5A + CITO reading (1)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Word, words, words

Unit 5

Unit 5

Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs with on; verb prefixes: en- and em-; phrases with point; word analysis; synonyms: adjectives describing stories

Grammar: advice, obligation and prohibition; past modals; talking about ability

5A: Reading and Vocabulary

You must know more about the history of the English Language

You should apply the reading strategy.

You must acquire new vocabulary: phrasal verbs with on.

You should understand the rules for verb prefixes en- and em-

You could use this information for your other subjects.

It's a story of invasion!

The history of English: Old English - Middle English - Early Modern English - Present Day English

 The original language spoken in the British Isles was Celtic.

 1st - 5th century: England province of the Roman Empire, Britannia. The Romans did not leave their language.

Old English: Anglo-Saxons invaded England in the 5th century. Old English became the language of England (50% of our most common modern English words come from OE, such as 'be' and 'strong'

Middle English: William the Conquerer invaded England in 1066 - French words entered the English language. Compare: beef 'boeuf' vs 'cow'

The language we speak today is called Late Modern English.

The History of English

Watch the clip "The History of the English"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3r9bOkYW9s

Write down after watching the clip:

- Something that you learnt

- Something that you found interesting / you were surprised about

Strategy - Skipping Words You Don’t Understand

Do exercise 2 together: read through the sentences: Which one can you skip? What about the meaning of the other words?

Then read the article and complete exercise 3. 

Fast finishers? Extra challenge: Do the exercise on acronyms.

Work in pairs

Student A: Exercise 4

Student B: Exercise 5

Discuss the answers. Match the phrasal verbs to the meanings.

Verb prefixes: -en and -em

Do exercise 6 + 7

 

If you find exercise 6 too easy, please do the following exercise instead:

Come up with en- and em- words to match the following definitions:

• To put someone in chains
  
• To put someone in a tomb
  
• To make someone feel sad or bitter
  
• To give special importance to something
  

CITO Reading Practice

CITO Reading Exam

You’ll take a shorter version of a HAVO exam in test week 3 (in May)

You should bring your OWN dictionaries! NO SHARING!

WHY are we doing this? In year 6, CITO Reading will be 50% of your overall grade for English.

Some Important Tips

•  Actually read carefully!
• Look at the source - what text type is it? What do you expect?
• Open question in Dutch? -> ANSWER IN DUTCH!
  
• Highlight/underline to keep yourself focused.
  
• When looking up words - write down the definition immediately.
  
• Be smart - use a dictionary
• If one of the ABCD answers is a word you don’t know, it’s probably the answer!
  

Useful documents

Take a look at  the documents on Classroom:

• CITO basiswoorden
• CITO signaalwoorden

Two texts

"A Rider off the rails"

"Is meat the fix?"

Read the texts and answer the questions. Make sure you can explain why the answer is correct -> refer to the text.