READING COMPREHENSION

PRESENTATI ON
WRITTEN AND PRESENTED BY

WELCOME TO

Drs. MASHURI, M.Pd,

1. PRIVATE CONVERSATION
Last week, I went to the theatre. I had a d a very ood seat. The !"ay was very #nterest#n . d#d not en$oy #t. A yo%n &an and a yo%n wo&an were s#tt#n 'eh#nd &e. They were ta"k#n "o%d"y. I ot very an ry. I (o%"dn)t hear the a(t#on. I t%rn aro%nd. I "ook at the &an and the wo&an an r#"y. They d#dn)t !ay any attent#on. In the end, I (o%"dn)t 'ear #t. I t%rned aro%nd a a#n. * I (an)t hear a word+, I sa#d an r#"y. *It)s none o- yo%r '%s#ness,, The yo%n &an sa#d r%de"y. *It)s a !r#vate (onversat#on.

.. Where d#d the wr#ter o "ast week / 0. D#d he en$oyed the !"ay or not / 1. Who were s#tt#n 'eh#nd h#& / 2. Were they ta"k#n "o%d"y or were they ta"k#n 3%#et"y / 4. Co%"d the wr#ter hear the a(tor or not / 5. D#d he t%rn aro%nd or not / 6. What d#d he say /

2. BREAKFAST OR LUNCH
It was S%nday. I never et %! ear"y on S%nday. I so&et#&es stay #n 'ed %nt#" "%n(h t#&e. Last S%nday I ot %! very "ate. I "ook o%t the w#ndow. It was dark o%ts#de. What a day +I tho% ht It) was ra#n#n a a#n $%st then, the te"e!hone ran . It was A%nt L%(y., I)ve $%st arr#ved 'y tra#n,, She sa#d, * I a& (o&#n to see yo%,. * 7%t I a& st#"" hav#n 'reak-ast, I sa#d. *what are yo% do#n /, she asked. * I a& hav#n 'reak-ast,, I re!eated. * dear &e,, She sa#d. Do yo% a"ways et %! so "ate / It #s one o)("o(k.

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Does the wr#ter a"ways ets %! on S%nday or does he a"ways ets %! so "ate / D#d he et %! ear"y on S%nday or d#d he et %! "ate / Who te"e!hone then / Had she arr#ved 'y tra#n or had she (o&e on -ood / Was she (o&#n to see h#& or not / D#d he say *I a& st#"" hav#n 'reak-ast or d#d he say *I a& st#"" #n 'ed, / Was h#s a%nt very s%r!r#se or not / What was the t#&e /

3. PLEASE SEND ME A CARD Post (ard a"ways s!o#" &y ho"#days. Last s%&&er I went to Ita"y. I v#s#ted &%se%&s and I sat #n the !%'"#( arden. A -r#end"y wa#ter ta% ht &e a -ew words o- Ita"#an. Then he "end &e a 'ook. I read a -ew "#nes, '%t I d#d not %nderstand a word. Everyday I tho% h a'o%t !ost (ards. My ho"#day !assed 3%#(k"y, '%t I d#d not send any (ard to &y -r#ends. On the "ast day I &ake a '# de(#s#on. I ot %! ear"y and 'o% ht th#rty seven (ards. I s!end the who"e day #n &y roo& '%t I d#d not wr#te a s#n "e (ard.

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Do !ost (ard a"ways s!o#" the wr#ter)s ho"#day or not / Where d#d he send ho"#day "ast s%&&er / What d#d he th#k a'o%t everyday / D#d he send any (ards to h#s -r#end / How &any (ards d#d he '%y on the "ast day /. Where d#d he stay a"" day / D#d he wr#te any (ards or not /

2. A: E;CITI:< TRIP
I have $%st re(e#ved a "etter -ro& &y 'rother. T#&. He #s #n A%stra"#a. He has 'een there -or s#= &onths. T#& #s an en #neer. He #s work#n -or a '# (o&!any and he has a"ready v#s#ted a reat n%&'er o- d#--erent !"a(es #n A%stra"#a. He has $%st 'o% ht an A%stra"#an (ar and has one to A"#(e S!r#n s, a s&a"" town #n the (enter o- A%stra"#a. He soon v#s#t Darw#n. >ro& there he w#"" -"y to Perth. My 'rother has never a'road 'e-ore, so he #s -#nd#n th#s tr#! very #nterest#n .

