![]() Personally, I think that this is a waste of time. Now, is skimming necessary? Well, some IELTS books tell students to skim the WHOLE TEXT before they tackle the questions. They are often there because the exam writers know that the text is complicated so some test-takers will need extra support, but even I always look at the photos first! The point here is not to find the answers to specific questions, or even understand main idea, all you are doing is looking for the most basic idea of the WHOLE TEXT.Īlso, some IELTS passages also include photos or pictures next to the text, don’t forget to look at those too. Of course, if you are still clueless about the main idea of the article, read the first line of the next paragraph, and the next one, and the next until you do. (The title is actually a pun on the phrase Land of the Rising SUN, which we often use to refer to Japan) ![]() OK, this is a text about why Japan creates good mathematicians. ![]() Japan has a significantly better record in terms to average mathematical attainment that England and Wales. Well, you might be confused as to what the main topic of the article is In this case, you might want to read the first line of the first paragraph to see if it helps you: You could then stop skimming and start answering the questions! However, if you opened the paper and saw this title (Cambridge IELTS 8, p.89): Land of the Rising Sum OK, I am going to read about Australia and why they are a successful sporting nation. (as it is in Cambridge IELTS 6, p.18) that might be enough information of your brain to understand: Unfortunately, in the IELTS exam, you can’t stop reading if you think the text looks boring!!!! So, what is the purpose of skimming in the IELTS exam? Well, it’s to help you quickly understand what the GENERAL TOPIC of a text is. If you open your exam paper and see the title of reading Passage 1 is Australia’s Sporting Success If we don’t think the title or headings match what we are looking for or if the article looks boring, we will stop reading and look somewhere else. Often it takes only a few seconds to decide if a page is interesting or not.Īctually, this is the main purpose of skimming – we skim to decide if a text deserves further attention. Real World □: Think of reading a newspaper or a magazine □ – you quickly turn the pages, looking at the titles and headings to decide if you want to read the text further. When we skim, we quickly look at the title, headings, first sentences of paragraphs, or even photographs to gain an understanding of the main idea of the passage. It’s the type of reading we do when we want to know only the most general idea of a text. Skim reading is the fastest of the three types of reading. Three Types of IELTS Reading □ 1) Skimming So, what is the key to reading more quickly? Is it scanning and skimming? Is it increasing your vocabulary? Or is it simply being able to process words more quickly in your brain? Well, that’s what we are going to be discussing in today’s blog. Because if there is one comment I read again and again its that students struggle to finish the 40 questions in 60 minutes. If there was no time limit in the IELTS Reading exam, would you get more answers correct? ⏰ I imagine so. ![]() ![]() How to read faster: Skimming, Scanning and Speed Reading in the IELTS exam ![]()
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