ERF Skimming Emails page 99-105

What are you doing when you skim?

• You are looking for the general or main idea.

• You are looking for specific information.

Select the choices that are true about skimming.

• It gives you a good idea of what the text is about.

• It easier for you to understand the

  text as you read.

• it allows you to get through a lot of

  text very quickly in order to determine which parts you need to read more

  carefully.

• You can read everything and focus on all of the specific details.

Select all of the strategies for skimming?

• Reading the first paragraph

• Looking for all details

• Looking for keywords

Choose all of the examples of keywords for skimming.

• Words that are highlighted

• Phases like could, you, or for your action

• Stated deadlines

• Words that are bolded or italicized

Skim the email and chose the topic or most important point of email.

• Consolidate the department’s OOK training requests

• Reserve Room 133 on Tuesday for the team meeting

• Clean workstation before the GM’s visit

• Type up the minutes from yesterday’s meeting

Skim the email and chose the topic or most important point of email.

• Campaign to protect the envioronment

• Reserve Room 133 on Tuesday for the team meeting

• Revise the PowerPoint presentation on KPIs

• Type up the minutes from yesterday’s meeting

Skim the email and chose the topic or most important point of email.

• N/A – message does not apply to Mousa

• Reserve Room 133 on Tuesday for the team meeting

• Sign the card for Majid’s retirement party

• Type up the minutes from yesterday’s meeting

Skim the email and chose the topic or most important point of email.

• Submit a request for office supplies

• Reserve Room 133 on Tuesday for the team meeting

• Attend a meeting tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Room 25

• Type up the minutes from yesterday’s meeting

Skim the email and chose the topic or most important point of email.

• Submit a request for office supplies

• Send a progress report for the SHINE project to Rania

• Attend a meeting tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Room 25

• Reserve Room 133 on Tuesday for the team meeting

Skim the email and chose the topic or most important point of email.

• Submit overtime hours

• Water the office plants

• Attend a meeting tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Room 25

• Reserve Room 133 on Tuesday for the team meeting