In the coming six weeks you will be using this reader to work on your reading skills at CEFR A2 level.
Remember: one A2 reading skills module is usually not enough to take you to the next language level. It should take you the most part of the year and a number of modules to do so.
There are fourteen texts in this reader all from various sources & text types. Most texts have a task to complete before going on to the next text. These tasks involve the other language skills you have to train.
It is also important to use a dictionary while reading. Actively working with new vocabulary is an important part of this module. So note the new vocabulary you discover while reading and try to use it as much as possible in the related tasks.
Creating new words & phrases lists is important but they are only useful if you use them actively in class & during homework sessions.
Class instructions: Every lesson has 30 mins of activity time which includes discussion, teacher talks & correction and 15-20 mins of reading. Lots of reading will be done as homework. There will be no other homework outside the tasks in the reader.
During classes you will have the opportunity to work alone, in groups & with the teacher. It is important that you stay in contact with your teacher to check your progress and make sure you are working properly. The reader, tasks & new articles/texts must be kept in your (online) reading file.
TESTING
This module will have a diagnostic intake test and an end-of-module A2 reading test. The end-of-module test will be your module grade.
Leerdoelen (Can Do statements)
The CEFR Can Do statements for A2 Reading are:
OVERALL READING COMPREHENSION
Can understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language.
Can understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
READING CORRESPONDENCE
Can understand basic types of standard routine letters and faxes (enquiries, orders, letters of confirmation etc.) on familiar topics.
Can understand short simple personal letters.
READING FOR ORIENTATION
Can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus, reference lists and timetables.
Can locate specific information in lists and isolate the information required (e.g. use the "Yellow Pages" to find a service or tradesman).
Can understand everyday signs and notices: in public places, such as streets, restaurants, railway stations; in workplaces, such as directions, instructions, hazard warnings.
READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT
Can identify specific information in simpler written material he/she encounters such as letters, brochures and short newspaper articles describing events.
READING INSTRUCTIONS
Can understand regulations, for example safety, when expressed in simple language.
Can understand simple instructions on equipment encountered in everyday life - such as a public telephone.
Texts and tasks
While reading the texts, you will keep an (online) vocab list containing all the words you don't understand. This vocab list needs to be kept for the texts handed to you by your teacher as well as texts that you find online yourself.
If you work digitally, use a site like Quizlet or WRTS. Otherwise, write the words down in a notebook of your own. Your vocab list must contain the Enghlish word as well as the Dutch translation. Keep in mind your teacher will check your vocab list every week!
Text 1
Are you a good digital citizen?
Try the quiz, write your answers down and check your result at the end.
1. Do you believe all the information you see on the internet?
A. No! I always check that information is true.
B. I don’t really think about the information being true or not.
C. I believe everything I see online.
2. Are you interested in modern technology?
A. Yes, I love learning and reading about all kinds of modern technology.
B. I’m interested in some modern technology but not everything.
C. I’m not at all interested in modern technology.
3. Are you nice to people online?
A. Yes, I always think carefully about what I am saying and doing online.
B. I think I am polite most of the time but I don’t always think before I write.
C. I don’t think much about what I say and do online.
4. Do you know how to stay safe online?
A. Yes, I am very careful about things like my privacy settings and passwords.
B. I think I am safe but I am not sure about things like privacy settings.
C. I don’t think there are any dangers online so this doesn’t worry me.
5. Do you think carefully before you share a photo?
A. Yes, I always ask myself ‘Would I be happy to see this photo?’ If the answer is ‘yes’, I share it.
B. I know that’s probably important but I don’t always stop to think.
C. I just share photos without thinking. I don’t really worry about what people think.
6. Are you confident that you always follow your country's laws online?
A. Yes. I never download illegal files or copy other people’s work.
B. I don’t know much about the law, but I know not to copy other people’s work.
C. Hmm ... I don't think laws are important when you go online.
Mostly As
Congratulations! You’re a good digital citizen. You know how to use technology in a safe and sensible way. You also know how to enjoy technology for study and play. Well done!
Mostly Bs
You aren’t a bad digital citizen but you could be better! Think carefully when you are online and ask questions if there are areas you don’t understand.
Mostly Cs
Oh dear. You need to work on being a good digital citizen. Learn as much as possible about how to behave online or you may find you get into trouble one day.
Read the 'Mindmaps' text and make a mindmap, using steps 1 - 6. You can either work digitally or you can go 'old school' and do the task on an a3/a4 piece of paper.
Find an article about the competition between Netflix and Fortnite and bring it to class for discussion.
Also make a new word/phrases file on this article, using your Quizlet/WRTS account.
