Dictionary

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

You have 5 minutes to:

1. Go to your seats

2. Grab your book, pen notebook and laptop

3. Log in to LessonUp

Lesson Goal

At the end of this lesson, I different purposes of a text

At the end of this lesson, I know how to determine a text's purpose

Determing text purpose

The writer of a text has a certain goal. He or she might want to explain something to the reader, or the writer might want the reader to do something. 

Different texts can have different purposes.

Match the following purposes with the correct descriptions

The writer would like you to learn something

The writer would like you to (not) do something

The writer would like to give their opinion

The writer would like to tell you how to do something

The writer would like to entertain you

 To inform

To instruct

To activate

to convince

To amuse

The purpose	Example of kinds of texts
To inform	Newspaper article, flyer, report of a sports game
To instruct	Cooking recipe, instruction manual
To activate	invitation, advert
To convince	response on a website, album or review
To amuse	Fictional story, comic, or lyrics

Good to remember!🤓

Let's practice!

What is the function of paragraph 2?

1. to explain why many actresses eventually go for plastic surgery
2. to give examples of products promoted by the movie industry
3. to make clear how much of a movie star’s appearance is artificial
4. to make fun of the looks of over-the-top Hollywood celebrities

How do you feel about Determing the text purpose?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Do two of the following reading assignments

Travel Guide

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b1-reading/travel-guide

Job adverts

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b1-reading/job-adverts

The end of life on earth?

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b2-reading/end-life-earth

My city

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/a2-reading/my-city

Going out

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/a2-reading/going-out

Helpful sites that you can use for practicing your English Reading

Story assignment

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/reading-zone/a2-graded-reading

A bit more on level

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/a2-reading 

Next level

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b1-reading

Your parents are asking you what you have learnt at miss Watts' class. Name two things you would tell them that you have learnt from today's reading lesson.

Welcome!

You have 5 minutes to:

1. Go to your seats

2. Grab your book, pen notebook and laptop

3. Log in to LessonUp

Lesson Goal

At the end of this lesson, I know how to use a dictionary

At the end of this lesson, I have practised with using a dictionary.

What is the danger of using google translate?

Google translate 

• Inaccurate translations: Google Translate can produce literal translations that miss the correct meaning or context.

Work time 

What: We're going to play a dictionary game

How: Grab your dictionary and your pen.

Help: You may work in pairs

Time: 20 minutes

The winner gets chocolate!

Put the letters in the correct alphabetical order

• W
• F
• O
• L
• D
• V 

Put the words in the correct alphabetical order

• treat
  
• together
  
• threat
  
• thong
  
• throat
  
• tight

Put the words in the correct alphabetical order

• consult
• construct
• consider
• consumer
• constrain
• connect

Look up the meaning of these words using the DICTIONARY!

• mischief
  
• vacancy
  
• affirmation

The unfindable 

On the next two slides you'll be shown English sentences. 

One of the words in the sentence can't be found in the dictionary in the form it is in.  Tell me which one and why?

What were you waiting for?

One of the words in the sentence can't be found in the dictionary in the form it is in. Tell me which one and why?

A thousand yellow cars.

One of the words in the sentence can't be found in the dictionary in the form it is in. Tell me which one and why?

Hand in your answers 

We will check your answers

Put the letters in the correct alphabetical order

• W
• F
• O
• L
• D
• V 

Put the letters in the correct alphabetical order

• D
• F
• L
• O
• V
• W

Put the words in the correct alphabetical order

• consult
• construct
• consider
• consumer
• constrain
• connect

Put the words in the correct alphabetical order

• connect
• consider
• construct
• consult
• consumer
• constrain

Put the words in the correct alphabetical order

• treat
  
• together
  
• threat
  
• thong
  
• throat
  
• tight

Put the words in the correct alphabetical order

• thong
• threat
• throat
• tight
• together
• treat

Look up the meaning of these words using the DICTIONARY!

• mischief
  
• vacancy
  
• affirmation
• congenital
  
• usually 

What were you waiting for?

One of the words in the sentence can't be found in the dictionary in the form it is in. Tell me which one and why?

What were you waiting for?

• Waiting
•  This word is a VERB
• Use the INFINITVE (stam)!

A thousand yellow cars.

One of the words in the sentence can't be found in the dictionary in the form it is in. Tell me which one and why?

A thousand yellow cars.

• Cars 
• This word is PLURAL
• Use the INFINITIVE (stam)!

Who is the winner?

Good luck with your test!