Answer Key: No, they read it to find the main idea of the texts.
Ask participants if they read part B) to find the main idea.
Answer Key: No, they read it to find specific information.
Say that when we ask our pupils to read a text to find the main idea of it, we use the technique which is called skimming. Write the word ‘skimming’ on the Bb. Explain that the word ‘skimming’ comes from the verb ‘to skim’ which means ‘to take cream from milk’, so by skimming we take ‘cream’ from the text, its main idea. Say that the verb ‘skim’ ends with the letter ‘m’ and the phrase ‘main idea’ (which explains the meaning of the technique) starts with the letter ‘m’. Underline that it could help them remember the meaning of the technique.
Ask participants which teacher’s technique helps pupils understand the main idea of a text.
Answer Key: Skimming.
Ask participants when they used skimming, in part A) or part B).
Answer Key: In part A).
Stage II.
Tell participants that when we ask our pupils to read a text to find specific information, we use the technique which is called scanning. Write the word ‘scanning’ on the Bb. Say that the word ‘scanning’ comes from the verb ‘to scan’ which means ‘to read quickly to find specific information’.
Ask participants the following questions:
1) Which specific information can you find in a text?
2) Why to use scanning?
3) Which teaching technique helps pupils find details in the text?
4) When did you use scanning, in part A) or in part B)?
Possible answers:
1) Numbers, dates, names. 2) To help pupils to find details quickly 3) Scanning 4) In part B).
Stage III.
Say to participants that there are 2 short texts on Handout 3 from Fly High English 6 and English Matters 8.
Explain that participants should read the instructions to the texts and look through the texts quickly to understand better these instructions.
Ask participants to find the text which instruction uses skimming and scanning. Give them 2 minutes. Give out Handout 3.
Check the answers.
Answer Key: Text B (Question 1. to the text uses skimming, question 2. - scanning).
Stage IV.
Say that the instruction to the text B has question 3 which is ‘give synonyms to the words in bold’. Say that when we ask our pupils to read a text to find synonyms, antonyms, some grammar constructions, we use the technique which is called ‘intensive reading’. Write the word ‘intensive’ on Bb.
Ask participants why to use intensive reading.
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