Reading skills

Reading skills

How to improve your reading skills

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Reading skills

How to improve your reading skills

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When we read, not only are we improving memory and empathy, but research has shown that it makes us feel better and more positive too. It also helps with understanding more words. Even when you don't understand what difficult words mean, reading can help you understand the context.  

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Reading Strategies

- skimming

- scanning

- intensive reading

- looking for context



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Ik lees ... in het Engels in mijn eigen tijd.

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vaak

B

soms

C

zelden

D

nooit

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Ik vind in het Engels lezen

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Moeilijk

B

Makkelijk

C

Soms moeilijk, soms makkelijk

D

Niet moeilijk of makkelijk

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Wat zou je zelf kunnen doen om je leesvaardigheid te versterken?

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Oriënterend lezen is een leesstrategie. Welke andere leesstrategieën zijn er nog?

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In groups of two: Share tips on how to read a text

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Ask the students how they tackle a reading test. What strategies do they use? 

Before Reading.

While Reading

After Reading

Check title

Make a prediction

Find translations of difficualt words

Write word translation

Answer the questions

Highlight important words

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In groups of two: Share tips on what you could do, when you don't know the meaning of a word in a text

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Ask the students how they tackle a reading test. What strategies do they use? 

Lees onderstaande leessituaties. Welke leesstrategie pas je toe?

Situatie 1: 

Om 07.00 uur valt de krant door de brievenbus. Voordat je naar school gaat, wil je snel weten wat het belangrijkste nieuws is. 

Situatie 2: 

Voor biologie moet je een werkstuk maken over klimaatverandering. Je hebt op een internet een tekst gevonden over het klimaat. Je wilt weten of je de tekst kunt gebruiken.

Situatie 3: 

Je hebt morgen een toets over politieke besluitvormingen. Je leest de tekst in je boek maatschappijleer.

Situatie 4:

Je wilt een pretpark bezoeken en bent benieuwd naar de prijzen. Je bezoek de website van het pretpark.

Orienterend lezen

Globaal lezen

Precies lezen

Zoekend lezen

Kritisch lezen

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Reading skills

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Read the paragraph in which you think you will find the answer

Write down your answer, be as precise as possible

Read the assignment/question. Think: What do they want to know?

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Searching for a specific word / phrase

Reading the title looking at the pictures reading bold parts

Reading the whole text (every word)

Skimming

Scanning

Intensive reading

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What could you do if you don't understand a word or more words in a text.

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General Tips

  1. Read headline, look at pictures - what do you think the text is about?

  2. What kind of text is it? - letter, advert, article, serious, funny?

  3. What kind of question are you dealing with? - Open, Multiple Choice, True or False ...

  4. How do you tackle this kind of question?  Read everything, look for specific information?

  5. Read (part of) the text.

  6. Choose or write answer.

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Reading skills: LearnBeat

1. Ga naar LearnBeat > Unit 8

2. Klik op 8.4 Reading tests kies een oefentoets uit. Kies uit Fashion of Sports.

3. Lees de tekst en beantwoord 

de vragen van opdracht 1 en 2. 

Gebruik de tips die jullie zojuist met elkaar gedeeld hebben.

Klaar? Huiswerk = readtheory quiz

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Reading skills Extra

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Gap questions strategies

  1. Read the context 

  2. Try and fill the gap without reading the answer options

  3. Choose the option that fits best with your own answer

Or:

  1. Try to sort the options in different categories (emotions, words, connection) 

  2. See if it fits with the broader idea of the text

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Gap Questions

Structure of the text

Function of the paragraph

Relation between paragraphs or sentences

--> Look for main statements, functions, sentiments, signal words






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Welk probleem veroorzaakten de kwallen?

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een vastgelopen reactormotor

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lekkage in de koelwatersystemen

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verstopping in de toevoerleiding

D

verzwakking van de muren

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Wat geven de reacties op de naam Tarangire aan?

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Welk woord past op de open plek?

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however

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moreover

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therefore

D


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What becomes clear in paragraph 4?

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He disliked travelling at a slow speed

B

He felt uncomfortable when on his own

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He found the price of the trip too high

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he thought the meals could have been better

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What's the writer's conclusion?

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Reading skills: LearnBeat

1. Ga naar LearnBeat > Unit 9

2. Klik op 9.1 Reading

3. Lees de tekst en beantwoord 

de vragen van opdracht 2

Gebruik de tips die jullie zojuist met elkaar gedeeld hebben.


Klaar? Huiswerk = maak een account aan op readtheory.org

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Welk signaalwoord geeft een oorzaak of gevolg aan?

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moreover

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but

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for

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also

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Welk signaalwoord geeft een voorwaarde aan?

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moreover

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unless

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likewise

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also

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Welk signaalwoord geeft een tijd/volgorde aan?

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but

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and

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because

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since

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Welk signaalwoord geeft een conclusie aan?

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however

B

to sum up

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because

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and

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Which linking word is the odd one out?

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in addition

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additionally

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however

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moreover

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Which linking word is the odd one out?

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as well as

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furthermore

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also

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for example

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Which linking word is the odd one out?

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in addition

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additionally

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however

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moreover

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Which linking word is the odd one out?

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therefore

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such as

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for instance

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for example

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