V4 - P1 - Week 1 - Lesson 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

V4 - First Lesson

Lesson goals

- You will know how how to do a reading test.

- You will have practised your reading skills.

Today's Lesson

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Reading

Watch the news

Reading Practise

Important

In test week 1 you have a reading test

The test will be about old exam texts

It is great practise for you exams next year

It will give you a clear indication how much more practise you need for the real exam next year

I think English reading tests are..

1. Easy
2. Difficult
3. Doable
4. Other..

How do you practise reading?

What is the first thing you should do when approaching a reading test

1. Read the text
2. Read the questions
3. Look at the pictures/other noticable aspects
4. Read the title

Step by Step: MC questions

1. Read the title

2. Look at the pictures + other aspects that stand out

3. Read the (first) question (not the answers!)

4. Read the part of the text that goes with the question

5. Think of the answer and see if it's one of the options

6. If it isn't cross out the ones you didn't read anything about and read the text again to make your final decision. 

7. Repeat steps 3, 4, 5 and 6 until all the questions are answered

8. New text: start at step 1

How do you answer open questions (for exam texts)?

1. In Dutch
2. In English

Tips

• Look up vocabulary that you do not understand (only if it stops you from understanding the bigger picture). Context can usually help you.
  You can use a dictionary for the real test.
• Make sure you can point at the answer in the text, this should make you more confident that it's correct. 
• Do exactly what they ask. For example, when they ask you to quote (citeer), do not do it the Dutch way. Do what they want. 

Time to practice

You will receive an old exam from me to work with

- Write your name on both printouts

- Write your answers in there

- You can circle, underline, highlight and write on the printouts

We will do the first text together

How did the reading practise go?

1. GREAT!
2. It went well
3. not great
4. Really badly

More practise?

Practise makes perfect

If you practise skills you'll become better

Make a free account on www.examenflow.nl 

and continue practising 

Watching

We are going to watch the news

- Pay close attention

- Take notes

- We will talk about each news item together 

Lesson goals

- You know how how to do a reading test.

- You have practised your reading skills.

WELL DONE!

Practise time

Go to: www.examenflow.nl

Log in/Make an account (if you haven’t already)

Go to “Examen Maken”

Choose “Engels” > “2017 tijdvak 2”

Write down your score (including errors)

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