 It is a high speed reading in which you try to get the general sense of a passage or a book  You read only words that will help you get the sense of the text  Usually you need to read the first paragraph carefully, because here is the part that gives the author’s ideas or opinion  You can look at the beginning of each following paragraphs, and skip some unimportant details  Then, the last part should be read carefully because this usually contains the summary of the passage

 Skimming a review  Skimming encyclopedias entries  Skimming a novel/story  etc

 Skim a book review  Describe what the writer says about the book  After reading the review, do you want to read the book?