Exam training - using a dictionary

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

English: Reading Exam

Goal

I know how to use my dictionary

When I do not know a word, I .... use a dictionary

never

hardly ever

sometimes

often

very often

I know how to look up words in a dictionary

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Now translate with the help of the picture (or your dictionary)

1. I'm breaking up with you, pack your bags!

2. Pack one bag for the trip.

3. We are hunting with a pack.

4. The printer has packed up again.

5. He was sent packing.

Answers:

1. I'm breaking up with you, pack your bags! (pak je spullen / ga weg)

2. Pack one bag for the trip. (pak één tas in)

3. We are hunting with a pack of hounds. (roedel jachthonden)

4. The printer has packed up again. (is er weer mee opgehouden)

5. He was sent packing (hij is aan de kant gezet)

Controlevragen bij woordenboekgebruik

1. zoek ik een werkwoord (OV WW of ONOV WW) / zelfstandig naamwoord (ZN) / bijvoegelijk naamwoord (BNW), enz.
2. past de eerste betekenis het beste bij mijn zin, of moet ik verder lezen, kijk ook naar de voorbeelden!!!
3. is er een combinatie van ww + voorzetsel? Die staan op alfabetische volgorde in het lemma 

After this explanation I think I can use a dictionary even more efficiently

no

maybe

yes

Put into alphabetical order:
1. photography 2. photographic 3. photograph 4. photographer 5. photogenic

1. 3 - 5 - 1 - 4 - 2
2. 5 - 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
3. 3 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 5
4. 5 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 2

Put into alphabetical order:
1. gorgeous 2. gorilla 3. grand 4. great 5. group

1. 2 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 4
2. 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 5
3. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
4. 1 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 4

All of these words are parts of the body. Which of these words are also verbs? Look them up in the dictionary and drag them to verb!

Verb

arm

head

leg

eye

stomach

hand

toe

What is the meaning of the verbs:
arm / stomach / leg? (choose the first VERB meaning from the dictionary)

How many collocations (samengestelde woorden) can you make with paper
Example with head: headache / headline / etc.

Who uses an easel?

1. painter
2. farmer
3. mountain climber
4. trader

Where would you put the gravy? in a / an ....

1. bowl
2. stew
3. graveyard
4. boat

Which is the odd one out?
cod - sardine - hake - fern

1. cod
2. sardine
3. hake
4. fern

Which is the odd one out?
spade - hammer - crouton - pliers

1. spade
2. hammer
3. crouton
4. pliers

Which is the odd one out?
elm - daffodil - pine - beech

1. elm
2. daffodil
3. pine
4. beech

Some dictionaries tell you whether a word is British (BE) or American English (AE / USA)

British

English

American

English

high

school

lorry

vacation

biscuit

pavement

I know how to look up words in a dictionary

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I have reached all goals

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