2.1 How to scan a text for specific information. . Scan information in text, and quickly page through a dictionary. . Make sure you understand what you're scanning. . Pick out relevant information on what you scanned. . Stay focused. 2.2 Skimming . Skimming helps you to get an overview of the information of what you want to read. . Skimming is a reading technique that saves time. 3. How to identify main and supporting ideas. . Structure must be well written that it can be able to guide you in identifying the relevant information. . Combination of sentences which are linked to each other to form a coherent idea. 4. How to paraphrase ideas. . We need to comprehend the information are we working with. . We need to have the background information and this will help by understanding the information better.