Reading skills

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

This lesson: 

- Vocabulary;

- Before reading/reading tips;

- Read together; 

- Get started; 

- Summarise. 

What is the first thing you do when you start reading a text?

Before reading: 

- Look at the titel;

- Look at the subtitels; 

- Look at the pictures.

By doing these things you activate your knowledge. 

Tips for reading: 

- Look at the main subject of the text, what do you already know about this;

- Don't start with reading the whole text before looking at the questions;

- Read the question with the answers and highlight the most important words. 

Where do you think of when you hear the word environment:

Are you someone who cares a lot about the environment?

Yes

No

What are things that people could do to be more environmentally conscious?

Read together: 

- Page 37 -> Going extreme for environmental changes. 

Get started: 

What: Do tasks 42 and 43. P. 36

How: Work independetly. 

           Quiet consulation is allowed. 

Time: 10/15 minutes. 

Help: Ask the teacher or ask your classmate. 

Finished: Get started with tasks 44 P.38 and 45 P.39. 

To summarise: 

Before reading I .....

1. Only look at the pictures
2. I only look at the titel/subtitels
3. I only look at the questions.
4. I do all 3 of the answers.

I start with reading the whole text and after that I answer the questions.

1. True
2. False

It could help marking important words in the text or in the questions/answers.

1. True
2. False

I still don't understand how to ......