3A Unit 3 - Reading

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome back, 3A!

Today's plan:

• Warm up
• Review reading strategies
• Practice
• Reflect 

Cyber School

Advantages/ disadvantages

Remember this guy?

We use reading strategies to:

• Manage our time while reading
• Find relevant information
• Help understand what the questions ask from us
• Give us a plan to focus on

Scanning

Quick reading to find specific information in a text. 

Skimming

Quick reading for general overview/main idea of a text.

Close reading

Read the text slowly to find out what it says specifically.

How to use the strategies

• On their own
• Usually in combination with each other
•  Plan with 6 steps

Step 1: Skim whole text

• Read headline/title
• Look at visuals (if they are given)  

Step 2: Read the question

• Highlight/underline any important information
• Find what it is asking 

Step 3: Scan text

• Look for the part where you think you will find the answer (keywords, synonyms etc.) 

Step 4: Read part closely

• Read the part you found during step three closely to find the answer
• Highlight/underline 

Step 5: Formulate your own answer

• Write down in your own words what you think the answer should be 
• Don't look at the options given!

Step 6: Final answer

• Look at the options
• Compare it to your answer from step 5 
• Select the best possible answer

Overview

Step 1: Skim whole text

Step 2: Read the question

Step 3: Scan text

Step 4: Read part closely 

Step 5: Formulate own answer

Step 6: Final answer 

Let's practice!

• Work in pairs
• 15-20 minutes
• Answer the questions 5 & 6 on p. 36-37 
• Use the reading strategies
• Writer's purpose 

Homework

• Wednesday: exercise 7, p. 37
• Thursday: We Were Liars, finish part 3 

Well done!

See you tomorrow :)