Reading year 2

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

By: Miss Soekhoe 

Check-in

How are you?

How was your spring break?

Did you do anything fun?

The planning

Reading and listening test: donderdag 26 juni 

Writing exams: als je deze haalt, hoef je die volgend jaar niet te doen. 

Goal of today 

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to effectively use a dictionary to enhance your reading skills.

Goal of today 

At the end of this lesson, you have a broader vocabulary and have answered questions about a text.

Group discussion 

Who is your target group?

Do you do activities with them?

What kind of activities do you do?

What is your role in these activities? 

Vocabulary 

Look at the word list and discuss the words in pairs.

Don't write anything down yet!

5 minutes 

How to use a dictionary

How do you use a dictionary? 

1. Look at the first letter of the word.
2. Look at the second (third, fourth, etc.) letter of the word. 
3. Search the word. 
4. Read the translation and definition. 
5. Look at how the word falls into the context.  

Looking up words online

• Do: use a dictionary website such as Cambridge Dictionary
• Don't: use AI or Google Translate! 

 

Let's practice 

Look up these words on the website of the Cambridge Dictionary:

1. Contribute

2. Ambitious

3. Proficient

4. Coherent

5. Sufficient

Reading time!

What: read the text 

To do: highlight or underline any difficult words.

Help: look up the words in the dictionary and put them in the table.

Time: 15 minutes 

Let's discuss 

How many words did you write down?

What words did you write down?

Let's discuss them.

Answer the questions

What: answer the questions.

Help: look up difficult words in the online dictionary. 

Time: 15 minutes.

The answers 

1. B                            6. A
2. B                             7. B
3. B                            8. A
4. C                            9. B
5. A                           10. C

Working independently 

Taalblokken: Examentraining Schrijven B1 5.1

Evaluation 

What did you think of today's lesson?

Did you learn anything new? 

What would you like to focus on next time?