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Scanning: Look at The List Below. Tick The Things You Would Use Scanning For

Scanning is a technique for quickly looking through text to find a specific piece of information without reading entire sentences or paragraphs. The key aspects of scanning are to clearly identify what you are looking for, let your eyes move quickly over the text while thinking of the target information, and don't get distracted by fully reading other words. Scanning saves time compared to a close reading when the goal is to find a single fact rather than understand everything. Examples where scanning is useful include finding a contact number, address, or word definition.

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Scanning: Look at The List Below. Tick The Things You Would Use Scanning For

Scanning is a technique for quickly looking through text to find a specific piece of information without reading entire sentences or paragraphs. The key aspects of scanning are to clearly identify what you are looking for, let your eyes move quickly over the text while thinking of the target information, and don't get distracted by fully reading other words. Scanning saves time compared to a close reading when the goal is to find a single fact rather than understand everything. Examples where scanning is useful include finding a contact number, address, or word definition.

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Scanning

If you want just one piece of information from a text (e.g. a name, an address,

the time of a TV program or a word you want to spell), you need to scan for it.

This means looking through very quickly without really reading the words. All you

have to do is find the word(s) you want.

Look at the list below. Tick the things you would use scanning for:

reading instructions
finding a telephone number V
finding out who a letter is from
reading a book
finding a street on a map V
looking up the time of a bus
finding a plumber in yellow pages V
finding a word in the dictionary V
studying an agreement
checking that a cheque has been signed V
Steps for Scanning

 Think about what you are scanning for.

 Write it down and try to get a picture of it in your mind.

 Keep thinking about what you are looking for and let your eye run over

the page.

 Don’t read the words. Don’t read the sentences. Just look.

 If you don’t find it first time, try again.

 Keep thinking about the words you want and keep your eyes moving

quickly.

 Do it quickly.

You might need a lot of practice before you can scan well, but it will save you time

in the end. It is very useful for looking up all sorts of things.

If you are not good at reading yet, you can still scan. Try finding words you know

well, like Israel or your own name, in a page of writing.

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Now, try some of scanning exercises

Have a quick look through the advert below, then answer the questions:

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Answer the questions:

1) What can you save from shopping at this place?

At this place I can save money.

2) How many good reasons are there for shopping there?

There are more hundred good reasons for shopping there.

3) What is the telephone number?

The telephone number is 0151-207-3898.

4) What can you earn with Argos?

I can earn 100's of £'s with Argos vouches.

5) What are the names of the catering firm?

The names of the catering firm are ''Best-in'' and ''Bestway''.

6) How long does the offer last?

The offer last about for 3 weeks.

(Adapted from Liverpool College)

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