Exam prep lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, g, t
• Leerjaar 4

English exam May 2024
What skill(s) will be tested?

What do you do when you don't know the definition of words in a (written or spoken) text?

What is the first thing you do before reading a text?

Goals for today

1. You will be able to spot signal words in a text

2. You will be able to work together on an English text

Categories of signal words

Listing (opsomming, uitbreiding)
Causal (reden, oorzaak)
Contrast (tegenstelling)
Condition (voorwaarde)
Consequence (gevolg, conclusie)
Comparison (vergelijking)
Example (voorbeelden)

Listing

Causal

Condition

Consequence

as well as

furthermore

indeed

for

As a result of

since

if

provided that

consequently

thus

hence

once

in short

leren.wrts.nl

Work in groups

Step 1: read text individually (''The most expensive liquid on the planet'')

Step 2: together in your group, highlight the signal words in the text and                          write down the definition

Step 3: do the exercise 

\ What signal words did you find? And answers to assignments...

Explain something you learned today. Pick one topic:
- working together
- signal words
- reading