Lesson 2: introduction to Reading

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Welcome to English class 2

Today's schedule

• Book speech
• Recap word order + assignments
• Reading: the what & why 
• Work it : Taalblokken reading
• Name game 

Book speech

2 minutes

Cover

Content

Opinion

Recommendation

Submit a picture of the book cover. Let's talk!

Reading: the what & why 

Persuasive

Instructive

Informative

Discriptive

A text can come in any form and be any kind of writing. Letters, adverts, user-guides, emails,

postcards, notes and magazine articles are all different types of text.

When reading something, it helps to know what type of text it is. It also helps to know why it has

been written.

It’s important to understand the difference between what is a fact and what is the writer’s

opinion. 

Informative

Instructive

Descriptive

Persuasive

We’re having a brilliant time in Scotland.

You get such a feeling of space. The hills

seem to go on forever. The only trouble is

the weather. It hasn’t stopped raining since

we arrived!

You should not park where you see these signs and markings: ‘No Parking’, ‘Clearway’,

double yellow lines beside the kerb, double white lines in the middle of the road.

Visit Rome, capital of Italy and ancient capital of the Roman Empire, which is blessed with

splendid ruins, delightful markets and intriguing narrow streets that beckon the adventurous

explorer.

This car has an aluminium body to resist rust and bumper shields

that can absorb an impact of up to 7 mph without distortion.

A persuasive text tries to encourage you to do something. It may:

 Use capital letters, exclamation marks, questions and repeated words to catch your

attention.

 Use adjectives to make something sound attractive.

 Give only one side of an argument.

 Take the form of an advert; but it may also be a letter from a friend trying to persuade you

to go to a class.

An instructive text tells you how to do something. 

It will often use commands and pictures. It will

be direct, without extra words, like adjectives. 

An informative text should give facts, information or news in a clear, step-by-step way. 

A descriptive text tells you what something is like. 

The writer is trying to help you imagine or ‘see’

a person, place or thing.

Describing words, such as adjectives and adverbs are used, as well as descriptions of the five

senses: look, sound, smell, touch, taste.

Practise once more

In groups of four, discuss what texts your teacher has handed out to you. What are they and why? 

Homework

Taalblokken: Reading&Listening: B1 01 All sorts of texts (reading) 

Today we've learned: 

1. Wie-doet-wat-waar-wanneer
2. Vier soorten leesteksten: persuasive (do) , informative (give), descriptive (what) , instructive (how) 

Je kan deze les nogmaals bekijken/maken.
Huiswerk: taalblokken 4 - leerroutes- reading&listening- les 1 

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Name Game

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