Reading skills: Stappenplan

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Reading skills: Stappenplan

Please check your SOM email for the link to the  text that we'll use today. 

Learning objectives today

1. Rethink the way we look at a text. 

2. Know how the texts are structured

3. Know the basic steps to answer ABCD questions.

How do you approach a text in a reading test?

What is the first thing you do when you answer a reading comprehension question?

Read the text

Read the questions

Look at the picture

Try and figure out what the text is about

How are the texts structured

A text consists of 4 parts:

1.  Introduction of the  subject.
2.  Arguments
3. . Experts
4. Examples

Introduction of the subject

• What is the main idea of  paragraph 1? 
•  What is being said about X?
• 1st question is a open question? 

Arguments

_____________________} but,

however {__________________________

Experts

Look for a name in the question. 

Tip: look for information in ""

Examples

How do you know that something is an example? 

Look for Names, places, numbers, percentages, data.

Look for the word "illustrate"in the question.

Look for the "how does this relate to...."type of questions. 

What is the purpose of this example? 

How do you know that a question is introducing the topic of a text?

1. It give information about the picture
2. It gives information about the title
3. The first question is an open question
4. It gives information about the topic and the picture.

Why is it important to know what the main idea ( bigger picture) is in a text?

1. All the answers will fit into the main idea.
2. If you know what the main idea is, you do not have to read the rest of the text.
3. It helps you eliminate the wrong options
4. It helps your understanding of the text.

An Argument in a text can be spotted with the following words

1. but, however
2. although, and
3. but, although
4. however, as well as

How do you know something is an example

Let's practice what we learnt. 

https://examengemak.nl/file/Vwo%20-%20Engels%20-%2018%20-%20II%20-%20Tekst%209.pdf 

https://examengemak.nl/file/Vwo%20-%20Engels%20-%2018%20-%20II%20-%20CV%20Tekst%209.pdf

Step by step for ABCD question

1.  Title, picture, intro ======== The main idea ( big picture)

2. Read the question and highlight/ underline the paragraph that question is about.  Can you find other useful information in the question? 

 

3. Read the text and highlight any signal words. "and, to, actually, also, before, both... and .... , at least as a result of. etc.

4. Take the pindakaas answers out. 

5. How often does the answer occur? Does all the elements in the answer make sense?  Does it fit in with the main idea?