READING AND WRITING I

Week 4 – Basic Reading Strategies (Skimming and Scanning)

Independent Learning Instruction:

1. Apply the basic pre-reading strategies to preview, predict, skim, and scan the information in
the two texts!
2. Once you finish applying the pre-reading strategies and complete the pre-reading
exercises, read the texts entirely (close reading) and answer the reading comprehension
questions.
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Week 4 – Basic Reading Strategies (Skimming and Scanning)

Text 1
Previewing and Predicting
Preview the text first and complete the basic information about the text below!
a. Title

b. Graphics -
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c. Captions -
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d. Prediction This text is probably about …

Skimming
Read the first sentence of each paragraph and write down the main idea below!
a. Paragraph 1

b. Paragraph 2

c. Paragraph 3

d. Paragraph 4

e. Paragraph 5

Scanning
Scan these numbers on the text and write down the specific information they refer to!
a. -420C d. -550C

b. 2012 e. +200C

c. 5 f. -210C

Close Reading
Read the text carefully, then decide whether the statements below are true (T) or false (F)!

Statements T/F

Yakutsk is a city.

Winter is very cold in Yakutsk.

Summer is very cold in Yakutsk.

Svetlana has a café in Moscow.

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Text 2
Previewing and Predicting
Preview the text first and complete the basic information about the text below!
a. The text is probably from

b. Titles Text A:

Text B:

Text C:

c. Prediction This text is most likely about …

Skimming
Read the first sentence of each paragraph in each text and write the topic of each text below!
a. Text A

b. Text B

c. Text C

Scanning
Scan this information on the text and complete the table below!

Text A Text B Text C

Job pilot

Country Japan

Employer Renji Hospital

Salary CNY 16,800/month

Full Time / Part Time Part Time

Close Reading
Read the text carefully, then decide whether the statements below are true (T) or false (F)!

Statements T/F

The pilot at FlyHigh must speak three languages.

The teacher at Kitahiroshima Primary School has to teach grade 12.

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Week 4 – Basic Reading Strategies (Skimming and Scanning)

The nurse at Renji Hospital must have 10 years’ experience.

Teachers at Kitahiroshima Primary School are friendly.

Pilots at FlyHigh have to work nights.

The nurse at Renji Hospital must speak two languages.