{"id":52368,"date":"2016-08-10T18:46:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T18:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/video-lesson-vital-ielts-reading-strategy-scanning\/"},"modified":"2023-02-18T02:02:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T02:02:45","slug":"video-lesson-vital-ielts-reading-strategy-scanning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/video-lesson-vital-ielts-reading-strategy-scanning\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Lesson- Vital IELTS Reading Strategy: Scanning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scanning is the most vital skill to <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-reading-test-skimming-scanning-reading-for-detail\/\">strategically find all the answers<\/a> on the IELTS Reading exam.<\/p>\n<p>Scanning is a way of reading that you actually use in your first language, such as when you look for information on a schedule, list or table.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>What is scanning?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Scanning IS <strong>NOT READING<\/strong>!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-reading-answers-quickly-strategy\/\">Scanning is moving your finger or pencil<\/a> over each line of a text, and letting your eyes drift over the words quickly. Your eyes follow your finger or pencil.<\/p>\n<p>As your eyes move, you are looking for<a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-secret-keeping-track-listening-exam\/\"> specific information, or key words<\/a>, such as names, numbers and special words from the questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mUEHrsqDuDA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Why do you have to scan?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is impossible to read every word and find all the answers on the IELTS Reading Exam in 60 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>All <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-156-a-vital-strategy-for-the-toughest-reading-and-listening-questions\/\">strategies for the reading test <\/a>are designed to save time. In our IELTS course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/\">3 Keys IELTS<\/a>, all strategies are boiled down to 3 clear steps, and this is how you find answers quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1-300x293.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1.png 440w\" alt=\"3 Keys IELTS course\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\"><\/a><strong>Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\">Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>How can you practice scanning?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-success-habits\/\">Get a newspaper article<\/a>.<br \/>\n2. Scan quickly, and circle all the names and numbers you find.<br \/>\n3. Then, go back and read each sentence with a circled word. Read the sentence carefully.<br \/>\n4. Finally, write, in your own words, why the name\/number you circled is important, or what it means.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remember, you must practice scanning&nbsp;a lot before test day, if you expect to use in on your IELTS Reading exam!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think of today&#8217;s advice?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leave is a message in the comments section below!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scanning is the most vital skill to strategically find all the answers on the IELTS Reading exam. 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