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READING

Learn how to preview, skim, and scan texts to read efficiently. Take effective notes while reading to improve understanding. Apply these techniques to improve your reading skills.

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READING

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  1. READING • Reading techniques will help you read efficiently: • Previewing • Skimming • Scanning

  2. Previewing • Look at the title, subtitles, author, source and try to guess what the text is about • Read the introductory paragraph • Consider what you already know about the topic • Look at the visuals • If you are reading in a foreign language try and predict which economic terms and general expressions might appear in the text

  3. Skimming • Read to get the main idea • Can you identify the main arguments? • Formulate them in your own words • Write down your expectations: what do you expect to learn from the text? • Do you have questions about the text at this point? Are you supposed to answer some questions? • Number the paragraphs (for better orientation)

  4. Scanning • Read the topic sentences (usually the first sentence in each paragraph) • Read the topic sentence and the last sentence in each paragraph • Look for key words and finally... Reading the whole text you may need to take / make notes...(procedure presented in a separate PPT)

  5. TAKING NOTES WHILE READING Four-step procedure: • SKIM to get the rough idea of the content (title, introductory paragraph, pictures?) • SCAN to spot the essential: underline the main points (key words, topic sentences) • GROUP PARAGRAPHS (how many parts of the text? headings, subheadings?) • ESTABLISH LOGICAL RELATIONS between parts of the text ↓ STRUCTURE! (Logical relations expressed by signalling devices)

  6. Reader, p 17:The three sectors of the econmy • What do you already know about the topic? • Read the topic sentences • What do you expect the text is about? • Read the topic and concluding sentences • Read the whole text • Compare the text with Example notes R p 65 • Working in pairs create structured notes from R p 18 • HW R, p 64-66(read, compare and analyse!!!) • Get ready to explain how the notes are structured (in Cro)

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