YR2 Reading file Task 2 Text 2+3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Reading File

13-12-2024
Ms. Fischer

Today's agenda

1. Hand in scenarios

2. Reading file: Task 2 Text 2 - Murder mysteries

3. Reading file: Task 2 Text 3 - Three English Robberies

4. Practise reading file words 

Today's aims

1. I can solve a murder mystery using clues from texts and pictures.

2. I can use information from an English text to answer related questions.

3. I have learnt some new words and know their meaning.

Think-Pair-Share: time exposure

- Think/look up on your own: What is a time exposure?

- You can use your laptop to look up pictures and descriptions. Come up with an explanation in your own words.

Write this down in your notebook to help you.

Think-Pair-Share: time exposure

- Pair with your neighbour. What is your explanation of time exposure? What is your neighbour's explanation? 

- Come up with an explanation in your own words
that you both agree with.

Think-Pair-Share: time exposure

- Share the explanation that you and your neighbour came up with with the group (in the next slide).

Share: What is you and your neighbor's explanation of a time exposure (you can also add a picture)?

Time exposure

- What is a time exposure? 

- In the questions you will encounter the word 'foolhardy'. What does that mean?

Reading file

1. Open your reading file on Task 2 Crime Scene - Text 2 murder mysteries

2. What is the first thing we do when reading a text? 

What do you think this text is about?

Reading file

1. In one of the questions you will read the word 'foolhardy':

'Would it have been foolhardy for Skinny to bike at night on a major highway?'

What does foolhardy mean? 

Work on Murder mysteries

- Work on Task 2 - Text 2: Murder mysteries

- You can work with your neighbour

- Use a soft speaking voice

- Until 14.00h

- Finished early? Come up with your own short murder mystery riddle (in word).

Three English Robberies

1. Now move to Task 2 Crime Scene - Text 3: Three English Robberies

2. What is the first thing we do when reading a text? 

What do you think this text is about?

Three English Robberies: ex. 1

- Work on Task 2 - Text 3: Three English Robberies: exercise 1.

- Finished early? Come up with your own short murder mystery riddle. 

Read exercise 2:
What reading strategy could you use to answer this question?

1. Oriënterend lezen
2. Globaal lezen
3. Zoekend lezen
4. Intensief lezen

Three English Robberies

- Step 1: Finish exercise 1 if you haven't finished it yet (individually).

- Step 2: Work on Task 2 - Text 3: Three English Robberies:  exercise 2 & 3 (individually).

- Step 3: Finish the questions on text 2 - murder mysteries
(individually or with your neighbour; speak quietly!).

- Until 14.30h. 

- Finished with all of the above? Come up with your own short murder mystery riddle (in word). 

Practice word file words

Let's play a bingo!

I will tell you either the definition (in English) or the translation (in Dutch) of the words. Match them to the right word on your card! 

Note: not all words are on your card; sometimes you will not be able to cross out a word.

Homework

10th of January: CITO, so no homework.

17th of January: 

- Finish Task 2: text 2 (Murder mysteries) & Task 2: text 3 (Three English Robberies)

- Study word list & grammar (past simple vs. past continuous) for formative SO

Today's aims

1. I can solve a murder mystery using clues from texts and pictures.

2. I can use information from an English text to answer related questions.

3. I have learnt some new words and know their meaning.

Who do you think killed Ben Gunn?

1. Queenie Pushover
2. Skinny Hobart
3. Selden Keene
4. Ben Gunn himself