Reference words & reading

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome to English class!

HT2E

Today

Today we are going to...

- read in your book.

- learn about reference words & how to use them.

- read a text and answer some questions.

Reading

• We are going to read in your own book for 10 minutes.
• You will read in complete silence so everyone can focus on the story.

Lesson aims

After this class you ...

- have read in your book for 10 minutes.

- you can use reference words while reading a text.

- you have improved your reading skills.

Homework check

Finish writing your own ending to the story: Kaniesha’s Trip.

Your story must have at least 8 sentences.

The man paid the bill when the man received the man's check. 

The man paid the bill when he received his check. 

REFERENCE WORDS

Reference words

= referentiewoorden

We use reference words so we don’t repeat the same words. 

 In addition we also use them to refer to different parts of a text. We often we refer back to an earlier part of a text but we can also refer forward in the text. 

.

When we arrived at the park, I took Snowy near the pond. He was very excited. In the afternoon, I fed him some snacks.

What does 'him' refer to?

In the evening, I also fed him some snacks. He loved them and wanted some more.

What does the word 'them' refer to?

Common types of of reference words

Personal pronouns: it, they, them, his, him:

• These are Kim and Jack. They are married, but do not get along well
• I think your teacher is nice. Why don’t you like him? 

Demonstratives: this, that, those ->

Those people over there are colleagues of my mother.

Relative pronouns: which, whose, where ->

Jim works for an organization which helps startup new companies.

Determiners: some, others, another 

-> There are so many apples left. Can I have some?

Let's practise with reference words!

• Make Practice 1 on the handout.
• Finished? Make practice 2 as well.

Percy Jackson & the lightning thief

-  Go to page 249.

- Let's do exercise 22 together: skim the text.

- We are going to read the text together.

- Make the exercises about reference words: exercise 23b & 24a.

- Answer the questions about the text in exercise 25a.

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