Reading practices -IYF Workshops

Reading practices -IYF Workshops

Let´s read about Tom´s day ,

Tom´s Day

On Sunday, Tom gets up at 10 o'clock. Then he reads his newspaper in the kitchen. He has breakfast at 11.30 and then he telephones his mother in Scotland.

In the afternoon, at 1.00, Tom plays tennis with his sister and after that, they eat dinner in a restaurant. At 6.00, Tom swims for one hour and then he goes by bike to his brother´s house. They talk and listen to music.

Tom watches television in the evening and drinks a glass of warm milk. He goes to bed at 11.30.

Don´t focus on the words you don´t understand but the ones you do (no enfoques en las palabras que no entiendes ,sino en las que sí)

Multiple Choice

For you , what is this text about ?

• Tom

• Tom´s routines

• Food

Tom´s routines

This text´s focuses on toms routines (habits ) so we have times and the things he does(hace) .Read the text one more time and answer this questions .

Multiple Choice

. Who does he telephone in the morning?

• His brother

• His sister

• His mother

The key(llave) here are the word ¨WHO¨ and ¨TELEPHONE¨

Who means quien and Telephone (telefono pero tambien puede significar llamar a alguien)

Entonces the questions is : Quien ....Tom...llama ?

Respuesta : he telephones his mother

Multiple Choice

Where does his mother live?

• In England

• In his brother's house

• In Scotland

Where

Where significa donde ,

mom-mamá

Live-vive

Qué nos deja? Exacto

Donde vive tom mamá ?(Dónde vive la mamá de Tom?)

his mother in Scotland

Multiple Choice

What time does he play tennis with his sister?

• 1pm

• 2pm

• 11.30am

Similitudes

Otra opción es buscar las palabras iguales a las de las preguntas en el texto :

Pregunta :What time does he play with his sister?

TEXTO :In the afternoon, at 1.00, Tom plays tennis with his sister

TIP: TIME -TIEMPO-HORA

Respuesta : AT 1:00 PM

Multiple Choice

How long does Tom swim for?

• One hour

• Two hours

• Six hours

Here the key are HOW LONG (cuanto tiempo )swim and for ?

TEXT :Tom swims for one hour 

Question :How long does Tom swim for ?

Answer: For one hour

Now is your turn

Can you complete the following excercise on your own ?

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/reading/1r17-elementary-toms-day-true-or-false.php (El enlace estará disponible en el documento de word)