Reading skills

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Tips & Tricks for your reading test

Planning for today:
How to make a reading test

Lesson goals
Aan het einde van de les:

- Kan je 2 tips noemen die je helpen bij het maken van je leestoets

Hi Samia,

Just a quick email to say that sounds like a great idea. Saturday is better for me because I'm meeting my parents on Sunday. So if that's still good for you, why don't you come here? Then you can see the new flat and all the work we've done on the kitchen since we moved in. We can eat at home and then go for a walk in the afternoon. It's going to be so good to catch up finally. I want to hear all about your new job!

Question: The writer and Samia haven't seen each other in a long time

1. True
2. False

Tips & Tricks

Stap 1: Lees de vraag!

Stap 2: wat denk jij dat het antwoord is?

Stap 3: wat voor woorden kan ik tegen komen?

Stap 4: Lees de tekst en beantwoord de vragen

Hi Samia,

Just a quick email to say that sounds like a great idea. Saturday is better for me because I'm meeting my parents on Sunday. So if that's still good for you, why don't you come here? Then you can see the new flat and all the work we've done on the kitchen since we moved in. We can eat at home and then go for a walk in the afternoon. It's going to be so good to catch up finally. I want to hear all about your new job!

Our address is 52 Charles Road, but it's a bit difficult to find because the house numbers are really strange here. If you turn left at the post office and keep going past the big white house on Charles Road, there's a small side street behind it with the houses 50–56 in. Don't ask me why the side street doesn't have a different name! But call me if you get lost and I'll come and get you.

Let me know if there's anything you do/don't like to eat. Really looking forward to seeing you!

See you soon!

Gregor

1.  Samia and Gregor are going to meet on Sunday.
2. Gregor is going to make lunch.

3. They haven't seen each other for a long time.

4. Samia's life hasn't changed since they last met.

5. The house is easy to find.

6. Gregor doesn't know the name of the side street his flat is on.

Let op! Schrijf de antwoorden eerst op een blaadje!

De vragen zijn een true or false stelling. Schrijf dus op het blaadje per stelling of het true or false is.

1. Samia and Gregor are going to meet on Sunday.

1. True
2. False

3. They haven't seen each other for a long time.

1. True
2. False

2. Gregor is going to make lunch.

1. True
2. False

4. Samia's life hasn't changed since they last met.

1. True
2. False

5. The house is easy to find.

1. True
2. False

6. Gregor doesn't know the name of the side street his flat is on.

1. True
2. False

At school

Lucas goes to school every day of the week. He has many subjects to go to each school day: English, art, science, mathematics, gym, and history. His mother packs a big backpack full of books and lunch for Lucas.

His first class is English, and he likes that teacher very much. His English teacher says that he is a good pupil, which Lucas knows means that she thinks he is a good student.
 His next class is art. He draws on paper with crayons and pencils and sometimes uses a ruler. Lucas likes art. It is his favorite class. His third class is science. This class is very hard for Lucas to figure out, but he gets to work with his classmates a lot, which he likes to do. His friend, Kyle, works with Lucas in science class, and they have fun. 

Then Lucas gets his break for lunch. He sits with Kyle while he eats. The principal, or the headmaster as some call him, likes to walk around and talk to students during lunch to check that they are all behaving.
 The next class is mathematics, which most of the students just call math. Kyle has trouble getting a good grade in mathematics, but the teacher is very nice and helpful. His fourth class is gym. It is just exercising. History is his last class of the day Lucas has a hard time staying awake. Many lessons are boring, and he is very tired after doing gym.

1. Which subject is Lucas really good at?                                      A English  B Science  C Math  D Break

2. What class does Lucas really like?                                                  A English  B Art  C Science  D Gym

3. Who checks on students to make sure they behave well?

A The teacher B The principal  C Their parents  D The headmaster

4. In what class does Lucas' friend need extra help?                    A English  B Art  C Math  D Gym

Let op! Schrijf je antwoorden eerst op een blaadje!

1. In which subject is Lucas really good at?

1. English
2. Science
3. Math
4. Break

2. What class does Lucas really like?

1. English
2. Art
3. Science
4. Gym

3. Who checks on students to make sure they behave well?

1. The teacher
2. The principal
3. Their parents
4. The headmaster

4. In what class does Lucas' friend need extra help?

1. English
2. Art
3. Math
4. Gym

A great summer vacation

I just returned from the greatest summer vacation! It was so fantastic, I never wanted it to end. I spent eight days in Paris, France. My best friends, Henry and Steve, went with me. We had a beautiful hotel room in the Latin Quarter, and it wasn’t even expensive. We had a balcony with a wonderful view.

We visited many famous tourist places. My favorite was the Louvre, a well-known museum. I was always interested in art, so that was a special treat for me. The museum is so huge, you could spend weeks there. Henry got tired walking around the museum and said “Enough! I need to take a break and rest.”

We took lots of breaks and sat in cafes along the river Seine. The French food we ate was delicious. The wines were tasty, too. Steve’s favorite part of the vacation was the hotel breakfast. He said he would be happy if he could eat croissants like those forever. We had so much fun that we’re already talking about our next vacation!

1 Naar welke stad gingen ze voor hun zomer vakantie?

A Lyon  B Latin  C Louvre  D Paris

2 Hoe lang was de zomervakantie?

A acht dagen  B acht weken C een week  D twee weken

3. Wat had hun hotelkamer?

A een uitzicht op de metro B een fles wijn C een koelkast D een balkon

4. Wie werd moe van het lopen in het Louvre museum?

A Harry  B Steve  C Henry  D Seine

5. Wat vond Steve het leukst?

A de wijn en het eten B het Latijns kwartier en het balkon  C het ontbijt in het hotel D de cafes langs de rivier

Let op! Schrijf de antwoorden op een blaadje!

1. Naar welke stad gingen ze voor hun zomer vakantie?

1. Lyon
2. Latin
3. Louvre
4. Paris

2. Hoe lang was de vakantie?

1. acht dagen
2. acht weken
3. een week
4. twee weken

3. Wat had hun hotelkamer?

1. uitzicht op de metro
2. een fles wijn
3. een koelkast
4. een balkon

4. Wie werd moe van het lopen in het Louvre museum?

1. Harry
2. Steve
3. Henry
4. Seine

5. Wat vond Steve het leukst?

1. de wijn en het eten
2. het Latijns kwartier en het balkon
3. het ontbijt van het hotel
4. de cafes langs de rivier

That was it!

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Remember: Practice makes perfect!! Dus lees thuis eens een Engels leesboekje, en oefen indien nodig met de herhalings/verrijkingsstof in je Textbook Stepping Stones.

Lesson goals
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