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 Academic Skills 01  Work with a classmate. Read these personal “When I read
opinions. What do you think of them? really fast,

Do You Think I get lost.”

Reading Quickly
“I don’t like to “My brother, who’s
read, I think it’s in college, says
boring.” that skimming a “I need to read

Has Its Benefits? text is good.” books that

have pictures to
understand the
text better.”

Skimming
Have you ever read a text really fast? If you have, this is a technique called skimming “People who
and it’s a very effective reading tool! Skimming is reading a text quickly to get a are slow readers
general idea of its meaning. It’s the opposite of scanning, which is reading quickly to find learn better.”
specific information.

Skimming is a specific skill that is used to get quick information from a book, magazine,
newspaper or website. When skimming, there’s no need to read everything. By
looking at the titles, introductions, and any diagrams or subheadings you can get a clear
understanding of what the text is about. What are some of the benefits of skimming?

›› Save time when reading

›› Search for specific information
›› Help you decide if you want to read more
›› Give a general overview of the reading

Next time you have a long text to read, try skimming and see the benefits it brings!

02  Read the text “Skimming.” Answer the 03  Choose one of the pages from other units of
crossword puzzle with words from the text. this book.
1
1. Skim the text once.
2
3 2. Close your book and write a short paragraph explaining what
the text is about.
4
5 3. Talk to a classmate and share your paragraphs. Read each other’s
chosen text and compare if you understood the text similarly or not.

Down Across

1. an advantage 3. what is meant

gained from by a word or text
something
4. a concept or mental 04  Answer the following questions with a classmate.
2. a piece of written Impression
or printed material ›› Why do we have to learn to read effectively?
5. look for information ›› Do you think reading effectively is difficult?
›› Can we use skimming in other situations apart from
6. the ability to do reading for school? Mention some.
something well

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