HAVO Engels case studies
HAVO Engels · Put your knowledge to work in context.
HAVO Engels is the English component of the havo (senior general secondary education) central examination in the Netherlands. Candidates are typically havo pupils in their final year who need a pass in English to complete their diploma and to move on to higher professional education (hbo) or further study. The exam is set and quality-assured within the Dutch central examination system, and the College voor Toetsen en Examens (CvTE) is the body responsible for the examinations; CvTE publishes syllabi and information for the central exams in secondary education through its website and linked portals such as Examenblad.nl. Preparation should combine steady reading of authentic English texts - news, opinion, popular science, fiction - with practice in writing clear, well-structured English and in recognising how a text signals its argument. The HAVO Engels case studies are 5 cases and about 2,335 words.
1The Repair Café's Reluctant Founder
At the repair café in a Utrecht community centre, three Saturdays a month, forty volunteers fix broken toasters, lamps and bicycles. Last year they repaired 120 items and kept an estimated 900 kilograms of waste out of incinerators.
482 words, about 2 min2Phone Ban Headline Under Pressure
Since September, a school in Groningen has banned smartphones during the entire school day. The rule covers 900 pupils and was introduced for a six-week trial.
416 words, about 2 min3Greenwashing and the Small Asterisk
Fashion brands increasingly sell 'conscious' collections. A jacket may carry a label saying 'made with 30% recycled fibres', while the other 70% is virgin polyester.
475 words, about 2 min4Complaint About a Refurbished Laptop
You are a HAVO 5 student. On 3 March you ordered a refurbished laptop (order number 48291) from the online shop TechReturn for €389.
504 words, about 3 min5Later School Start: One-Paragraph Debate
In English class, you have read two short sources about later school start times. Source A: a survey of 200 pupils at your school found that 68% would concentrate better if lessons began at 10:00 instead of 8:30.
458 words, about 2 min