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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:
After this lesson, you will know different reading strategies.
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
Predicting: what do you think is the text about?
Skimming: understanding the main idea and concept.
Scanning: look for key information (for example: names, dates, numbers)
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
To get the big picture, the global idea
Focus on what the text is about in general
Search for the source (=bron) of your text
Read the first and last paragraph
Read the first and last line of the other paragraphs
Skip words you don't know
What are the main items?
Slide 9 - Tekstslide
When I skim I do this:
Slide 10 - Woordweb
Scanning
Read the title and subheadings (=tussenkopjes)
When you are looking for specific information
Look for keywords that tell you more about what you are looking for in a text
When you find the information you are looking for, read that part more intensely
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
Read the complete text, the goal is to understand the text completely
Pay attention to the introduction and subheadings (=tussenkopjes)
Look for the most important sentences and words
Look up the meaning of difficult words
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
First read the QUESTION+ANSWERS, then read the TEXT.
You don't need to know all the words in order to understand a text.
Practice, practice, practice! Skills need to be TRAINED.
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
Predicting: what do you think is the text about?
Skimming: understanding the main idea and concept.
Scanning: look for key information (for example: names, dates, numbers)
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)