reading practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Reading prep

How to

Approach, start and answer.

I always start with...

Reading the text

Read the title, subtitles,look at pictures

Read the first question

What is the best strategy/order?

Answer the question

Predict: read the title, subtitles, pictures, intro

Read the relevant paragraph

Read the question 

It is important to understand all difficult words in the text

YES

Gap fill options = yes

NO

Put the words in alphabetical order

1

2

3

4

5

handy

hard

hand

heat

heart

Put the words in alphabetical order

1

2

3

4

5

shoulder

school

scholar

should

solid

Let's try it yourselves.

Find the words in your dictionary

Where would you put gravy?

Who uses an easel?

What would you keep in a larder?

Linking words

Linking words help you to connect ideas and sentences when you speak or write English. We can use linking words to give examples, add information, summarise, sequence information, give a reason or result, or to contrast ideas.

Addition

Sequence

Consequence

Contrast

firstly

as a result

too

besides

despite

thus

then

likewise

rather

moreover

nonetheless

previously

Let's practice with some texts

Text 1: Reading dreams

Text 2: Hidden treasure in the rocky mountain