Answer — Exercise 1
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Question
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- Look at the words in bold. Which refer to a) quick or shallow reading b) slow, careful or deep reading?
- Work in pairs. For each verb in bold, think of one more thing that you read in the way the word describes.
Answer
b)
- flick through, cast an eye over, dip into
- 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