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Sterk Engels Leerjaar 2 VMBO-KGT Workbook

63 A. Skim the text

63 A. Skim the text Before reading, have a good look at the text. Do not read all of the text. What can you tell from skimming the text? You can answer in Dutch. 1. What kind of text is this? Remember skimming. Read the title, subheadings and call outs. Look at the illustrations. __________________________________________________________________________ 2. What information do you get from skimming the text? __________________________________________________________________________ 3. What do you already know about this topic? __________________________________________________________________________ 4. What do you expect this text to be about? __________________________________________________________________________ Where have all the birds gone? Many birds in Europe are threatened because of the damage we are doing to our environment, experts are warning. By Rayner Gordon A report called ‘Birds In Europe’ says 43% of the continent’s bird species are in danger because of climate change, farming methods or building projects. The species that are threatened the most are all types of sparrows. ‘Experts fear that some of the species may die out completely.’ They are afraid of the consequences: there will be none left before 2040. British bird species at risk include the house sparrow, starling and wood warbler. This report is the result of the first research about this topic in 10 years. It showed an increase in the number of threatened species, which experts described as “deeply worrying”: more and more birds are in danger of dying out. Good news But there was some good news - some of Europe’s most endangered birds are recovering thanks to conservation schemes: so not all of the birds will get lost. In short, there are reasons to worry about the birds in Europe. On the other hand, it looks like we are doing a good job trying to get our birds back on track. 59 ANIMAL WORLD - ANIMALS IN DANGER - KGT

B. Check your prediction Now read the text. Check your predictions of task 63A. Talk about the answers in class. 64 Context clues Watch the video and describe in your own words what context clues are. You can do it in Dutch if you want. ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ 65 A. Find out more - match Watch the video again if needed. Match the description with the right context clue. CONTEXT CLUE DESCRIPTION 1. Synonyms A. Een omschrijving van het woord. 2. Antonyms B. Een ander woord met dezelfde betekenis. 3. Inference/example C. Uitleg/voorbeeld van het woord in de tekst. 4. Definition D. Een woord met een tegenovergestelde betekenis. 1 2 3 4 B. Find out more - choose In the grid below are examples of context clues. Match the example to the right context clue. Inference - Synonym - Definition - Antonym WORD CONTEXT CLUE DESCRIPTION Cheetah’s are rapid They can run very fast. animals. She’s very pretty Look how beautiful she is. You think your bike is valuable… The flashlight will illuminate the footpath… … but the bike is in fact worthless, not worth a penny. … so we can see where we are going in it’s light. 60 ANIMAL WORLD - ANIMALS IN DANGER - KGT