YEAR 5: READING COMPREHENSION - LORD BAO AND THE STONE

Bao Zheng (5 March 999 – 3 July 1062), commonly known as Bao Gong ('Lord Bao'), was a Chinese politician during the reign of Emperor Renzong in China's Song Dynasty. During his twenty-five years in civil service, Bao was always extremely honest and upright. During his years in office, they gave him the honorific title Justice Bao because he fought against corruption.

Today, Bao Zheng is a cultural symbol of justice in Chinese society. 

Bao Zheng's statue in Xiqing Park ( Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.

Read the story.

Vocabulary

1. Write down all the highlighted words (the words in bold, that are in very black writing) in the story.

2.  Write down the meanings of the words in your own language.

Answer the questions.

1.  Who was Lord Bao walking with?

2.  Where did Lord Bao see the boy?

3.  Why was the boy crying?

4.  Why did the people laugh at Lord Bao?

5.  Who was the thief?

Grammar

1. Write down 10 verbs and change them to the Past Simple Tense.

2. Which verbs are regular (end in -ed)?

YEAR 8 (2º ESO) READING COMPREHENSION - Strange Messages

STRANGE MESSAGES

pre-reading activities

Answer the questions in your notebook.

1.  What are you good at?

2.  What do you like doing?

3.  What do you want to be when you finish school or university?

4. What do your parents want you to be when you finish school or university?

while reading activities

As you read and listen to the story, do the following:

1. Pay attention to the highlighted words.  Do you understand them?

2. What do the highlighed words mean in your own language?

3. In your notebook, write down the words you do not know.

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post-reading activities

After reading the story, do the following:

A. Find words in the story to match these definitions:

1. schoolwork that a pupil is required to do at home.

2. a university

3. a particular goal that you want to reach or achieve

4. a person who has been trained to travel in space

5. something that is unusual or unexpected

6. a short piece of information that you give to someone when you can't speak to him or her

7. to move behind someone or something

8. unhappy

B. Answer the questions.

1.  Who is the protagonist?

2.  Who is her best friend?

3.  What does the protagonist want to be when she finishes her studies?

4.  What do her parents want her to be?

5.  What present does the protagonist receive from a family member?

6.  Where does the protagonist have to go to make her dream a reality?

7.  Which organisation trains astronauts?

8.  Who is the protagonist's "friend" in the computer?

9.  Which family member talks to the protagonist's parents?

10. How long does the protagonist study for?