, vocabulary)

7. How to Skim
*Read all of them in under 30 Seconds*
1. A Chinese woman studying business law in Japan has a question about
studying a different kind of law. Wang Yuxian says she is a Christian and would
like to know about theological seminary programs for foreign students in the
United States.
2. A theological seminary is a graduate school of religion and a professional
school for training religious leaders. It is also sometimes called a divinity school.
Usually, such schools prepare students for ordination as clergy or for other
ministry.
3. Foreign students who want to study at a seminary in the United States apply
just as they would to any other graduate school.

8. Where to Skim
• Introductory Paragraphs
– Key to skimming
– Include thesis statements
– Include main topic of passage
– Look for important skimming information here!

9. Where to Skim
• Topic Sentences
– Important for effective skimming
– Usually the first or last sentence
– Indicate main ideas and topics
– Watch out for "But"!
• Sign that new idea or topic is being presented

10. Improving Your Skimming
• Use Your Own Knowledge
– Good skimming = Using your own knowledge
Not just words from the passage!
• You need Background Knowledge
• Best way to get it?
– Read and know about a wide range of topics
• Makes it easier to understand passages
• Can grasp ideas in less time

11. Skimming

12. Reading: Level 4