🔎 Extraction (reading) 🔍

Benefits➕:
⌛️ Learn time-saving techniques for skimming long pieces of writing ;
🔍 Find critical information quickly using scanning techniques .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Skim the article within the allotted time. Choose the correct answer in the skimming review. ➡️ Next, find and choose the passage in the article that answers the question.

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SKIMMING

WHITE GOLD

CARRARA'S MARBLE MOUNTAINS

The Apuan Alps rise above the northern Tuscan tower of Carrara, Italy. From far off they appear to be capped in brilliantly white snow, even in summer sun. The source of the effect is actually marble, which has been brought to the surface of the mountains by thousands of years of backbreaking and dangerous labour.

Marble is formed when limestone is subject to extreme heat or pressure, causing calcium carbonate to recrystallize. But marble quarried near Carrara is distinguished by its luminous white colour shot through with grey streaks. Ancient Romans began to exploit marble from Carrara, which was then called Luni, around 27 BCE. This coincided with the reign of Emperor Augustus and the Pax Romana, an era of peace and prosperity. The empire was free to focus on monuments and public works, cast in marble, of course.

Marble was no less in demand during the Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries. High-grade Carrara marble was called statutorio and was moulded into the most famous sculptures in the world. The artist Michelangelo travelled to Carrara nearly a dozen times to stake out beautiful seams of marble and used his favourite cuts for sculptures like David and Pieta.

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SCAN THE ARTICLE
ONE of THREE

❓ What colour is Carrara marble?

✅ Answer: 2nd paragraph, 2nd sentence: But marble quarried near Carrara is distinguished by its luminous white colour shot through with grey streaks.

TIP: Keep the information you're looking for in mind as you scan.

SCANNING

WHITE GOLD

CARRARA'S MARBLE MOUNTAINS

The Apuan Alps rise above the northern Tuscan tower of Carrara, Italy. From far off they appear to be capped in brilliantly white snow, even in summer sun. The source of the effect is actually marble, which has been brought to the surface of the mountains by thousands of years of backbreaking and dangerous labour.

Marble is formed when limestone is subject to extreme heat or pressure, causing calcium carbonate to recrystallize. But marble quarried near Carrara is distinguished by its luminous white colour shot through with grey streaks. Ancient Romans began to exploit marble from Carrara, which was then called Luni, around 27 BCE. This coincided with the reign of Emperor Augustus and the Pax Romana, an era of peace and prosperity. The empire was free to focus on monuments and public works, cast in marble, of course.

Marble was no less in demand during the Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries. High-grade Carrara marble was called statutorio and was moulded into the most famous sculptures in the world. The artist Michelangelo travelled to Carrara nearly a dozen times to stake out beautiful seams of marble and used his favourite cuts for sculptures like David and Pieta.

SCAN THE ARTICLE
TWO of THREE

❓ What was high-grade Carrara marble called?

✅ Answer: Last paragraph, 2nd sentence: High-grade Carrara marble was called statutorio ... .

TIP: Keep the information you're looking for in mind as you scan.

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THREE of THREE

❓ What was the Pax Romana?

✅ Answer: 2nd paragraph, penultimate sentence: ... the Pax Romana, an era of peace and prosperity .

TIP: Keep the information you're looking for in mind as you scan.

👁‍🗨 Visualization (reading) 👁‍🗨

Benefits➕:
📓 Master new words and expand your vocabulary ;
🌄 Create visual memory cues to remember words .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the picture that best represents the word.

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