reading b1 + strategies

English Reading
Strategies & Practice
1 / 26
volgende
Slide 1: Tekstslide
EngelsMBOStudiejaar 1

In deze les zitten 26 slides, met interactieve quizzen en tekstslides.

Onderdelen in deze les

English Reading
Strategies & Practice

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Today's lesson 
Goals for today
Reading strategies 
Work on your presentation


Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Lesson goals for today:
  1. After this lesson, you will know different reading strategies.
  2. After this lesson, you know how to apply reading strategies.

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

What do you already know about reading strategies / techniques?

Slide 5 - Open vraag

Why are reading techniques important?

Slide 6 - Open vraag

Reading techniques
  1. Predicting: what do you think is the text about?
  2. Skimming: understanding the main idea and concept. 
  3. Scanning: look for key information (for example: names, dates, numbers)
  4. Intensive reading: read and understand the complete text.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Predicting
1. What do you think the text is about?
2. Look at the title and headings
3. Look at pictures.
4. What kind of text is it?

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Skimming
  1. To get the big picture, the global idea
  2. Focus on what the text is about in general
  3. Search for the source (=bron) of your text
  4. Read the first and last paragraph 
  5. Read the first and last line of the other paragraphs 
  6. Skip words you don't know
  7. What are the main items?

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

When I skim I do this:

Slide 10 - Woordweb

Scanning 

  1. Read the title and subheadings (=tussenkopjes)
  2. When you are looking for specific information
  3. Look for keywords that tell you more about what you are looking for in a text
  4. When you find the information you are looking for, read that part more intensely
  5. Look at bold or underlined words or words in italics. 

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

When do you use the reading technique scanning?
A
Deciding if you want to read a news article or not.
B
Reading and understanding a complete text.
C
When you look for a date of birth.
D
While reading a recipe.

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

Intensive reading 

  1. Read the complete text, the goal is to understand the text completely
  2. Pay attention to the introduction and subheadings (=tussenkopjes)
  3. Look for the most important sentences and words 
  4. Look up the meaning of difficult words 
  5. Reread challenging paragraphs and read actively

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

You should always use intensive reading during a reading test...
YES! I agree with this statement
No... I disagree with this statement.

Slide 14 - Poll

TIPS
  1. First read the QUESTION+ANSWERS, then read the TEXT.
  2. You don't need to know all the words in order to understand a text.
  3. Practice, practice, practice! Skills need to be TRAINED. 
  4. Useful websites: British Council Teens - level B1/B2 or the regular British Council website. Eindexamensite.

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Reading Exercise
scanning for information

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

What kind of text is this?
A
brochure for hiking paths
B
information about a disease
C
information about insects

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

Linking words
Help you to understand the structure of a text.
They link sentences.

Slide 19 - Tekstslide

Example
Traffic was heavy. Paolo was late to work. This made his boss very angry with him. He tried to apologise. His boss simply refused to listen.

Because of the heavy traffic, Paolo was late to work. As a result, his boss was angry with him. However, when he tried to apologise, his boss simply refused to listen.

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Recap reading techniques
Which techniques are there?

Slide 21 - Tekstslide

Recap reading techniques
  1. Predicting: what do you think is the text about?
  2. Skimming: understanding the main idea and concept. 
  3. Scanning: look for key information (for example: names, dates, numbers)
  4. Intensive reading: read and understand the complete text.

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

From here on out
Prepare your presentation
Practice reading on "Eindexamensite" Or British Council (Teens)

Slide 23 - Tekstslide

4-5 minute presentation
A Topic related to profile
B Current affair related to profile
C Final study project (profielwerkstuk) pitch 
D Development/invention related to your profile

Full assignment information on It's Learning.
Presentation schedule will be scheduled soon.

Slide 24 - Tekstslide


Do you have any questions?







Slide 25 - Tekstslide

Let's get to work!  &

Slide 26 - Tekstslide