to listen to or read a text in order to understand most of what it says or particular information. - Listening/reading for detail, to guess the meaning of an unknown word by using the information in a situation and/or around the word to help - Deducing meaning from context, to listen and write down ideas from the text in short form - Note-taking, to read a text quickly to get a general idea of what it is about - Skimming, to read a text in order to check whether there are any mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation etc. - Proofreading, to read or listen and to focus on how language is used in a text - Intensive listening/reading, to shorten or change or correct the words or content of some parts of a written text to make it clearer or easier to understand - Editing, to understand the general meaning of a text or a recording, without paying attention to specific details - Listening/reading for gist, global understanding, to decide how a writer or speaker feels about something from the way that they speak or write, rather than from what they openly say or the words they use - . Inferring attitude, feeling, mood, to use clues like headlines or pictures or general knowledge about the text or topic to make it easier to understand what you read or hear  - Predicting, to read a text quickly to pick out specific information, e.g. finding a phone number in a phone book - Scanning, to use strategies when speaking to keep people involved and interested in what is said or to keep communication going, e.g. eye contact, use of gestures - Using interactive strategies, to take out the main points of a long text, and rewrite or retell them in a short, clear way - Summarising, to say or write something that has been read or heard using different words - Paraphrasing,

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