Reading provides us joy, knowledge and a sense of achievement.,PPT by Leah Zhang,skimming and scanning in readings,Skimming (look at pictures and headings) 1.Is the website for tutors, learners or both? 2.How do you know the website is for adults? Scanning (look for key words) 1.What subjects can you learn from this site? 2.Where can you go to find resources?,导入练习 reading the website,skimming and scanning,Skimming and scanning the news. We read in different ways. You dont always need to read every word. Sometimes you leave bits out.,You can skim to find out what it is all about. Headings and pictures can help you do this.,you can scan to look for important information. Look for key words or numbers to help you do this.,快速略读(Skimming),1.略读的概念 又称“跳读”(reading and skipping)或“浏览”(glancing)。要求以较快速度(100-150wpm)在2-3分钟内略读完文章，迅速获取文章内容或中心思想，即有选择地进行阅读，可跳过某些细节，抓住文章的大意，从而加快阅读速度。 2.略读的技巧 Read the title, subtitles and subheadings to find out what the text is about. Look at the illustrations to give you more information about the topic. Read the first and last sentence of each paragraph. Dont read every word or every sentence. Let your eyes skim over the text and look out for key words. Continue to think about the meaning of the text.,in our readings?,注意关键词(表示逻辑关系的词),表并列：bothand, or, too, also, as well; 表递进：moreover, in addition, whats more, furthermore, then, besides; 表转折：however, but, nevertheless; 表层次：first of all, above all, next, on the one hand,.on the other hand, unless; 表强调：in fact, indeed, actually, as a matter of fact, important, obviously;,表因果：because, so, since, as a result, for, lead to, lie in； 表序列：first, second, third, finally； 表列举：for example, such as, for instance, except (for); 表比较：like, similar, in the same way; 表让步：although, though, after all, in spite of, even if, even though; 表结论：therefore, in a word, in brief, in conclusion, on the whole.,Skimming Practice,David McConnell sold books from door to door. Housewives were not interested in the books. Usually before he had enough time to say anything about his books, the women closed their doors. But he didnt give up. McConnell decided to bring each of them a present, a small bottle of perfume made by himself. He soon found that the women liked the perfume better than the books. He stopped selling books to sell perfume instead and started his own company “Avon”, which is a great success. When you do nothing, you learn nothing. But when you try, even though you are not successful, you will learn what doesnt work and that puts you closer to what will work. It doesnt matter how many times you are not successful. It does matter that you will be successful one day.,Times Up!,Whats the main idea of this passage?,David McConnell sold books from door to door. Housewives were not interested in the books. Usually before he had enough time to say anything about his books, the women closed their doors. But he didnt give up. McConnell decided to bring each of them a present, a small bottle of perfume made by himself. He soon found that the women liked the perfume better than the books. He stopped selling books to sell perfume instead and started his own company “Avon”, which is a great success. When you do nothing, you learn nothing. But when you try, even though you are not successful, you will learn what doesnt work and that puts you closer to what will work. It doesnt matter how many times you are not successful. It does matter that you will be successful one day.,who,what,when,where,how,key word,emphasis,key word,key word,抓住4个W和1个H，即when(时间), where(地点),who(人物),what(事件), how(经过)，就抓住了文章的全貌。,课后作业,Skimming Practice,Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots，a brave people，loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win. One night，the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight，my men,” he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.” They were all very tired，so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty，but they，too，were very tired，and one by one，also fell asleep. The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside，taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more，the war would be over. Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country. The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flo