Preparing for the reading exam 2024-II part 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

6 Presentations 

& preparing for reading exam (part 2) 

h4entl1, 22 May 2025

Today's lesson

Six presentations

Close reading for a reading exam 

(Havo 2024-II Text 4)

Presentations

presentations: Esmee, Gabriel, Ivan, Manou, Mirte, Julia

Pay attention to the presentation.

Think of any questions you might have about the topic.

Look at text 4, exam 2024-II

What is this text about?

How do you know?

The first thing you do with a text

Look at title, pictures to get an idea of the topic.

Find out what kind of text it is.

Text 4 = about the inaugural weekend of Triller Fight Club. 

What is that?

How do you answer question 6?

Answering question 6:

You read the question.

You read paragraph 1 & 2.

You see if you understand A, B, C and D.

admiring

critical

curious

matter-of-fact

Which part of the text do you have to read to answer question 7?

1. The title and introduction.
2. The whole text.
3. Just paragraph 3
4. You scan the text and then read parts of it.

Read paragraph 3 to answer 7

Read the question & the possible answers. What do you think is the answer before you start reading? And why?

Read the paragraph.

Mark words that you don't know or understand.

What do you think is the point made about Ben Askren? 

(without looking at the possible answers)

Choose the answer that is closest to your own idea.

Read paragraph 4 to answer 8

Read the question & the possible answers. What do you think is the answer before you start reading? And why?

Read the paragraph.

Mark words that you don't know or understand.

How are Triller Fight Club and buying followers on Insta alike?

(without looking at the possible answers)

Choose the answer that is closest to your own idea.

Question 9: what would you fill in at the gap?

What would you fill in the gap (9). (mag ook in het Nederlands)

How to practise by yourself?

Read books & articles. Look up words you don't know (yet).

Listen to podcasts.

Watch films, tv series with English subtitles.

Be aware of words you don't know (yet).

&

Go to Read Theory, the website with short texts and questions.

You improve with every serious attempt!

Next lesson

Tomorrow presentations by:

David, Midas, Oliver, Ser, Sil, Meike

& CNN10

& practise reading with ReadTheory