Reading and Listening prep A2

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome Back!

Today: 

Reading and Listening 

Planning

• Introduction + Learning Objectives
• interactive reading activities
• small break
• listening activity 
• Taalblokken

But first....

How was your vacation?

What did you do?

eurovision?

Learning objectives

• After this lesson, you are able to read a text on A2 level
• After this lesson, you are able to answer questions about A2 level texts
• After this lesson you are able to aswer questions about a  voicemail message

Some tips!

• Scan:  Scan through the text to get a general idea of the content
• underlining key points or terms: This can help you stay focused and understand information better.
  
• Break it Down: Break longer parts into smaller parts. Make sure you understand it before moving on. 
• Practice Reading Regularly: Reading improves with practice. If you find reading difficult, I encourage you to try to read more!

Before we start reading...

You will read about a job interview in a moment.

But first, do you know these terms?

Knowing these will help understanding the text better!

A position

A CV

references

To reschedule

reception

The place in an office where visitors arrive

Letters from people who know you that describe your abilities

To change the date or time of something

A short document that shows your experience and qualifications

A job in a companty, for example a sales assistant

Time to read!

Read the text. --> 5 minutes

In a moment, I will quiz you on the text, so make sure you are able to answer all questions correctly! ;)

Question 1

What job did Grace apply for?

A) Head of sales

B) Sales manager

C) Sales assistant

D) Human resource assistant

Answer

What job did Grace apply for?

B) Sales manager

Question 2

When is the job interview?

A) 6 September

B) 12 September

C) 21 September

D) 22 September

Answer

When is the job interview?

C) 21 September

Question 3

How long will the interview take

A) Under an hour

B) Just over an hour

C) Over two hours

D) A whole day

Answer

How long will the interview take

A) Under an hour

Question 4

What does Grace need to bring to the interview?

A) Her CV

B) Her references

C) Her ID

D) All of the above

Answer

What does Grace need to bring to the interview?

D) All of the above

Question 5

Who should Grace ask for at the reception?

A) The reception manager

B) Susan Park

C) Anna Green

D) Grace Yang

Answer

Who should Grace ask for at the reception?

C) Anna Green

Question 6

What can Grace do if she wants to change the interview date?

A) Go to the reception on 12 September

B) Call Anna Green on 10 September

C) Email Anna Green on 15 September

Answer

What can Grace do if she wants to change the interview date?

B) Call Anna Green on 10 September

1. The main purpose of the email is to ……………………………… Grace for a job interview.

2. The interview will be at their offices at The ……………………………… .

3. Susan Park is their head of ……………………………… .

4. Anna Green is their human ……………………………… assistant.

5. The job interview will ……………………………… for about 45 minutes.

6. Grace needs to show her ID to receive a visitor’s ……………………………… .

Sales

last

pass

resources

invite

shard

Time for another text!

You will now look at a text with 4 advertisements.

Look at the text and see if the following statements are

 true or false

Is each statement true or false? 

TRUE

FALSE

The JD Sports sale starts in August.                                                        

The video console comes with five games.                                         

The video console is in good condition.                                                

You get a free Airpods player if you buy an iPad                                                   

You have to pay to use Jack and Jeck’s car park.                                  

Jack and Jeck's is open until late. 

Time for a small break

drink, walk around for a second, message your friends

5 minutes

Listening 

You are invited to a birthday party!

You are going to listen to TWO messages about this party. 

listen carefully! An exercise will follow.

Message 1

Message 2

The message was at a quarter to four

The woman gives directions

The woman says thank you for the card

The woman describes the house

The woman talks about a bus

The woman talks about a swimming pool

Taalblokken

Continue improving your skills! 

Practice makes perfect ;)

Learning objectives

• After this lesson, you are able to read a text on A2 level
• After this lesson, you are able to answer questions about A2 level texts
• After this lesson you are able to aswer questions about a voicemail message

Wat vond je van de les?

Was het leerzaam? hoe vond je het om zo actief mee te doen?

Wat vind je van mij als docent?

wat doe ik goed? wat doe ik nog niet zo goed?