unit 8 OW

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• Leerjaar 4

unit 8

Do you think a smart home is dangerous or not ? Why?

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Look at the pictures. In which ways can these things become smarter?

skimming & scanning

skimming = to read a text quickly, ignoring gaps and words you do not know to get a global understanding of what the text is about.

scanning = to read a text quickly  to look for specific information e.g. the price of something.

skimming

Skim the text to get an idea of what is being discussed in the text.

reference words

Reference words refer to a word that was used earlier in the text. Reference words are used to avoid using the same word over and over again.

why do you have to know reference words?

In the exam there will be questions like: To what word does "these"refer?

Je moet ook alinea's in de juiste volgorde zetten, waarbij verwijswoorden je aanwijzingen geven over de volgorde.

Kijk maar naar het voorbeeld in de video. 

now do exercise 3

exercise 4

Mind what words are used before and after the gap. Pay extra attention to reference words.

A. I'm not convinced I am entirely convinced this is actually the case.

Waar verwijst "this" naar? hint: het moet een woord in het enkelvoud zijn. 

idioms connected to science and technology

vocabulary exercise 4

to run out of steam

to pull the plug on something

it's not rocket science

get your wired crossed

to have a short fuse

have a light-bulb moment