New Heaven Highschool 6th grade Miss Belén Arredondo N.

Antofagasta English Department

Reading Comprehension Review Handout

Countries and Nationalities / Clothes

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ______________ Group: _________

§ Instruction: Read the short text and answers the questions below.

Fashion in the World: The Saree

My name is Devendra. I live in India in the city of New Delhi. In my country women
wear a saree. The saree is a long fabric. The saree is a typical clothing item and
it is similar to a dress. Usually, we wear sarees together with a shirt and a skirt.
For weddings, we wear red sarees. Widows wear white sarees. New moms wear
yellow sarees for a week.

Key words:
women: mujeres saree: sari long: largo/larga fabric: tela
together: junto wedding: boda new moms: madres recientes

Questions:
a. What’s Davendra’s nationality? ____________________________________
b. What’s a saree? ________________________________________________
c. In what country do women wear a saree? ____________________________
d. Red sarees are for: _____________________________________________
e. White sarees are for: ____________________________________________
f. Yellow sarees are for: ___________________________________________
g. Do you like sarees? Why? ________________________________________

Fashion in the World: The Kilt

My name is Adair. I am Scottish. In my country we have a very special clothing item:

the kilt. The fabric of the kilt usually has a tartan design.
The kilt is similar to a skirt but for men. In the past, warriors used to wear kilts for
the battles. In the present, men wear kilts for special occasions such as weddings.
The kilt is considered national identity for Scotland.

Key words:
Tartan: cuadrillé design: diseño men: hombres
warriors: guerreros battles: batallas

Questions:
a. What’s Adair’s nationality? ________________________________________
b. What’s a kilt? __________________________________________________
c. What’s the design of a kilt? ________________________________________
d. In what country do men wear a kilt? _________________________________
e. What kilts were worn for in the past? _________________________________
f. What kilts are worn for in the present? ________________________________
g. Are kilts important Scotland? Why? __________________________________

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