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UNIVERSITY MOHAMED I

POLY-DISCIPLINARY FACULTY OF NDOR


ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Previewing, Skimming and Scanning

Lesson 3
Profs. Youssef Loumim & Nisrine El Hannach
WHAT IS PREVIEWING?
• Previwing is useful to get a quick idea about the text content, type,
features, and parts.

How to Preview:
-Read titles.
-Read the first sentence of each paragraph.
-You can sometimes preview a text by looking at the pictures that come
with it. Pictures often have captions, or words that describe them. Pictures
and captions help to show important ideas in the text.
-Preview graphics if provided.
WHAT IS SKIMMING?

• Skimming is moving your eyes over a text as you read quickly.


• You skim when you want to get a general idea about the information in
the text but do not need to know all of the details.
• Skimming is a good way to preview a text. It also helps you save time.
For example, you skim when you want to see if the full text is something
you want to read or if it will have the information you need.
SKIMMING STEPS
• To skim:
• 1. Read the title and any subtitles.
• 2. Read one o r two paragraphs at the beginning.
• 3. Read the first and/or last sentence of the other paragraphs.
• 4. Look quickly at the other paragraphs. Read only a few words here
and there. Notice
• names, places, dates and numbers, and words in bold or italic print.
• 5. Read the last paragraph.
NOTICE
-Previewing and skimming are conducted for distinct purposes:
- We preview to know what the text is about or the subject it tackles.
- We skim to get the main idea or ideas of a specific text.

- Previewing helps you decide whether to continue reading or not,


and it also provide you with the general context of a text. Contrarily,
skimming allows you to understand the text ideas swiftly,
especially when the reading time is limited.
EXERCISE 1

• Go to your worksheet, skim over the text in 3 minutes, and answer


the questions.
WHAT IS SCANNING?
• Scanning is moving your eyes quickly over a page. You scan to find the
information you are looking for, such as the name of a person or a
company. When you scan, you do not read every word. If you are looking
for names of people, look only for words that begin with capital letters.
• Scanning is looking for information quickly before or after you read a
text. You can scan for numbers, symbols, bolded items, names, key words,
or answers to questions.
WHY SCANNING?
• We scan to quickly extract specific information from tables, diagrams,
flowcharts, timelines, texts etc . . .
SCANNING TIMELINES
• Timelines display numbers or dates in relation to some variables
they explain or add information to.
• To scan a timeline, you need to focus on numbers in relations to the
words describe.

-Do exercise 2 on your worksheet.


SCANNING A TABLE

• 1. Decide: What do I want to find? For example, do I want to find a


date, the name of a company, or the cost of making Titanic?
• 2. Predict: What signal will I be looking for? For example, capital
letters, numbers, or symbols.
• 3. Move your eyes quickly across the page, with the help of your finger
or a pencil, if you want. Look only for the item that you want to find.

-Do exercise 3 on your worksheet.


SCANNING FLOWCHARTS
• Flowcharts are diagrams that show steps in a process. They show the steps in a
combination of words and graphics. The words usually appear inside squares,
rectangles, diamonds, circles, and other shapes. The words inside diamonds and
circles usually show decisions you can make about the situations. These are
decision points. Arrows connect situations with decision points.

• When you scan a flowchart, quickly read the words inside the squares and
rectangles.
• You can often skip the words in the Yes/No decision points because the shapes
indicate the words Yes and No.

• -Do exercise 4 on your worksheet.


SCANNING DIAGRAMS
• When you scan diagrams, use the pictures and other graphics to
find answers quickly.
• The visual information in pictures and graphics can sometimes give
you answers faster than words can.

-Do exercise 5 on your worksheet.


REFERENCE

• Blass, L. (2017). Well Read 1: Skills and Strategies for Reading .


USA : Oxford University Press.

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