2223 V5 P1 - W41

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Reading Comprehension

                        Part 1

2324 V5 P1

Before you read...

Step 1... 

What do you do first?

Before you read...

Step 1: Background check

- who wrote it? 

- from which source does it originate?

- when was it written? 

why important? 

1 So you understand the validity of a source; consider the difference between The Guardian and your conspiracy-theorist uncle on Facebook.  

2 New information may have been discovered since it was written; if a source is 20 years old, the information might not be valid anymore.

Before you read...

Step 2: Type determination

Which types of texts do you know?

Before you read...

Step 2: Type determination

- informative: news articles, encyclopedic articles

- opinionated: reviews, letters from readers, columns

- persuasive: ads

- entertaining: stories, chapters from books

why important? If you know what type of text it is, you know what the goal of the author is. 

Quiz Time!

You'll see 3 texts, 

determine their types.

What type of text was shown on the previous slide?

1. informative
2. opinionated
3. persuasive
4. entertaining

What type of text was shown on the previous slide?

1. informative
2. opinionated
3. persuasive
4. entertaining

What type of text was shown on the previous slide?

1. informative
2. opinionated
3. persuasive
4. entertaining

Before you read the questions...

Step 3:

What is the quickest way to figure out what a text is about?

Before you read the questions...

Step 3: TL:DR

- read the title

- read the subtitles (if present)

- view the images (if present)

- take note of any text in bold/cursive/capital letters, or names

- take note of numbers and/or special characters (%, #, @, *)

why important? 

You can use these elements to figure out the main idea (hoofdgedachte) of a text, which allows you to activate any knowledge you may already have on the topic. 

Combined with the background of the text and the type of text, this should give you a solid base to answer the questions. 

If this is not enough, you can also read the introduction and conclusion, as well as the sentences in which you found those numbers/special characters/prominent bits of text.