English Grade 7 Q1 LP 7
English Grade 7 Q1 LP 7
English Grade 7 Q1 LP 7
I. LEARNING SKILLS
B. Objective/s
Skim and scan texts for details
Sometimes, you will need to adjust your reading speed; that is, you have to read fast
or slow depending on the text. By adjusting your speed, you will get information effectively. In
this lesson, you will learn how to use different reading strategies.
Reading not just helps a person to improve vocabulary but also increases basic
knowledge. However, when we have to read and research something from a voluminous
material in a limited amount of time, a person either goes for skimming or scanning,
depending on the purpose.
Skimming means to read something at a comparatively faster rate without going into
an in-depth reading, so as to have an idea of what the work is all about. On the
contrary, scanning implies a reading technique in which one takes a quick look of the
document, so as to find the specific information contained in the written material.
Skimming Vs. Scanning
BASIS FOR
SKIMMING SCANNING
COMPARISON
Involves Reading out the maximum content Finding out the required data.
in minimum time.
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Objective To take a birds-eye view of the To spot and cast specific facts.
text.
Familiarity The reader is not familiar with the The reader knows what he is
text. searching for.
Skimming has always been one of the most selected ways when it comes to FAST
READING. Before putting any effort into studying a document, practicing skimming can be a
good hand in previewing. You can use skimming before entering a new chapter of your
textbook or a long article. To be simply said, most people refer to the use of skimming when
they need to save time. Timesaving has always been one of the top priorities of today’s
society. Reading every word can prevent us from increasing our reading speed. There are
many situations that spending long hours of laborious reading can’t do anything well.
Suppose you have to read an academic text and write an essay about its topic,
skimming can’t do all the job as there is too much information. This skill would help when
you’re trying to find out if something is a waste of time or similar to something else you’ve
already known. Using skimming is an ideal strategy when there are only a few days left and
you’re about to take an examination. In short, you save your time by skimming.
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When to use scanning?
Once upon a time a sparrow made friends with a crow. One day when they
were hunting for food, the crow spied some red peppers that were spread out on a
mat to dry.
“Look at those peppers,” said the crow to the sparrow. “Let’s see who can
eat the most.”
“All right!” answered the sparrow.
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“Then the one who wins will eat the other,” said the crow.
The sparrow laughed and agreed for he thought the crow was joking.
Friends do not eat each other. The sparrow ate each pepper fairly, but the crow
cheated. For each pepper that he ate, he hid three more under the mat without the
sparrow’s seeing.
“I’ve won! Now I’m going to eat you!” said the crow.
Then at last the sparrow realized that the crow was serious.
“All right,” he said, “I’ll keep my promise. But before you eat me you must
wash your beak for everyone knows that you’re a dirty bird and eat lots of nasty
things.”
So, the crow went to the river and cried.
“River! River!
Give me water
To wash my beak,
To make myself neat,
The sparrow to eat!”
The river replied: “You want water? Very well, but everyone says you eat
nasty things. If you want to wash your beak in my water, you must get a pot to put
it in and then you can have as much water as you like.”
The crow went to the potter in the village and cried:
“Potter! Potter!
Make me a pot
To fetch some water. To wash my beak,
To make myself neat,
The sparrow to eat!”
The potter replied: “You want a pot? Very well, but I have no clay. Bring me
some clay and “I’ll make you a pot.”
The crow went to a field and began digging up clay with his beak. The
earth said: “The whole world knows that you eat rubbish and nasty things. I cannot
allow you to dig up my clay unless you use a spade.”
The crow went to the village blacksmith, who was working on a wheel. The
crow said to him:
“Blacksmith! Blacksmith!
Make me a spade
To dig some clay,
To make a pot,
To fetch some water,
To wash my beak,
To make myself neat,
The sparrow to eat!”
The blacksmith replied: “You want a spade? Very well, but you see I have
no fire in the forge. If you want me to make a spade, you must bring me some fire.”
The crow went to a farmer’s house nearby. The farmer’s wife was cooking
rice in the courtyard. The crow cried:
“Dear farmer’s wife!
Give me fire
To make a spade
To dig some clay,
To make a pot,
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To fetch some water,
To wash my beak,
To make myself neat,
The sparrow to eat!”
The farmer’s wife replied: “You want fire? Very well, but how will you carry
it?”
“You can put it on my back,” said the crow.
The farmer’s wife put the fire on the crow’s back and immediately his
feathers burst into flames. The greedy crow was burnt to ashes. But the honest
sparrow lived to a ripe old age.
Task 2. Skim and scan the picture below. Can you spot the six words in this picture
puzzle?
Can You Spot The Six Words In These Picture Puzzles? - Social News Daily
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Task 3. Look at the following information packet then answer the questions that follow in
a separate sheet of paper or answer sheet.
B. Assessment
Skim and scan the advertisement below and answer the following questions.
‘App’ is a computer industry word that is short for ‘application’. It indicates the
practical application of computer software that is designed to perform a specific task. A
range of convenient apps is now available on mobile phones and other mobile devices
around the world.
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1. How many Android
smartphones exist
across the globe?
3. In terms of
commercial
developers using the
App Store, what
percentage are
Android-based and
what percentage are
Apple-based?
4. According to the
advertisement, how
many people use
Facebook for Android?
How many monthly
users does that
represent?
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IV. REFLECTION/COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS
V. REFERENCES
Grade 7 English Quarter 1-Module 7: Reading Styles
Skimming and Scanning | English - Quizizz
Microsoft Word - Ch 01 worksheets.doc (liceomorgagni.edu.it)
Can You Spot The Six Words In These Picture Puzzles? - Social News Daily
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SKIMMING AND SCANNING (ejoy-english.com)
Difference Between Skimming and Scanning (with Comparison Chart) - Key Differences
Prepared by:
LORENA A. INTIA
Master Teacher I
Pamplona National High School
Camarines Sur Division
Layout Artist:
EDMARK M. PADO – TIC, Maydaso Elementary School
Reviewed by:
PRECIOSA R. DELA VEGA, EPS I
SDO Camarines Sur
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VI. ANSWER KEY
Task 1
B.
1. The sparrow and the crow. The crow cheated
2. The bet was who can eat the most
3. When the crow won
4. By asking the crow to wash its beak first
5. The crow was burned to death
Task 2
1. novel 4. read
2. story 5. words
3. page 6. Book
Task 3
Assessment
1. 300 Million
2. Google Play
3. Android based – 47%, apple based – 43%
4. 4 out of 5 people use Facebook for Android
5. 350 million people
6. Instagram has only 13 full time employees
7-10 Answers may vary
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