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Signalwords
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WHAT
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Below this page you will find a list of signalwords. Your teacher will give you a text. Try to find the signalwords in the text.
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WHY
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signalwords give information about the text that is useful for your understanding. If you know what they mean you will understand the text much better. It will be easier to find answers to questions about the text too.
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HOW
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Alone: Study the list of signalwords below In pairs: Check eachother's knowledge: do you know what the signalwords mean? Alone: Read the text and highlight all the signalwords, use the colours of the lists below. In groups: Share the highlighted signalwords. Did you get them all? In pairs: Cross out the signalwords you highlighted in one paragraph. Read out this part to your classmate. Can he/she still read the text and catch its full meaning? Swap roles. Alone: Write a short email to your teacher explaining what you have learned about signalwords. Try to use as many signalwords as you can, with a minimum of 4. |
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TIME
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You have got 30 minutes for this exercise. |
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RESULTS
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You know the value of signalwords, recognise them and you are able to use them in writing. |
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FINISHED
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When you are finished you send the email to your teacher. Turn to your planner to see what to do next. |
Signaalwoorden in het Engels: dit zijn ze niet allemaal! Er zijn er meer...
Bovendien - besides
Ook - also, too, as well as
Ten derde - thirdly
Verder - furthermore
Allereerst - first of all
Ten tweede - secondly
Toevoegen - to add, adding
Doordat - due to…, because of
Zodat - so that
Daarom - because of that/this
Omdat - because
Want - because
Gevolg - consequence
Reden - reason
Oorzaak - cause, origin
Dus - so, consequently
Hieruit volgt - this shows, from this you may conclude
Kun je afleiden - you can distract
Conclusie - conclusion
Hoe dan ook - However
Sowieso, maar toch - however
Maar, echter - but
Toch - yet, still, for all that, all the same, however
Anderzijds - on the other hand
Daarentegen - on the other hand, on the contrary
In tegenstelling tot - in contrast with, unlike
Hoewel - although
Ofschoon - (al)though
Weliswaar - it is true, indeed
Overigens - by the way, for the rest, otherwise
Indien - if
Behalve - except
Tenzij - unless
Mits - provided (that)
Bijvoorbeeld - for example
i.e. - e.g. (= for example)
zoals - such as
zelfs - even
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Reference Words
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WHAT
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Look up reference words and check what they refer to. Draw a picture or cartoon about one of the references.
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WHY
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Reference words are the glue holding a text together. If you know them and recognise their importance you will understand a text much better and it will be easier to find answers to the questions in the text.
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HOW
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Alone: Study the reference words. Make sure you understand what they mean. Alone: Highlight referencewords in the text. Try to find out what they refer to. In pairs: Discuss the reference of the words. In class: Share your findings. Alone: Choose one referenceword. Draw a small cartoon, picture or graph showing the relation between the referenceword and what it is referring to. |
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TIME
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You have 30 minutes in class to do the assignments above. |
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RESULTS
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Hand in your cartoon, picture or graph. Your teacher will tell you wether to do this by email, ELO or hardcopy. |
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FINISHED
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When you are finished turn to your planner to see what is next. |
Verwijswoorden in het Engels:
He, him, - hij, hem
She, her, - zij, haar
It, - het
They, them - zij, hen (meervoud)
This …….(man, woman, etc) - dit, deze
That …..(man, woman etc.) - dat, die
These ……….(men, women, etc) - deze (meervoud)
Those ………..(men, women, etc) - die (meervoud)
That - dat, die
Which - die, welke
Who - (degene) die
Where - waar
There - er, daar
Any more you can think of?
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