Comprehension: The global village

COMPREHENSION

THE GLOBAL VILLAGE

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
1) Why is the size of classes in Aguaviva larger than in other rural villages?

• BECAUSE MANY FOREIGN CHILDREN HAVE ARRIVED LATELY

2) What is Aguaviva’s strategy for survival?

• JOBS AND HOUSES ARE OFFERED TO FOREIGNERS IF THEY BRING AT LEAST TWO CHILDREN TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL AND STAY IN THE VILLAGE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.
3) Aguaviva is not far from Aragón’s capital.

• FALSE. “Remote village/As far from big cities as Aguaviva.” (lines 1, 2)

4) The number of Spanish children is now smaller than the number of foreign children at Aguaviva’s school.

• FALSE. “Foreigners now make up nearly half of all the pupils” (lines 8, 9)

5) Foreign families with three children can apply for a “social package”.

• TRUE. …” Foreign families with at least two children…” (line 11)

6) Only ten families have applied for a “social package”.

• FALSE. “Ten families carefully selected from thousands of applicants….” (lines 12, 13)

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