To

listen to or read a text to understand most of what it says or particular information

to

read a text quickly to get a general idea of what it is about

to

understand the general meaning of a text or a recording, without paying

attention to specific details

to

guess the meaning of an unknown word by using the information in a situation

and/or around the word to help

to

use clues like headlines or pictures or general knowledge about the text or

topic to make it easier to understand what you read or hear

to

read or listen and to focus on how language is used in a text

to

read a text in order to check whether there are any mistakes in spelling,

grammar, punctuation etc.

to

shorten or change or correct the words or content of some parts of a written

text to make it clearer or easier to understand

to

listen and write down ideas from the text in short form