Leesvaardigheid les 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Reading comprehension

Lesson 1: How to start?

How to start a reading test

1 Read the question - try to make it shorter

2 Decide on a strategy
3 Apply strategy on text
4 Find answer in text - answer question

5 Check if answer matches the type of question

What are the 4 reading stategies called?

Strategies

- Oriented / prediction

- Skimming

- Scanning

- Detailed reading

Prediction / oriented

Look at the text:  TIPS

Title

Introduction

Pictures

Source

What is the text about?

Skimming

- Titel and headings

- Introduction and conclusion
- First and last sentence of each paragraph

What is the most important information in this text?

Scanning

- Read title and headings
-  Search for signal words
- Search for words in bold or italics
- Stop reading when you found your answer

Looking for specific information.

Detailed reading

- Read the whole text
- Underline important signal words
- Underline the most important sentence in every paragraph

You are trying to fully comprehend the text

Read the situations. Which strategy are you using?

Situation 1: 

It's 7am and the newspaper just arrived. You want to check the latest news before going to school.

Situation 2: 

You are writing a paper for Biology about climate change. On the internet you have found a suitable article. You want to find out if the article could be used as a source for your paper.

Situation 3: 

You have a history test tomorrow. You are reading your history textbook. 

Situation 4:

You want to visit the Efteling but want to know the entrance fee. You visit the website of the theme park.

Skimming

Detailed reading

Scanning

Prediction / oriented

Get to work :)

1. Practise reading on Kwizl.eu/app
2. Finished with the texts? Choose one of these options:

Reading on readtheory.org

Writing on writeandimprove.com 

Listening on british council