1. Unit 3 Unit 3 The News The News

2. Developing Developing Reading Strategies Reading Strategies

3. Scanning Scanning

4. To scan scan is to read quickly to locate specific information.

5. To scan:  Observe  Observe the organization of the information.  Read  Read each question carefully.

6. Cont... To scan:  Move  Move your eyes quickly over the text, paying attention to key words.  Find  Find and write the answers.

7. Take a minute to look at the headlines. Then scan the headlines headlines to answer the questions.

8. 1. What country does Mitch hit? 2. How old is the girl rescued? 3. Where is the fire? 4. How many persons were killed?

9. Car crash kills family of five Fire destroys forest 10 -year-old girl rescued Mitch hits Honduras

10. 1. What country does Mitch hit? Honduras 2. How old is the girl rescued? 10 years old 3. Where is the fire?...forest 4. How many persons were killed? Five

11. Scan the following brief news item to provide the information: Name of the girl:Name of the girl: Brother’s age:Brother’s age: What she did:What she did:

12. A 12-year-old girl, Sandra Brown, rescued her brother from burning last night. The smoke woke her up, and Sandra immediately ran to wake her 20-year-old brother, Frank.