Week 38 How to tackle gap texts

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome ladies and gents!

Planner for today

• Goals for today
• How to tackle gapped texts
• Recap Thursday
•  Time to work
• Part 2 writing
• Time to work
• Reflection
• Homework

Goals for today at the end of this class...

1. I have practiced with how to tackle gap texts.
2. How to use modal verbs in writing. 
3. Practiced using signal words into your own writing.

Each turn someone is going to spin the wheel

the others are going to write a sentence with the irregular verb.

First with today....

Second last year....

Third all my life I .........

Spin the wheel assignment

We are doing this 5 mins.

Please put your 3 best sentences from the spin the wheel assignment.

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Before we start.... (Speaking activity) 

Statement Alert!

The fact that a lot of personal information is publicly available online.

• 1.  Do you think that is a good thing? 
• 2. How do you feel about the idea of your own information being out there? If you can, go online and google yourselves and/or someone you know. Talk about what you find. 
• 3. Is it more or less what you expected?

Did you find this activity a good way to practice your speaking?

Yes

Not at all

A little

Reading Explanation!

How to tackle gaps in texts

A ‘gap text’ is a text in which some words or sentences have been left out. You have to fill in the missing words or sentences.

How do you nail this exercise?

How to tackle gaps in text (2)

To tackle a gap text you … 

• Don’t read the possible answers yet.
•  Read the text before and after the gap.
• Determine whether there is a connection between the text before and after the gap.
• Determine the function of the missing word or sentence.
• Think of a word or sentence that you believe is fitting and see whether it is one of the possible answers to fill the gap.

Kies bij _22_ in alinea 4 het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven mogelijkheden.

1. Agree that
2. Question if
3. Wonder why

Kies bij _29_ in alinea 1 het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven mogelijkheden.

1. Authority
2. Enthusiasm
3. Foresight
4. Imagination

How do you feel about tackling gapped texts?

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Let's get started

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