Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.2 - Out of print? for the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. -
  2. Look at the words in bold. Which refer to a) quick or shallow reading b) slow, careful or deep reading?
  3. Work in pairs. For each verb in bold, think of one more thing that you read in the way the word describes.

Answer

b)

  1. flick through, cast an eye over, dip into
  2. pore over, scrutinise, read up on, plough through (see negative connotation in definition above), peruse

c)

  • pore over → a report, a sports report, a love letter / email, a catalogue, an auction website
  • flick through → a magazine, a book to see if you want to buy it, a photo album
  • scrutinise → a contract, a bank statement, a legal document, a proposed merger
  • cast an eye over → someone's writing to check what they've asked you, a draft document checking quickly for errors, junk mail in case there's anything of interest
  • read up on → the grammar to be covered in the next English class, a tourist site you are going to visit
  • dip into → a book of poems, a book of short stories, a magazine to read one article
  • plough through → a report, a grammar book, revision notes before an exam
  • peruse → a contract, a bank statement, your medical report, a catalogue / auction website