Reading practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

1 week - test week! 

LO:

I can read and identify specific information in an article. 

FIRST: Read the article in the bubble and then find out how people celebrated Juneteenth this year! Google! & make notes

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Tell us 1 thing about Juneteenth (and it can't be 'when it is celebrated')

What did you like / not like about the Escape Room activity? (you can answer in Dutch too)

Greatest cities around the world
(in your opinion)

Great cities

In groups of 4 talk about -

which city you have visited, 

when you went there, 

what you saw there, 

what the best things were! 

What do you know about Machu Piccu and Istanbul? What can you see in the pictures? - share with the person next to you! 

Open book, p88

Read the text & answer exercise 3 - multiple choice questions 

Read quietly! 

Strategies to use? 

• underline important words in questions
• scan the text to find same/similar words from Q

Finished? 

Do WORD STORE, ex. 7 & 8

Text 1 - The writer ...

1. informs readers how to get to each city.
2. mentions both positive and negative things
3. recommends both cities

Text 2 - Boytraveller23...

1. thinks that both are good cities
2. believes that Athens is better
3. agrees that Machu Picchu is the best ancient city

Text 3 - Ayla Badem thinks visitors to Istanbul...

1. can find it hard to climb the Galata Tower
2. should go to the Blue Mosque
3. usually enjoy the cafes and restaurants more

Little break, but

FIRST: 

Fill out the very short questionnaire in Magister Agenda! or here

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Do exercise 4:

1. extremely impressive 

2. attractive and nice

3. something that has bright colours/many colours

4. wonderful, very good

complete the definitions with the words in BLUE from the text:

SPECTACULAR

• CHARMING
  
  
• COLOURFUL
  
  
• INCREDIBLE

spectacular = spectaculair

charming = charmant, schattig

colourful = kleurrijk

incredible = ongelooflijk

extremely impressive = zeer indrukwekkend

attractive and nice = aantrekkelijk en leuk

something that has bright colours/many colours = iets dat felle/veel kleuren heeft

wonderful, very good = prachtig, zeer goed

Is there a charming place in your city/town/village? Use 'charming' in your sentence!

What's an incredible restaurant you know? Use 'incredible' in your sentence

The views from ... are spectacular! (Tell me where I should go this summer!)

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Short break = 5 mins

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Practice reading! 

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