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Reading Comprehension - Worked examples and exercises
Worked example
Example 1 - Scanning: Read quickly to find specific information. "In what year was the school built?" You don't need to read every word - just look for a number/date.
Worked example
Example 2 - Skimming: Read quickly to get the main idea. Read the title, first and last sentences of each paragraph. You should understand the general topic without reading every detail.
Worked example
Example 3 - Inference: "María always carries an umbrella and wears a raincoat." What can we infer?
Answer: We can infer that María lives in a place where it rains a lot or she is very cautious. The text doesn't say this directly, but we can deduce it from the clues.
Read this text and answer:
The Great Wall of China is one of the most impressive structures ever built. The first walls were built more than 2,500 years ago, and during the Qin Dynasty (221 BC) many of them were joined together. It was built to protect China from invasions from the north. The wall stretches for more than 21,000 kilometres across mountains, deserts and plains. Millions of workers, including soldiers, peasants and prisoners, worked on its construction over many centuries. Today, it is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Exercises- When were the first walls built, and what happened during the Qin Dynasty?
- Why was the wall built?
- How long is the Great Wall?
- Who built the wall? Name three groups.
- When was it declared a World Heritage Site?
- Find a word that means "attacks by an army entering a country".
- True or false: The wall was built in one year.
- What can you infer about how difficult it was to build the wall?
- Write 3 questions about the text for a classmate.
- Summarise the text in 3 sentences using your own words.
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