In-depth look at Reading Skills

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson goals for today

- practicing your reading skills

Reading skills

1. before reading

2. while reading

3. after reading

Before reading:

- prepare for a text: exploring

- look at the title, picture and possible info at the bottom

- what do you already know about the text's topic?

- what type of text is it?

- read the questions, and possible instructions

- try to figure out what the text will be about.

--> We call this  SKIMMING (reading globally)

Text purposes:

- to inform

- to entertain

- to convince

- to activate

- to instruct

While reading:

- Look for specific information in the text

- Look for distinct words such as numbers, capital letters

- Find proof in the text for the answer to the question

- Pay attention to key words: because, however, but, and, still, moreover, therefore, ...

- What is the text structure?

--> We call this SCANNING (reading intently)

After reading

- check whether you have found proof in the text for every answer

- think about how you can link this text to your daily life

- how did it go? do you need to bring a dictionary next time?

Let's practice!

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