Meth 2 Reading lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

Reading Lesson - VMBO 3

Goals:

• You can understand a short and simple text
• You can find the keypoints of a text
• You can present the keypoints in your own words

Reading - vocabulary activity

You are going to see 10 sentences, from which you have to translate the word that is in CAPITALS

Each sentence has a picture to help you along, but you only get 10 seconds to answer each question

She GRINNED shy

1. Huilen
2. Brullen
3. Grijnzen
4. Giechelen

He COURTED the widow

1. Versieren
2. Bedanken
3. Feliciteren
4. Uitschelden

Buried his AILING wife in the local cemetery

1. Vrolijke
2. Zwangere
3. Slapende
4. Ziekelijk

He saw a greenish-white light BOBBING slowly into the room

1. Dobberen
2. Zwemmen
3. Lopen
4. Rijden

Her once-lovely face twisted into a HIDEOUS green mask

1. Mooi
2. Plastic
3. Fantastisch
4. Afzichtelijk

The dead wife HOWLED

1. Jankte
2. Brulde
3. Zong
4. Kwaakte

And the PHANTOM shot a sharp and bright green light

1. Inbreker
2. Spook
3. Dominee
4. Tovenaar

He felt the golden hand TWITCH underneath him

1. Kriebelen
2. Huilen
3. Nerveus trekken
4. Grijnzen

The MANGLED green phantom that had been his wife

1. Verminkt
2. Opgeknapt
3. Doorzichtig
4. Geel-paars

Pressing his face against the pillow in a SUFFOCATING green cloud

1. Warme
2. Luchtige
3. Zonnige
4. Verstikkende

Reading - main activity

• Read along with the teacher
• Think about what the keypoints of the story are (use the questions on the next slide to help think about the keypoints)
• Go to https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator and make a comic out of the story you just read
  
• You have 30 minutes to make your comic

Questions

- Who moved in to the block?

- What had the woman lost a few years back?

- Why did the man fall in love with the woman?

- What did the man do to get the hand for himself?

- What did the woman look like when she came back?

- How was the man found the next morning?

Reading - Ending

Does your comic answer the questions about the keypoints? 

If your answer is 'no', try to find the answer in the text.

Questions

- Who moved in to the block?

- What had the woman lost a few years back?

- Why did the man fall in love with the woman?

- What did the man do to get the hand for himself?

- What did the woman look like when she came back?

- How was the man found the next morning?