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What has the writer just received from his brother, Tim ? Is Tim engineer or is he a doctor ? How long has he been in ustralia ? Has he alread" visited man" #laces or not ? Where is he now ? Has Tim ever been abroad before or not ? Is he enjo" his tri# ver" much or not ?

5. NO WRONG NUMBER
Mr. ?a&es S(ott has a ara e #n S#"'%ry and now he has $%st 'o% ht another ara e #n P#nh%rst. P#nh%rst #s on"y -#ve &#"es -ro& S#"'%ry, '%t Mr. S(ott (an)t et a te"e!hone -or h#s new ara e, so he has $%st 'o% ht twe"ve !# eons. @esterday, a !# eon (arr#ed the -#rst &essa e -ro& P#nh%rst to S#"'%ry. The '#rd (overed the d#stan(e #n three &#n%tes. U! to now, Mr. S(ott has sent a reat &any re3%ests -or s!are !arts and other %r ent &essa e -ro& one ara e to the other. In th#s way, has 'e %n h#s own !r#vate *Te"e!hone, serv#(e.

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Where has Mr. S(ott o!ened h#s se(ond ara e/ Where #s h#s -#rst ara e/ How -ar away #s S#"'%ry/ Can Mr. S(ott et a te"e!hone -or h#s new ara e or not/ What has he 'e %n/ In how &#n%tes do they (arry &essa es -ro& one ara e to the other/

6. PERCY BUTTONS
I have $%st &oved to a ho%se #n 7r#d e street. @esterday a 'e ar kno(ked at &y door. He asked &e -or a &ea" and a "ass o- 'eer. In ret%rn -or th#s, the 'e ar stood on h#s head and san son s. I ave h#& a &ea". He ate the -ood and drank the 'eer. Then he !%t a !#e(e o- (heese #n h#s !o(ket and went away. Later a ne# h'or to"d &e a'o%t h#&. Every 'ody know h#&. H#s na&e #s Per(y 7%ttons, He (a"" every ho%se #n the street on(e a &onth and a"ways asks -or a &ea" and a "ass o- 'eer.

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Has the wr#ter $%st &oved to a ho%se #n 7r#d e street /. Who kno(ked at her door D#d he san a son or d#d he ask -or &oney / What d#d the wr#ter #ve h#& #n ret%rn -or th#s / What #s the 'e ar)s na&e / Does he (a"" at every ho%se on(e a week or on(e a &onth /

7. TOO LATE
The plane was "ate and dete(t#ve were wa#t#n at the a#r!ort a"" &orn#n . They were e=!e(t#n a va"%a'"e !ar(e" o- d#a&onds. -ro& so%th A-r#(a. A -ew ho%rs ear"#er, so&e one had to"d the !o"#(e that th#eves wo%"d try to stea" the d#a&onds. When the !"ane arr#ved, so&e o- dete(t#ves were wa#t#n #ns#de the &a#n '%#"d#n wh#"e other were wa#t#n on the a#r-#e"d. Two &en took the !ar(e" o-- the !"ane and (arr#ed #t #nto the (%sto& ho%se. Wh#"e two dete(t#ves kee!#n %ard at the door, two others o!en the !ar(e". To the#r s%r!r#se, the !re(#o%s !ar(e" was -%"" o- stones and sand +.

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How "on were dete(t#ves wa#t#n at the a#r!ort / 0. What were they e=!e(t#n -ro& So%th A-r#(a. 1. Where d#d two &en take the !ar(e" a-ter the arr#va" o- the !"ane. 2. How &any dete(t#ve o!ened #t / 4. What was the !ar(e" -%"" o- /
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8. THE BEST AND THE WORST Joe Sander has the &ost 'ea%t#-%" arden #n o%r town. :ear"y every 'ody enters -or *:#(est <arden Co&!et#t#on, ea(h year, '%t ?oe w#ns every t#&e. 7#"" >r#th)s arden #s "ar er than ?oe)s. 7#"" works harder than ?oe and rows &ore -"owers and ve eta'"es, '%t ?oe)s arden #s &ore #nterest#n . He has &ade neat !aths and has '%#"t a wooden 'r#d e over a !oo". I "#ke arden too, '%t I don)t "#ke hard work. Every year I enter -or the arden (o&!et#t#on too, and I a"ways w#n a "#tt"e !r#Ae -or the worst arden #n the town

