Scanning practice

Scanning practice

Instructions: In this exercise, you will practice scanning. When you begin the presentation, you will see 2 questions. A short paragraph will appear on screen briefly, just long enough for you to practice scanning. You have 5 seconds to read the questions before the...
Video: scanning skills

Video: scanning skills

Narration: Like skimming, when you are scanning it is important that you do not look at each word individually or start ‘saying’ the words you are looking at. This can mean you lose focus on what you are actually scanning for. One way to make sure that you...
Scanning practice

Skimming practice

Instructions: When you play the video above, you will see a question. A short paragraph will appear on screen briefly, just long enough for you to practice skimming. You have 5 seconds to read the question before the paragraph appears. Skim through the text for the...
Video: scanning skills

Video: Skimming skills

Narration: Skimming can be a difficult skill to master because most people try to say the words to themselves as they read. This will slow down your reading speed to only as fast as you can speak. In order to skim effectively, you need to practice not saying every...
Video: scanning skills

Video: How to approach the reading test

Narration: To improve the speed at which you can complete an IELTS reading test, it is important that you have a clear plan about how you are going to approach the test. The skills you need to effectively answer the questions have just been mentioned – skimming,...