- Reading Skills - Skimming - Quick reading for main idea - Purpose: Find passage's main idea - Techniques - Read title - Read introduction or first paragraph - Focus on topic sentences - Pay attention to visual aids like pictures, charts, tables - Read summary or conclusion - Scanning - Fast reading for specific information - Purpose: Locate particular details - Techniques - Check organization of text - Identify key sections: title, intro, conclusion - Focus on body paragraphs for details - Use clue words (keywords) to locate answers - Selective reading of specific paragraphs - Application in Activities - Table of contents exercise - Identify relevant unit using skimming - Airplane schedule exercise - Locate specific flight times using scanning - Combining Skills - Use skimming to find main idea - Use scanning to locate specific answers - Importance of keywords to find answer locations - Practical Examples - Text: "Wealth, Success or Not" - Task 1: Find main idea using skimming - Introduction and conclusion provide main idea - Task 2: Find opinions using scanning - Focus on specific paragraphs for answers - Key Takeaways - Combine skimming and scanning for effective reading - Skimming identifies main ideas - Scanning pinpoints specific information - Practice improves speed and accuracy - Apply skills in daily life, study, and exams