ENG 4 P3 Week 3

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P3 W1

PLANNING

Week 1: H1, Text Types: Reading

Week 2: H1, Text Types: Listening

Week 3: H2, Main Idea: Reading

holiday break

Week 4 H2, Main Idea: Listening

Week 5: Correspondence: Writing

Week 6: Corresepondence: Writing

Week 7: H3, Introduction, Body and Conclusion: Reading

Week 8: H3, Introduction, Body and Conclusion: Listening

Week 9: H4, Text structure: Reading

Week 10: H4, Text Structure: Listening

MATERIALS

TODAY'S GOALS

Today you'll learn:

1. het onderwerp (topic) van een tekst vaststellen;
   
2. de hoofdgedachte (main idea) van een tekst vaststellen;
   
3. de zin die de hoofdgedachte weergeeft (topic sentence) herkennen;
   
4. dat de hoofdgedachte niet altijd overeenkomst met het tekstdoel van de
   

auteur

What could the difference between a topic & the main idea of a text be?

TEXT 1

What is the topic of this paragraph?

1. Recycling creates new industries
2. recycling reduces the amount of garbage
3. advatages of recycling

TEXT 2

What is this paragraph about?

1. Mercy killing by active means
2. euthanasia
3. reasons for euthanasia

TEXT 3

What is the main idea of the article?

WHAT

Topic = general subject, described in a few words, never too general nor too specific

The main idea = what the author says, thinks or wants to communicate about the topic.

WHY

HOW

Topic = In general, what or who is the text about?

The main idea = What does the author say about the topic?

Click here to read the text

In pairs, read the text and write down the topic and the main idea

Are there texts that do not have a main idea?

1. Yes
2. No

TEXT 4

What is the topic?

What is the main idea?

Which sentence clearly states the main idea?

WHAT

Topic = general subject, described in a few words, never too general nor too specific

The main idea = what the author says, thinks or wants to communicate about the topic.

Topic sentence = sentence that clearly states the main idea

PRACTICE

In pairs complete 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 on page 33

IDEA VS PURPOSE

(what was text purpose again?)

What is the difference between the main idea and the autohor's purpose?

ANSWER

PRACTICE

In pairs, complete texts 9 & 10 on page 36

TO RECAP

Topic =

Main idea = 

Topic sentence =

Difference between main idea and purpose? = 

HOMEWORK