READING TIPS: SKIMMING

READING TIPS

BGU - 2021

Poll

How often do you read?

• Always

• often

• rarely never

• never

Poll

How many books, articles, magazines have you ever read?

• 1-5

• 5-10

• 10-15

• more than 15

Open Ended

Why is reading important? Write your comment either in English or Spanish.

Multiple Choice

What is the reading process?

• pre-reading / while reading / post reading

• before reading / post reading

• reading / while reading/ before reading

Multiple Select

What is the name of the process which establishes "To find the main ideas by reading the first and the last sentences of each paragraph."?

• Scanning

• Skimming

• Cognates

• Topic sentence

Open Ended

Can you write as many cognates as you know? For example: family - familia

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the process that indicates to look for specific information?

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Cognates

• Topic Sentence

Let's practice

• Apply the skimming tip in the following text.

• Give a title

Read and look for the main idea. Then, give a title.

Today, many people prefer to travel independently. Firstly, they decide where they want to go and then think about the details, such as how long they want to stay, where they want to stay, how they will get there, how much it will cost, when they will go, and what they need to take. 

Open Ended

Today, many people prefer to travel independently. Firstly, they decide where they want to go and then think about the details, such as how long they want to stay, where they want to stay, how they will get there, how much it will cost, when they will go, and what they need to take.

What is the main idea of the text? Write it in one sentence. This is the topic sentence.

Poll

Based on the main idea you get, What title do you think matches better?

• Planning a trip

• Traveling with kids

• Budget

• Trip

PLANNING A TRIP

Open Ended

Today, many people prefer to travel independently. Firstly, they decide where they want to go and then think about the details, such as how long they want to stay, where they want to stay, how they will get there, how much it will cost, when they will go, and what they need to take.

Write the new vocabulary words for you.

Multiple Choice

Today, many people prefer to travel independently. Firstly, they decide where they want to go and then think about the details, such as how long they want to stay, where they want to stay, how they will get there, how much it will cost, when they will go, and what they need to take.

Reading for specific information: How do people like to travel these days?

• In groups

• Independently

• With their partners

• with their family

Multiple Choice

Today, many people prefer to travel independently. Firstly, they decide where they want to go and then think about the details, such as how long they want to stay, where they want to stay, how they will get there, how much it will cost, when they will go, and what they need to take.

What do they decide on first?

• Place of destination

• Costs

• Company

• Accomodation

Open Ended

Today, many people prefer to travel independently. Firstly, they decide where they want to go and then think about the details, such as how long they want to stay, where they want to stay, how they will get there, how much it will cost, when they will go, and what they need to take.

Write what other details to travel independently are mentioned in the text.

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