Reading skills, exercises

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's class is about: 

Reading skills

Reading together:
The Treehouse experiment

Reading

Why read?

How to improve your reading skills.

When we read, not only are we improving memory and empathy, but research has shown that it makes us feel better and more positive too. Science has shown that reading has some amazing health benefits, including helping with depression, cutting stress, and reducing the chances of developing Alzheimer’s later in life.

Because......

Wat zou je zelf kunnen doen om je leesvaardigheid te verbeteren?

Ik lees ... in het Engels in mijn eigen tijd.

1. vaak
2. soms
3. zelden
4. nooit

Ik vind in het Engels lezen

1. Moeilijk
2. Makkelijk
3. Soms moeilijk, soms makkelijk
4. Niet moeilijk of makkelijk

Are you ready for part 2? We're going to read together!

What do you think of when I say:
Treehouse?

We're going to read together.

akward

gathering

publish

squirrel

eekhoorn

verzamelen

génant

uitgeven

Read again, on your own. After this you will get 5 open questions! 

1. What do people nowadays worry about?

People nowadays often worry about bills, exams and awkward Facebook photos.

2. What was Nick's experiment?

Nick was going to live in a tree house for 6 months. He had to find, kill or grow his own food, instead of going to the store.

3. What is he celebrating when he takes a dip in the river?

The fact that his house has three walls and a roof.

4. What has happened since Nick returned to the real world?

His diary got published as a book and he set up a cooking school.

5. Which 21-century gadget(s) did Nick use during his stay in the forest?

He used his iPod and a wind-up radio.

Homework

Find an English article or book you are interested in and bring it to class next Lesson