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Who these the 'est arden #n the town / What does he w#n ea(h year /. Who e"se has -#ne arden /. Is ?oe)s 'etter or not / Is the wr#ter)s arden 'ea%t#-%", or #s #t terr#'"e / What does he a"ways w#n a !r#Ae /

9. A COLD WELCOME
On Wednesday even#n , we went to the Town
Ha"". It was the "ast day o- the year and a "ar e (row o- !eo!"e had athered %nder the Town Ha"" ("o(k. It wo%"d str#ke twe"ve #n twenty &#n%te)s t#&e. >#-teen &#n%tes !assed and then, at -#ve to twe"ve, the ("o(k sto!!ed. The '# &#n%te hand d#d not &ove. We wa#ted and wa#ted, '%t noth#n ha!!ened. S%dden"y so&eone sho%ted, * It #s two &#n%tes !ast twe"ve + The ("o(k has sto!!ed + I "ooked at &y wat(h. It was tr%e. The '# ("o(k re-%sed to we"(o&e the :ew @ear. At the &o&ent, every 'ody 'e an to "a% h and s#n .

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Where d#d we o on :ew @ear Eve / Were there &any !eo!"e there or not In how &any &#n%tes wo%"d the Town Ha"" ("o(k str#ke twe"ve / At what t#&e d#d #t sto! /

10.THE GREENWOOD BOYS

The <reenwood 7oys are ro%! o- !o!%"ar s#n ers. At !resent, they are v#s#t#n a"" !arts o- the (o%ntry. They w#"" 'e arr#v#n here to&orrow. They w#"" 'e (o&#n 'y tra#n and &ost o- the yo%n !eo!"e #n the town w#"" 'e &eet#n the& at the stat#on. To&orrow even#n they w#"" 'e s#n #n at the Workers) C"%'. The <reenwood w#"" 'e stay#n -or -#ve days. D%r#n th#s t#&e, they w#"" #ve -#ve !er-or&an(es. As %s%a", the !o"#(e w#"" have a d#--#(%"t t#&e. They w#"" 'e try#n to kee! order. It #s a"ways the sa&e on these o((as#ons.

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.. Are The <reenwood 7oys ro%! o- !o!%"ar s#n ers or !o!%"ar dan(er / 0. When w#"" they 'e (o&#n here / 1. Who w#"" 'e &eet#n the& at the stat#on / 2. How &any !er-or&an(es w#"" they #ve / 4. What w#"" the !o"#(e 'e try#n to do as %s%a"

11. ONE GOOD TURN DESERVE ANOTHER

I was hav#n d#nner at resta%rant when Harry Stee"e (a&e #n. Harry worked #n a "awyer)s o--#(e years a o, '%t he #s now work#n at a 7ank. He et a ood sa"ary, '%t he a"ways 'orrow &oney -ro& h#s -r#ends and never !ays #t 'a(k. Harry saw &e and (a&e and sat at the sa&e ta'"e. He has never 'orrowed &oney -ro& &e. Wh#"e he was eat#n , I asked h#& to "end &e B 0. To &y s%r!r#se, He ave the &oney #&&ed#ate"y. * I have never 'orrowed &oney -ro& yo%, Harry sa#d, so now yo% (an !ay -or &y d#nner.

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Where were yo% hav#n d#ner / D#d yo% see Harry Stee"e a wh#"e or not / What does he a"ways 'orrows -ro& h#s -r#ends / D#d Harry s#t at yo%r ta'"e or d#d he s#t so&ewhere e"se / How &%(h d#d yo% ask h#& to "end yo% / D#d he #ve yo% the &oney at on(e or not / What d#d he want yo% to do /

12. GOOD BYE AND GOOD LUCK

O%r ne# h'or, Ca!ta#n Char"es A"#son, w#"" sa#" -ro& Ports&o%th to&orrow. We sha"" &eet h#& at the har'o%r ear"y #n the &orn#n . He w#"" 'e #n h#s s&a"" 'oat, To!sa#". To!sa#" #s a -a&o%s "#tt"e 'oat. It has sa#"ed a(ross the At"ant#( &any t#&es. Ca!ta#n A"#son w#"" set o%t at e# ht o)("o(k, so we sha"" have !"enty o- t#&e. We sha"" see h#s 'oat and then we sha"" say ood'ye to h#&. He w#"" 'e away -or two &onts. We are very !ro%d o- h#&. He w#"" take a !art #n an #&!ortant ra(e a(ross the At"ant#(.

