LEARNING ABOUT CONTEXT "READING"

What is context ? It is the sentence or sentences around a word.
The context can tell you a lot about a word.
These exercise can help you learn about the context. Some words are missing in each story. You must use the context to find the right words.
First read the story. Think about the context for each missing word. Then look for the right words.

*Reasd the story. Answer the words in the right places.

-PLANES       -FAMILY      -COUNTRIES       COMPANY       -WAR     -SOLDIERS

       Diem Tam Tranh is 58 years old. He lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He and his wife have two sons. All the people in his______work in Tranh's company. Fourteen other people also work for Tranh. The_____is in a small building near the city. It makes scissors.
       In vietnam there was war for many years. Tranh was a soldier in the_____. Some of his workers were also soldiers. Tranh finds old trucks and_______from the war. His workers take parts to the factory. They make scissors from the parts. They are very good scissors. He sells them in 14______around the world.


*Think before you read

*What is the lesson ?