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Reading practice - English

Today

• Reading test - test week
• Dictionary skills 
• Linking words
• Practice makes perfect

Reading test - testweek VH/TH2

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• Toets telt 2x mee
• Geef altijd een antwoord
• Antwoord op de juiste (gevraagde manier)

Reading test - testweek VH/TH2

• Oefenen?
  
• Leer de linking words - theme 3 - p.170
• 1 complete oefentekst met antwoorden krijg je
• Zelf oefenen? Meester Gijs (leesvaardigheid) / Digischool Engels 
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Today

• Dictionary skills 
• Linking words
• Reading strategy
• Practice makes perfect (individually or in class)

Put the words in alphabetical order

1

2

3

4

5

handy

hard

hand

heat

heart

Put the words in alphabetical order

1

2

3

4

5

shoulder

school

scholar

should

solid

Now it might be time to open your dictionary!

Who uses an easel?

Where would you put gravy?

What would you keep in a larder?

Linking words

Linking words help you to connect ideas and sentences when you speak or write English. We can use linking words to give examples, add information, summarise, sequence information, give a reason or result, or to contrast ideas.

Addition

Toevoeging

Sequence

Volgorde

Giving examples

Voorbeelden

Contrast

Tegenstelling

first

for example

too

also

although

such as

then

likewise

rather

moreover

however

next

How to....

approach, start or answer?

I always start with...

Reading the text

Read the title, subtitles,look at pictures

Read the first question

It is important to understand all difficult words in the text

YES

Gap fill options = yes

NO

What is the best strategy/order?

Answer the question

Predict: read the title, subtitles, pictures, intro

Read the relevant paragraph

Read the question 

Reading strategy ABCD

1. Predict - title/subtitles/picture/intro
2. Read question
3. Read relevant part
4. Answer question
5. Difficult? Pindakaas, 50/50, positive/negative, guess 

Reading strategy Gapfill

1. Predict - title/subtitles/picture/intro
2. Read question
3. Difficult words? Use your dictionary
4. Read + 1 sentence
5. Answer question
6. Difficult? positive/negative 

Testweek

• Practice makes perfect -> exam texts (BB level - exam)
• Now it is your turn -> start!
• Help? Just ask! 
• Answers? They'll be in your magister messages this week