2.5 Reading for Comprehension

• respond to questions from a text for comprehension
• make connections between events and people in a text to real life
• acknowledge the role of Arabic texts for lifelong learning

“Why should we make connections between events in texts and real life?”

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1. Reading texts on the education system in Kenya
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Read a range of texts about the education system in Kenya.
2. Answering direct questions from a text
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Answer direct questions from texts on the education system in Kenya.
3. Answering inferential questions
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Work jointly to answer inferential questions from a text on education.
4. Making connections between texts and real life
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Explain what making connections means and why it matters.
5. How events in a story relate to real life
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Discuss how the events in a story relate to real-life experiences.
6. People in the story and real life: a visual organiser
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Brainstorm how the people in a story relate to real life and prepare a visual organiser.
7. Role playing a section of the text
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Role play a section of the text read with peers, then compare and contrast two versions.
8. Comparing and contrasting education systems; notes and summary
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Read selected texts on education in Kenya, compare and contrast it with other countries, and summarise the main ideas.