H4F 6-6-2025 45 min

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome! You need: laptop, notebook, pen

How did it go?

4-5 lessons

until the 

reading test

Program

1. Learning goals

2. Dictionary practice (10 mins)

3. Reading strategies (10 mins)

4. Practise reading exam texts (15 mins)

4. Round off together

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson...

- I will have refreshed my knowledge of reading strategies

- I will have practised reading exam texts

Dictionary practice (5 words)

Allege

Welwillend

Allege

beweren

The mayor is alleged to have accepted bribes

Welwillend

Whiff

Kwaadaardig (bijv. tumor)

Whiff

Vleug(je)

I caught a whiff of her perfume

Kwaadaardig (bijv. tumor)

Caveat

Foutief

Caveat

Voorbehoud, waarschuwing

The investment advice comes with a caveat

Foutief

Protracted

Inbreuk maken op

Protracted

Langdurig

Their dispute became bitter and protracted

Inbreuk maken op

Endowment

Tegen zich in het harnas jagen

Endowment

Schenking

The charity received a generous endowment

Tegen zich in het harnas jagen

3 minutes to...

Work with the person next to you

Look up: reading strategies

Write them all down in your notebook

What have you found?

Predicting

(look at title/headings, pictures, diagrams, source, use prior knowledge) to anticipate what the text is about.

Skimming 

Reading a text quickly to get its general idea 

Scanning

Reading quickly to find specific details

When would you skim a text?

When would you scan a text?

Reading practice: exam texts

I will give you a handout

We will read the first text together

Reading practice: exam texts

Start reading, underline the answers in the text

Work in silence, individually: 10 mins

Discuss together: 10 mins

Which strategies will you use?

Discussing answers...

How did it go?

How much were you able to do?

How many questions did you get right?

Which strategies did you use?

Well done! You...

- have refreshed your knowledge of reading strategies

- have practised reading exam texts

Write your name on the handouts, you can leave them here.

Don't forget: always check Magister before the lesson!

Comingup:

3x "Would you rather" questions

- Discuss with your neighbour, in English

- Name at least 2 arguments

- Answer the question

1/2 minute

Would you rather...
......own a flying car or a personal robot?

1. Flying car
2. Personal robot

Would you rather...
................have socks that are always slightly wet or an itch on your back that you can never quite reach?

1. Slightly wet socks
2. An itch you can't reach

Would you rather...
......have to listen to only Taylor Swift or
only Ariana Grande for the rest of your life?

1. Taylor Swift
2. Ariana Grande

Coming up:

3x "Would you rather" questions

- Discuss with your neighbour, in English

- Name at least 2 arguments

- Answer the question

1/2 minute

Would you rather...
...go to school in onesie pajamas or a superhero costume?

1. Onesie
2. Superhero costume

Would you rather...
...eat a donut filled with mustard or
a cupcake filled with ketchup?

1. Donut / mustard
2. Cupcake / ketchup

Would you rather... have a tiny marching band following you everywhere, playing background music for your life, or a personal narrator who announces everything you do?

1. Marching band following you everywhere
2. Personal narrator announcing everything you do

edition.cnn.com

www.bbc.co.uk

www.bbc.co.uk

www.englisch-hilfen.de

www.englisch-hilfen.de

learnenglish.britishcouncil.org

a4esl.org

www.englisch-hilfen.de