Reading: Skimming (Reading for Gist): A2 Lesson 1: Understanding the Main Idea of Short Paragraphs on Everyday Topics

Lesson 1: Reading for Gist

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Reading for Gist

ការអានត្រួសៗដើម្បីចាប់យកអត្ថន័យសំខាន់

Skimming means reading very quickly. You do not read every word. You just look for the Main Idea of the story!

ពេលអ្នកអានត្រួសៗ (Skimming) អ្នកមិនចាំបាច់អានគ្រប់ពាក្យទេ។ អ្នកគ្រាន់តែអានលឿនៗដើម្បីរកមើលថាអត្ថបទនោះនិយាយអំពីអ្វីឱ្យប្រាកដ!

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Story 1: Travel landscape

រឿងទី ១ ៖ ការធ្វើដំណើរ

Kampot is a quiet town in Cambodia. It has beautiful rivers and mountains. People love to eat fresh seafood and pepper here. It is a wonderful place to visit. Read quickly! Do not worry about difficult words. Main Idea: Kampot is a great holiday place. អត្ថន័យសំខាន់៖ កំពតគឺជាកន្លែងដើរលេងដ៏ល្អមួយ។

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Story 2: Animals pets

រឿងទី ២ ៖ សត្វ

Dogs are very friendly animals. They love to play outside and run in the park. Many people keep them at home because they are loyal. They are great pets. Look at the first and last sentence. Main Idea: Dogs make good pets. អត្ថន័យសំខាន់៖ សត្វឆ្កែគឺជាសត្វចិញ្ចឹមដ៏ល្អ។

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Story 3: Drinks local_cafe

រឿងទី ៣ ៖ ភេសជ្ជៈ

Many people drink coffee in the morning. It helps them wake up and feel energetic. There are many types of coffee, like espresso and latte. It is a very popular drink. What word is repeated? (Coffee) Main Idea: Coffee is a popular morning drink. អត្ថន័យសំខាន់៖ កាហ្វេគឺជាភេសជ្ជៈដ៏ពេញនិយមពេលព្រឹក។

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Story 4: Technology smartphone

រឿងទី ៤ ៖ បច្ចេកវិទ្យា

Smartphones are very important today. We use them to call friends, take pictures, and play games. You can also read the news on your phone. They help us do many things. Skim over the list of actions (call, take pictures, play). Main Idea: Smartphones are useful. អត្ថន័យសំខាន់៖ ទូរស័ព្ទវៃឆ្លាតមានប្រយោជន៍ណាស់។

warning The Dictionary Trap!

Do not stop to check every difficult word!

(កុំឈប់អានដើម្បីឆែកវចនានុក្រមរាល់ពេលជួបពាក្យពិបាក! គ្រាន់តែរំលងវាសិន ហើយបន្តអានទៅមុខទៀតដើម្បីរកអត្ថន័យរួម។)

Stop reading to translate one word.
ខុស! close (This is too slow!)

Ignore the difficult word and guess the meaning.
ត្រឹមត្រូវ! check (Keep going!)

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Meaning Match

What does "skimming" mean?

(តើការអានត្រួសៗ "skimming" មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Find the Main Idea

Read this quickly: "Apples are red or green. Bananas are yellow. Oranges are orange. Fruit is very sweet and healthy." What is the main idea?

(តើអត្ថន័យសំខាន់នៃអត្ថបទនេះគឺជាអ្វី?)

LITERAL TRAP! error

If you see a word you don't know while skimming, what should you do?

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នកឃើញពាក្យដែលអ្នកមិនចេះពេលកំពុងអានត្រួសៗ តើអ្នកគួរធ្វើដូចម្តេច?)

Best Technique

Which sentences are the most important when skimming a paragraph?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាដែលសំខាន់ជាងគេពេលអានត្រួសៗ?)

Find the Main Idea

Read this quickly: "I love to play football. I play with my friends every weekend at the park. We run very fast and score goals. It is my favorite sport."

(តើអត្ថន័យសំខាន់នៃអត្ថបទនេះគឺជាអ្វី?)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Time Yourself timer (បើកអត្ថបទព័ត៌មានភាសាអង់គ្លេសមួយ ហើយចំណាយពេលត្រឹមតែ ១០ វិនាទី ដើម្បីមើលថាវានិយាយពីអ្វី។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Keyword Hunt search (យកសៀវភៅភាសាអង់គ្លេសមកមួយទំព័រ រួចរកមើលពាក្យណាដែលគេសរសេរជាន់គ្នា២ទៅ៣ដងក្នុងមួយកថាខណ្ឌ។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Teach a Friend record_voice_over (ពន្យល់ប្រាប់មិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកពីវិធីសាស្ត្រ "Skimming" ដែលអ្នកទើបតែរៀនចេះ។)

Video Lesson

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Ask a Question person_raised_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Is skimming the same as scanning?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! They are different! Skimming is reading quickly to find the MAIN IDEA. Scanning is looking very fast to find ONE SPECIFIC FACT, like a number or a name. menu_book

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Nita 5 hours ago

What if I do not understand the first sentence?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Don't worry! Jump to the last sentence of the paragraph. If you still don't get it, look closely at the words that are repeated many times in the middle. lightbulb

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Ratha 8 hours ago

Can I skim a whole book?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Yes! You can skim a whole book by reading the front cover, the back cover, the table of contents, and the first sentence of each chapter. It helps you decide if you want to buy it! library_books