Bahasa Inggris Profesi

Shinta Mayasari
Tika Febriyani
 Skimming
 The process of reading only main idea within a
passage to get an overall impression of the
content of a reading selection
 Looking only for the general or main idea
 Works best with factual/ non fiction material
 Quickly locate the information in a small
amount of time
1. Read the title
2. Read the introduction or the first paragraph
3. Read the only first sentence of each paragraph
(topic sentence)
4. Read any headings and sub headings
5. Notice any picture, charts, or graph
6. Notice any italic or bold words
7. Near the end, in the last paragraph read in detail
(conclusion/ summary)
 Scanning
 Reading technique to be used when you want
to find spesific information quickly
 You already have a question in your ,ind, you
read only to find the answer
 Look only for your favorite, ignoring unrelated
unformation
 Find details and other informatiom in a hurry
1. Establishing your purpose, state the spesific information
you are looking for
2. Locating the answer, what clues that help you
3. Use headings and any other aid that help you identify
which section might contain the information you are
looking for
4. Arranged in alphabetical, chronological, category, etc.
5. Use your hand while scanning (focusing your attention)
6. Selectively read and skip through sections of the passage
7. Keep the concept of keywords in mind while scanning