2019-1 text 1-5

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4,5

text 1- 3

The first text in an exam are always short , 1 -3 questions each. 

strategie: FIRST read the question, 

then FIND the information you need in the text. 

UNDERLINE/MARK the word(s) that gave you the answer.

1 welke zin.... maakt DAT duidelijk?

2 making them the ultimate 'spokesdogs'

A; kernbergrip ( key word)

B: voorbeeld ( example)

C: woordspeling (word play) 

A spokesperson, spokesman, or spokeswoman, is someone engaged or elected to speak on behalf of others. 

'word play' in all answers

better safe than sorry = used to say that it is better to be careful now so that problems do not occur later on.

Business as usual = used to say that something is working or continuing in the normal or usual way

 cut corners = to save money or time when doing something by not including some parts, actions, or details, so that the result is not as good as it could be.

damaged goods: a person who is no longer desirable  because of something that has happened : a person whose reputation is damaged

hyperbole =  language that describes something as better or worse than it is. really is 

ex

- a damp squib

- wondering.. what all the fuss was about

over-dramatised

 = hyperbole

Won't be compensating...

cost the economy...

1 = e 

expensive hyperbole

2: better safe than sorry

3: cutting corners on maintenance

commendable = I think it is/was a good idea

BUT : the problems with fallen trees would have been almost....

4=B Business as usual

newspaper was delivered LIKE ANY OTHER DAY

2 points for 4 correct

1 point for 3 correct answers

2,1 or 0 correct = ZERO points.

text 3 - question 4

What is the meaning of these words??

- editorial

- rightfully

-distract(ing)

- the root cause 

- carnage

- disappointing

- gratuitous 

text 3 - question 4 

What is the meaning of these words??

editorial= an essay in a newspaper that gives the opinions of its editors 

- rightfully = with good cause or reason

-distract(ing) = to take the attention away fromm a task or problem

- the root cause = the most iportant reason somethign is happening 

- carnage = the killing of many people

- disappointing = to make (someone) unhappy by not being as good as expected or by not doing something that was hoped for or expected

- gratuitous =  not necessary or appropriate

answers

A: commendable but flawed  

B: controversial but courageous

C: interesting but mostly irrational

D: irrelvant but convincing

Welk mogelijk belang??

entertainment software= video games.

antwoord: Hij werkt voor / verdedigt de belangen van de game-industrie/the Entertainment Software Association.

of: financieel belang / geld

text 4

After about 3 short texts, there is usually a one-page text with about 4-6 questions.

in this case: 

- main idea of paragraph 1

- specific details  in paragraph 2

- function of paragraph 4

- tone of paragraph 9 

work together

work as a ( small) team of 2-3 students

try to find the correct answers together. 

ESPECIALLY question 7 : be specific! WHY this answer?

answers

6 B

7 

• het imago van het product/hoorn beschadigen / (een campagne voeren om mensen ervan te) overtuigen dat het gebruik van hoorn als medicijn wreed en/of zinloos is / uitleggen dat het niet werkt 

• hoorns vergiftigen/onbruikbaar maken / de RRP-methode gebruiken 

• (synthetisch/goedkoper) (namaak)alternatief aanbieden / nep-hoorn verkopen 

8 C

9 A

text 5

"just" two questions

very specific information required from the text - you need to infer the answer ( afleiden) -- so it's not always literally THERE on the page. 

REASON: this is a literary text. 

answers

1 wel ( they would probably not have time...)

2 niet (40 miles for Avie, double that for Grace/ thier families)

3 niet (one look at their winter coats/ not the sort of girls..)

4 niet (no textual clues)

5 niet (enrolled to find somebody to marry) 

11: D 

lessons

important words: 

commendable, spokesperson

lessons: 

It's just as important to recognise tone, wordplay  and agenda as it is to know all the words.