※     combine with skimming to make sure you know the topic, style, structure and important evidence of the article

※     scanning is a technique for quickly looking through reading matter to locate a particular piece of  information —a fact , a name, a date, a statistic...

※     steps

--- check the organization

topic, style, structure, important information 

--- knowing your purpose

Keep in mind what you are looking for

    Important information for each style

    Key words to conclude the evidence

--- Anticipate clue words

       Help you more quickly locate the information

--- identify likely information location

       Headlines / subheadings

            Alphabetical  system

--- use a systematic pattern

   Straight --- down pattern: Move your eyes quickly searching for clue words and phrases that indicate that you may be

 Close to the information you need

--- confirm your answer

  Read the sentence you located carefully to confirm it is the one you need.