Module 4: Scanning (Reading for Specific Information)

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Welcome to Module 4! I am Teacher Sopheak. Have you ever tried to find your friend's name on a long list, or a price on a busy restaurant menu? You do not read every single word—you scan the document. Scanning is like using a laser beam to find one specific piece of information instantly.

Today, we will train your eyes to scan for familiar words, numbers, and color details in English.

សូមស្វាគមន៍មកកាន់មេរៀនទី៤! ខ្ញុំបាទគឺលោកគ្រូ សុភ័ក្ត។ ការស្កេន (Scanning) គឺជាបច្ចេកទេសអានរហ័ស ដោយរំលងពាក្យមិនចាំបាច់ ដើម្បីស្វែងរកតែព័ត៌មានជាក់លាក់ ដូចជាលេខ ឬឈ្មោះប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

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1. Scanning Vertical Lists

When looking at a menu or a shopping list, your eyes should move vertically (up and down) rather than horizontally (left to right). Look strictly for the shape of the word you need.

នៅពេលមើលតារាង ឬបញ្ជីមុខម្ហូប ភ្នែករបស់អ្នកគួរតែរំកិលចុះឡើងបញ្ឈរ ដើម្បីស្វែងរកពាក្យដែលអ្នកចង់បានឱ្យបានលឿន។

my_location Target Word: Apple

Scan the shopping list below. Can you spot the target?

Bread
Milk
Apple
Rice
Chicken

ភ្នែករបស់អ្នកមិនគួរអាន Bread ឬ Milk ទេ ត្រូវទម្លាក់ចុះមករកអក្សរ A តែម្តង។

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2. Locating Number Data

Numbers stand out structurally in English text blocks. If a test or a tourist asks you for a time, a price, or an age, let your eyes skip all alphabet characters and hunt purely for numerical digits.

ការស្វែងរកតួលេខគឺងាយស្រួល ព្រោះវាមានរូបរាងខុសពីតួអក្សរ។ បើគេសួរពីតម្លៃ ឬម៉ោង ត្រូវឱ្យភ្នែករាវរកតែតួលេខប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

my_location Target Data: Price (Number)

Scan the sentence below. How much is the ticket?

Welcome to the museum. The entry ticket costs $5 for adults and is free for children.

ដោយគ្រាន់តែមើលលេខ 5 អ្នកអាចដឹងចម្លើយភ្លាមដោយមិនបាច់អានប្រយោគទាំងមូល។

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3. Identifying Colors in Captions

A caption is a short text under a picture. When looking at a catalogue or a map, you often need to scan the caption to confirm a specific detail, like a color or an object name.

ចំណងជើងរូបភាព (Caption) ច្រើនតែមានព័ត៌មានលម្អិតដូចជាពណ៌ជាដើម។

my_location Target Data: Vehicle Color

Scan the caption to find the color of the car.

This is a picture of a fast, blue car driving on the highway near the city.

warning The Slow Reading Trap

Do not read every single word when you only need one specific answer! Reading sequentially from left to right wastes time when executing a scanning task.

កំហុសធំបំផុតគឺការព្យាយាមអានគ្រប់ពាក្យទាំងអស់ នៅពេលដែលអ្នកគ្រាន់តែចង់ដឹងចម្លើយមួយ។ ត្រូវអនុវត្តការរំលងពាក្យឱ្យលឿន។

Reading every word slowly to find a number. cancel

Jumping your eyes around to find the digit "9". check_circle

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Scanning Evaluation Module

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Scan this text block: "Milk, Bread, Juice, Water, Coffee."

Which word is present in the list above?

(តើពាក្យមួយណាដែលមាននៅក្នុងបញ្ជីខាងលើ?)

pin Number Extraction

Scan this text: "The bus to Phnom Penh leaves at 8 o'clock and arrives later."

What number is in the text?

palette Color Identification

Scan this text: "He has a big red bicycle and rides it every day."

What color is mentioned?

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Scanning Verification Complete

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Active Reading Missions

Menu Price Hunt Find an English menu (online or in a cafe). Scan it as fast as possible to find the price of "Water" or "Coffee." Do not read the other items.

Number Scanning Practice Open any English news article. Set a timer for 10 seconds. Try to find and circle at least three numbers before time runs out.

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