5. EN7SS-I-b-1.5.1: Skim for major ideas using
headings as guide
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
Objectives
EN9N7RC-I-a-7: Use the appropriate reading
style for one’s purpose.
EN7SS-I-a-1.5.2: Scan for specific Information
6. 1. What are the subskills of
reading?
2. What are your purposes in
reading?
QUESTIONSTO PONDER
7. READING is the process of looking at a
series of written symbols and getting
meaning from them.
READING increases vocabulary,
builds good communication skills,
and raises self-esteem.
11. SKIMMING
used to quickly gather the most
important information or gist
done by running your eyes over the
texts to get the main or general
idea
understanding each word is not
really important
12. Examples
reading a text to get the general
information
reading a text to get the main
idea
15. scanning
used to find a particular detail of
information
done by running your eyes over the
texts while looking for specific
information
understanding each word
is not really important
26. Questions:
1. What pair of words describe the
beetle’s front wings?
2. What is the use of the beetles’
hind wings?
3. The front wings of most beetles
are used to ___________.
29. EXTENSIVE READING
used to gather general
knowledge
used in reading longer texts for
entertainment purposes
enhance fluency and speed in
reading
36. Questions:
1. What is air pollution?
2. What can be reduced if air
pollution is managed and
controlled?
3. In the world, how many people
die every year due to air
pollution?
37. 4. Which region has the most
number of deaths? How about
the lowest?
38. Answers:
1. Air pollution is a major environment
risk to health.
2. Stokes, heart disease, lung cancer
and both chronic and acute
respiratory diseases can be reduced
if air pollution is managed and
controlled.
39. 3. Around 7 million people die every
year due to air pollution.
4. The regions that have the most
number of deaths are Southeast Asia
and the Western Pacific Region while
the region that has the lowest
number of deaths is the Region of
the Americas.
42. 1. Searching for the meaning of an unfamiliar
word in a dictionary is an example of:
a. Skimming
b. Scanning
c. Intensive Reading
d. Extensive Reading
43. 2. People are NOT scanning a text effectively
when they _______.
a. Read every word in a text
b. Look for content words or visual clues
c. Read blocks of words
d. Know what they are looking for
44. 3. Skimming techniques include:
a. Looking for the main ideas of the article
b. Looking for specific words, phrases,
names, dates or places
c. Taking time to understand the whole text
in depth
d. Reading longer text for pleasure
45. 4. Extensive Reading is a reading technique
that helps you:
a. Work out the main ideas of the text
without having to read it all
b. Read the whole story
c. Find a particular piece of information
d. Obtain a general understanding of a
subject and include reading longer texts
for pleasure
46. 5. Floods can cause tremendous damage. They
can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods
can take down tree and cause landslides. It
can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
a. Floods can cause a lot of damage
b. Floods damage houses and rods
c. Floods cause mudslides.
d. Flood is a supernatural occurrence
