Reading strategies: Synonyms

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Starter

Goal

Speaking: talking about New Year's resolutions

Reading strategies: using synonyms

Reading practice using synonyms

New Year's resolutions

Past, present or future?

I am going to study more

I will study more

make a list 1-5 most important

for each number add: W (will) intention/promise or G (going to) plan.

Speak!

Use your partner's grid and speak about it for 1 minute

After 1 minutes switch.

Please pay attention to the word 'almost'. 

Een synoniem heeft 'ongeveer' dezelfde betekenis. Soms is er een duidelijk verschil 'warm-hot', vaak is het een gevoelsmatig verschil 'beautiful-gorgeous'.

Write down synonyms of the word:
big

large 

great 

huge 

giant 

massive 

vast 

enormous 

considerable 

substantial 

extensive 

immense 

spacious

gigantic

monumental (informal)

mammoth

bulky

burly

colossal

stellar (informal)

prodigious

humongous or humungous (informal)

sizable or sizeable

supersize

hulking

ponderous

voluminous

elephantine

ginormous (informal)

Synoniemen herken je niet altijd meteen in de leesteksten en luisterfragmenten.

Als je denkt het juiste antwoord te hebben gevonden controleer je de betreffende alinea of het betreffende fragment. 

Synonyms

On the next slide you will see a few words and some synonyms for these words.

Drag the synonyms to the correct box.

Run

Real

Good

Justice

Useful

sprint

rush

dash

 authentic

 honest

true

great

super

amazing

fair

lawful

right

handy

appropriate

convenient

Learn how to use a thesaurus: Give students a thesaurus and help them expand their vocabulary by searching different ways of communicating certain words or feelings.

For example: From > I am angry. To > I am really frustrated, I can see red.

https://emile-education.com/teach-synonyms-activities-and-150-examples/

Facet MBO Engels oefenexamen

Pitfalls Reading/Listening Exam

• Valkuil 1: het staat wel in de tekst maar wordt niet gevraagd.
  
• Valkuil 2: het is misschien wel zo, maar het staat er niet (eigen mening).
• Valkuil 3: woorden uit de tekst... en dus... 

• Het antwoord bevat vaak een synoniem of omschrijving van informatie in de tekst. Wees altijd achterdochtig bij antwoorden die letterlijk dezelfde woorden uit de tekst bevatten.

Pitfalls = valkuilen.

MBO Engels B1 2022-2023

Here's a sample question. What is the correct answer?

FACET mbo Engels B1 2022-2023

See the same word in the text and the question?

Double check if this is the correct answer!

In this case answer A is correct.

A = correct because: 'on demand daytime = short-term'.

B = incorrect because: 'connect homeowners to business people' (so NOT only business people).

C = incorrect becaus: 'idle assets our homes and cars ...' (so NOT offices).

Now practice!

MBO Engels B1 2022-2023

12 questions

reading 

in 30 minutes

Je kunt via internet oefenen met oude examens. Kies voor MBO Engels B1 2022-2023 voorbeeldexaemen en maak 12 vragen uit het onderdeel 'lezen'. Geef jezelf er maximaal 30 minuten tijd voor (op het examen heb je namelijk 90 minuten tijd voor 40 vragen).

LINK

https://oefenen.facet.onl/facet/pages/oefen/mbo/?menu=3_2

Gemiddeld 2:30 minuut per vraag.

Deze vraag bestaat uit drie onderdelen dus iets meer tijd.

How to pay ...

Find answers in this paragraph.

Yes 

device = card reader

Yes

paper Travelcard ticket

No

Hele zin lezen 'Show driver = paper ticket NOT Oyster card or Visitor Oyster card.

Gemiddeld 2:30 minuut per vraag.

Vorige vraag extra tijd gegeven, daarom deze vraag iets korter tijd.

A = correct

'make one more journey' = 'complete the bus trip'.

B = not correct

'top up your credit before you can use your card again' so NOT 'when still on the bus.

C = not correct

'make one more journey'. It says nothing about getting off at the next stop.

