T5.2: Reading

T5.2: Reading

M1 English

Objective:

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I can skim and scan for global and specific information. ​

​To Do Today:

• Presentation: What is skimming and scanning?

• ​Practice: We will practice together

• Your turn: Reading and answering questions

• Bonus: Discussion Question

​Why do we skim and scan?

• We skim and scan to find information quickly.

• Do not have to read every word.

• ​We are looking for important information.

Skimming

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• ​see what’s in the news in a paper or on a website

• browse through a book to see if you want to read it

• look through the television guide to see what’s on one evening

• flick through a catalogue to see what’s on offer

• look through the options given on a Google search to see what sites it suggests

Multiple Select

Skimming: Look for the important information. 

Do you want to watch this movie? Be ready to share why you chose your answer. 

• YES! 

• No! 

Scanning

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• ​Do not need to read or understand every word

• ​When looking for specific information from a book or article and need to find it quickly

• ​Use when looking for: names, dates, times, prices, numbers

Multiple Choice

Scanning:

What time does the first train leave from  11th Infantry Regiment?

• 6:30

• 7:30

• 5:30

• 5:15

Multiple Choice

Scanning: How much chicken do you need to make this recipe?

• 4 tbsp.

• 300 g

• 2 tbsp.

• 500 g

Open Ended

Open your books to page 67.

Do any of the jobs that you listed in your DO Now appear in the article?

Circle the jobs in your book. Record them here.