TB B1 Reading 1.1/1.2

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

What do you remember?

What kind of text
is this?

1. Advertisement
2. Blog
3. E-mail
4. Formal letter

What kind of text is this?

1. Advertisement
2. Blog
3. E-mail
4. Formal letter

What is the purpose of a fictional story?

1. Inform
2. Entertain
3. Persuade
4. Instruct

What is the primary purpose of a news article?

1. Persuade
2. Entertain
3. Inform
4. Instruct

Which purpose of a text aims to convince the audience to take a specific action?

1. Persuade
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Entertain

What is the purpose of a text that provides step-by-step instructions?

1. Instruct
2. Persuade
3. Entertain
4. Inform

When is intensive reading used?

1. When studying a technical manual for a specific task
2. When reading a restaurant menu to decide what to order
3. When browsing through a travel magazine for vacation ideas
4. When reading a fiction book to escape reality

In which situation would scanning be the most useful reading strategy?

1. When looking for specific information in a newspaper article
2. When studying a textbook chapter comprehensively
3. When reading a novel for pleasure
4. When analyzing the structure and language of a poem

When might you use the reading strategy of skimming?

1. To learn new vocabulary and grammar rules
2. To study and analyze a complex article in depth
3. To understand detailed information in a research paper
4. To quickly get the main ideas of a text