Reading Explorer, Unit 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Amazing Animals

Think & Share:

1. What are some things animals can do that humans can't?

2. What are some things humans can do that animals can't?

3. Which is your favorite animal? Why?

Read & match

1. Dolphins sleep by resting one half of their brain at a time.

2. A dolphin's tail doesn't have any bones, but it is full of muscles. 

3. Dolphins 'hear' through a special bone in their lower jaw.

4. The bones inside a dolphin's flippers are similar to the bones inside your arm and hand.

5. Dolphins breathe air using a special hole, called a blowhole. On top of their head.

brain

tail

jaw

flippers

blowhole

What do you do when you skim or scan a text?

Skim the text on page 9 + 10. What is the text about?

1. types of dolphins
2. things dolphins do
3. what dolphins eat

Read the text together

- Carlijn switch to text. Read along with me

- Make question 1 - 7

- Discuss in ZOOM

Reading a text

Step 1: Skim

Step 2: Understanding the gist

Homework

Reading Explorer:

1. Make assignment A and B on page 12

2. Make assignment A and B on page 13

Extra:

- practice with the words of Unit 4 on Quizlet

- practice with the app DUOLINGO

Lesson 2

Discuss page 12 - assignment A - B

Carlijn opens page on screen

Page 13 - Assignment A

Match the red words with the definition

smart

method

specific

assist

advantage

1. a way of doing something

2. help

3. something that helps you succeed

4. exact

5. intelligent

Orangutans and humans are 1. ________ in some ways. For example, did you know that the orangutan is a very 2.________ animal? Orangutans use a(n) 3.______ to stay dry when it rains: They take leaves from trees and use them like umbrellas. These animals don't have a complex 4._________ like humans do. But today, some orangutans are learning basic sign language. maybe, in the future, we will be able to have a simple 5._______ with them!

Orangutans and humans are 1. ________ in some ways. For example, did you know that the orangutan is a very 2.________ animal? Orangutans use a(n) 3.______ to stay dry when it rains: They take leaves from trees and use them like umbrellas. These animals don't have a complex 4._________ like humans do. But today, some orangutans are learning basic sign language. maybe, in the future, we will be able to have a simple 5._______ with them!

alike

conversation

intelligent

language system

strategy

Journal assignment

1. Watch Newsround

2. Describe in a minimum of 20 words what you have seen on the news

3. Use your OWN language, make mistakes!

https:

1. Use a minimum of 20 words to write down what you have seen on the news.
2. Use your OWN words, not google translate
3. If you need to know a word, ask Carlijn!

Homework

Reading explorer - Go to page 14, 15, 16 

1. Skim / scan the text on page 15. Look at the headings and images

2. Make questions A - B on page 14

3. Now, read the text

4. Make the multiple choice questions 1 - 7 on page 16