texts for reading comprehension 6 by Andy Gates

Class 6 PRIMARY EDUCATION

Reading Comprehension Texts of the Units CEIP CASTILLO DE ANZUR

ENGLISH A1 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY: ACTIVITIES READ Name

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UNIT 1. ACTIVITIES IN AUSTRALIA { Read cd1/20

THE GREAT BARRIER REEF The Great Barrier Reef is on the east coast of Australia. It’s a wonderful place to visit, because there is so much to see and do. You can go sailing and waterskiing, as well as swimming and surfing. But best of all you can go snorkelling! When you go snorkelling, you swim with lots of beautiful and colourful fish. You can take photos with an underwater camera. It’s a fantastic experience!

SURF IN CORNWALL Cornwall is a beautiful part of England. It’s in the south-west of the country, so the weather is normally very sunny in summer. Summer is the best time to visit Cornwall, especially if you like water sports. You can go swimming and wind-surfing, but surfing is the best activity! Newquay is the surfing capital of Cornwall. You can go surfing on beautiful beaches with fantastic waves! { Choose 1 The Great Barrier Reef is on… 2 There, you can… 3 You can swim with lots of… 4 It’s a … experience 5 The weather in Cornwall in summer is… 6 The best activity is… 7 The surfing capital of Cornwall is… 8 The beaches are…

 the west coast  go climbing  birds  bad  sunny  swimming  London  horrible

 the north cost  go surfing  fish  stupid  cold  wind-surfing  New York  beautiful

 the east coast  go horse-riding  penguins  fantastic  windy  surfing  Newquay  colourful

{ Answer the questions 1 Where’s the Great Barrier Reef? ___________________________________________________ 2 Why is it a wonderful place to visit? _________________________________________________ 3 What’s the best activity you can do on the Great Barrier Reef? _____________________________ 4 Can you take photos of the beautiful and colourful fish? __________________________________ 5 Where’s Cornwall? ____________________________________________________________ 6 What’s the weather like in Cornwall in summer? _______________________________________ 7 What is the best time to visit Cornwall? ______________________________________________ 8 What activities can you do in Cornwall? ______________________________________________

CEIP CASTILLO DE ANZUR | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CLASS 6

ENGLISH A2 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY: ACTIVITIES READ Name

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UNIT 2. SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON { Read cd1/34

LONDON London is the capital city of the UK. It’s smaller than New York, but it’s bigger than many European cities. There are lots of famous sights to see, for example, the London Eye, the Tower of London, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace with Prince Philip and her dogs. Tourist can visit the palace in the summer. Oxford Street and Regent Street are famous shopping streets. Regent Street is shorter than Oxford Street, but they both have lots of great shops. London is famous for lots of other things too – red telephone boxes and postboxes, and, of course, the black taxis, the Tube and the red double-decker buses. The Tube is faster than the bus. You can also go on boat trips on the River Thames. They’re good fun. And don’t forget to try some fish and chips after a day of sightseeing! { Choose 1 London is the capital city of… 2 London is smaller than… 3 The Queen lives in… 4 Tourists can visit the palace in… 5 Regent Street is … than Oxford Street 6 Taxis in London are… 7 The Tube is … than the bus 8 Don’t forget to try some…

 the USA  New Jersey  the Tower of London  the summer  longer  red  faster  ice-cream

 the UK  Paris  the London Eye  the winter  bigger  yellow  slower  meat and vegetables

 Spain  New York  Buckingham Palace  the spring  shorter  black  more comfortable  fish and chips

{ Answer the questions 1 What famous sights can you see in London? __________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 2 Who lives in Buckingham Palace? __________________________________________________ 3 When can tourists visit Buckingham Palace? __________________________________________ 4 Write two famous shopping streets in London: _________________________________________ 5 What colour are the telephone boxes, postboxes and buses? ______________________________ 6 What can you do on the River Thames? _____________________________________________ 7 What can you eat after a day of sightseeing? __________________________________________ CEIP CASTILLO DE ANZUR | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CLASS 6

ENGLISH A3 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY: ACTIVITIES READ Name

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UNIT 3. CASTLES IN ROMANIA { Read cd1/53

BRAN CASTLE Bran Castle is in Romania. It's near the beautiful city of Basov. People call it Dracula's castle. They say that this castle was Dracula's home. It's more than six hundred years old. It was originally a fortress and it was very important for defence. There were only two towers in the beginning, but now there are four. It was the summer home of the Romanian Royal Family for many years, but it's a tourist attraction now. Tourists visit Bran Castle every year. It's also a museum of history and art.