Gemiddeld 2:30 minuten per vraag.

Lukt het in de gemiddelde tijd?

Vragen worden op volgorde gegeven. Dus de antwoorden op deze vraag zitten in de volgende alinea.

A = true

your home address = where you live.

B = true

'a range of special promotions' = 'reduction on certain products and promotions'.

C = false

'the card costs £ 3' so NOT 'there is a £ 5 deposit ... which can be refunded'.

Gemiddeld 2:30 minuten per vraag.

Lukt het in de gemiddelde tijd?

Vragen worden op volgorde gegeven. Dus de antwoorden op deze vraag zitten in de volgende alinea.

Oyster card

pay a deposit ... = will be given back.

Visitor Oyster card

- your home address = where you live.

- a range of special promotions = reduction on certain products and promotions.

C = false

'the card costs £ 3' so NOT 'there is a £ 5 deposit ... which can be refunded'.

Gemiddeld 2:30 minuten per vraag.

Tijd over?

Laatste vraag gaat over laatste alinea.

A = not correct

'... head to Trafalgar square or check any bus stop information board'. Read the whole sentence.

B = correct

'Night buses stop on request only' = 'do not stop automatically'.

C = not correct

'London's buses run throughout the night', the text says nothing about the underground.

TIP:

Lees de korte uitleg over de vragen. Is in het Nederlands en helpt bij voorkennis activeren.

A = NOT correct

Staat niet in de tekst.

B = NOT correct READ THE SENTENCE

'extra money' = NOT 'make money quickly'.

C = correct SYNONYM & CONJUNCTION

- 'extra money and ... I could do from home' = 'at her own place'.

TIPS

- Instructie: Read the paragraph.

- Bij een vraag naar een conclusie ('what can be concluded?') check ELZA.

A = NOT correct 

B = correct SYNONYM & CONCLUSION

- 'the more time ... the more rewards you will receive' = 'If you .... you will earn more'.  

C = NOT correct READ THE SENTENCE

'will tell you ahead of time how long ...' = NOT 'how much time'.

TIP: find 'Brad' in the text.

A = NOT correct

Staat niets over in de tekst.

B = correct SYNONYM

- 'the time commitment ...' = 'it takes more time'.

C = NOT correct

Het gaat om het stukje tekst waar Brad White aan het woord is.

TIP: check the comments.

A = NOT correct

- but ultimately I find myself ignoring

B = NOT correct

- but I always stop

C = correct CONJUNCTION & SYNONYM

- ... but ... but ... it's worth it.

D = NOT correct

- I don't think it's worth my time.

TIP: check ELZA.

A = NOT correct

Dit is niet de reden waarom ze heeft gewacht.

B = correct SYNONYM & CONJUNCTION

- 'but ... until the situation was wrapped up' = 'not yet in the position to do so'.

C = NOT correct

Staat niets over in de tekst.

TIP question starts with 'What happened?'

Find the paragraph 'What happened' and  keep on reading till you find your answer.

A = NOT correct

The photographer 'sent me a takedown notice'.

B = NOT correct

The photographer 'sent me a takedown notice'.

C = correct SYNONYM

- 'he wanted compensation for the pic ... chunk of money ... I had to pay money.'

TIP: find 'Scott's post'.

A = NOT correct

'they are not necessarily the owners'

B = correct SYNONYM

'would probably love the exposure and say yes' = 'are likely to give you permission'.

C = NOT correct READ THE SENTENCE

'they are not necessarily the owners of the copyright.

Mark this difficult question:

TIP the question sounds like we are looking for a conclusion, so check ELZA.

Mark this difficult question:

A = NOT correct READ THE SENTENCE

'it wasn't fun'

B = NOT correct READ THE SENTENCE

'I wanted to share my experience' >>> is only part of the sentence.

C = correct CONJUNCTION

'So ... so that you can learn from my mistake' = to warn her readers.

90 minutes

Finished the exam?

Time left?

Check the marked questions.

In this case: go back to question number 8.

Use the 'key' to go back to # 8.

Use the 'key' to check what went wrong.