Reading strategies

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, t, mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Starting activity

Discuss in pairs:

1. Do you know any?

2. What do you think about when you read the word SKIMMEN?

3. How about SCANNEN?

Lesson goal

At the end of the lesson you will know how to skim and scan a text.  

-Skim the picture

What would you call the picture

1. drinks
2. Alcohol
3. glasses with drinks
4. party time

How to scan

1. Quickly move your eyes over the text.

2. Try to pick up key words.

3. What do you think the text is about: form an opinion.

Scanning Matching headlines

For the following exercise, you will read 6 short pieces of news and have to match the correct headline with each piece.

The text are numbered from 1 to 6.

1. The opening ceremony for the new Golden
Ball Football Stadium was held yesterday.
Football fans can now visit the building, which
cost €100 million. The first match will be at the
beginning of October

1. GREAT OPENING FOR GOLDEN BALL
2. INTERNATIONAL FUN AT HOME
3. RAIN DELAYS MATCH
4. FANTASTIC MATCH IN THE RAIN

3. Free online football games are available at
www.sportsforall.com. Build your team, train
your players and play matches in your room
with friends all around the world. Join the fun
today and win the game!

1. SUMMER FOOTBALL FUN
2. INTERNATIONAL FUN AT HOME
3. GREAT OPENING FOR GOLDEN BALL
4. SUMMER FOOTBALL FUN

6. Famous footballer, Jimmy Carson got married
in Hawaii. The party was held in a 5-star hotel.
Carson is going to spend his summer holiday
travelling around the world with his wife.

1. INTERNATIONAL FUN AT HOME
2. HOLIDAY AROUND THE WORLD
3. FANTASTIC MATCH IN THE RAIN
4. SUMMER FOOTBALL FUN

Wat wordt er bedoeld met: een tekst skimmen?

Liveworksheets

Do worksheets

5 and 6

Finished

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