Finding Facts in a Text

What are we learning today?

You will find numbers, names and places in a short text.

Explanation

• Look at the question word first: How many? When? Where?
• Scan the text for numbers, names and places.
• Copy the fact with its unit.

Examples

1. Tatyana won two medals in Athens in 2004. She was 15.
2. The Highland Games are in Scotland from May to September.
3. Kazakhstan finished twenty-second at the 2016 Olympics. It won 17 medals, and three were gold.

Remember!

• Underline the question word.
• Scan for the fact. Do not read every word.

Check yourself

1. How many medals did Kazakhstan win in 2016?
2. When did Tatyana compete in Athens?
3. In which months are the Highland Games held?