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SCANNING AND SKIMMING

PODCAST

a) Abilities to develop

The abilities you will be developing with this podcast is first of all, listening for specific information. However, pay attention to it, and you will have a clear idea of what skimming and scanning are.

b) Activity description.

1. Listen carefully to the podcast.

2. Make notes of what you understand are the concepts of skimming and scanning.

3. Save your notes and hand them in when your teacher asks you to. They will be used for a class discussion.

VIDEO

Ability description:

Use of skimming

Use of scanning

Use of youblisher

If you need any help remembering the difference between skimming and scanning, refer to the following link to watch a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG7tHz2Da3E

Activity description:

1. Read the text at http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/agriculture/Friends-With-Benefits-in-the-Plant-World-140641983.html

2. Identify new vocabulary. Make a list of food vocabulary. Remember you can use the dictionary at http://www.wordreference.com/es

3. Watch the video at the bottom.

4. Answer the question for skimming.

5. Answer the questions for scanning.

6. Write a report with the answers to the questions in the
video and the list of food vocabulary from the text.

7. Use the web page http://www.youblisher.com/ to publish your reading report. You will have to sign up.

8. Send the link of your publication in youblisher by mail to your teacher. Publications will be presented in class.