27/09/2024 Reading A2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson 9: Reading (27-09-24)

Learning goals:

1. I can understand, with little or no support, most specific information and details in short and extended texts. 
2. Can deduce the meaning of words related to celebrations from context
   

Festivals 

Have you been to a festival?

What is it called?

What is it like?

What do you like or dislike about it?

Read the title of the text and answer these questions: Where do you think the source of this text is (e.g., magazine, newspaper, blog, etc.)? Based on the title, what do you think the text is about?

Skimming Technique 

Skim _ S - Survey the text quickly K - Keep an eye out for key ideas I - Ignore the details M - Move swiftly) 

Now, please read the entire text quickly and determine what it is about.

Scanning technique

Scan _ S - Search for specific details C - Check for keywords A - Avoid reading everything N - Navigate directly to needed information.  

A technique used to quickly locate specific information within a text. 

#Scanning
Where and when does the cheese-rolling festival take place?

#Scanning
Why are young people not allowed to take part?

#Scanning
How did the night of the radishes festival begin?

Vocabulary 

Work independently 

Go to pages 32-33 and read the article 'Out with the Old and In with the New.'

Answer questions 4a-f on page 34.

Complete the vocabulary and spelling exercises on page 34.

Recap

• What did you learn today?
• Can you explain what skimming and scanning are?
• How did the lesson go?
• Note: Please read 'Prepositions after Adjectives' on page 18 to prepare for the next lesson