How to read (In English)

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

How to read (in English)

I always / never read the manual when I buy a new device

Ask students why yes or why no

I know / don’t know what to do if there is a fire in my house.

1. I know
2. I don't know

Warming Up Exercise

Situation: There’s a fire. Jay is downstairs. He runs up the stairs to get his phone and call the fire brigade. Which rule in fire safety does he ignore?

Learning Goal

Review reading strategies

You know different features of three reading strategies:

skimming, scanning and intensive reading.

What is SKIMMING?

Reading Strategy: Skimming

Skimming: reading a text quickly to get the general idea.

First focus on: title ,subheadings, pictures, graphs etc.

No need to read every word. You may read a few words of every paragraph, perhaps the first and last sentences.

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What is SCANNING?

Learn how to scan

First skim

Then read the questions

Scan the text

Scan for specific words

Scan the text. 
Find out what  the text is about, what points do they make in the text. 
Then read the questions. Most of the time you only need a global understanding of the text, to answer the questions. 

Almost in all cases they will mention certain lines in which you can find the answer to the question. I would suggest that you read those lines carefully and then answer the question. 
I would say that it is a waste of your time to thoroughly read the entire text and then continue to the question. Because you might go to overthinking and overreading before you even have had the change to read the questions.  

What is intensive reading?

You want to know what time your lesson starts. You go to NovaPortal for your schedule. Which reading strategy would you use?

1. Skimming
2. Scanning
3. Intensive reading

Which strategy do you use when you read the complete text because you think it is very interesting?

1. Intensive reading
2. Skimming
3. Scanning

Which strategy will help you to find out what the main idea of a text is?

1. intensive reading
2. skimming
3. scanning

10 seconds to answer this question so SKIM

What is this text about?

1. The process of making aspirin
2. The effect of aspirin on the body
3. How to use aspirin
4. General information on aspirin and how to use and store it

30 seconds to answer this question so SCAN

What to do when you go to the hospital
after you supect that
someone has taken an overdose?

1. Always bring the person's insurance card.
2. The containter, even if it's empty.
3. Bring a valid ID.
4. The container, but only when it's full.