Reading skills: skim and scan · 阅读技能:略读与查读
Read with a purpose
- In the exam you do not read every word.
- You change your speed to fit your goal.
- Two key skills: skim and scan.
Skimming a menu finds dinner; scanning it finds the price.
带着目的去读
- 考试中你不需要读每一个词。
- 你要根据目标调整阅读速度。
- 两个关键技能:略读 (skim) 和 查读 (scan)。
略读菜单找到晚饭，扫读菜单找到价钱。
You need to find one date in a long text. What is the fastest way? · 你要在一篇长文中找到一个日期。最快的方法是什么?
Scanning means moving your eyes down to find one specific fact. · 查读就是目光向下移动,找到某个具体信息。
Skim, then scan
- Skim: read fast for the general idea (the gist).
- Scan: move your eyes down to find one detail.
- Use scanning for names, numbers, dates and times.
Skim sweeps over everything for the gist; scan jumps straight to one fact
先略读,再查读
- 略读 (skim):快速读,抓住大意。
- 查读 (scan):目光向下移动,找到某个细节。
- 查读用来找人名、数字、日期和时间。
Skim, scan or read closely? · 略读、查读还是精读?
Match your reading speed to the task: gist → skim, one detail → scan, deeper meaning → read closely. · 根据任务选阅读速度:抓大意 → 略读;找细节 → 查读;理解深层意思 → 精读。
Skimming means reading every word slowly. · 略读就是把每个词都慢慢读。
No — skimming is reading fast for the general idea. · 不对——略读是快速读,抓大意。
To get the general idea of a text quickly, you ___ it. · 要快速抓住一篇文章的大意,你要对它进行 ___。
Skim = read fast for the gist. · 略读 = 快速读,抓大意。
Find and answer
- Read the question first, and predict the answer.
- Find the part of the text with the same idea.
- Write a short, exact answer — copy the key word.
找到并作答
- 先读问题,并预测答案。
- 找到文中谈论同一观点的部分。
- 写简短、准确的答案——抄下关键词。
The text says: 'Anna lives in a small town near Paris.' Best answer to 'Where does Anna live?' · 原文:'Anna lives in a small town near Paris.' 对“Anna 住在哪里?”最好的答案是?
Keep it short and exact — just the information asked for. · 答案要简短、准确——只写问题需要的信息。
Try it on a real text
- "Green Park pool opens on 12 May. Adult tickets cost £4.50, and students pay half price. Manager Rosa Bell says a new café will follow one month later."
- Skim (one fast read): it is about a pool opening — enough for any "best title" question.
- Scan for the student price: your eyes catch £4.50 → half price → answer: £2.25.
- Short and exact wins the mark: write "£2.25", not a whole sentence.
拿真文本练一练
- "Green Park pool opens on 12 May. Adult tickets cost £4.50, and students pay half price. Manager Rosa Bell says a new café will follow one month later."
- 略读(快速读一遍):这段讲的是游泳馆开业——回答"最佳标题"类问题足够了。
- 查读找学生票价:目光锁定 £4.50 → half price(半价)→ 答案:£2.25。
- 简短准确才拿分:写 £2.25,不用写完整句子。
Match the question word to what your eyes should hunt for. · 把疑问词和你的目光要搜寻的目标配对。
The question word tells you the shape of the answer, so scanning gets much faster. · 疑问词决定答案的类型,查读时目标明确,速度快得多。
- Skim for the gist; scan for one detail.
- Predict the answer, then find it in the text.
- Keep answers short and exact.
- 略读抓大意;查读找细节。
- 先预测答案,再到文中找。
- 答案要简短、准确。