This lesson contains 27 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
Reading practice
Reading test
'Monkeys behaving badly'
How even 'difficult' texts can be
Slide 1 - Slide
Reading test:
Between 3 and 5 texts
About 15 questions
Allowed to use a dictionary - but you must bring your own!
Slide 2 - Slide
Slide 3 - Slide
Before reading:
Look at:
Title
Pictures
Captions
Introduction
What do you already know about the text??
Slide 4 - Slide
Slide 5 - Slide
What topic does the text deal with?
A
Scientific article about monkeys
B
Characteristics of monkeys and humans
C
Book review - the book is about monkeys
D
Intelligence in humans and monkeys
Slide 6 - Quiz
Where do you begin?
Always read the question first
(not the answers)
In which section of the text are going to find the answer?
Slide 7 - Slide
What becomes clear from paragraph 1?
Michael Bywater suggests Macachiavellian Intelligence
What are you supposed to do?
What are you supposed to read?
Slide 8 - Slide
During reading:
Pay attention to signaling words:
'but', 'therefore', 'however', 'also', etc.
What effect do they have on the text? - positive? negative?
This helps enormously when choosing an answer
Also look for other words which are positive or negative
Slide 9 - Slide
What becomes clear from paragraph 1?
Slide 10 - Slide
What becomes clear from paragraph 1? Michael Bywater suggests Macachiavellian Intelligence ...
A
gives people better insight into themselves.
B
has too many vulgar and sensational elements.
C
is just as boring as other books on primates.
D
is too sexually explicit for sensitive people.
Slide 11 - Quiz
What is the main function of paragraph 2?
Slide 12 - Slide
What is the main function of paragraph 2?
A
To explain that primates differ more from humans than we used to think.
B
To give examples of primate behaviour that people like.
C
To illustrate that primate research is very popular.
D
To show that humans are related to both bigger and smaller primates.
Slide 13 - Quiz
De situatie van de resus-makaak is anders dan die van de meeste in alinea 2 genoemde apen.
In welk opzicht is dat zo volgens alinea 3?
Vul de volgende zin aan: De resus-makaak….
Answer in Dutch
Slide 14 - Slide
De situatie van de resus-makaak is anders dan die van de meeste in alinea 2 genoemde apen volgens alinea 3:
Slide 15 - Slide
De situatie van de resus-makaak is anders dan die van de meeste in alinea 2 genoemde apen. In welk opzicht is dat zo volgens alinea 3? Vul de volgende zin aan op je antwoordblad: De resus-makaak….
Slide 16 - Open question
“And it does so by being nasty.” (begin alinea 4)
Welk woord in alinea 3 verwijst al naar dit feit?
Citeer dit woord.
Look for one word! - which word has a similar meaning to 'nasty'?
Slide 17 - Slide
“And it does so by being nasty.” (begin alinea 4)
Welk woord in alinea 3 verwijst al naar dit feit?
Citeer dit woord.
Slide 18 - Slide
“And it does so by being nasty.” (begin alinea 4) Welk woord in alinea 3 verwijst al naar dit feit? Citeer dit woord.
Slide 19 - Open question
What becomes clear from paragraph 6?
6 There are military parallels, too. Maestripieri writes about his experience when joining the Italian Air Force: "I had been turned into a rhesus macaque who had just transferred into a new group," but goes on to note: “Soldiers who are highly motivated to protect their own selfish interests and those of their buddies make perfect war machines. So a despotic and nepotistic organisation makes an army a perfect war machine...” Rhesus macaque groups seem to be structured and to function according to the same rules.
Slide 20 - Slide
What becomes clear from paragraph 6?
A
Aggressive behaviour is functional in establishing a strong group
B
Human communities are differently organised from macaque groups.
C
Maestripieri regrets the negative way in which macaques are described.
D
The Italian Air Force copied its successful strategies from macaque tactics.
Slide 21 - Quiz
Wel/Niet
Geef van elk van de volgende mensen, dieren of instellingen aan of die volgens het artikel wel of niet dezelfde kenmerken als de resus-makaken kunnen vertonen. Noteer 'wel' of 'niet'
1 Dario Maestripieri (author of Macachiavellian Intelligence)
2 “Bonobos” (alinea 2)
3 “men in prison” (alinea 5)
4 “the American political system” (alinea 7)
Pay attention to the general ideas in the text!
Slide 22 - Slide
1 Dario Maestripieri (author of Macachiavellian Intelligence)
A
wel
B
niet
Slide 23 - Quiz
2 “Bonobos” (alinea 2)
A
wel
B
niet
Slide 24 - Quiz
3 “men in prison” (alinea 5)
A
wel
B
niet
Slide 25 - Quiz
4 “the American political system” (alinea 7)
A
wel
B
niet
Slide 26 - Quiz
Reflection:
Even texts which contain a lot of difficult words can become understandable