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English Reading

Lesson 2

20 February 2025

20 February

How would you describe the social justice environment today?

1962

John Glenn is the first American to orbit earth.

1988

Robyn Rihanna Fenty is born on the island of Barbados.

What big event took place in her life yesterday?

Today's lesson 

Attendance

Today's goals

Warm-up

Grammar ch.2

Scanning information 

Work on your homework

Today's goals

At the end of this lesson you will be able to scan documents for information and read correspondence.

Grammar - adjectives

says something about a noun

(bijvoeglijk nwd zegt iets over een zelfstandig nwd)

He has blue eyes.

I have got beautiful, red roses in my garden.

She is wearing an oversized, old sweatshirt.

Write a sentence in which you use 2 adjectives.

Grammar - adverbs

says something about a verb

(bijwoord zegt iets over een werkwoord)

Vaak eindigend op -ly

She has a beautiful voice (= adjective)

She sings beautifully (= adverb)

Grammar - adjectives / adverbs

woord dat iets zegt over een bijwoord is een bijwoord:

he works extremely quickly

woord dat iets zegt over een bijvoeglijk nwd is een bijwoord:

those are horribly bad sandwiches

Write a sentence in which you use an adverb.

Sentence structure

Who does what when where.

Waar komen woorden die frequentie aanduiden (never, always)?

1 ww in zin --> vóór het ww, maar na 'to be' :

I always walk to school / I am always hungry

meerdere ww in zin --> vóór het 2de ww

I can never find my keys

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. Search for the source (=bron) of your text
3. Read the first and last paragraph 
4. Read the first and last line of the other paragraphs 
5. What are the main items?

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. Look at bold or underlined words or words in italics. 

Intensive reading 

1. Read the complete text 
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 

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 website: British Council Teens (level A2) or the regular British Council website

When do we need to scan
for information?

Scanning for information

When do we need to scan for information?

travel information

festival programme

school roster

any written information from shops, companies, local authorities, school, the docter's office,.....

Forms

are sort of a contract, so read them carefully before signing. 

Make sure you know what the questions mean.

What written information can you
find on the streets?

Information on the street

Time tables / travel schedules

Restaurant menus

Advertising

Roadsigns

Shop information

etc.

Practise

Scanning information

Practise reading 

Google: British council reading A2

reading A2                                                                        reading B1

Homework

Scanning information: 

A2 2.1 + 2.2

B1 1.1 + 1.2

beide Grammar A2 ch 2

See you next week!!!

February 22

1997

Dolly the cloned sheep

First cloned mamal in the world was born near Edinburgh, Scotland

George Washington born in 1732,  president from 1789 tot 1797

Mount Rushmore (South Dakota): George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.

February 22

World yoga day

Started in Berlin, Germany to harness the power of yogis all over the world to help victims of human rights violations

1992

This person was sentenced to 15 times a life sentence and was killed by a fellow inmate in 1994.

1992

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer tortured, abused and killed 15 boys and young men in the between 1978-1992.

February 18

My way day

Café au lait day

Nova Scotia Heritage day

Who shall I be day

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