Reading 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Learning goals

• I can recognize "signaalwoorden".
  

• I can apply a certain structure when reading a text.
• I can use a dictionnary .

Recap

What did you do last week?

Let's read!

Text 1

Last month Susie Orbach, author of Fat Is a Feminist Issue, backed a petition that urged Facebook to remove “feeling fat” from their status updates, alongside which a doublechinned, round-cheeked emoticon appeared. “This emoticon adds to the damaging notion that size = feeling and that small size = good,” Orbach wrote online, “and that feeling bad = fat.” We tried to contact Facebook about the mounting fury, but it proved rather difficult to get hold of, but now it seems it was busy tinkering with the software. The description has been changed to “stuffed” and has therefore departed from its body-shaming nature. Fat, then, is no longer a Facebook issue.

Evening Standard

Hoe reageerde Facebook ?

Text 1

1. Words in bold!
2. Text lay-out?
3. Signaalwoorden
4. Short summary

Text 3

1. Words in bold!
2. Text lay-out?
3. Signaalwoorden
4. Short summary

Burning question: Why do paper cuts hurt so much?

Skin expert Dr Hayley Goldbach believes the pain is partly because fingertips are one of the most sensitive areas of the body. This sensitivity is caused by nerve endings that can warn the brain, through pain, of any danger – for example, the risk of being burnt by hot things. Another possible reason why paper cuts hurt so much is because they are not usually deep enough for the body’s healing mechanisms (such as scabbing) to be triggered. This means that the nerves are left exposed for longer and keep sending danger messages to the brain. In addition, the edges of paper aren’t often as smooth as they look – they can actually be quite rough, which means that they do more damage than you’d expect. Finally, your hands are often in use, meaning the cut is pulled and stretched. This means it can take longer to heal than if it were elsewhere on your body.

Text 4

1. Underline difficult words!
   
2. Text lay-out?
   
3. Signaalwoorden
4. Short summary

Text 5

1. Underline difficult words
2. Text lay out/ structure
3. Signaalwoorden
4.  Short summary 

Coca-Cola has launched a global campaign titled ‘Let’s Take An Extra Second’ that promotes tolerance, equality and a world without stereotypes and prejudices. The company has taken on the minimalist approach and has removed its name from the can – no consumer name, no brand name. FP7/DXB, a Dubai-based advertising agency described the stunt as a means of sending a powerful and timeless message that a world without labels is a world without differences. It asked people to post a photo of the can on social media and invited them to comment on it. With or without Coca-Cola labels, you can always tell a coke when you see it. So it’s not about what is on the outside. It’s what’s inside

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