FCE Exam Tip 29 - First Certificate Preparation - Common reading techniques

Опубликовано: 06 Ноябрь 2018
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FCE TIP 29

Common reading techniques for better time management and accuracy involve skimming and scanning. This means running through a text using rapid eye movement, locating key words so as to move quickly through the passage.

The purpose of scanning and skimming does however differ slightly.

Scanning is used to locate specific information, whereas skimming is used to gain a general overview of the text.

SKIMMING implies:

reading fast
getting the main idea and not all the details (such as the topic)
leaving out certain parts of the text
moving on to the next paragraph once you have understood a quarter to a half of that paragraph
understanding less (approximately 50% of the text)
going through material you are unfamiliar with

SCANNING implies:

reading to locate a specific piece of information (such as a number, a name…)
not reading every word
finding information quickly
going through material we are generally familiar with

Both reading techniques can be used with all types of documents.

Generally we would skim a text, then read it, then scan it for specific information. This is of course not always true, especially depending on the exam question type you are trying to answer. In a same reading activity you could start by reading, then skim through a passage to then carry on reading, and go back on a paragraph which you would then scan.