Tasks for Reading Comprehension

Task 1

Find the hidden names of fruits in the sentences.

I hope a rainfall won’t spoil our work.

The man was pale with fear or anger.

I keep lumps of sugar in my pocket for me horse.

I would like to have a little monkey.

Mother gave me long lists of things to get for the party.

Task 2

Procedure: Pupils work in pairs. They get common lists of different kinds of food. Each pair has an individual task. The first pair of pupils write out all the names of dairy products, the second pair should find the names of meat products, the third selects the names of fruit. The others can write out the names of vegetables, snacks, drinks and spices.

Write out the words belonging to the appropriate category:

Pepper, water, bacon, cucumbers, apricots, sausages, salt, paprika, sandwiches, milk, coffee, tomatoes, parsley, peaches, peanuts, pizza, butter, ham, lemonade, dill, hamburger, kefir, cottage cheese, tomatoes, plums, ketchup, carrots, sour cream, salad, cutlets, garlic, yoghurt, juice, oranges, raspberries, chicken, lemons, turkey, potatoes, hot dogs, frankfurters, grapes.

Task 3

Find an odd word:

1) tea, sausage, meat, fish;

2) potatoes, apples, plums, peaches;

3) hamburger, sandwich, pizza, sugar;

4) lunch, dinner, cheese, breakfast;

5) juice, milk, bacon, coffee;

6) salad, soup, honey, cereal;

7) vinegar, salt, ketchup, lemonade.

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Task 4

Find in the crossword 21 names of food products (every letter should be used):

T_________ S________ S________ S______

M_________ P________ O_______ T______

M_________ C________ P_______ A______

C_________ C________ P_______

B_________ S________ S_______

C_________ F________ E_______

T	A	N	G	E	R	I	N	E	M
M	I	L	K	C	O	C	O	A	E
C	B	U	T	T	E	R	P	S	A
O	S	O	U	P	P	S	O	A	T
F	C	O	R	N	E	N	T	L	C
F	F	I	S	H	A	A	A	A	H
E	P	E	A	R	C	C	T	D	E
E	S	A	L	T	H	K	O	O	E
E	G	G	S	P	I	C	E	I	S
T	E	A	A	P	P	L	E	L	E

Task 5

1) Pre-reading task.

What is fast food? Is it good or bad for our health? What kitchen utensils do you know? What do you keep at your kitchen?

2)Reading.

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