Y4 - Exam Idiom - Lesson 1

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

What do you think of when you hear the term 'exam idiom'?

Exam Idiom

- frequently used words in final exams

- signal words and function words

Learning goals

End of lesson series

- I can recognize and name signal words both in/out of context

- I can fill in the correct signal word in a gap question

- I can choose, translate, and fill in function words correctly

Today

- I can recognize and name signal words both in/out of context

- I can choose and translate function words correctly

Signal words

Exercise 1:

- I can recognize signal words in context

Signal words in context

Find all signal words in the attached text

Write down all the signal words found

on the next slide

Write down all the signal words found in the text on the previous slide

Signal words can be collected under seven headers (verbanden). Write down those seven.

Signal words

Exercise 2:

- I can link signal words to the correct header

Listing

Contrast

Causal

Example

Also

In addition

Because

Since

Although

Rather

Instead

Yet

For example

For instance

i.e.

In fact

As

Signal words

Exercise 3:

- I can link signal words to the correct header

Under which header can we put:
"If"

1. Comparison
2. Conditional
3. Consequence
4. Contrast

Under which header can we put:
"As a result"

1. Comparison
2. Listing
3. Consequence
4. Causal

Under which header can we put:
"Still"

1. Listing
2. Causal
3. Contrast
4. Comparison

Under which header can we put:
"Moreover"

1. Listing
2. Contrast
3. Example
4. Comparison

Under which header can we put:
"Likewise"

1. Conditional
2. Consequence
3. Comparison
4. Contrast

Function words

Verbs that:

- are very common in articles

- are often key elements of text

- are often in reading questions

Function words

Exercise 1

- I can choose the correct function word in context

She also _______ to investigate whether the relationship between looks and success runs in a straight line. In short, she lost de debate.

Fill in the correct word in the sentence.

adds

claims

shows

fails

thinks

analyses

She _________ to her statement that if no action is taken we will find ourselves in an environment where people die from infection when they undergo standard surgery.

Fill in the correct word in the sentence.

adds

claims

shows

fails

thinks

analyses

The film ________ that the real villain, of course, is capitalism itself. It was a really good portrayal.

Fill in the correct word in the sentence.

adds

claims

shows

fails

thinks

analyses

An American _______ all British people are posh anyway. Then again, the British believe all sorts of things about the Americans.

Fill in the correct word in the sentence.

adds

claims

shows

fails

thinks

analyses

He _______ the boys represent 'that part of society that sees the weak and vulnerable as worthy of derision and animosity' in the second paragraph of his essay.

Fill in the correct word in the sentence.

adds

claims

shows

fails

thinks

analyses

Function words

Exercise 2

- I can translate function words correctly in context

Choose the correct translation:
"Louie is unafraid to (address) taboo topics."

1. bekritiseren
2. besluiten
3. aanspreken
4. uitwerken

Choose the correct translation:
"People often (assume) that I am younger than I am."

1. aannemen
2. beschrijven
3. uiten
4. pleiten voor

Choose the correct translation:
"I didn’t (mention) a word to my teenager."

1. uitwerken
2. aanduiden
3. vermelden
4. uiten

Choose the correct translation:
"Fintry (rejected) the standard benefits package."

1. verwerpen
2. tegenspreken
3. stellen
4. weigeren

Choose the correct translation:
"The reports I (prepare) can be upwards of 18 tedious pages."

1. samenvatten
2. gebruiken
3. voorkomen
4. voorbereiden

Do you have a good first feeling of what the exam idiom is?

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