2.8 Ready, Steady, Go! final preparations for CE

• English
• Higher Education (degree)

Vmoh4v2

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26/1/23

HDT

This is how confident I feel about the CE reading/listening....

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Topics for today

How to make good use of a dictionary

Signposting- revisited

practice , again......

who-where-when?

lesson aims

By the end of class today, you 

1. know how to use a dictionary during the CE
2. know what the 4 steps are and use them in your exam
3. go into your exams with confidence.....

What would be a good reason to use a dictionary?

find the meaning of a word

contextual meaning

verb-noun differentiation

cultural differences

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

British

English

American

English

lorry

vacation

biscuit

pavement

elevator

AE-BE both correct in use but be consistent ( in productive skills)

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

eye

stomach

hand

toe

Examples: 

To head home

To toe the line

to hand over the letter

He legged it down the street when the police arrived

She was eyeing that delicious cake!

You have to arm yourself against his "jokes"

I can't stomach horror films.

"Hit the sack'
What does this mean and which word did you look up?

Idiom use; higher level English

Why are signal words in a text important?

Signposting - revisited

What: put signal words into groups

How: use the template

Help: use dictionary

Time: 8 minutes  

Result: use and meaning of signalwords in your CE

Extra: example/explain the signalword?

Hand out assignment

Emphasis: 

Above all/most importantly/certainly/in fact

Addition: furthermore/besides/what is more/

Contrast: 

although/in contrast/however/

on the other hand/nevertheless

Result: 

Consequently/ that is why/ due to/so/therefore

answer sheet

4 step technique

1. Scannen : lay-out, activate knowledge
2. Question + possible answer options clear?
3.  Read the text/listen to fragment: ELZA! Scannen/skimmen/intensive reading
4. Answer the question

Let's put in some more practice..

What:  " Food Miles; is buying local foods always better?"

How: reading text + questions on paper from the teacher 

Help: context/dictionary

Time: 20 minutes

Result: all questions answered correctly

Extra: more practice on www.test-english.com 

Driving a long way to shop for food will negate any environmental benefits of buying locally grown produce.

1. To negate= tenietdoen
2. To negate= bevestigen
3. To negate = verwaarlozen
4. To negate= nee zeggen

lesson aims- check??

By the end of class today, you 

1. know how to use a dictionary during the CE
2. know what the 4 steps are and use them in your exam
3. go into your exams with confidence.....

At the end of this lesson I feel more confident about the CE reading/listening....

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Who-Where-When

Vrev4v2/4v3

V2.17b ( exam room) 

27/1/2023:09.00-10.30hrs

( be there 15 minutes early!)

Vmoh4v2/4v3

mob4v2/4v3

VD2.17b ( exam room)

31/1/2023; 09.00-10.30hrs

( be there 15 minutes early!)