H2 reading skills recap + practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson goals for today

- practicing your reading skills

Reading skills

1. before reading

2. while reading

3. after reading

before reading a text

Before reading:

- prepare for a text: exploring

- look at the title, picture and possible info at the bottom

- what do you already know about the text's topic?

- what type of text is it?

- read the questions, and possible instructions

- try to figure out what the text will be about.

--> We call this  SKIMMING (reading globally)

Why is it important to know which type of text you are reading?

Text purposes:

- to inform

- to entertain

- to convince

- to activate

- to instruct

While reading:

- Look for specific information in the text

- Look for distinct words such as numbers, capital letters

- Find proof in the text for the answer to the question

- Pay attention to keywords: because, however, but, and, still, moreover, therefore, ...

- What is the text structure?

--> We call this SCANNING (reading intently)

A text usually consists of different paragraphs. How do they usually make up a text's structure?

After reading

- check whether you have found proof in the text for every answer

- think about how you can link this text to your daily life

- how did it go? do you need to bring a dictionary next time?

Let's practice!

Reading skills

What is the purpose of this text?

1. to inform
2. to entertain
3. to convice
4. to activate

Choose the right answer.

1. 1 niet 2 niet 3 wel 4 wel
2. 1 niet 2 niet 3 niet 4 niet
3. 1 wel 2 niet 3 wel 4 niet
4. 1 niet 2 niet 3 wel 4 niet

Fill in your answer below.

A

B

C

D

E