HOW QUICKLY CAN

YOU ANSWER THESE

QUESTIONS?
What do we beat together with the eggs?

What do we melt on top?

This refers to a port on the
northern tip of the island

What is another name for

The Palace of the Grand
Masters?
What rule ended when
Athens became capital?

What architecture still

existed even though the
city was reconstructed?
 WHAT ARE THESE
PASSAGES ABOUT?
 Here is the perfect system for cleaning your room. First,
move all of the items that do not have a proper place to the
center of the room. Get rid of at least five things that you
have not used within the last year. Take out all of the trash,
and place all of the dirty dishes in the kitchen sink. Now
find a location for each of the items you had placed in the
center of the room. For any remaining items, see if you
can squeeze them in under your bed or stuff them into the
back of your closet. See, that was easy!
Although most people consider piranhas to be quite dangerous, they
are, except in two main situations, entirely harmless. Piranhas rarely
feed on large animals; they eat smaller fish and aquatic plants.
When confronted with humans, piranhas’ instinct is to flee, not
attack. But there are two situations in which a piranha bite is likely.
The first is when a frightened piranha is lifted out of the water—for
example, if it has been caught in a fishing net. The second is when
the water level in pools where piranhas are living falls too low. A
large number of fish may be trapped in a single pool, and if they are
hungry, they may attack anything that enters the water.
Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live in.
First, canada has an excellent health care system. All
canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable
price. Second, canada has a high standard of education.
Students are taught by well‐trained teachers and are
encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally,
canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed.
Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for
people to live. As a result, canada is a desirable place to
live. 
 Sunset is the time of day when our sky meets the outer
space solar winds. There are blue, pink, and purple swirls,
spinning and twisting, like clouds of balloons caught in a
whirlwind. The sun moves slowly to hide behind the line
of horizon, while the moon races to take its place in
prominence atop the night sky. People slow to a crawl,
entranced, fully forgetting the deeds that must still be
done. There is a coolness, a calmness, when the sun does
set.
 SKIMMING,
SCANNING, CLOSE
READING
 SCANNING
Used to find specific facts. You use your eyes quickly
across or down a page to locate a particular
information.
 SKIMMING
Type of reading that lets one go quickly over the
material and pay close attention to salient parts
 SERIOUS READING
Enables readers to:

1. get and focus on significant details or patterns in

order to develop a deep, precise understanding of the
text.
 SERIOUS READING
Enables readers to:

2. formulate conclusions and interpretations based on

information gathered.
Mr. Brown was killed on Sunday afternoon. The wife said
she was reading a book. The butler said he was taking a
shower. The chef said he was making breakfast. The maid
said she was folding clothes, and the gardener said he was
planting tomatoes. Who did it?

The chef. Mr. Brown was killed in the afternoon and

yet the chef claimed he was making breakfast?
 It was the first day of school when a young girl was found dead in the
classroom. Police had identified four suspects. The Dean claimed that he
was in his office the whole day. The Math teacher claimed that she was
giving the midterm exam results to her students. The clerk claimed that
he was bringing the mails. The janitor claimed that he was cleaning the
toilet on the first floor. Who was lying?

The Math teacher was lying. She cannot be giving the

midterm exam results on the first day of school.
 SKIMM
ING
1. Look for information
that can be seen at first
glance
2. Read salient parts
3. Mindful of rhetorical
patterns: definitions,
examples and
illustrations,
transitional devices
 Although most people consider piranhas to be quite dangerous,
they are, except in two main situations, entirely harmless. Piranhas
rarely feed on large animals; they eat smaller fish and aquatic plants.
When confronted with humans, piranhas’ instinct is to flee, not
attack. But there are two situations in which a piranha bite is likely.
The first is when a frightened piranha is lifted out of the water—for
example, if it has been caught in a fishing net. The second is when
the water level in pools where piranhas are living falls too low. A
large number of fish may be trapped in a single pool, and if they are
hungry, they may attack anything that enters the water.
 Although most people consider piranhas to be quite dangerous,
they are, except in two main situations, entirely harmless.
Piranhas rarely feed on large animals; they eat smaller fish and
aquatic plants. When confronted with humans, piranhas’ instinct is
to flee, not attack. But there are two situations in which a piranha
bite is likely. The first is when a frightened piranha is lifted out of
the water—for example, if it has been caught in a fishing net. The
second is when the water level in pools where piranhas are living
falls too low. A large number of fish may be trapped in a single
pool, and if they are hungry, they may attack anything that enters
the water.
Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live in.
First, canada has an excellent health care system. All
canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable
price. Second, canada has a high standard of education.
Students are taught by well‐trained teachers and are
encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally,
canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed.
Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for
people to live. As a result, canada is a desirable place to
live. 
 Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live
in. First, canada has an excellent health care system. All
canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable
price. Second, canada has a high standard of education.
Students are taught by well‐trained teachers and are
encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally,
canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed.
Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for
people to live. As a result, canada is a desirable place to
live. 
 SKIMM SCANN
ING
1. Look for information
that can be seen at first
ING
1. Remember what you
are looking for
glance 2. anticipate that what
2. Read salient parts you are looking for will
3. Mindful of rhetorical appear in the text
patterns: definitions, 3. Read the part where it
examples and is seen
illustrations,
transitional devices
 1. You would like to find out the difference between
social sciences and humanities.
2. Your teacher asks you to find out the biggest
accomplishment of the current administration.
3. Your homework is history class is identifying the
impact of people not knowing their country’s history.
4. Your parent tells you to look for the latest result of
the national elections for presidency.
5. Your sibling asks you how Cebu got its name.
 6. Your friend requests you to look for the grade
requirement to qualify as an exchange student.
7. You want to know more about the main product of
Davaoenos.
8. You need to know how one can become an effective
speaker.
9. You want to learn to create a smartphone
application.
You need to report on the summary of the short story
assigned in your group.
 CAXTONS ARE MECHANICAL BIRDS WITH MANY
WINGS
AND SOME ARE TREASURED FOR THEIR MARKINGS –
THEY CAUSE THE EYES TO MELT
OR THE BODY TO SHRIEK WITHOUT PAIN.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE FLY, BUT
SOMETIMES THEY PERCH ON THE HAND.

(EXCERPT FROM A MARTIAN SENDS A POSTCARD HOME. CRAIG RAINE.)

 ADULTS GO TO A PUNISHMENT ROOM
WITH WATER BUT NOTHING TO EAT.
THEY LOCK THE DOOR AND SUFFER THE
NOISES
ALONE. NO ONE IS EXEMPT
AND EVERYONE’S PAIN HAS A DIFFERENT
SMELL.
(EXCERPT FROM A MARTIAN SENDS A POSTCARD HOME. CRAIG RAINE.)
AT NIGHT, WHEN ALL THE COLORS DIE,
THEY HIDE IN PAIRS
AND READ ABOUT THEMSELVES –
IN COLOR, WITH THEIR EYELIDS SHUT.

(Excerpt from A Martian Sends a Postcard Home. Craig Raine.)

SKIM PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 AND BRIEFLY
STATE WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT