
READING TIPS: SKIMMING
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Elizabeth Rengifo
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READING TIPS
BGU - 2021
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Poll
How often do you read?
Always
often
rarely never
never
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Poll
How many books, articles, magazines have you ever read?
1-5
5-10
10-15
more than 15
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Open Ended
Why is reading important? Write your comment either in English or Spanish.
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Multiple Choice
What is the reading process?
pre-reading / while reading / post reading
before reading / post reading
reading / while reading/ before reading
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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
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Open Ended
Can you write as many cognates as you know? For example: family - familia
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Multiple Choice
What is the name of the process that indicates to look for specific information?
Skimming
Scanning
Cognates
Topic Sentence
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Let's practice
Apply the skimming tip in the following text.
Give a title
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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.
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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.
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Poll
Based on the main idea you get, What title do you think matches better?
Planning a trip
Traveling with kids
Budget
Trip
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PLANNING A TRIP
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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.
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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
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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
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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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BGU - 2021
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