Reading Comprehension

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Today:

Novel Reading

Reading strategies

Linking words

Practice test

At the end of this lesson you will

1. know the main reading strategies for comprehensive reading.
   
2. Be familiar with 20 important linking words.
   
3. Have practiced choosing linking words.
   
4. Have practiced using reading strategies.
   

Strategies for
Reading Comprehension
I know
(You may answer in Dutch)

main strategies

1. Orientating (get a general idea of the text)
2. Skimming (reading rapidly to get a general overview)
3. Scanning (quickly looking for specific information)
4. Close reading (fully reading [part of] a text)
5. Checking source reliability (is the source trustworthy?)
6. Expressions of opinion (fact or opinion?)
7. Expressions of tone (serious, funny, ironic, etc.)
8. Linking words (determine how parts of a text relate to each other)

What are linking words?

What Dutch linking words (signaalwoorden)
do you know?

Look at the Linking words on the booklet.
How many of these did you know?

020

Make linking words exercise 1.1

+ Practice test

Practice test

For each question: 

Step 1: Pick the strategy (or strategies) you think you'll use.

Step 2: Answer the question.

Step 3: What strategy did you use to find your answer?