Scanning and Skimming

What sort of reading is skimming?

• quick reading

• slow reading

Skim the TV programmes to find out what time you can watch a programme about the countryside.

• 18.15

• 18.30

• 19.30

How many international workers were on site per day during the Burj Khalifa's construction? (Skill: scanning)

• 12000

• 2000

• 22000

Soaring over the city at an impressive 2,716 feet (828 meters) and boasting 200 stories (160 habitable), the $1.5 billion Burj Khalifa project was unveiled by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in January 2010. At the peak of construction, more than 12,000 international workers were on site per day logging a collective 22 million man-hours during the six years it took to complete. The Burj Khalifa is twice the height of New York's Empire State Building and three times as tall as the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It even surpassed Taiwan's Taipei 101, which at 1,667 feet (508m) had held the world title since it opened in 2004. Which building was the tallest in the world prior to the completion of the Burj Khalifa? (Skill: scanning)

• Eiffel Tower

• Empire State Building

• Taipei 101

How long did it take to complete the Burj Khalifa? (Skill: Scanning)

• 8 years

• 9 years

• 6 years

Scanning

• a way of reading quickly to find specific information

• a way of reading quickly to get the gist of a text

Would you use skimming or scanning in the following situation?

You have picked up a book on dinosaurs in the library and you want to decide whether to borrow it or not.

• skimming

• scanning

What is the primary purpose of skimming in reading?

• To understand every detail

• To find specific information

• To get the general idea

• To memorize the text

Which reading technique would you use to locate a specific date in a history book?

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Summarizing

• Paraphrasing

When skimming a text, what should you focus on?

• Every word

• Key words and headings

• The introduction only

• The conclusion only