Reading Practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Reading

Text 1

Look at the text 

"Is it right to take wild crocodile eggs?"

Just read the headline, look at the picture, and skim the text.

Uit welk citaat blijkt dat er discussie is over het rapen van krokodilleneieren?

Wat moet je doen wanneer de vraag in het Engels is gesteld?

Which of the following is not mentioned as a reason to support egg
harvesting in paragraph 2?

1. Fewer people are being attacked by crocodiles.
2. It gives a significant financial boost to the area.
3. The native population gets a chance to profit.
4. The number of crocodiles has grown recently.

How is paragraph 3 linked to paragraph 2?

How is paragraph 3 linked to paragraph 2?

1. It confirms what is said in paragraph 2.
2. It illustrates what is said in paragraph 2.
3. It questions what is said in paragraph 2.
4. It repeats what is said in paragraph 2.

Text 2

Look at the text 

"Jimmy Nelson: The photographer documenting

disappearing tribes"

Again, look at the title, photo and skim through the text

What do the words:
furthermore, instead and likewise
mean?

Welk woord past in -16- in alinea 1: furthermore, instead of likewise?
Waarom?

‘I was a visitor who had come to praise and document.’ (p. 4)
In welke alinea wordt dit nog meer genoemd?

‘using a vintage 4 X 5 plate camera’ (alinea 5)
Welke twee verschillende voordelen die het gebruik van deze
camera heeft voor Nelson worden genoemd in alinea 5?
Geef antwoord in het Nederlands.

Now finish the other texts.

You will also have time in the next lesson.