Wednesday, 21 October 2009

PRACTICE READING: SKIMMING and SCANNING

Skimming Exercise

This exercise practises skimming -- that means reading very fast to find only the main ideas of a text. When you press the "Start" button, a text will appear here. You will have a very short time to read the text and identify the main ideas. When you have selected all your answers, press the "Check my answers" button.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp1.htm

Scanning Exercise

This exercise practises scanning -- that means reading very fast to find specific pieces of information. When you press the "Start" button, a text will appear here. You will have a very short time to scan the text and locate answers to the questions. When you have selected all your answers, press the "Check my answers" button.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp2.htm

Reading Comprehension

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp3.htm



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