LEARN 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.

-HORSE      -MEAT    -GIRL     -TOWN     -YARD

        Mara Milvaney is 36 years old. Mara and here family live in a small ______ in australia. Mara and her husband, Dan, have three children, two boys and a _____. They live in a small house with a large ______. The children like animals very much. The family has three cats, two dogs, and a _____.
       Mara and Dan also like animals. They hhave a sheep farm. They sell the young sheep for meat. People in europe and the United Stades buy the_____. Mara also sells the sheep's wool
for clothes. Australian wool goes to many countries.


*Think before you read

*What is the lesson ?