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READING SKILLS

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READING STRATEGIES

• SKIMMING SCANNING
• USING DICTIONARY
• USING CONTEXTUAL CLUES
• RECOGNISING PASSAGE STRUCTURE
• RECOGNISING AND EXAMINING MECHANICS OF READING

• PARAPHRASING INFORMATION
• SUMMARISING INFORMATION
• ANALYSING AND EVALUATING READING TEXTS
• INTERPRETING AUTHOR’S PURPOSE, VIEWPOINT

AND TONE.

SKIMMING
AND
SCANNING

SKIMMING VS. SCANNING

SKIMMING

SCANNING

PURPOSE

To understand the general idea of
the text

IMPORTANT STEPS

• Move eyes rapidly over the

text

• Read important points in text

selectively

• Look for:

• Title
• Introduction
• First paragraph
• Sub-heading
• First sentence of a

paragraph

• Final paragraph

PURPOSE
To locate specific information

in the text

IMPORTANT STEPS

• Remember the question
• Know the form of the

information

• Move eyes quickly over the

text

• Read the whole sentence /

non-linear section that
contains the information

• Look for specific ‘wh’ details.

Art education fluctuates in popularity and presently seems to have sunk into an all-time low, with large numbers of art teachers retraining in other directions or joining Centrelink queues. Many parents believe that art education is a waste of time, and with the problems of unemployment faced by those with Visual Arts degrees, this view is reinforced. In times of economic stability, schools are typically expected to develop individuals and prepare them for life, as intelligent, well-adjusted and thinking people. However, at times of economic stress, education is suddenly expected to change to job preparation. As there's little money to be gained by studying art, many people reason, there is no point in doing it. What is more, those students who wish to continue to university will find themselves severely handicapped if they choose to do TEE Art, as their examination results will automatically be scaled down, resulting in lower aggregates than those of students studying mathematics and sciences. Where university entry levels are important, this becomes a major factor in steering students away from art.

Art education fluctuates in popularity
and seems to have reached an all-time
low, with large numbers of art teachers
retraining in other directions or joining
Centrelink queues.
Many parents believe ... waste of time
... times of economic stress ... job
preparation ...
. . . students ... severely handicapped if
they choose to do TEE Art ...
. . . results ... scaled down ...
Where university entry levels are
important, this becomes a major factor
in steering students away from art.

I really don’t know why this book is so popular. I mean, I suppose it is going to appeal to young girls who want danger and romance, but I found this book really tedious. For a start, the characters were really unconvincing. The author went out of her way to add lots of details about the characters, but I found these details really pointless. I thought that some of the facts she presented about the main characters would become significant in some way later in the novel, but they didn’t. They were just worthless bits of information. I also was disappointed that, although this book is meant to be about kids at high school, the writer seems to have no recollection at all about what it’s like to be 17. The main character thought and acted like a 32-year old. It just wasn’t believable. I’m not saying Teresa Wilson is a bad writer. She can obviously string words together and come up with a story that is appealing to a large number of people, but she lacks anything original. There is no flair. It just uses the same sort of language as you can see in many other mediocre novels.

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HOW DID THE WRITER FEEL
ABOUT THE BOOK?

I really don’t know why this book is so popular. I mean, I suppose it is going to appeal to young girls who want danger and romance, but I found this book really tedious. For a start, the characters were really unconvincing. The author went out of her way to add lots of details about the characters, but I found these details really pointless. I thought that some of the facts she presented about the main characters would become significant in some way later in the novel, but they didn’t. They were just worthless bits of information. I also was disappointed that, although this book is meant to be about kids at high school, the writer seems to have no recollection at all about what it’s like to be 17. The main character thought and acted like a 32-year old. It just wasn’t believable. I’m not saying Teresa Wilson is a bad writer. She can obviously string words together and come up with a story that is appealing to a large number of people, but she lacks anything original. There is no flair. It just uses the same sort of language, as you can see in many other mediocre novels.

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I really don’t know why this book is so popular. I mean, I suppose it is going to appeal to young girls who want danger and romance, but I found this book really tedious. For a start, the characters were really unconvincing. The author went out of her way to add lots of details about the characters, but I found these details really pointless. I thought that some of the facts she presented about the main characters would become significant in some way later in the novel, but they didn’t. They were just worthless bits of information. I also was disappointed that, although this book is meant to be about kids at high school, the writer seems to have no recollection at all about what it’s like to be 17. The main character thought and acted like a 32-year old. It just wasn’t believable. I’m not saying Teresa Wilson is a bad writer. She can obviously string words together and come up with a story that is appealing to a large number of people, but she lacks anything original. There is no flair. It just uses the same sort of language as you can see in many other mediocre novels.

examenglish.com

Q1: Which group will like this book?

Q2: Who is Teresa Wilson?

Q3: What does “mediocre” mean in the last line?

I really don’t know why this book is so popular. I mean, I suppose it is going to
appeal to young girls who want danger and romance, but I found this book
really tedious. For a start, the characters were really unconvincing. The author
went out of her way to add lots of details about the characters, but I found
these details really pointless. I thought that some of the facts she presented
about the main characters would become significant in some way later in the
novel, but they didn’t. They were just worthless bits of information. I also was
disappointed that, although this book is meant to be about kids at high school,
the writer seems to have no recollection at all about what it’s like to be 17. The
main character thought and acted like a 32-year old. It just wasn’t believable.
I’m not saying Teresa Wilson is a bad writer. She can obviously string words
together and come up with a story that is appealing to a large number of
people, but she lacks anything original. There is no flair. It just uses the
same sort of language as you can see in many other mediocre novels.

examenglish.com

Q1: W h i c h a g e group will like this book?

Q2: W h o is Teresa Wilson?

Q3: W h a t does “mediocre” m e a n in the last line?

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