SKIMMING

Meeting 2
prepared by Diksita
What is Skimming?

Skimming is a high-speed reading. Its purpose

is to get the general sense of a text.
 Let’s see these examples.
1. You want to find out a little about the election in
France. There is a long news article about the
subject, but you don’t have the time to read it all.
2. You need some information about the theories of
Sigmund Freud. You have found many books about
Sigmund Freud and you want to know which will be
most useful.
In these situations, we need to skim.
Guidelines for Effective
Skimming
1. Always work as fast as you can. Don’t let details
slow you down.
2. Always keep in mind your reason for skimming.
3. Be flexible when you are skimming. How much
you skim in a passage depends on your purpose
and on the passage.
How do you skim?
Is this a good book to give as a birthday
present to a six-year kid? Why or why not?
1. Which book do you think will be the most
useful to you? Why?

2. Which book is the most interesting to you?

Why?

3. Which book would you recommend to those

who are concerned with health?

4. Which book would you recommend to those

who are concerned with canines?
1. Is this a good book for a friend with two
children who love animals?

2. Is this a good book for those who want to

know about farm animals?
You are going to read two articles about
Eleanor Roosevelt. Read the questions. After
that you will be given 5 minutes to skim the
articles.
Then you will be put into breakout rooms to
discuss the answers. You may NOT look at the
articles again during the discussion.
1. Which article tells you more about the personal life of
Eleanor Roosevelt?
2. The author of one of these articles has written a book about
Eleanor Roosevelt. Which one do you think it is?
3. Does Eleanor Roosevelt sound like the typical woman of her
time? Why or why not?
4. What effect did Franklin Roosevelt’s illness have on
Eleanor’s life?
ASSIGNMENT 1

Write 10-12 sentences to respond to the

articles that you have read. You may choose
any points in the article that you want to
respond. Make sure your sentences fulfill the
minimum requirements to be called as a
sentence. Submit your sentences to the LMS
no later than Monday, 6 September 2021 at 10
a.m.