1. Scanning

2. What is scanning?

3. Locate useful or detailed
Scanning
Move your eyes quickly
Locate useful or detailed
Scanning is a technique used in reading to gather specific information in a text by going through it rapidly.
information quickly

4. Have a clear idea of what you are looking for 1
Tips for scanning
Have a clear idea of what you are looking for 1
Do not read every word. 2 1
Definitions, highlighted words, esp. words in italics or bold print 2
Dates, statistics, numbers and signal word, ( first, second, next, etc.) 3
Key words or repeated words
什么是 “
scanning ” ? 
查询阅读 （
Scanning ）
查询阅读又称 查读 或 寻读
。也是一种快读。但不同于略读。
目的：
为寻找文章中某些特定的信息
带着问题去寻找答案
，如数字、人名、地名、某一细节 等。
方法：
读者首先确定所要搜寻的信息的关键词进行快速
，忽略无关部分。

5. Scanning Exercise 1: Eye Movements
Read across the line, from left to right, as fast as you can and circle the words that are the same as the underlined word.
fat far fat father future far
speak spell spoke speaks speak speak
here hear heard here him help
fifty fifteen fifty five four fifty
people person people private pull pencil
street strong stop stare same street
work walk wake walk work wait
Time: _______________

6. Example: Scanning for key words
Information about specific heroes
Important information
Daniel Hernandez as a hero (para 2)
The title of text A
The author’s definition of heroes.
Another hero … was Dory Stoddard (Para 3)
We use hero to describe both victims and survivors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies. (Para1)
Heroes among us

7. Look at Text B and scan for answers to the following questions.
Reading skill practice
Look at Text B and scan for answers to the following questions.
Questions
time
In which month did the story take place?
place
Where did the accident happen?
What is the name of the hero?
names
What is the name of the woman saved?

8. Reading skill practice
Assignment
Read the text quickly and scan for the answers to the questions of the exercise on page111.

9. The End
主讲人：姜杰