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• Studiejaar 1

ENGLISH

PERIOD 1, WEEK 2

What do you remember from last week's lesson?

This week's goals

• Familiarise yourself with different kinds of texts
  
• You are able to find out what purpose a text has
• Learn and use strategies for reading
  

What kind of text is this?

What kind of text is this?

All sorts of texts

There are different sorts of text. Each one looks different and has a unique message. Each writer wants to achieve something with his text: he has a certain goal. A writer may want you to know, to learn, to enjoy, or to do something.

Each text has its own characteristics and layout.

• Advertisement
  
• Blogs
  
• Instructions
  
• Formal letters
  
• Novel
  
• Fiction vs non-fiction
  

Briefly discuss the characteristics of each text type with a peer.

Purpose

Different sorts of text, such as news articles, blogs, social media posts, and advertisements, all have different purposes.

What is the purpose of a fictional story?

1. Inform
2. Entertain
3. Persuade
4. Instruct

What is the primary purpose of a news article?

1. Persuade
2. Entertain
3. Inform
4. Instruct

Which purpose of a text aims to convince the audience to take a specific action?

1. Persuade
2. Inform
3. Instruct
4. Entertain

What is the purpose of a text that provides step-by-step instructions?

1. Instruct
2. Persuade
3. Entertain
4. Inform

Purpose

The purpose of a text usually falls into one or more of these categories:

• to entertain
  
• to persuade
  
• to instruct
  
• to inform
  

To find the purpose of a text, ask yourself the following questions while reading:

• Why was this text written?
  
• Who was this text written for?
  
• What does this text want me to do?
  

Reading Strategy: Intensive reading

Reading Strategy: Scanning

Reading Strategy: Skimming

When is intensive reading typically employed?

1. When studying a technical manual for a specific task
2. When reading a restaurant menu to decide what to order
3. When browsing through a travel magazine for vacation ideas
4. When reading a fiction book to escape reality

In which situation would scanning be the most useful reading strategy?

1. When looking for specific information in a newspaper article
2. When studying a textbook chapter comprehensively
3. When reading a novel for pleasure
4. When analyzing the structure and language of a poem

When might you use the reading strategy of skimming?

1. To learn new vocabulary and grammar rules
2. To study and analyze a complex article in depth
3. To understand detailed information in a research paper
4. To quickly get the main ideas of a text

Vocabulary Strategies

What if you don't recognize certain words?

What are three strategies for dealing with unknown vocabulary in reading texts mentioned in the video?

Your Turn

In Taalblokken complete the following module: 

ROUTE A2/B1: Building Blocks A2 > Unit 1 > 1.1 Warm-up, 1.2 Reading

ROUTE B1/B2: Building Blocks B1 > Unit 1 > 1.1 Warm-up, 1.2 Reading

Did you achieve this week's learning goals?
Familiarise yourself with different kinds of texts
You are able to find out what purpose a text has
Learn and use strategies for reading

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