Reading Comprehension Review Handout: Countries and Nationalities / Clothes
Reading Comprehension Review Handout: Countries and Nationalities / Clothes
Reading Comprehension Review Handout: Countries and Nationalities / Clothes
§ Instruction: Read the short text and answers the questions below.
My name is Devendra. I live in India in the city of New Delhi. In my country women
wear a saree. The saree is a long fabric. The saree is a typical clothing item and
it is similar to a dress. Usually, we wear sarees together with a shirt and a skirt.
For weddings, we wear red sarees. Widows wear white sarees. New moms wear
yellow sarees for a week.
Key words:
women: mujeres saree: sari long: largo/larga fabric: tela
together: junto wedding: boda new moms: madres recientes
Questions:
a. What’s Davendra’s nationality? ____________________________________
b. What’s a saree? ________________________________________________
c. In what country do women wear a saree? ____________________________
d. Red sarees are for: _____________________________________________
e. White sarees are for: ____________________________________________
f. Yellow sarees are for: ___________________________________________
g. Do you like sarees? Why? ________________________________________
Key words:
Tartan: cuadrillé design: diseño men: hombres
warriors: guerreros battles: batallas
Questions:
a. What’s Adair’s nationality? ________________________________________
b. What’s a kilt? __________________________________________________
c. What’s the design of a kilt? ________________________________________
d. In what country do men wear a kilt? _________________________________
e. What kilts were worn for in the past? _________________________________
f. What kilts are worn for in the present? ________________________________
g. Are kilts important Scotland? Why? __________________________________
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