Reading strategies and Negations

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Reading strategies

and 

Negations

Example of text:

BEACH RULES

Welcome to the beautiful city of Newquay. Newquay is surrounded by twelve golden beaches. Young and old people come to these beaches to enjoy themselves. A number of beach rules exists __1__ the beaches. This brochure summarises the most important beach rules. You can find the complete set of rules on www.newquaybeaches.uk. We wish you a pleasant stay. Newquay city council.

Please note:

More restrictions apply during summer months (1 May –1 October) than during winter months (1 October – 1 May)! Also note, the beaches are divided into three zones: recreational, sunbathing and nudist. All beaches have boards with maps on them. On the maps, the zones can be identified by their own colour: orange = recreational beach, yellow = sunbathing beach, pink = nudist beach. This way, it is possible to tell what is permitted and where.

What kind of reading
strategies do you
know?

Four reading strategies

• Previewing and predicting
• Skimming
• Scanning
• Intensive reading

Previewing

Looking for things that can tell you a bit more before reading the entire article.

Things like:

- Headlines and pictures

- Starting phrases of paragraphs

When skimming we :

look over the text quickly to get an idea of its contents

Against the odds and defying the numbers, after a weekend of slings and arrows, Lewis Hamilton took arms against his sea of troubles with a remarkable win. He delivered a champion’s drive under circumstances that might have left a lesser man bowed.

Instead by coming from 10th to beat his title rival Max Verstappen into second, Hamilton leaves Brazil head held high, having turned what might have been the weekend that ended his championship hopes into one that has reignited them.

Hamilton’s fighting spirit is well documented. He needed every ounce of that character this weekend and draw on it he did to return what might be the defining moment of the season.

The 36-year-old’s forward-facing attitude in his pursuit of success is such that his recollection of previous races is often vague. Yet the scale of the achievement was clear as he recalled with clarity the only similar weekend of his career in F3 at Bahrain in 2004.

When scanning we :

search for info fast and focused 

(e.g. folders, flyers)

When previewing and predicting we :

• look at the pictures or illustrations to predict what the text could be about 

When skimming we :

• look over the text quickly to get an idea of its contents

When scanning we :

• search for info fast and focused (e.g. folders, flyers)

When reading intensive we :

• read to understand the entire text (books, instruction manuals)

Exercise 1 and 4 are aimed at increasing your reading skills

Negations (ontkenningen)

I like school

how do we make this sentence negative?

Negations (ontkenningen)

I like school

how do we make this sentence negative?

I do not (don't) like school

How do we make this sentence negative:

I am in the mood for a party tonight

How do we make this sentence negative:

I am in the mood for a party tonight

I am not in the mood for a party tonight

To make a sentence negative we add "do not" in the present.

e.g.

I use a scooter to go to school-> I do not use a scooter to go........

You get up a 6 a.m. -> you do not get up at 6 a.m.

behalve bij to be(zijn), dan geen (do) gebruiken:

I am 18 years old-> I am not 18 years old

Mary is Tom's sister-> Mary is not (isn't) Tom's sister

Negations

	Tegenwoordige tijd	Verleden tijd
Do	do not (don't)/ does not (doesn't) + hele werkwoord I don't know who did it	did not (didn't) + hele werkwoord She didn't know why
to be (is/am/are)	vorm van to be + not ( I am not ...)	vorm van to be + not ( I was not ...)
can/could/may/shall etc	hulpwerkwoord + not I can not (can't) help you today	could not (couldn't)

When to use what:

I	do (don't)	am not	go (don't go)
you	do (don't)	are not	go (don't go)
he/she/it	does (doesn't)	is not (isn't)	goes (doesn't go)
we	do (don't)	are not	go (don't go)
you	do (don't	are not	go (don't go)
they	do (don't)	are not	go (don't go)

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Thanks for your attention!!