This is Ben. He is six.
He lives in Antigua. He likes reading and playing football.
1 How old is Ben? 2 Where does he live? 3 What does he like? 4 What is this story all about? a) football b) Ben c) Antigua 5 Would you like to meet Kim or Ben? Why?
• Question 4: Tell pupils it is important to be able to say clearly what a story or passage is ‘all about’. This is the main idea . Both Antigua and football are mentioned but the writing is all about Ben so the answer is ‘b’. • Question 5: Pupils are asked to express their own opinion . Encourage them to give reasons based on what the character likes or where he/she lives. • See Workbook 1 pages 116–117 for more work on main idea .
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