Exam training II

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Exam training

- Vocab D, E, F.

- Orientatietoets: questions?

- Lil' quiz

- Practice makes perfect: do pp. 112 - 118

Vocab

to deteriorate

eligible

famine

Orientatietoets

Any questions?

Irony

a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result (Cambridge)

 the funny or strange aspect of a situation that is very different from what you expect (Oxford)

Sarcasm

​a way of using words that are the opposite of what you mean in order to be unpleasant to somebody or to make fun of them (Oxford)

the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to hurt someone's feelings or to criticize something in a humorous  way (Cambridge). 

Tongue-in-cheek

If you say something tongue in cheek, you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious (Cambridge). 

not intended seriously; done or said as a joke (Oxford)

Orientatietoets

Your results

How did you do on the 'orientatietoets'?
Enter the number of questions you answered correctly.

Which question(s) did you find the most difficult?
Enter the number of the question/ questions. Please explain.

What is skimming?

Skimming

Read the introduction closely. 

Read and look at the structural elements. 

Go over the text quickly, focus on other structural elements.

What is scanning?

Scanning

What info are you looking for?

Key words? Other data?

Scan the text and find the specific information

What is intensive or close reading?

Close reading

Je begrijpt de tekst en weet wat er gezegd wordt. 

Je snapt de zinnen/de tekst. Dit geldt ook voor de verbanden tussen de zinnen en tussen alinea's.

Exam texts 

• What is the topic?
• Check the title - meaning?
• What kind of text?
• Check the question!

Practice makes perfect

Do the questions pp. 112 to 118

Study vocab F, G.