HARLECH CASTLE Harlech is one of many castles in Wales. It’s near the sea in north-west Wales. It’s more than seven hundred years old, and it was a very important fortress. In the past there wasn’t even a village next to the castle, but now there’s a small town. The old castle had lots of rooms. Now it has four main towers and a big gatehouse. It’s very impressive. It also has very thick walls. Lots of tourist visit beautiful Harlech Castle. There is a song about the castle too, called Men of Harlech. { Choose 1 Bran Castle is near the … of Basov  town 2 People call it…  Frankenstein’s castle 3 Bran Castle is more than…  six months 4 Bran Castle is a museum of…  science 5 Harlech Castle is in…  Romania 6 Harlech Castle was a very important…  fortress 7 Harlech Castle has very … walls  thin 8 There’s a song call…  Women of Harlech

 village  Ghost’s castle  six hundred years  history and art  Scotland  town  tall  Men of Harlech

 city  Dracula’s castle  six thousand years  monsters  Wales  village  thick  Boys of Harlech

{ True or false? 1 Bran Castle is three hundred years old.

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2 People say that Bran Castle was Dracula’s home.

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3 In the beginning, there were four towers at Bran Castle.

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4 Bran Castle was the summer home of the Romanian Royal Family.

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5 Harlech Castle is near the sea in south-east Wales.

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6 There wasn’t a village next to Harlech.

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7 There are five towers at Harlech Castle.

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8 There is a poem about Harlech Castle.

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CEIP CASTILLO DE ANZUR | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CLASS 6

ENGLISH A4 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY: ACTIVITIES READ Name

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UNIT 4. MYTHS FROM GREECE { Read cd2/13 Olympia, Greece 24th June Dear Granny and Grandad, Greetings from Greece! Today we visited the Olympia Archaeology Museum. There were lots of ancient statues of the Greek gods. In this photo, you can see Zeus. He was very old. He had a beard. He was king of Olympia. In the museum, there’s lots of information about the ancient Olympic Games in Olympia in the year 776 BC. That’s a VERY long time ago! In ancient times, the Olympic Games were always in Greece. The Olympics were every four years, like today. We really liked the museum. See you soon. Love, Sally and Peter Hi Mum! We visited the British Museum yesterday. It was fantastic! There was so much to see. There were lots of ancient statues and art from all over the world there. It’s got the Elgin Marbles, too. They’re statues from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. They were statues of Zeus, Athena and Apollo. Athena was young and intelligent and Apollo was handsome and strong. Zeus was their father. There were also statues of Egyptian gods. The goddess Bastet had the head of a cat! She protected people in Ancient Egypt. It was very interesting. See you soon. Love from Paul and Jack xxxx { Choose 1 Sally and Peter are in… 2 Zeus was very… 3 Olympics were every… 4 Yesterday, Paul and Jack visited… 5 Athena was… 6 The goddess Bastet had…

 Greece  old  four days  the National Gallery  young and stupid  the head of a cat

 Italy  young  six years  the Houses of Parliament  young and intelligent  the body of a cat

 Tunisia  ugly  four years  the British Museum  old and intelligent  the head of a horse

{ Answer the questions 1 Who was Zeus? _______________________________________________________________ 2 Where were the first Olympic Games? _______________________________________________ 3 Who was Athena’s dad? _________________________________________________________ 4 Was Apollo ugly? ______________________________________________________________ CEIP CASTILLO DE ANZUR | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CLASS 6

ENGLISH A5 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY: ACTIVITIES READ Name

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UNIT 5. HEROES FROM SCOTLAND { Read cd2/27

FAMOUS SCOTTISH PEOPLE Alexander Graham Bell was a very famous Scottish man. In 1870 he went to Canada and then to the USA with his family. He was a teacher, but then he became an inventor. He invented the telephone in 1876. He was 29 years old. The first telephone call was on 3 June 1880. He also invented the microphone. He became very rich and famous. Today, almost everybody has got a telephone and a mobile telephone too. rd

