How to read

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

you need: your laptop & book + pen

1. go to www.lessonup.app

2. log in using the code on the bottom left (linksonderin)

3. use your own name

Welcome to English class

goals of today

- being able to use 'skimming' and 'scanning'

- finding specific details in stories

in het NL

- het kunnen gebruiken van 'skimming' en 'scanning'

- het kunnen vinden van specifieke details in een verhaal

What is the first thing you should do when you have to read a text and answer questions about this text?

1. At first, read the text.
2. At first, read the questions.
3. At first, write down an answer
4. At first, look at the pictures of the text.

Questions - Nashraddin the ferry man

Scanning

- remember what you're looking for (you have read the questions!)

- ''run'' your eyes over the text

- stop scanning when you have found the thing you're looking for. usually: names/ dates/ facts/ numbers. THEN: read the text around it, to make sure this is your answer.

Why do you think 'scanning' is used?

questions

1. What was Nasreddin's job?

A. - university professor

B. - ferry man

C. - judge

2. What kind of question did the professor ask him first?

A. - a language question

B. - a history question

C. - a math question

3. What kind of question did he ask second?

A. - a language question

B. - a history question

C. - a math question

4. Why didn't Nasreddin know any of the answers?

A. - He was a history professor.

B. - He never studied at school.

C. - He couldn't swim.

5. Which man was probably able to swim?

A. - Nasreddin

B. - the professor

6. Who had the most useful knowledge?

A. - Nasreddin

B. - the professor

Skimming

- read title and headings 

- look at photos / pictures

- read first and last paragraph

Why do you think 'skimming' is used?

which one do you want to read?

page 85, exercises 1,2,3,4

page 97, exercises 1,2,3,4

Finished?

1.check answer key (vooraan bij bureau ophalen en terugleggen)

make a choice:  easy text or harder?

       'Esperanto'       'Birmingham mail'

        page 97             page 85

2.go to MyEnglishLab (via magister)

3.go to 'assignments' in the top left corner (linker boven hoek) (7.3 ex. 2 + 3)

4.do assignments.

OR: get harder text and questions (the carpet fitter) [ook op bureau]

goals of today

- being able to use 'skimming' and 'scanning'

- finding specific details in stories

in het NL

- het kunnen gebruiken van 'skimming' en 'scanning'

- het kunnen vinden van specifieke details in een verhaal

I am able to use 'skimming' and 'scanning'

1. Yes. I can use both.
2. Yes and no, I can use 'skimming', but I can't use 'scanning'.
3. Yes and no, I can use 'scanning', but I can't use 'skimming'.
4. No, I can't use either.

I can find specific details in stories

1. Yes, I can find all the answers.
2. I can find most of the answers.
3. Ican find some answers, but I think it is difficult.
4. No, I can't find the correct answers in text.