Reading A2 Lesson 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Goals

1. You are able to name characteristics of a topic of a text.
2. Guess the meaning of a word.
3. Look a word up in the dictionary and compare it to your own interpration.
4. Match a correct meaning of the word.
5. Look up specific information in a text.
6. Predict the ending of a story.

Ex. 1. Video

The following video is about the topic of the text. After watching, fill in as many things you already know about the topic.

Digital Citizen

Ex. 2. Guessing the meaning

In the following slides, some words are shown that are from the reading text. Formulate a meaning for each word.

1. A digital citizen

2. Polite

3. Safe

4. to worry

5. sensible

6. privacy settings

7. laws

8. illegal

Ex. 3. Matching

• You have given your own interpretation of the words.
• Look them up through the link.
• Sort the answers and drag them to the word.

LINK

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

a digital citizen

a person who lives in a modern world

a person who is active online

LINK

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

polite

respectful and kind

disrespectful and rude

LINK

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

safe

in danger

protected from danger

LINK

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

to worry

to feel nervous about meeting new people

to think about problems or fears

LINK

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

sensible

acting in a practical way

reacting quickly to changes

LINK

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

privacy settings

special places where you can be private

controls to make your information private

LINK

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

laws

rules that each country has

information about how to behave

LINK

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

illegal

respecting official rules

breaking official rules

Ex. 4. Reading

For your next assignment, you are going to read intensively and decide whether certain statements are true or false.

Link to text.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/are_you_a_good_digital_citizen_-_quiz.pdf

1. You believe most of what you see on the internet.

1. True
2. False

2. You are interested in modern technology

1. True
2. False

3. You don’t worry about privacy settings.

1. True
2. False

4. You think about each photo before you share it.

1. True
2. False

5. You are polite to people online.

1. True
2. False

6. You share photos online every day.

1. True
2. False

7. You check information you read online

1. True
2. False

8. You know there are dangers online.

1. True
2. False

9. You don’t care about your country’s online rules.

1. True
2. False

10. You follow your country’s online rules.

1. True
2. False

Ex. 5. Fable

In the following video you'll find a short explanation of a fable. At the beginning of the first lesson, you were given a worksheet.

• Read the exercise on the sheet.
• Fill in your answers on it.

Ex. 6. Fable

• Now that you know the characteristics, here is a start of a fable. 
• Write at least 5 sentences with the use of characteristics of a fable.
• Create a suitable ending for the fable

The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat. At least they wished to find some way of knowing when she was coming, so they might have time to run away. Indeed, something had to be done, for they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they hardly dared stir from their dens by night or day.

Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought good enough. At last a very young Mouse got up and said:

"I have a plan that seems very simple, but I know it will be successful.

Finish the story with all the elements of the Fable in at least 5 sentences.

Exercise 7, Symbols

• At the handout you were given at the beginning of the very first lesson, you'll find exercise 7.
  
• Read the instructions carefully.
  
• This exercise is only meant for the A2 group!!!!!

Evaluate this lesson on it's difficulty.
Was it too hard or easy and why?