READING A VARIETY OF TEXTS (INTENSIVE READING)

Chapter 11

READING A VARIETY OF TEXTS (INTENSIVE READING)

Intensive Reading refers to slow and careful reading in details which specific learning aims and tasks.Intensive reading involves reading for composition. Read the following composition then answer the question.

A FOOLISH CUSTOMER

One day Mr. Juha seat in a hotel drinking some coffee. A boy come to him that he was selling afternoon papers. “Which papers do you have? Juha asked. “I have the Daily news and The Guardian”, the boy said. “Well, give me both. How much do they cost?” Mr. Juha asked. “One thousand two hundred for both. The Guardian sells at seven hundred” the boy said, “Oh, that is very expensive; just give, The Daily News”

Mr. Juha gave the boy ton thousand shillings note. The boy said he had no change. “Let me go for the change sir”, the boy said “No! No! No!” you will run away with my money! Leave your papers here with me” Mr. Juha said. The boy left happily leaving Juha with the papers after two hours Mr. Juha counted the papers that the boy had left. They were only three! Juha laughed Kwe! Kwe! Kwe! Of course the boy never came back

Questions

Write True (T) or false (F) to the following sentences

(i) Juha sat in a hotel reading the Daily news

(ii) The Guardian costs five hundred shillings

(iii) Juha change was 8,800/=

(iv) Juha counted his change

Question 2.

Provide meaning of the following terms.

i) Customer

ii) Cost

iii) Change

iv) Expensive

Answers

           i) someone who buys things from the seller, buyer, client

           ii) The price of something e.g. my shoes cost me five thousand shilling only

           iii) Money left buying something

          iv)  An item whose price is very high

EXERCISE

Make two sentences using the words expensive and cost

(i)............................................

(ii)............................................