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Who& sha"" we &eet at Ports&o%th Har'o%r ear"y to&orrow &orn#n / Where w#"" he 'e/ At what t#&e w#"" he "eave/ Sha"" we say ood'ye to h#&, or sha"" we trave" w#th h#&/ What w#"" he take a !art #n/

13. DO YOU SPEA ENG!ISH

I had an a&%s#n

e=!er#en(e "ast year. I had "e-t a s&a"" v#""a e #n the so%th o>ran(e, I drove on to the ne=t town. On the way, a yo%n &an waved to &e. I sto!!ed and e asked &e -or a "#-t. As soon as he ot #nto the (ar, I sa#d ood &orn#n to h#& #n >ran(e and he re!"#ed #n the sa&e "an %a e. A!art -ro& a -ew words, I don)t know any >ren(h at a"". :e#ther o- %s s!oke d%r#n the $o%rney. I had near"y rea(hed the town, when the yo%n &an s%dden"y sa#d very s"ow"y, *Do yo% s!eak En "#sh /, As I soon "earnt, he was En "#sh h#& se"- +.

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Who& d#d the wr#ter #ve a "#-t to #n the so%th o- >ren(h "ast year / D#d they reet ea(h other #n En "#sh or >ren(h / Does the wr#ter s!eak any >ren(h or not / D#d they s#t #n s#"en(e, or they ta"k to ea(h other / Wha d#d the yo%n &an say at the end o$o%rney / Was he En "#sh h#&se"-, or was he >ren(h /

1". A PO!ITE RE#UEST

I- yo% !ark yo%r (ar #n the wron !"a(e, a tra--#( !o"#(e&an w#"" soon -#nd #t. @o% w#"" 'e very "%(ky #- he "et yo% o w#tho%t a t#(ket. However, #t doesn)t a"ways ha!!en. Tra--#( !o"#(e are so&et#&es very !o"#te. D%r#n a ho"#day #n Sweden, I -o%nd th#s note on &y (ar C S#r, we we"(o&e yo% to o%r (#ty. Th#s #s a *:o Park#n , area. @o% w#"" en$oy yo%r stay here #- yo% !ay attent#on to o%r street s# ns. Th#s not #s on"y a re&#nder. , I- yo% re(e#ve a re3%est "#ke th#s, yo% (an)t -a#" to o'ey #t +

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Do tra--#( !o"#(e %s%a""y #ves yo% a t#(ket #yo% !ark yo%r (ar #n the wron !"a(e or not / When d#d the wr#ter -#nd a !o"#te note on h#s (ar /. What d#d the tra--#( !o"#(e want h#& tyo do /. Can anyone -a#" to o'ey a re3%est "#ke th#s or not /.

1$. GOOD NEWS

The se(retary to"d &e that Mr. Har&sworth

wo%"d see &e. I -e"t very nervo%s when I went #nto h#s o--#(e. He d#dn)t "ook %! -ro& h#s desk when I entered. A-ter I sat down, he sa#d that '%s#ness was very 'ad. He to"d &e that the -#r& (o%"d not a--ord to !ay s%(h "ar e sa"ary. Twenty !eo!"e had a"ready "e-t. I knew that &y t%rn had (o&e. Mr. Har&sworth, I sa#d #n a weak vo#(e. * Don)t #nterr%!t,, He sa#d. He s&#"ed and to"d &e I wo%"d re(e#ve an E=tra B.DD a year.

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Who wanted to see yo% / How d#d yo% -ee" a'o%t th#s / Where d#d yo% o / D#d he say that the '%s#ness was 'ad, or d#d he say that #t was ood /. Co%"d the -#r& !ay s%(h "ar e sa"ar#es or not / How &any !eo!"e had "e-t a"ready / D#d he ask yo% as we"" as or not / What d#d he o--er yo% /