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Reading Skill

The document discusses the skill of scanning for specific details in a text, emphasizing the importance of identifying what information to look for without reading every word. It provides a set of questions to guide scanning for answers related to swamp sparrows and their study, as well as tasks for underlining key information in a reading passage. Additionally, it encourages critical thinking by asking for examples of conformist bias in human society.

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Reading Skill

The document discusses the skill of scanning for specific details in a text, emphasizing the importance of identifying what information to look for without reading every word. It provides a set of questions to guide scanning for answers related to swamp sparrows and their study, as well as tasks for underlining key information in a reading passage. Additionally, it encourages critical thinking by asking for examples of conformist bias in human society.

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READING SKILL

Scanning for Details

Scanning a text can help you to quickly find specific information, such as a name, a date, a place, a
number, or a reason. Decide what exactly you need to look for, and then quickly look only for that
information. Do not read every word.

SCANNING A. Read the questions below. For each question, decide what information you
need to look for. Then scan Reading B quickly to find the answers.

1. Where do swamp sparrows live?

(name / place / date / number / reason) Answer:


2. Who are the two scientists mentioned in the passage?

(name / place / date / number / reason) Answer:


3. When did the research team carry out the swamp sparrow study?

(name / place / date / number / reason) Answer:


4. How many male swamp sparrows were recorded?

(name / place / date / number / reason) Answer:


5. Why did the researchers use computer software?

(name / place / date / number / reason) Answer:

SCANNING B. Scan the reading passage again and underline each piece of information below.
Note the paragraph in which the information appears.
1. examples of man-made barriers paragraph
2. the main findings of the swamp sparrow study paragraph
3. an example of future research that may evolve from the study paragraph
4. how both children and swamp sparrows learn to communicate paragraph

CRITICAL THINKING Applying Concepts Look again at the definition of conformist bias in the
footnotes for Reading B. What are some examples of conformist bias in human society?
Discuss with a partner and note your ideas.

Unit 2B 33

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