英语一周一贴：Reading - Identifying Skill Requirement

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there are different types of reading skills.

Skimming - reading rapidly for the main points
Scanning - reading rapidly to find a specific piece of information
Extensive - reading a longer text, often for pleasure with emphasis on overall meaning
Intensive reading - reading a short text for detailed information

Reading Styles
Skimming - Reading rapidly for the main points
Scanning - Reading rapidly through a text to find specific information required
Extensive - Reading longer texts, often for pleasure and for an overall understanding
Intensive - Reading shorter texts for detailed information with an emphasis on precise understanding

Note: There is often not a single correct answer, several choices may be possible according to your reading purpose. If you find that there are different possibilities, state the situation in which you would use the various skills.

The TV guide for Friday evening
An English grammar book
An article in National Geographic magazine about the Roman Empire
A good friend's homepage on the Internet
The opinion page in your local newspaper
The weather report in your local newspaper
A novel
A poem
A bus timetable
A fax at the office
An advertising email - so called "spam"
An email or letter from your best friend
A recipe
A short story by your favourite author

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