4MC Week 14 Les 3+4 ( signal words/finding difficult words)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 1

Week 14: lesson 3 + 4  

(Signal words/ finding difficult words)

Last lesson

1. I can use reading strategies to activate my pre-knowledge about a text.

2. I can train my exam skills

This lesson

I can recognize signal words & use them in correct English sentences

Lesson goals

Lesson plan (2 lessons)

1. Signal words

2. Practice with signal words

3. Finding (meaning of) difficult words

(4. Practice with exam questions)

(5.Lyricstraining/Kahoot)

6. Did we achieve our lesson goals?

What do these sentences mean?

I like him, because he is crazy

I like him, despite him being crazy

I like him, except when he is crazy

I like him, but he is crazy

These are signal words

I like him, because he is crazy

I like him, despite him being crazy

I like him, except when he is crazy

I like him, but he is crazy

Why are signal words important?

- connect information in a text (opsomming, tegenstelling, gevolg, etc..)

- helps you understand the writer's point of view

Assignment

1. Look at the "signaalwoorden" on p. 47 (opsomming). Look carefully at the translations!

2. Write a correct English sentence for every word here.

You have 8 minutes and you work alone.

Done early? Write another sentence for each word!

Which sentence did you write for the word: "as well as" (ook,eveneens)?

Which sentence did you write for the word: "lastly" (in de laatste plaats, ten slotte)?

Which sentence did you write for the word: "moreover" (bovendien)?

Which sentence did you write for the word: "on top of that" (daar komt nog bij, bovendien)?

Lesson goals:

I can recognize signal words & use them in correct English sentences

Homework :

none

Time left?  Let's play Kahoot!

 Enter the game PIN that I will show you now

Week 14: lesson 4 (finding diffcult words)

back

Last lesson

I can recognize signal words & use them in correct English sentences

This lesson

I can find the meaning of difficult words

Lesson goals

Now...let's look at finding the meaning of difficult words

What would you do BEFORE you look up a difficult word in your dictionary?

Example of difficult word in text

‘Police auctioned Exhibit A’

--> Wat was hiervan het gevolg voor de verdachte? 

Reading strategy difficult words

STEP 1--> Important or unimportant?

Ask yourself: Is this word important to understand the text?

Step 2--> unimportant? read ahead

Step 3--> Important? ---> look at the context of the text

- What does the title mean? Is there something on the pictures that could help me?  What kind of text is it? (activate pre- knowledge) 

Copy from the board

Example of difficult word in text

‘Police auctioned Exhibit A’

--> Wat was hiervan het gevolg voor de verdachte? 

Reading strategy difficult words

Step 4--> Important?--> have a look at the structure of the word itself

Sometimes you recognise a part of the word already --> For example: Unimportant= you know important. Or irregular, you know regular. 

Step 5-->Important? -->Read around the word--> why?

Because there might be a word that means the same. 

Or a word that is the opposite. 

Or they explain the word in the text a bit further away. 

STEP 5--> Important or unimportant?

Ask yourself: Is this word important to understand the text?

Step 2--> unimportant? read ahead

Step 3--> Important? ---> look at the context of the text

- What does the title mean? Is there something on the pictures that could help me?  What kind of text is it? (activate pre- knowledge) 

Copy from the board

Example of difficult word in text

‘Police auctioned Exhibit A’

--> Wat was hiervan het gevolg voor de verdachte? 

Reading strategy difficult words

Step 6--> Important?--> ask someone

If you are practising reading you could ask your neighbour or family what the word means

Step 7-->Important but you don't know? -->Look up in the dictionary!

Copy from the board

Example of difficult word in text

‘Police auctioned Exhibit A’

--> Wat was hiervan het gevolg voor de verdachte? 

How do you find a difficult word in the dictionary?

Looking up words in the dictionary

Step 1: what kind of word is it?>verb,noun, adjective? Some words cannot be found in the dictionary (like names of places or persons) and some words will look different (like verbs)

Step 2:  start with the first letter of the word, then second, third letter or more  untill you find the right word. 

For example: "House"> first look "H", then "O", then "U" and so on untill you find the word you need.

Looking up words in the dictionary

Step 3: look at the translations. If there are more translations, the most common one is shown first. Try this one first!

Step 4: check if the translation fits in the text. If not, look at the others untill you find the right one!

Practice with exam questions

Look at question   ....  of your exam.

Use the strategies for finding difficult words that I taught you.

You have 4 minutes 

Lyrics training

Time to practice your listening skills!

Listen to a song and guess the missing words in the lyrics

lyricstraining.com

Time left?  Let's play Kahoot!

 Enter the game PIN that I will show you now

Lesson goals:

I can find the meaning of difficult words

Homework:

none

Last 5 minutes 

of the lesson

- Stay seated till the bell goes

- Write down homework

- Pack your bag