Reading skills - exams I2603 25

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome!

Road map

Exams

At the end of this class ....

Focus 

Reading skills 

Create meaning = ?

How?

predicting

skimming 

scanning 

close reading

analyse the structure of a text

How?

Skimming - getting a general overview of what the text is about (ELZE)

Scanning - looking for specific information

How?

Close reading

Make sure you understand the specific words/ sentence(s) in their context.

How?

Structure

What kind of text/What is the source?

Intro

Body - one topic per paragraph

Conclusion

Beware!

Different questions ask for different kinds of reading.

How?

predicting

- what is the topic of the text?

- check title, pictures 

remember:

1 point = 3 mins

VWO 2024

Texts 2 and 3

7 points - 21 mins

Do them, find the 'why' as well!

Ready? 

Continue with the rest of the exam. 

 

Check-in

What do you take away from this class?

Friday: more practice!

New York Times Wordle

https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html