reading b1 + strategies

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

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?

English Reading

Lesson 

Today's lesson 

PPP

Goals for today

Reading strategies 

Vocabulary

Practise

PPP 

Lesson goals for today:

1. After this lesson, you will know different reading strategies.
2. After this lesson, you know how to apply reading strategies.

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.

Time to read

what? make the stencil about a conference

how? individually

help? teacher

time? 30 min

done? Hand in your stencil and make the stencil about Jilian

Skimming

1. To get the big picture, the global idea
2. Focus on what the text is about in general
3. Search for the source (=bron) of your text
4. Read the first and last paragraph 
5. Read the first and last line of the other paragraphs 
6. Skip words you don't know
7. What are the main items?

Scanning 

1. Read the title and subheadings (=tussenkopjes)
2. When you are looking for specific information
3. Look for keywords that tell you more about what you are looking for in a text
4. When you find the information you are looking for, read that part more intensely
5. Look at bold or underlined words or words in italics. 

Intensive reading 

1. Read the complete text, the goal is to understand the text completely
2. Pay attention to the introduction and subheadings (=tussenkopjes)
3. Look for the most important sentences and words 
4. Look up the meaning of difficult words 
5. Reread challenging paragraphs and read actively

TIPS

1. First read the QUESTION+ANSWERS, then read the TEXT.
2. You don't need to know all the words in order to understand a text.
3. Practice, practice, practice! Skills need to be TRAINED. 
4. Useful website: British Council Teens (level B1) or the regular British Council website

Reading Exercise

scanning for information

Do you have any questions?

Recap reading techniques

1. Predicting: what do you think is the text about?
2. Skimming: understanding the main idea and concept. 
3. Scanning: look for key information (for example: names, dates, numbers)
4. Intensive reading: read and understand the complete text.

See you next time!!!