Three ways to read
Introduced| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skimming/ˈskɪmɪŋ/ | Reading quickly to identify a text's overall topic, organisation or main ideas. |
| scanning/ˈskænɪŋ/ | scanning |
| close reading/kləʊs ˈriːdɪŋ/ | close reading |
| topic sentence/ˈtɒpɪk ˈsentəns/ | A sentence that states the main idea developed in a paragraph. |
Read the action, not just the date
- A draft-feedback message gives Monday as the booking deadline and Wednesday as the session. Copying a date without its action can send a classmate to the wrong event.
- Identify who the message addresses, what it offers and what remains conditional. These are reading skills, not a guarantee of an official score.
Choose a reading technique
- Skimming 略读 gives an initial overview from headings and selected sentences. Scanning 查读 locates a target detail, such as a booking time.
- Close reading 精读 checks exact meaning in the relevant passage. After finding a time, read nearby words to establish whether it is a deadline or a departure.
You need the year a study was published, and nothing else. Which technique?
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Scanning locates a target detail such as a publication year. Read nearby wording to confirm what the year refers to.
Which parts can help you obtain an initial overview while skimming? Choose all that apply.
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Titles and selected opening, ending or paragraph sentences can provide an overview. They need not reveal every qualification, so read important passages closely afterwards.
Main point and structure
- A topic sentence 主题句 states a paragraph’s main point, often near the beginning but sometimes elsewhere. Supporting details can help you infer the point when it is implicit.
- Skimming several paragraphs can suggest the article’s structure. Confirm important relationships by reading the actual text; topic sentences alone do not reveal every qualification.
Link the condition accurately
- “If you have not booked, you may request a walk-in slot, although availability is not guaranteed” preserves both the condition and the limitation.
- Because introduces a reason, although a concession and if a condition. A grammatical connector can still express a relationship the source does not support.
Topic sentences can suggest an article’s structure, but important qualifications may require closer reading.
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Topic sentences offer an initial map, not a complete substitute for the supporting text.
You have one hour and six sources. Put the plan in order.
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For this source-based report, first assess relevance, locate needed details, read important passages closely and record the source. Citation details are needed for borrowed ideas as well as quotations.
Plan and verify your reading
- For a source-based report, first check which sources address the question, locate relevant details, then read important passages closely. Keep citation details with borrowed wording and ideas.
- Decide whether an unfamiliar word changes the required answer. Context may help; use a dictionary promptly when an essential word remains unclear rather than following a fixed rule never to look it up.
Choose a reading technique for the question, then check the exact action, condition and source details.
An unfamiliar word does not affect your current answer, and context may explain it later in the paragraph. What is a useful next step?
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In this situation, mark the word and finish the paragraph before deciding whether a lookup is needed. An essential unclear word may need a prompt dictionary check.