Alexander Fleming was a famous scientist. He was Scottish and he had seven brothers and sisters. They loved the Scottish countryside. He went to London and became a doctor and a captain in the army. He discovered penicillin in 1928 and wrote a very important report. It was a medical miracle. He helped a lot of people. He wrote lots of books and articles about his discoveries. In 1945 he got the Nobel Prize for Medicine. { Choose 1 Bell was from…  England 2 He became…  an inventor 3 When he invented the telephone…  he was very old 4 The first telephone call was…  on 3 June 1808 5 Fleming had…  7 brothers and 7 sisters 6 Fleming became…  an inventor 7 He discovered…  aspirin 8 In … he got the Nobel Prize  1845 rd

 Wales  Scotland  a mechanic  a doctor  he was a child  he was young  on 3 July 1880  on 3 June 1880  no brothers and 7 sisters  7 brothers and sisters  a doctor  a fireman  America  penicillin  1945  1954 rd

{ True or false? 1 Bell invented the television.

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2 Bell invented the telephone in 1880.

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3 Bell invented the microphone.

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4 Bell became rich and famous.

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5 Fleming was a Scottish explorer.

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6 Fleming became a captain in the army.

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7 Fleming discovered penicillin.

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8 Fleming got the Nobel Prize for Literature

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CEIP CASTILLO DE ANZUR | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CLASS 6

ENGLISH A6 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY: ACTIVITIES READ Name

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UNIT 6. HOLIDAYS IN TUNISIA { Read cd2/48

HAMMAMET BILINGUAL SCHOOL Trip to Matmata on Friday 20 July th

We’re going to visit the town of Matmata. We’re going to visit the old houses and we're going to sleep there. On the second day, we’re going to get up at five o’clock because we’re going to visit an oasis. We’re going to ride camels, and we’re going to climb a mountain on the third day. Then we’re going to visit Chott El Jerod. It’s a salt lake that has no water! You can cross it by foot or by car. We’re going to have an excellent time!

SOUTH LONDON PRIMARY SCHOOL Day trip to Brighton on Wednesday 6 July th

We’re going to spend the day in Brighton! We’re going to go to the beach and go swimming in the morning. After lunch, we’re going to visit the Royal Pavilion, it’s a very big palace. Then we’re going to go to the market and play volleyball on the beach. Then we’re going to eat fish and chips on the West Pier. We’re going to be back in London at nine o’clock in the evening. { Choose 1 Tunisian pupils’ trip is on…  Thursday 20 July 2 Tunisian pupils are going to…  visit Matmata 3 On the second day, they are going to…  get up at six o’clock 4 Chott El Jerod is…  a sweet lake 5 British pupils’ trip is in…  autumn 6 They are going to spend a day in… Brighton 7 In the morning, they’re going to…  visit the Royal Pavilion 8 They’re going to be back in London…  at half past eight th

 Friday 20 June  visit Mammamet  visit an oasis  a town  summer  London  play volleyball  at nine a.m. th

 Friday 20 July  Tabarka  visit some old houses  a salt lake  winter  Birmingham  go swimming  at nine p.m. th

{ Answer the questions 1 Where are the Tunisian pupils going to sleep? _________________________________________ 2 Why are they going to get up at five o'clock on the second day? ____________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 3 Is there any water in Chott El Jerod? ________________________________________________ 4 How can they cross the salt lake? __________________________________________________ 5 Where are the British pupils going to spend the day? ____________________________________ 6 The British pupils are going to go to the beach. Are they going to go swimming? ________________ 7 When are they going to visit the Royal Pavilion? ________________________________________ 8 What are they going to have for dinner? _____________________________________________ CEIP CASTILLO DE ANZUR | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CLASS 6

ENGLISH A7 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY: ACTIVITIES READ Name

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FESTIVALS { Read cd2/54

HALLOWE’EN Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Irish immigrants carried the tradition to the USA in the nineteenth century. The origin of Halloween was an ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. The festival of Samhain was a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. The word Halloween comes from All Hallows’ Even (Evening), or the evening before "All Hallows’ Day" (or All Saints' Day). One of the most popular symbols of Halloween is a hollow pumpkin, with a candle inside. In the USA, it is commonly called a jack-o'-lantern. Children carve scary faces on the pumpkins. Costumes are other traditional custom in Halloween. Boys and girls dress up as monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches, devils, zombies, mummies or demons. Costumes are also based on popular characters from television shows or movies. The most popular Halloween activity is ‘trick-or-treating’. Groups of disguised children knock on the doors of different houses. They ask for sweets or cakes, saying: ‘Trick or treat?’. If people accept the ‘treat’, they give ‘little monsters’ some candies, but if they don’t accept it, children play a little joke on them. Other traditional activities in Halloween are ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses", reading scary stories and watching horror movies. Candy apples are a common food in Halloween. They are used as a treat, and they are made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup, and sometimes rolling them in nuts.

