Reading Skills 20/06

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

Reading and more reading

Today:

Reading Activities

Practice for the Reading Test

You need: WW book, Laptop, Pen, Paper

What museums have you been to?

Do you like going to museums?
Why / Why not?

Wider World Book

Open your book on page 92

"Are museums boring? I don't think so!"

AM or BM?

Which museum:

- is the oldest?

- has the most exhibits?

- has the oldest exhibit?

- is free to visit?

- has the most visitors?

Activity:

- Choose a museum from anywhere in the world that you would like to go to.

- Find 2-3 ENGLISH websites talking about the museum

The Louvre (France)

The British Museum (United Kingdom)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA)

The Museum of Bad Art (USA)

Van Gogh Museum (Netherlands)

The Prado Museum (Spain)

The Potato Museum (Belgium)

The Rijksmuseum (Netherlands)

The Spam Museum (USA)

The National Gallery (United Kingdom)

The Museum of Modern Art (USA)

Sulabh International Museum of Toilets (India)

The Teddy Bear Museum (South Korea)

The Pergamon Museum (Germany)

The Tokyo National Museum (Japan)

Disgusting Food Museum (Sweden)

Ripley's Believe it or Not! (Netherlands)

Tate Modern (United Kingdom)

The National Gallery of Victoria (Australia)

The Acropolis Museum (Greece)

Can't find a good one?

On a piece of paper:

- Write down exactly 8 (fun) facts about the museum you picked. 

- IN ENGLISH!

Next:

- Compare your fun facts with your neighbour's fun facts

- For each number, choose who has the best fun fact

- Which museum wins?

Last chance!

With your neighbour, can you replace some of the fun facts with even better ones?

Elimination round!

Find another duo, and again compare the fun facts to find 1 winner.

The class keeps going until only 2 museums are left!

Last 2 museums!

The class votes on each fun fact

Who is the final winner?

Would you like to go to the winning museum? Why / Why not?

If there is time:

Are there any questions about the reading test?

Practice your reading!

Exit Ticket

Who would you take to the winning museum? Why would you like to go with them?