Reference words & reading

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome to English class!

HT2E

Today

Today we are going to...

- listen to reasons to read a book instead of watching a movie.

- learn about reference words & how to use them.

- read a text and answer some questions.

- read online.

Lesson aims

At the end of this lesson:

- you have an idea about what the difference is between reading a book and watching a movie.

- you can explain the function of reference words in a text and you are able to tell what these words refer to.

- you have improved your reading skills.

Book or movie?

Can you think of reasons to read a book instead of watching a movie?

Book or movie?

- Page 246

- Do exercise 18a & b in pairs.

- We are going to watch a video about someones reasons to watch the film or read the book. Answer the questions of exercise 18c while watching the video.

REFERENCE WORDS

Reference words

= referentiewoorden

We use reference words so we don’t repeat the same words. 

 In addition we also use them to refer to different parts of a text. We often we refer back to an earlier part of a text but we can also refer forward in the text. 

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The man paid the bill when the man received the man's check. 

The man paid the bill when he received his check. 

When we arrived at the park, I took Snowy near the pond. He was very excited. In the afternoon, I fed him some snacks.

What does 'him' refer to?

In the evening, I also fed him some snacks. He loved them and wanted some more.

What does the word 'them' refer to?

Common types of of reference words

Personal pronouns: it, they, them, his, him:

• These are Kim and Jack. They are married, but do not get along well
• I think your teacher is nice. Why don’t you like him? 

Demonstratives: this, that, those ->

Those people over there are colleagues of my mother

Relative pronouns: which, whose, where ->

Jim works for an organization which helps startup new companies.

Determiners: some, others, another 

-> There are so many apples left. Can I have some?

Percy Jackson & the lightning thief

-  Page 249

- Do exercise 22; skim the text.

- Do the exercises about reference words: exercise 23b & 24a.

- Answer the questions about the text in exercise 25a.

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Read online

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