EN_PTO4_Reading and writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

Reading & Writing

Today's class

At the end of this class I...

• ... know what I need to check when I write a text.
• ... know the most common pitfalls.
• ... can use this knowledge when writing my own text.
•  ...know how to get information out of a text.

How do you feel about writing in English?What are you good at, what do you need to work on?

Punctuation

 . full stop ( at the end of a sentence)

 , comma

                -Jimmy and Johnny hate math, but they love science.

                -Jimmy and Johnny also like gym, history and French.

 ? question mark

 

Capital letters

               -starts a new sentence                    This is me. That's you.

                -for names of things                       We went to Disney World.

                -I (when talking about yourself)   I love English.

          When writing, make sure you pay attention to:

Your turn!

Rewrite the whole sentence, using correct punctuation and capitals.

(Herschrijf de hele zin, gebruik de juiste interpunctie en hoofdletters.)

my brother works at the jumbo supermarket

my brother, sister and I watch netflix every night

why are you laughing

make sure your spelling is in order when writing in english

be careful your sentence is not too long it is important to know when to start a new sentence

Structure:

- Give structure to the text in a draft paper

- Introduction: Give information about what the text is about.

- Body: Make sure you answer the following questions:

               what/who/when/where/how/why.

- Conclusion: 

         >Write a summary of the text in one or two sentences. 

         >Give your opinion

 

          When writing a text, make sure you do this:

Troublesome words

there / their / they're

there: plaatsen en posities

                         Put the box down there.      There are five cards.

their: bezit, iets is van hen 

                         That is their box.

they're: afkorting voor "they are" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "a")

                          They're never going to use that box.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between there, their and they're.

I'll see you over ...... .

Tom and Jerry were just here. These must be ..... books.

..... my best friends.

Troublesome words

its / it's 

its:    bezit, iets is van een ding

                  The dog has a bone in its mouth.

it's: - afkorting voor "it is" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "i")

                   It's not a bone, it's a toy.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between its and it's.

Wow, .... a wonderful day today.

Look at the table.
..... leg is broken.

Troublesome words

where - were

where: waar (plaats)

                  That's where she found the gun. 

were: vorm van "to be"; een werkwoord

                   They were very tired after their trip.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between where and were.

We ...... on top of the mountain when it started to snow.

Do you know ..... I left my car keys?

Look for the mistakes in the sentences and write them correctly.

(Zoek de fouten in de zinnen en schrijf ze correct op.)

(Think of punctuation, capitals, and troublesome words.)

i think its just down the road

were do they think they left there keys

he knew where they where hiding

they're not going to give up they're seats and move over they're.

What did you do well today?
What do you need to work on?

Reading strategies

- Orientation

- Skim the text

- Read the questions

- Decide where in the text you can find the answer: scan the text.

Orientation

You always start with this

• Your goal at the start is to get a first impression.
• Lay-out: chat, newspaper article, menu? etc.
• First impression: title, sub-headings, pictures
• Expectations: what's it about? What do you already know about this topic?

Skimming 

• Read the first and last sentence of every paragraph.
• Just try to find out what the text is about, skip the details.
• Don't worry about difficult or unknown words.
• Look at paragraphs in bold.
• Use skimming for questions about the whole text. Look for clues to support the right answer.

Scanning 

• Looking for certain information.
• For example in which year something happened or the price of something.
• You don't have to read the rest of the text if you find the answer.

Let's practice!

Reading intently

Reading the text attentively line by line, looking for the answer to the question.

Make sure you UNDERSTAND the question! Use a dictionary to understand every word.

That's it!