Reading Strategies — Gist, Scanning, Detailed Reading
Reading Strategies — Gist, Scanning, Detailed Reading
⏱ 5 minutes
Skills
In hospitality, I read dozens of documents a day: reservation sheets, supplier invoices, health and safety reports, guest feedback forms. You can’t read them all word by word. You learn to skim (get the main idea fast), scan (find a specific piece of information), and only read closely when it really matters.
🎯 Language Focus
| Skimming | Read quickly for the main idea. Don’t stop at unknown words. |
| Scanning | Search for a specific word/number. Like Ctrl+F on paper. |
| Intensive reading | Slow, careful reading. Every word matters. For contracts, instructions. |
| IELTS application | Gist = first read of passage. Scanning = finding answers to specific questions. |
✏️ Quick Practice — Try It!
💡 Your 5-Minute Takeaway
In IELTS reading, always skim the whole passage first (30 seconds), then scan for answers. Never read everything word by word — you’ll run out of time.
Independent educational resource. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or accredited by Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Confers no qualification. Grammar reference: Swan, Practical English Usage. Frameworks: PPP, TBLT, ESA (standard ELT methodology).
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