Leesvaardigheid les 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Reading comprehension

Lesson 1: How to start?

Yellow Pages

De gele pagina's (the Yellow Pages) achterin je textbook geven je tips bij het oefenen van de vaardigheden bij Engels.

In deze les behandelen we de tips voor leesvaardigheid.

How to start a reading test

1 Read the question - try to make it shorter

2 Decide on a strategy
3 Apply strategy on text
4 Find answer in text - answer question

5 Check if answer matches the type of question

What are the 4 reading stategies called?

Strategies

- Oriented / prediction

- Skimming

- Scanning

- Detailed reading

Prediction / oriented

Look at the text:  TIPS

Title

Introduction

Pictures

Source

What is the text about?

Skimming

- Titel and headings

- Introduction and conclusion
- First and last sentence of each paragraph

What is the most important information in this text?

Scanning

- Read title and headings
-  Search for signal words
- Search for words in bold or italics
- Stop reading when you found your answer

Looking for specific information.

Detailed reading

- Read the whole text
- Underline important signal words
- Underline the most important sentence in every paragraph

You are trying to fully comprehend the text

Read the situations. Which strategy are you using?

Situation 1: 

It's 7am and the newspaper just arrived. You want to check the latest news before going to school.

Situation 2: 

You are writing a paper for Biology about climate change. On the internet you have found a suitable article. You want to find out if the article could be used as a source for your paper.

Situation 3: 

You have a history test tomorrow. You are reading your history textbook. 

Situation 4:

You want to visit the Efteling but want to know the entrance fee. You visit the website of the theme park.

Skimming

Detailed reading

Scanning

Prediction / oriented

Additional tips?

Read Yellow Pages in your textbook for more tips on reading.

Get to work :)

1. Practise reading on Kwizl.eu/app
2. Finished with the texts? Choose one of these options:

Reading on readtheory.org

Writing on writeandimprove.com 

Listening on british council