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1. What is Skimming?

   When you look at a new poster, webpage, or magazine page, you do not need to read every single word immediately. Instead, you can skim the text. Skimming means looking quickly at titles, subheadings, bold words, and pictures to understand what the text is about in general.

   Everyday Classroom Routines

   In our daily school life, we take part in various learning activities:

   • Pair work: Working with a desk mate to practice dialogues or solve exercises.
   • Group projects: Planning a presentation or making a poster together.
   • Silent reading: Reading a storybook or an article quietly to find key points.
   • Class discussions: Sharing opinions and asking questions about a topic.

   When you skim a school announcement or a classroom schedule, pay attention to the main heading first. It gives you an instant clue about the general topic.

   Talking About Quantities in School

   We use cardinal numbers to count things, state quantities, or give specific reference numbers like page numbers in a textbook.

   Notice how numbers between 100 and 500 are formed in English:

   • 100: one hundred
   • 125: one hundred and twenty-five
   • 200: two hundred
   • 240: two hundred and forty
   • 315: three hundred and fifteen
   • 450: four hundred and fifty
   • 500: five hundred

   Example in classroom life: "Please open your literature books to page two hundred and thirty-four (234). There are about one hundred and fifty (150) new books in our school library."

   Putting Steps and Events in Order

   We use ordinal numbers to indicate the order, position, or sequence of events in our daily routines and classroom activities.

   Key patterns to remember:

   • 1st, 2nd, 3rd: first, second, third
   • 4th to 20th: fourth, fifth, tenth, twelfth, twentieth
   • 21st to 23rd: twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third
   • 30th, 40th, 50th: thirtieth, fortieth, fiftieth

   Example in study routines:

   • "The first step of our science project is observing the plants."
   • "Our English quiz is on the twenty-fourth (24th) of October."
   • "Berk is the fifteenth (15th) student in the attendance list."

   Practical Reading Strategy

   To find information quickly in a classroom text, follow these two steps:

   1. Step 1 (Skim): Look at the title, illustrations, and headings to understand the general theme.
   2. Step 2 (Scan): Move your eyes quickly across the sentences to find specific clues such as dates, names, or numbers (like 250 pages or 3rd period).

   Sample Practice

   Science Club Notice:
   "Welcome to the 4th Annual Science Fair! Our club has 120 active members this term. Please submit your project reports on the 18th of November. Each report should contain about 300 words."

   By skimming the title, you know immediately that this notice is about a Science Fair. By scanning the numbers, you quickly locate the number of members (120) and the deadline (18th).