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• Leerjaar 4

English: Reading Exam

Today's goals

- I know what to expect from my English CE exam

- I know which websites I can use to practice reading skills

- I know the type of questions I will get in the CE exam

- I know how to use a dictionary

At the end of class:

Reading is a skill

This means:

You can train and improve, just like any other skill or sport 

However, you do need to know what it is you should train and improve.  

This lesson will provide you with general information on how to become a successful reader.  

To become good at reading .......

• READ! A LOT
• Anything, books, articles, subtitles on Netflix, news, gossip, 
• Everything 
• And more 

Hoeveel tijd heb je voor het hele examen?

Wat is een tabloid krant?

1. serieuze krant
2. roddelkrant

Wat is een broadsheet krant?

1. serieuze krant
2. roddelkrant

Sorteer de kranten in het juiste vak

Tekst

Tabloid

Broadsheet

The Guardian

Daily Star

The Independent

The Guardian

The Sun

Daily Record

The Times

When I do not know a word, I .... use a dictionary

never

hardly ever

sometimes

often

very often

I know how to look up words in a dictionary

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Now translate with the help of the picture (or your dictionary)

1. I'm breaking up with you, pack your bags!

2. Pack one bag for the trip.

3. We are hunting with a pack.

4. The printer has packed up again.

Answers:

1. I'm breaking up with you, pack your bags! (pak je spullen / ga weg)

2. Pack one bag for the trip. (pak één tas in)

3. We are hunting with a pack of hounds. (meute jachthonden)

4. The printer has packed up again. (is er weer mee opgehouden)

Controlevragen bij woordenboekgebruik

1. zoek ik een werkwoord (OV WW of ONOV WW) / zelfstandig naamwoord (ZN) / bijvoegelijk naamwoord (BNW), enz.
2. Wat is het basiswoord? going het bw = go
3. past de eerste betekenis het beste bij mijn zin, of moet ik verder lezen, kijk ook naar de voorbeelden!!!
4. is er een combinatie van ww + voorzetsel? Die staan op alfabetische volgorde in het lemma 

After this explanation I think I can use a dictionary even more efficiently

no

maybe

yes

Put into alphabetical order:
1. photography 2. photographic 3. photograph 4. photographer 5. photogenic

1. 3 - 5 - 1 - 4 - 2
2. 5 - 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
3. 3 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 5
4. 5 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 2

Put into alphabetical order:
1. gorgeous 2. gorilla 3. grand 4. great 5. group

1. 2 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 4
2. 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 5
3. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
4. 1 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 4

All of these words are parts of the body. Which of these words are also verbs? Look them up in the dictionary and drag them to verb!

Verb

arm

head

leg

eye

stomach

hand

toe

What is the meaning of the verbs:
arm / stomach / leg? (choose the first VERB meaning from the dictionary)

How many collocations (samengestelde woorden) can you make with paper
Example with head: headache / headline / etc.

Who uses an easel?

1. painter
2. farmer
3. mountain climber
4. trader

Where would you put the gravy? in a / an ....

1. bowl
2. stew
3. graveyard
4. boat

Which is the odd one out?
cod - sardine - hake - fern

1. cod
2. sardine
3. hake
4. fern

Which is the odd one out?
spade - hammer - crouton - pliers

1. spade
2. hammer
3. crouton
4. pliers

Which is the odd one out?
elm - daffodil - pine - beech

1. elm
2. daffodil
3. pine
4. beech

Some dictionaries tell you whether a word is British (BE) or American English (AE / USA)

British

English

American

English

high

school

lorry

vacation

biscuit

pavement

Check

What have you learned?

Practice makes perfect

oefenen, oefenen, oefenen

I know how to look up words in a dictionary

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