reading b1 + strategies

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• Studiejaar 1

English Reading

Strategies & Practice

Today's lesson 

Goals for today

Reading strategies 

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Lesson goals for today:

1. After this lesson, you will know different reading strategies.
2. After this lesson, you know how to apply reading strategies.

What do you already know about reading strategies / techniques?

Why are reading techniques important?

Reading techniques

1. Predicting: what do you think is the text about?
2. Skimming: understanding the main idea and concept. 
3. Scanning: look for key information (for example: names, dates, numbers)
4. Intensive reading: read and understand the complete text.

Predicting

1. What do you think the text is about?

2. Look at the title and headings

3. Look at pictures.

4. What kind of text is it?

Skimming

1. To get the big picture, the global idea
2. Focus on what the text is about in general
3. Search for the source (=bron) of your text
4. Read the first and last paragraph 
5. Read the first and last line of the other paragraphs 
6. Skip words you don't know
7. What are the main items?

When I skim I do this:

Scanning 

1. Read the title and subheadings (=tussenkopjes)
2. When you are looking for specific information
3. Look for keywords that tell you more about what you are looking for in a text
4. When you find the information you are looking for, read that part more intensely
5. Look at bold or underlined words or words in italics. 

When do you use the reading technique scanning?

1. Deciding if you want to read a news article or not.
2. Reading and understanding a complete text.
3. When you look for a date of birth.
4. While reading a recipe.

Intensive reading 

1. Read the complete text, the goal is to understand the text completely
2. Pay attention to the introduction and subheadings (=tussenkopjes)
3. Look for the most important sentences and words 
4. Look up the meaning of difficult words 
5. Reread challenging paragraphs and read actively

You should always use intensive reading during a reading test...

YES! I agree with this statement

No... I disagree with this statement.

TIPS

1. First read the QUESTION+ANSWERS, then read the TEXT.
2. You don't need to know all the words in order to understand a text.
3. Practice, practice, practice! Skills need to be TRAINED. 
4. Useful websites: British Council Teens - level B1/B2 or the regular British Council website. Eindexamensite.

Reading Exercise

scanning for information

What kind of text is this?

1. brochure for hiking paths
2. information about a disease
3. information about insects

Linking words

Help you to understand the structure of a text.

They link sentences.

Example

Traffic was heavy. Paolo was late to work. This made his boss very angry with him. He tried to apologise. His boss simply refused to listen.

Because of the heavy traffic, Paolo was late to work. As a result, his boss was angry with him. However, when he tried to apologise, his boss simply refused to listen.

Recap reading techniques

Which techniques are there?

Recap reading techniques

1. Predicting: what do you think is the text about?
2. Skimming: understanding the main idea and concept. 
3. Scanning: look for key information (for example: names, dates, numbers)
4. Intensive reading: read and understand the complete text.

From here on out

Prepare your presentation

Practice reading on "Eindexamensite" Or British Council (Teens)

4-5 minute presentation

A Topic related to profile

B Current affair related to profile

C Final study project (profielwerkstuk) pitch 

D Development/invention related to your profile

Full assignment information on It's Learning.

Presentation schedule will be scheduled soon.

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