ENHANCE YOUR SPEED READING SKILLS THROUGH TWO EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES: SKIMMING AND SCANNING. Skimming and scanning have very different goals, reached by very different methods. The skimming section of this book will allow you to practice reading quickly and digesting information at a rapid pace. This section contains a broad range of reading materials with historic, patriotic, or Christian themes. The scanning section of this book will teach you to rapidly cover a great deal of material in order to locate specific information. Scanning is helpful for locating specific items, such as a date or a statistic. This section contains reading materials often viewed in everyday life, such as a Web page or a phone directory. Speed reading skills are beneficial for all fields and can be mastered by anyone with practice and the proper tools. "Skimming and Scanning Techniques" includes: Excerpts from historical speeches and documents Reading materials from everyday life: a train schedule, health care directory, etc... Practical workbook exercises Answer keys at the end of each section

What time is that movie on TV? What was the general idea of that memo? What team is leading the division? Skimming and Scanning helps students pick out specific information quickly, training them to tailor their reading rate depending on their purpose. These drills use real-life situations to provide the encouragement students need to become flexible, independent readers.

"This Student's Book with answers contains separate sections focussing on Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking ; 8 official practice tests from Cambridge English ; DVD-ROM with MP3 files and speaking test videos."--Publisher.

An interactive, multimedia text that introduces students to reading and writing at the college level.

Helps student to understand himself as a learner and what it takes to succeed. Focuses on four key factors; Students characteristics as learners; the tasks which must be completed in each class; the strategies that will help the student to read, understand and remember what professors expect him to learn and the texts with which the student interact.

A major new guide to writing and understanding poetry