Y5 - Exam Idiom Lesson 1

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Exam idiom

- frequently used words in final exams
- signal words and function words

Today

- I can recognize and name signal words both in/out of context
- I can answer gap questions using signal words

Signal words

Exercise 1:
- I can recognize signal words in context

Signal words in context

Find all signal words in the

text. Write down all the signal

words found in your notebook

Categories of signal words

Listing (opsomming, uitbreiding)
Causal (reden, oorzaak)
Contrast (tegenstelling)
Condition (voorwaarde)
Consequence (gevolg, conclusie)
Comparison (vergelijking)
Example (voorbeelden)

Signal words

Exercise 2:

- I can link signal words to the correct category

Because

1. Causal
2. Condition
3. Consequence
4. Example

Though

1. Causal
2. Contrast
3. Condition
4. Consequence

Signal words

Exercise 3:
- I can fill in or use signal words to answer gap questions

Orientation

Text:
- title: psst, wanna buy a kidney?
- header: organ transplants
- image of doctors
- adapted from The Economist

1. Consequently
2. In addition
3. Luckily
4. Unfortunately

1. are unlikely to survive
2. suffer the consequences of
3. will have to sue because of

1. As a result
2. On the other hand
3. To make matters worse
4. To sum up

1. enforce
2. ignore
3. legalise
4. restrict

1. cosmetic surgeons
2. governments
3. individuals
4. the elderly

1. a continuation of
2. a deterioration of
3. an expansion of
4. an improvement on

1. acceptable
2. easy
3. profitable
4. wrong

Do you have a good idea of what a signal word is?

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