Keywords reading

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

English today

• Entry questions: conditionals
• Reading strategy: keywords

Ex. 7, question 1
If I had known she wasn't happy with our solution....

Ex. 7, question 9
If we ever went to Italy for a summer holiday...

Ex. 7 question 3
Which conditional was used?

1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3

Training session 2: Reading

Pre-reading discussion (in pairs)   

1. Have you ever been in a situation (at school, at work, at your sports club) in which you or someone you know was treated differently from the rest? Explain your answer.
2.  Do you think positive discrimination is a good thing? Explain your answer.
3.  Have you or has anyone you know ever experienced any type of positive discrimination? What happened?
4.  Would you say your (lack of) experience with positive discrimination has influenced your opinion? Explain your answer.

Reading strategy: keywords

Longer texts - Use keywords to find information

1. What are important words in this question?
2. What are synonyms for these words?
   
3. Which associated words might you find in the text?
   

M 26 Training Session 2

Bronnen: Positive discrimination in the workplace

In which paragraph will you probably find this?
"Are companies permitted by law to practise positive discrimination?"

In which paragraph will you probably find this? "What are the advantages of positive discrimination for women with careers in male-dominated fields?"

What are possible issues when hiring people from minority groups instead of people that belong to the majority?

What is the issue that positive discrimination puts the focus on?

Arguments

Now read the entire text.

• List the 5 arguments mentioned in the text in favour of positive discrimination.

• List the five arguments mentioned in the text against positive discrimination.

Positive discrimination