Reading skills - Tackling difficult words

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Tackling difficult words

Strategy 1

Lijkt het op een ander woord dat je wel kent?

The lovers were reunited. (reunion)

She was the only survivor. (survive)

The linguist was at the conference. (language)

Strategy 2

Lijkt het op een woord uit het Nederlands of andere taal?

The influencer posted another vlog. (invloed)

The actor gave an acceptance speech. (accepteren)

Strategy 3

Kun je door de rest van de zin of de zinnen eromheen zien wat het betekent?

It was a beautiful day and the sky was azure. (blue)

He scrawled something on a piece of paper. (write)

Always check whether several strategies fit!

- You recognised a part of the word which gave you a hint about the meaning of the word: scientist  science

- You recognised a word from another language (Dutch, German, French, Arabic, Portogese, etc)

- You could guess the meaning from the context (the sentence the word is in or the surrounding sentences)

Translate: The movement
Find out why the movement to begin class later is growing.

1. De ontwikkeling
2. Het rennen
3. De wens
4. Het idee

Which strategy did you use to guess the meaning?

- You recognised a part of the word which gave you a hint about the meaning of the word: scientist  science

- You recognised a word from another language (Dutch, German, French, Arabic, Portogese, etc)

- You could guess the meaning from the context (the sentence the word is in or the surrounding sentences)

Translate: Switching
They proposed switching the school's starting time from 7 am to 6 am.

1. spelen
2. omslaan
3. draaien
4. veranderen

Which strategy did you use to guess the meaning?

- You recognised a part of the word which gave you a hint about the meaning of the word: scientist  science

- You recognised a word from another language (Dutch, German, French, Arabic, Portogese, etc)

- You could guess the meaning from the context (the sentence the word is in or the surrounding sentences)

Translate: Puberty
This hormone helps your bones grow during puberty

Which strategy did you use to guess the meaning?

- You recognised a part of the word which gave you a hint about the meaning of the word: scientist  science

- You recognised a word from another language (Dutch, German, French, Arabic, Portogese, etc)

- You could guess the meaning from the context (the sentence the word is in or the surrounding sentences)

Translate: Outraged
When her school changed the schooltimes, Jilly was outraged

1. snel gaan rennen
2. warm
3. woest
4. bang

Which strategy did you use to guess the meaning?

- You recognised a part of the word which gave you a hint about the meaning of the word: scientist  science

- You recognised a word from another language (Dutch, German, French, Arabic, Portogese, etc)

- You could guess the meaning from the context (the sentence the word is in or the surrounding sentences)

Translate: Signatures
Her petition got 200-plus signatures

Which strategy did you use to guess the meaning?

- You recognised a part of the word which gave you a hint about the meaning of the word: scientist --> science

- You recognised a word from another language (Dutch, German, French, Arabic, Portogese, etc)

- You could guess the meaning from the context (the sentence the word is in or the surrounding sentences)

Translate: Preferred
Schools preferred to start school early so students could sport after school.

1. willen
2. voorkeur hebben voor
3. voorbeeld
4. kiezen

Which strategy did you use to guess the meaning?

- You recognised a part of the word which gave you a hint about the meaning of the word: scientist  science

- You recognised a word from another language (Dutch, German, French, Arabic, Portogese, etc)

- You could guess the meaning from the context (the sentence the word is in or the surrounding sentences)

Translate: Boosts
Sleep boosts your mood and makes you feel happier!

1. verslaat
2. vernietigt
3. verbetert
4. versnelt

Which strategy did you use to guess the meaning?

- You recognised a part of the word which gave you a hint about the meaning of the word: scientist  science

- You recognised a word from another language (Dutch, German, French, Arabic, Portogese, etc)

- You could guess the meaning from the context (the sentence the word is in or the surrounding sentences)

Translate: Injured
Well-rested teen athletes get injured less often

1. winnen
2. vallen
3. verliezen
4. geblesseerd

Which strategy did you use to guess the meaning?

- You recognised a part of the word which gave you a hint about the meaning of the word: scientist  science

- You recognised a word from another language (Dutch, German, French, Arabic, Portogese, etc)

- You could guess the meaning from the context (the sentence the word is in or the surrounding sentences)

Translate: Coincidence
When school started at 8 o'clock, the football team won for the first time in 11 years. It could be coincidence, but the athletes don't think so!

1. geluk
2. toeval
3. geld
4. training

Which strategy did you use to guess the meaning?

- You recognised a part of the word which gave you a hint about the meaning of the word: scientist  science

- You recognised a word from another language (Dutch, German, French, Arabic, Portogese, etc)

- You could guess the meaning from the context (the sentence the word is in or the surrounding sentences)

I can use guessing strategies to guess the meaning of a word.

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