Compreensão Escrita: Skimming
O que significa skimming?
Skimming é uma estratégia de leitura que utilizamos quando: (a) queremos obter, rapidamente, a ideia geral do assunto tratado em um texto, sem nos preocuparmos com detalhes; e/ou (b) queremos saber quais são as ideias principais de um texto.
ATIVIDADE1
Leia as opções abaixo e escolha a que melhor defina o que é skimming.
1. Observe a imagem a seguir, e responda:
A. Que texto é esse?
a. job ad
b. exercise
c. film review
d. summary
B. Qual é o assunto do texto?
a. commentary about the movie Rio 2
b. questions about the movie Rio 2
c. exercise about the movie Rio 2
d. job ad using the movie Rio 2
Film
Family films
Time Out says
Tue Apr 1
Carlos Saldanha is all heart. From the ‘Ice Age’ series, which the Brazilian co-directed, through to his new ‘Rio’ franchise, every movie he makes is stuffed with warmth, charm and simple but effective lessons about family, responsibility and friendship. Sure, they can tip over into sentimentality – there’s a lullaby scene in ‘Rio 2’ that’ll have cynics reaching for sick bags – but there’s no denying the integrity.
‘Rio 2’ finds our avian hero Blue (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg) living happily with his wife and chicks in Brazil. But when an entire flock of their rare species, the Spix’s Macaw, is discovered deep in the Amazon, Blue and his brood swoop off to investigate. There are problems here: the middle hour runs perilously close to the story of ‘Meet the Parents’, and a subplot involving a talent show feels a little calculating. But the characterisation is feisty and memorable, the song-and-dance sequences intricate and colourful, and it’ll charm the socks off little people.
Author: Tom Huddleston
ATIVIDADE2
1. Leia o texto a seguir, What is a computer?, e faça o seguinte:
A. Escolha a melhor opção que indique qual é o assunto do texto:
a. How to install a computer
b. How to learn English using computers
c. How to use a computer
d. The role and use of computers in modern societies
B. Relacione a ideia central de cada parágrafo com o parágrafo correspondente.
Text: What is a computer ?
1. Now a days, in most modern societies, almost everybody has an idea about what a computer is. We depend on computers in every aspect of our lives whether we know how to use one or not. But does everyone really know how a computer works inside?
2. A computer is an electronic machine which processes data and provides the results of the processing as information. There are three basic steps in the computing process. The first one is input, which consists of feeding data into the computer’s memory. Then comes the processing: the program is run and the computer processes the data by performing a set of instruction. The third and final step is the out put furnished by the computer, which allows the user to see the results either in printed form or on the screen.
3. The world of computers has created a specific language of it sown. English words such as software and hardware are used world wide and have been borrowed by many different languages. Software is information in the form of data and programs, and hardware refers to the electronic and mechanical parts that make up a computer system.
4. Despite the constant presence of computers in most societies, it is a great mistake to believe that everybody in the world is com-puter-literate, i.e., is familiar with computers and knows how to use them properly. In some contemporary societies, many people still have no idea about the existence of computers, and even in the so-called developed countries, there are lots of people who do not know or do not care about what a computer is.
Ideia central de cada parágrafo
(3) Termos da língua inglesa utilizados em diferentes línguas.
(4) Dependência do computador nas sociedades modernas.
(1) Nem todos sabem utilizar o computador, apesar de sua presença na maioria das sociedades.
(2) Definição do termo computador e descrição das etapas básicas do processo de computação.
