RC

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 4

Expected Learning Outcomes

identify the main idea of the passage
skim and scan for the details .

make use of contextual clues to infer meanings of unfamiliar words from the context.

identify the poetic device -paradox,repetition in the given stanza.

Read an email invitation to a job interview to practise and improve your reading skills.

To: Grace Yang

Date: 6 September

Subject: Invitation to job interview

Dear Grace,

Thank you for your application for the position of sales manager.

We would like to invite you for an interview at 10 a.m. on Monday 21 September at our offices at The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London.

You will meet with our head of sales, Susan Park, and the interview will last for about 45 minutes. During this time, you will have the opportunity to find out more about the position and learn more about our company.

Please bring your CV and references to the interview. You will also need to show a form of ID at reception to receive a visitor's pass. Please ask for me as soon as you arrive.

 If you have any questions or if you wish to reschedule, please call me on 555-1234 or email me by 12 September.

I look forward to meeting you.

Best regards, 

Anna Green

Human Resources Assistant

What job did Grace apply for?

1. head of sales
2. sales manager
3. sales assistant
4. human resource assistant

Who should Grace ask for at reception?

1. The reception manager
2. Susan Park
3. Anna Green
4. Grace Yang

What can Grace do if she wants to change the interview date?

1. Go to the reception on 12 September
2. Call Anna Green on 10 September
3. Email Anna Green on 15 September
4. Meet Susan Park for a coffee on 21 September

Please bring your CV and references to the interview.
The short form of 'CV'stands for:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Curriculum Victory
3. Caliber Vitae
4. Careerist Validate

Which of the following is not a suitable ending to this email invitation?

1. Thanking You
2. With Regards
3. With Lots Of love
4. Many Thanks

If you have any questions or if you wish to reschedule, please call me on 555-1234 .
Which of the following option is closest in meaning to reschedule?

1. of little value
2. cancel
3. change the time of a planned event.
4. a formal inquiry

 Gently the river bore us

Beneath the morning sky,

 Singing, singing, singing

 Its reedy, quiet tune

As we went floating by;

 And all the afternoon

In our small boat we lay

 Rocking, rocking, rocking

Under the willows grey.

 When into bed that evening

I climbed, it seemed a boat

 Was softly, rocking, rocking,

 Rocking me to sleep,

And I was still afloat.

 I heard the grey leaves weep

And whisper round my bed,

 The river singing, singing,

Singing through my head.

 - James Reeves

Source: A Junior Anthol

The phrase 'reedy, quiet tune' is an example of _______

1. an oxymoron
2. a paradox
3. a rhyme
4. a simile

From among the following options, choose another suitable title for the poem?

1. The Lullaby of the River
2. The Whispering Willows
3. The Happy Melody
4. The Grey Tree

'Grey leaves weeping'
Choose the statement that uses the same literary device as used in the above line.

1. The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
2. Slowly, slowly, he crept into the room.
3. Fast and furious, the men went on.
4. He was like a lion in the battle.

'The river singing, singing,
Singing through my head'.
These lines mean that ___________________.

1. His companions kept humming tunes as they were feeling happy
2. He could not forget the sounds of the river even after the trip.
3. He kept imagining the sounds of the trees near the river.
4. He kept humming tunes as he was feeling happy

Based on the poem, what can be said about length of the boat ride?

1. It was two days long.
2. It was an overnight trip.
3. It was nearly a day long.
4. It was only two hours long.

Gently the river bore us.
What does this line from the poem tell us about the state of the river?

1. It was peaceful.
2. It was fierce.
3. It was warm.
4. It was cold.

"Gently the river bore us"

The word "bore" in this line is used as ____

1. an adjective
2. a verb
3. a pronoun
4. an adverb

"Singing, singing, singing
Its reedy, quiet tune
As we went floating by."

Choose the poetic device used in first line.

1. Simile
2. Irony
3. Repetition
4. Metaphor

Success Criteria: Now I Can:
identify the main idea of the passage
skim and scan for the details .
make use of contextual clues to infer meanings of unfamiliar words from the context.
identify the poetic device -paradox in a given stanza.

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Not Sure
4. Need Help