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QUICK TIP: If the text does not have headings, subheadings, or words in bold or italics, DON’T PANIC! You can move on to a reading strategy called SKIMMING. Read more about it below. EXERCISE 1.1 Apply the pre-reading strategies using the text at the end of this section titled “The night Sky is Dark.” ( Context: That section is part of a larger book – Introduction to Cosmology, and it is the beginning of Chapter 2: Fundamental Observations ). If you prefer, choose a text from your own courses. If you want to ensure proper understanding of the text, before you read in depth, apply both skimming and scanning; in other words, you will need to read much more than once! 2) Reading with a Purpose: Skimming and Scanning Now that you will start to read, do it with a purpose: ◊ Finding general information fast: skimming ◊ Finding specific information fast: scanning Strategy Function First and/or second sentence of each paragraph) − They contain the paragraph’s main idea − They will show you the purpose and organization of the text − You will understand ideas better and capture key concepts and ideas that will probably be repeated later in the text Last sentence of each paragraph Circle new words in those sentences and try to infer meaning –if no time, translate 1 2 3 Figure 2.1 : Skimming a text: read fast for general information: What is the main idea of the text? 167 The excerpt below is located at the beginning of Chapter 2 in “Introduction to Cosmology.” The first and last sentences have been underlined for you (Strategy 1 and 2). The word “deceptive” appears in the last sentence, so it has been highlighted in case you need to know its meaning (definition at the bottom). With the strategies mentioned above and the new key word, can you predict what the rest of the text will be about?