Reading B1

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1,2

Welcome

English lesson

23 March 2021

Describe your weekend in one sentence,
use a capital letter in the beginning and finish with a full stop.

Today

we'll learn reading comprehension technique

activating previous knowledge

before reading the text

read the true or false statements

true or false
your answers

phrase match
your answers

to summarize

before reading activate your prior knowledge, read the questions

broaden your vocabulary (synonyms, mind maps)

English exam practice

Our goal today

Prepare for the Facet exam.

Facet 2020-2021 1e 2 teksten + 1 luisterfragment?

of een nieuw examen?

Ask a question about the time:

What time is it?

How should this be written in English?

05:00 PM

What time do you usually have dinner?

Which reading strategies do you know??

SKIM THE TEXT!

You are going to get 1:30 min to skim the whole text.

Good luck and go for it! 

What information can you find under the heading "Sport"?

1. several sports you can practise
2. the most important sport
3. information about FC Liverpool
4. information about sports you shouldn't do

Scan the Text!

You are going to get 1:00 min to scan the whole text.

1. How much discount do you get off printers?

1. 80%
2. 50%
3. 25%
4. 30%

2. The sale begins on....

1. 16 May
2. 25 April
3. 17 May
4. 24 April

3. There is a big ........ sale.

1. Shop
2. Warehouse
3. Storage

Skimming is

1. Reading titles, headers, subheaders
2. look for specific information
3. Read the first (last) sentence of the paragraph
4. read intensively

Scanning is...

1. detailed reading
2. looking for italised and bold words
3. reading the summary
4. Looking for specific information

Facet MBO Engels oefenexamen

MBO Engels B1 2022-2023

Here's a sample question. What is the correct answer?

FACET mbo Engels B1 2022-2023

See the same word in the text and the question?

Double check if this is the correct answer!

In this case answer A is correct.

A = correct because: 'on demand daytime = short-term'.

B = incorrect because: 'connect homeowners to business people' (so NOT only business people).

C = incorrect becaus: 'idle assets our homes and cars ...' (so NOT offices).

Now practice!

MBO Engels B1 2022-2023

4 questions

reading 

in 10 minutes

Je kunt via internet oefenen met oude examens. Kies voor MBO Engels B1 2022-2023 voorbeeldexaemen en maak 12 vragen uit het onderdeel 'lezen'. Geef jezelf er maximaal 30 minuten tijd voor (op het examen heb je namelijk 90 minuten tijd voor 40 vragen).

LINK

https://oefenen.facet.onl/facet/pages/oefen/mbo/?menu=3_2

Gemiddeld 2:30 minuut per vraag.

Deze vraag bestaat uit drie onderdelen dus iets meer tijd.

How to pay ...

Find answers in this paragraph.

Yes 

device = card reader

Yes

paper Travelcard ticket

No

Hele zin lezen 'Show driver = paper ticket NOT Oyster card or Visitor Oyster card.

Gemiddeld 2:30 minuut per vraag.

Vorige vraag extra tijd gegeven, daarom deze vraag iets korter tijd.

A = correct

'make one more journey' = 'complete the bus trip'.

B = not correct

'top up your credit before you can use your card again' so NOT 'when still on the bus.

C = not correct

'make one more journey'. It says nothing about getting off at the next stop.

Gemiddeld 2:30 minuten per vraag.

Lukt het in de gemiddelde tijd?

Vragen worden op volgorde gegeven. Dus de antwoorden op deze vraag zitten in de volgende alinea.

A = true

your home address = where you live.

B = true

'a range of special promotions' = 'reduction on certain products and promotions'.

C = false

'the card costs £ 3' so NOT 'there is a £ 5 deposit ... which can be refunded'.

Gemiddeld 2:30 minuten per vraag.

Lukt het in de gemiddelde tijd?

Vragen worden op volgorde gegeven. Dus de antwoorden op deze vraag zitten in de volgende alinea.

Oyster card

pay a deposit ... = will be given back.

Visitor Oyster card

- your home address = where you live.

- a range of special promotions = reduction on certain products and promotions.

C = false

'the card costs £ 3' so NOT 'there is a £ 5 deposit ... which can be refunded'.

Gemiddeld 2:30 minuten per vraag.

Tijd over?

Laatste vraag gaat over laatste alinea.

A = not correct

'... head to Trafalgar square or check any bus stop information board'. Read the whole sentence.

B = correct

'Night buses stop on request only' = 'do not stop automatically'.

C = not correct

'London's buses run throughout the night', the text says nothing about the underground.