{ Choose 1 Halloween is celebrated on…  the night of November 1 2 Samhain was…  a French festival 3 One of the most popular symbols is…  the candy apples 4 A popular Halloween activity is…  trick or treating 5 Sometimes, apples are rolled in…  beans

 the morning of October 31  the night of October 31  a Celtic festival  a Spanish festival  haunted houses  a hollow pumkin  trick or eating  kick or treating  meat  nuts

{ Answer the questions 1 When is Halloween? ___________________________________________________________ 2 What was Samhain? ___________________________________________________________ 3 Write some traditional costumes in Halloween: ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 4 Name three traditional activities in Halloween: ________________________________________ 5 Are candy apples used as a treat? _________________________________________________ CEIP CASTILLO DE ANZUR | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CLASS 6

ENGLISH A8 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY: ACTIVITIES READ Name

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FESTIVALS { Read cd2/55

THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the USA. It’s a time when families have a big meal together. They give thanks for what they have. The first Thanksgiving was in the 17th Century. A group of English pilgrims sailed to America on the Mayflower ship. They had a very difficult, cold winter with no food. The native Americans helped the pilgrims. They had lots of fruit and vegetables for the next winter. The pilgrims celebrated with the native Americans and they had a big meal with lots of food. Today, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. It’s a time for family, food and football! They have a special meal together. They have turkey with corn and they have a wonderful pumpkin pie. { Choose 1 Thanksgiving is a national holiday in…  the UK  the USA  Australia 2 Families have a big … together  meal  time  tree 3 The first Thanksgiving was…  in the 18 Century  in the 21 Century  in the 17 Century 4 English pilgrims sailed on the…  Titanic  Mayflower  Queen Elizabeth 5 The native Americans … the pilgrims  helped  hit  kissed 6 Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on…  the fifth Thursday of November  the fifth Thursday of December  the fourth Thursday of November th

{ Answer the questions 1 Where were the pilgrims from? ____________________________________________________ 2 What was the name of the pilgrims' boat? ____________________________________________ 3 When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving? __________________________________________ 4 Who helped the pilgrims? ________________________________________________________ 5 What sport do they watch? _______________________________________________________ 6 What do they eat? _____________________________________________________________

CEIP CASTILLO DE ANZUR | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CLASS 6

ENGLISH A9 ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY: ACTIVITIES READ Name

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FESTIVALS { Read

CHINESE NEW YEAR Chinese people celebrate New Year in January or February. They call it Yuandan. They celebrate New Year with a special dinner with the whole family. They often eat fish, chicken, noodles and rice. They also eat a traditional vegetable dish called jai. There are lots of traditions for Chinese New Year. Chinese people clean their house before New Year’s Day, to stop bad luck. Then they decorate their doors and windows for good health and good luck. Red is a lucky colour, so a lot of the decorations are red. They also wear red clothes. Flowers are another lucky symbol and oranges bring happiness. They have fireworks and dragon dance in the streets. They make the dragons with bamboo and paper. There are celebrations for many days. { Choose 1 Chinese celebrate New Year in…  January or February  February or March 2 They celebrate Yuandan with…  a special breakfast  a special lunch 3 People clean their house to…  stop the dirt  stop good luck 4 … is a lucky colour  Yellow  White 5 Oranges bring…  bad luck  happiness 6 They have dragon dance in…  the streets  the houses

 October or November  a special dinner  stop bad luck  Red  juice  the schools

{ Answer the questions 1 When do Chinese people celebrate New Year? _________________________________________ 2 What do they eat for dinner? _____________________________________________________ 3 What is the colour for good luck? __________________________________________________ 4 Name two symbols of good luck: __________________________________________________ 5 Where do they have fireworks? ____________________________________________________ 6 What do they make with bamboo? _________________________________________________

CEIP CASTILLO DE ANZUR | PRIMARY EDUCATION | CLASS 6