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2. Skimming,
Scanning
and Intensive
Reading
for
IELTS Reading.
Three Most Essential Reading Skills You Need for the IELTS Reading test.
IE LTS Read in g AC & G T

3. Remember
The IELTS Reading test is not only a
test of your English but it’s also a
test of different reading skills.
These skills are skimming, scanning
and intensive reading.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

4. In this presentation, we will
give you an insight into these
reading skills and some
useful tips to master them.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

5. Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

6. Skimming
has
several
meanings
in English.
(1) To remove a substance from top of a liquid.
(2) To move quickly just above a surface without
going in it.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

7. Skimming in reading.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.
Skimming in reading means reading rapidly in order to get a
general overview of the material.
It is also referred as gist reading.
One of the examples of skimming in reading is how you browse a
book or magazine to see if there are things of your interest and you
like to read it further.

8. Skimming in reading.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.
As we begin skimming a text, we focus on the content words – the
nouns, verbs and adjectives – rather the grammatical words (it, the,
on, etc.,) that provide structure rather than meaning. For example:
The cafe is open until late on Fridays.
Reading for gist is all about getting the ideas of the text by
skimming it rapidly and ignoring the grammatical words.

9. Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

10. Don’t just focus on the straight line
(horizontally) but move your eyes
vertically as much as you move your eyes
horizontally.
Skimming is a bit like running downstairs.
Move your eyes on the page as if you are
stepping downstairs.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

11. Pay attention to headings,
boldface and italic words,
names of people and
places, dates, nouns, and
unfamiliar words.
Titles play an important
role in representing the
subject. Pay special
attention to titles and
subheadings.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

12. To skim, prepare yourself to move rapidly through the
pages. You do not to read every word. When skimming,
you don’t even have to read complete sentences. If the
start of a sentence does not give you the information
you want, skip to the next sentence.
The introductory sentence of each paragraph usually
describes what follows in the paragraph. When you
skim, read the first or second sentence in each
paragraph carefully. This should give you enough idea of
the rest of the matter.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

13. Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

14. Scanning in reading means reading for more specific
information, such as numbers, names or other easily
identifiable data within a text. We do this when, for example,
we consult a bus timetable for a specific time or destination.
In Scanning you sweep your eyes over part of a text to find
specific pieces of information.
Scanning is commonly used in everyday life, for example, when you
lookup a word in a dictionary or try to find a friend's name in your
phone directory you actually scan to find the information.
Scanning
in
reading.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

15. After gaining an overview by skimming, identify the
section(s) of the text which is relevant.
Start scanning the text by allowing your eyes (or finger)
to move quickly over a page. As soon as your eye
catches a matching word or phrase, stop reading.
When you locate information requiring attention, you
then slow down to read the relevant section more
thoroughly.
How to
scan the
text
effectively.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

16. Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

17. Before you start scanning,
ask yourself what specific
information you are looking
for.
Underline keywords that
describe best your entire
intention and as you
scan look for those two
or three keywords.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

18. Scanning effectively also require
that you first locate the part or
section of the article where its
most likely that the required
topic is discussed. (relevant
section)
Skim the material first to
decide if it is likely to contain
the facts you need.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

19. Read each question completely
before starting to scan. Choose your
keywords from the question itself.
Look for answer to one question at a
time. Scan separately for each
question.
When you locate a keyword,
read the surrounding text
carefully to find the answer.
Re-read the question to
determine if the answer you
found is the correct answers.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

20. Skimming
Skimming is reading rapidly in
order to get a general overview
of the material.
Skimming tells you what general
information is within a section.
Scanning
Scanning is reading rapidly
in order to find specific
facts.
Scanning helps you to locate
a particular fact.
Skimming VS Scanning.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

21. Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

22. As the name suggests, intensive reading refers to
reading short texts thoroughly and with clear
goals, such as to answer reading comprehension
questions or to identify how sentences are linked
in matching type questions.
This technique is used for extracting
information accurately from the whole
text. Under this technique, we read every
word for understanding the meaning of
the text.
Skimming, Scanning and Intensive Reading – IELTS Reading.

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