IELTS Reading - Skimming and Scanning
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0:03 IELTS reading skills skimming scanning and reading for detail during an IELTS reading exam time can be both your friend and your enemy in order to do the
0:21 best you can you will have to learn to work with time for the reading portion of the IELTS exam time is key one of the biggest problems in the IELTS reading
0:34 test is time you have one hour to answer 40 questions which means you will have to be able to get to the information you need quickly all IELTS reading questions
0:44 will require you to use strategies and techniques in order to complete the task in the given time developing these 3 reading skills will help you manage your
0:56 time effectively and improve your IELTS reading scores they are skimming scanning and reading for detail
1:11 skimming getting the gist skimming is a faster reading to get the general idea on the text different techniques for skimming include a running your eyes or
1:25 the text to get the general meaning not stopping at words you don't understand as this will only slow you down be reading the first and last paragraph of
1:35 the text and summaries if offered and see looking clearly at the topic sentences the most important sentence of each pair scanning get only what you
1:46 need scanning is rapidly running your eyes over the text in order to locate specific details three steps to scanning include a read the question and search
2:00 for key words or ideas associated with the question be your eyes then quickly move over the page footing around the text back and forth up and down and see
2:13 less reading and more searching the brain hunts for specific information reading for detail find your answer the final step requires a careful and close
2:27 reading of the passage you have arrived at after your search in order to find the answer when we read for detail reread every word in the text and think
2:37 carefully about the overall meaning of each sentence let's practice using the question below choose a heading that best matches the upcoming paragraph and
2:48 remember to underline your key words a parents are to blame for the state of children today a report with many conclusions and worries about the United
2:59 Kingdom you see growing up and unhappy generation o ND there are so many social problems young people face today key words parents and blame conclusions and
3:16 worries unhappy generation and social problems let's scheme the first and last sentence from the passage and see how can I find
3:31 the answer what keywords are children and teenagers
3:45 unhappy and negative effect so what's the answer choose the headache that best matches
4:00 the previous paragraph growing up an unhappy generation let's practice scanning using the question below how many European countries are in the
4:20 first report remember to underline your keywords what are they how many European countries now you know you're looking for a number now let's
4:37 scan for the info we selected 19 European countries and so the answer how many European countries are in the
4:52 first report 19 some tips to remember skimming skimming the written text is like jumping from place to place and position to position keep in mind you
5:06 don't have to read all the words some can always be skipped over scanning you can also underline mark or write the number of the question in the area of
5:17 the margin you think the answers might be for easy call back later until next time