IELTS Reading
Range of reading skills for
Main Ideas
Gist
Details
Skimming
Understanding logical argument
Recognizing writer's opinion
attitudes and purpose
Question types
Multiple-choice
sentence or summary completion
Identifying data for short-answer questions
Matching lists or phrases
Identifying writers’ views/attitudes
Read the title and the instructions
Just read and get some ideas
From the title, we can know the category of the article, the context referring to, the reason for writing the article
Read the questions
one question at a time, and then scan the answer
Attention to grammar structure
Skills
Skim for the gist (the most important)
Skim reading 2000-3000 in 2-3 minutes to stick the text into short-term memory, it questions read start to fade after 3 minutes
Skim the topic sentence of each paragraph, read this slowly
Find keywords, skipping words (words you don't know) and details (names, years, places), small grammar words
Scanning
Keywords
Paraphrase words
Underline them or highlight them
Speed reading
The main idea first, details next
Write on answer sheet directly
Check your answer and think about why you are wrong
Practice activities
Read the articles and write a short summary, re-read it leather, and add more details to the summary
Write opinion of what is happening in the article
Write a prediction for what will happen in the future
Record the favorite quotes and lines
Add an extra sentence to every paragraph in the article
Read intensively
Understanding every single word
Guess the meaning of the unknown words
Check dictionary
Know current affairs
Source
Newspapers
Research works
Journals
Books
Magazine
Advertisements
Company guidelines
Brochures
Know the website
news.google.com Takes the top headlines from hundreds of newspapers and websites. Also allows you to personalize and search news all over the world.
theatlantic.com This magazine has been around for 160 years and employs some of the best writers and journalists in the world.
pitchfork.com The best and most popular blog for reading music news.
bbc.co.uk The gold standard for UK news, publicly funded and 100% impartial.
dailymail.co.uk Often considered being the pinnacle of professional journalism.
nytimes.com LIberal-leaning and the most famous news organization in the world.
Read the similar articles over and over
Keep a journal for vocabulary and ideas
Range of reading skills for
Main Ideas
Gist
Details
Skimming
Understanding logical argument
Recognizing writer's opinion
attitudes and purpose
Question types
Multiple-choice
sentence or summary completion
Identifying data for short-answer questions
Matching lists or phrases
Identifying writers’ views/attitudes
Read the title and the instructions
Just read and get some ideas
From the title, we can know the category of the article, the context referring to, the reason for writing the article
Read the questions
one question at a time, and then scan the answer
Attention to grammar structure
Skills
Skim for the gist (the most important)
Skim reading 2000-3000 in 2-3 minutes to stick the text into short-term memory, it questions read start to fade after 3 minutes
Skim the topic sentence of each paragraph, read this slowly
Find keywords, skipping words (words you don't know) and details (names, years, places), small grammar words
Scanning
Keywords
Paraphrase words
Underline them or highlight them
Speed reading
The main idea first, details next
Write on answer sheet directly
Check your answer and think about why you are wrong
Practice activities
Read the articles and write a short summary, re-read it leather, and add more details to the summary
Write opinion of what is happening in the article
Write a prediction for what will happen in the future
Record the favorite quotes and lines
Add an extra sentence to every paragraph in the article
Read intensively
Understanding every single word
Guess the meaning of the unknown words
Check dictionary
Know current affairs
Source
Newspapers
Research works
Journals
Books
Magazine
Advertisements
Company guidelines
Brochures
Know the website
news.google.com Takes the top headlines from hundreds of newspapers and websites. Also allows you to personalize and search news all over the world.
theatlantic.com This magazine has been around for 160 years and employs some of the best writers and journalists in the world.
pitchfork.com The best and most popular blog for reading music news.
bbc.co.uk The gold standard for UK news, publicly funded and 100% impartial.
dailymail.co.uk Often considered being the pinnacle of professional journalism.
nytimes.com LIberal-leaning and the most famous news organization in the world.
Read the similar articles over and over
Keep a journal for vocabulary and ideas