Reading for True or False: an email about a park
In a True or False task you decide if a sentence matches the text. First, read the sentence and underline the key words. Next, look for the same idea in the email, but be careful: the words can be different. If the email says the opposite, the answer is False. Then write True or False. Here is a tip: one small word, such as not, never or no, can change the whole meaning. Read the model email on the right and look at how the key words are underlined.
| Sentence | Key words | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| There are many trees in the park. | many trees, park | True |
| There is no place to play football. | no place, football | False |
Hi Layla,
How are you? I hope you are well. We live in Giza now and I love our new neighbourhood. There is a small park near our building. It has a lot of trees and a place for football. In the afternoon the residents sit under the trees and the children play. I hang out there with my new friend Rahma. I miss you and Grandma’s garden in Mansoura, but I do not feel sad. Please write soon!
Love,
Hagar
Is there a park in your neighbourhood, Omar?
Yes, there is a big one. The residents walk there in the evening.
Do you hang out there?
Yes, with my cousins, every Friday.
Key word hunt. The grown-up reads four sentences about a park, two true and two false, for example: There are no trees in the park. The child listens, says the key words and answers True or False. Then change places.