Text 10
Sixty Percent of Wildlife Gone since 1970
Wildlife is disappearing at a faster rate than at any time before. The new "Living Planet Report" from the World Wildlife Fund says the world's wildlife population dropped by 60 per cent between 1970 and 2014. It warned that: "Earth is losing biodiversity at a rate seen only during mass extinctions." Most of the decline is because of "exploding human consumption". There are more humans on this planet. We are eating more, overfishing, cutting down trees for beef, consuming more, and using more energy and natural resources. This has led to a massive loss of habitat for animals.
The report says that only a quarter of the world's land is untouched by humans. Human activity has greatly affected animals on three-quarters of Earth. Researchers tracked 4,000 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians. The situation is worst in South and Central America, which has seen an 89 per cent loss of wildlife in four decades. The WWF wrote: "The astonishing decline in wildlife population...is a [depressing] reminder...of the pressure we [put] on the planet." It warned: "We can be the generation that had its chance and failed to act; that let Earth slip away."
Cause and effect.
Cause and effect in texts means that a text will tell you what happened (effect) and why it happened (cause).
Fill in the cause and effect sheet for the text above. You can use the Word document given below or write it down on paper.
Find and read an article which tells you how much exercise is good for you and bring it to school for discussion.
Also make a new word/phrases file on this article, using your Quizlet/WRTS account.
Text 13
Put this article back into its correct order. Write your answer down.
A Mr Samuel calls himself an anti-natalist. This is someone who believes in a philosophy called anti-natalism. This philosophy puts a negative value on birth. Anti-natalists believe that people should try not to have children. They believe that having children is morally wrong. They believe that the world is a better place with fewer children in it. China's one-child policy was a result of anti-natalism.
B A man in India is unhappy that he was born. He did not want to be born. He is suing his parents because they did not ask him if he wanted to be born. The man lives in the city of Mumbai. His name is Raphael Samuel and he is 27 years old. He is suing his parents for giving birth to him without his consent.
C If we are born without our consent, we should be maintained for our life. We should be paid by our parents to live." He added: "I love my parents...but they had me for their joy and their pleasure." Samuel's mother said she would accept fault if her son could explain how she could have asked for his consent to be born.
D Raphael Samuel has posted a video on YouTube explaining why he wants to sue his parents. The video has gone viral. In the video, Mr Samuel answers questions from his followers and from reporters. He said: "I want everyone in India and the world to realise one thing - that they are born without their consent. I want them to understand that they do not owe their parents anything.
Homework
Task:
Go to YouTube and find WHY am I suing my parents? from Raphael Samuel. (Yes, it’s real!)
We finish the module with a joke. Read the joke below and explain it.
A man rushes with his dog to the vet, but the doctor tells him the dog is dead. The man doesn’t believe it, so the vet goes to the back room and comes out with a cat. The cat sniffs the body and meows.
“I’m sorry, but the cat thinks that your dog is dead, too.”
The man is still unwilling to accept that his dog is dead. The vet brings in a black Labrador. The dog sniffs the body and barks.
“I’m sorry, but the Lab thinks your dog is dead, too.”
The man finally accepts the diagnosis and asks the vet for the bill.
“It’s 650 dollars.”
“650 to tell me my dog is dead?”
“Well, I would only have charged you $50 for my first diagnosis. The additional $600 is for the cat scan and the lab test.”
Homework
Task:
Look up three different jokes and tell them to your classmates and your teacher!
Also make a new word/phrases file on this article, using your Quizlet/WRTS account.
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het werk te delen - te kopiëren, te verspreiden en door te geven via elk medium of bestandsformaat
het werk te bewerken - te remixen, te veranderen en afgeleide werken te maken
voor alle doeleinden, inclusief commerciële doeleinden.
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Arrangement
Oefeningen en toetsen
Are you a good digital citizen?
What are your dreams trying to tell you?
Nerdiest kid brings Google name to life.
Dad's Tattoos
World Water Day
Fortnite more popular than Netflix
Classifieds
Texting while walking / Too much jogging
IMSCC package
Wil je de Launch URL’s niet los kopiëren, maar in één keer downloaden? Download dan de IMSCC package.
Oefeningen en toetsen van dit arrangement kun je ook downloaden als QTI. Dit bestaat uit een ZIP bestand dat
alle
informatie bevat over de specifieke oefening of toets; volgorde van de vragen, afbeeldingen, te behalen
punten,
etc. Omgevingen met een QTI player kunnen QTI afspelen.
Wikiwijs lesmateriaal kan worden gebruikt in een externe leeromgeving. Er kunnen koppelingen worden gemaakt en
het lesmateriaal kan op verschillende manieren worden geëxporteerd. Meer informatie hierover kun je vinden op
onze Developers Wiki.
Mindmaps
er or type it using a Word document.
