Practise Reading B1

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Examenvoorbereiding les 2

For today:

- Info Final assignment

- What is skimming?

- What is scanning?

- Reading text and answering questions

Father Pulls Son Out of School So He Can Focus on Video Games Full Time

Tell Sell / Tommy Teleshopping opdracht

You are going to make a Tell Sell commercial of 4 minutes (when working in pairs)

What is a Tell Sell commercial?

Simply put, Tell Sell is a selling method where the customer order is placed over the phone (or via email or online ordering). This saves time and travel for the route sales team by eliminating the need to physically call on the account.

_Criteria:

■ You have to talk English

■ Work in pairs

■ Sports related product or service

■ Not a known product or a known product but make it something special

■ The commercial has to be at least 4 minutes

■ Each person has to say something.

■ Hand it in on You Tube or We Transfer (don’t email me the movie or it will be removed)

■ This assignment has to be handed in on the 10th June 2022

Some tips:

■ Be over enthusiastic.

■ Use words like: amazing, awesome, it really works, fantastic, unbelievable etc.

■ Always have a special offer for today.

 example: “If you buy one pair of… today, you will get another pair for free”

Or

“Only today you will get a discount of 50% when you buy this….

■ Mention which way people can reach you

Example: “Call 911 to place your order” Call 12345 if you want to order your set for today”

What reading
strategies & techniques
do you know?

Skimming is

1. Reading titles, headers, subheaders
2. look for specific information
3. Read the first (last) sentence of the paragraph
4. read intensively

Scanning is...

1. detailed reading
2. looking for italised and bold words
3. reading the summary
4. Looking for specific information

Help

Is het plaatje te klein? Klik dan op de volgende link.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/shopping_for_electronics_-_flyer_2.pdf

1. How much discount do you get off printers?

1. 80%
2. 50%
3. 25%
4. 30%

Help

Is het plaatje te klein? Klik dan op de volgende link.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/shopping_for_electronics_-_flyer_2.pdf

2. The sale begins on....

1. 16 May
2. 25 April
3. 17 May
4. 24 April

Help

Is het plaatje te klein? Klik dan op de volgende link.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/shopping_for_electronics_-_flyer_2.pdf

3. There is a big ........ sale.

1. Shop
2. Warehouse
3. Storage

In a time when parents around the world are becoming increasingly concerned about how much time their children are spending in front of the computer screen playing popular video games like Fortnite, one Canadian father is sparking controversy for supporting his son’s eSports career, going as far as pulling him out of school so he could dedicate more time to video games.

In a time when parents around the world are becoming increasingly concerned about how much time their children are spending in front of the computer screen playing popular video games like Fortnite, one Canadian father is sparking controversy for supporting his son’s eSports career, going as far as pulling him out of school so he could dedicate more time to video games.

pulling out of school = van school halen

to dedicate = toewijden aan

Why did the boy's father pull him out of school?

1. The boy got bad grades
2. The father was concerned
3. To focus on playing videogames
4. To support his soccer-career

While his father claims he has an innate gift for gaming, his success isn’t all talent. Jordan spends between 8 to 10 hours every day playing Fortnite, eats in front of his computer so he can watch YouTube videos and talk with his teammates, and attends school classes online, so he doesn’t loose too much time away from the keyboard.

innate = aangeboren

to attend = bijwonen

How does Jordan train his gaming talent?

Jordan feels lucky to have a father that supports him the way Dave does. He himself is aware that he is missing out on a lot of things, like sitting around with his friends at school, but he has come to see this as a necessary sacrifice. His goal is to make enough money to not have to work for most of his life, and if that means spending most of his time in his room playing video games, then so be it.

sacrifice = offer

What is Jordan's life goal?

1. Game everyday of his life and get a girlfriend
2. To win every tournament he plays
3. To be rich and get a normal job
4. Make enough money to not have to work for most of his life

Crimz has so far earned around $60,000 from ....................  , which his father plans to invest on his behalf, but this is only the  ................................. . Dave believes his son has the      .......................... to build a lucrative career for himself, one that comes with                    ,  , pride and earnings that could one day reach into the                  .

gaming

beginning

chance

fame

millions

What was the text about?
(Give a short summary)

Which strategy do you use when you are looking for specific information?

1. Intensive reading
2. skimming
3. scanning

Which strategy will help you to find out what the most important information of the paragraph is?

1. intensive reading
2. skimming
3. scanning