English sprint 1 (5 oktober 2021)

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English sprint 1

Week 40 - 5th of October

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What's the last book you have read?

Why is reading important?

• Exams
• Assignments
• Communication
• Work
• Vocabulary
• Fun!

Reading strategies

Skimming

Scanning

Intensive reading

SKIMMING

Skimming: reading a text quickly to get the general idea.

First focus on: title ,subheadings, pictures, graphs etc.

No need to read every word. You may read a few words of every paragraph, perhaps the first and last sentences.

SCANNING

First skim

Then read the questions

Scan the text

Scan for specific words

Intensive reading

You want to know what time your lesson starts. You go to NovaPortal for your schedule. Which reading strategy would you use?

1. Skimming
2. Scanning
3. Intensive reading

Which strategy do you use when you read the complete text because you think it is very interesting?

1. Intensive reading
2. Skimming
3. Scanning

Which strategy will help you to find out what the main idea of a text is?

1. intensive reading
2. skimming
3. scanning

Prefixes & Suffixes

They both change the meaning of the word.

Prefixes are letters you can place BEFORE a word. 

Suffixes are letters that go at THE END of a word. 

Prefixes (examples)

• (Non)sense              
• (Im)possible              
• (Un)used              
• (Il)legal                      
• (In)compatible         
• (Ir)responsible
• (Dis)appear                 
• (Re)play 
• (Mis)behave

Suffixes (examples)

• Danger(ous)
• Punish(ment)
• Intern(ship)
• Celebrat(ion)
• Sad(ness)
• Edi(ble)

What prefix goes with

'supportive'

1. in
2. dis
3. un
4. ir

What prefix goes with

'responsible'

1. in
2. dis
3. un
4. ir

Choose the correct prefix/suffix

respect...

1. -less
2. -ible
3. -ful
4. -able

Choose the correct prefix/suffix

...honour...

1. dis-
2. un-
3. -ible
4. -able

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