Functional Literacy. Home on the Road

Read the texts about the Tuareg of the Sahara and the Mongolian nomads and choose three similarities in communities' ways of life.

Read three paragraphs and choose the correct answer. Which text is about people who wear special protection against harsh sand?

Read three paragraphs and choose the correct answer. Which text is about people who use simple nets and spears to catch fish?

Read the passage about the Tuareg of the Sahara and choose the sentence that doesn't refer to the text.

Read the text about the Sea Gypsies of the Andaman Sea and prove that these people have unique abilities. Write between 10-15 words.

Read the passage about the Sea Gypsies of the Andaman Sea and choose the sentence that doesn't refer to the text.

Imagine you have to search for information about the Tuareg of the Sahara on the Internet. Choose three keywords you will type from the list.

Read and analyse three passages about the nomads. Answer the questions on the texts. These three passages are about the nomadic way of life. Use the information you have read to answer the following questions. 1. Where do the Tuareg live? 2. Where do the Sea Gypsies live? 3. Who are China's nomadic neighbours? 4. Which similar occupation do the Tuareg and the Mongols have? 5. How do the Sea Gypsies earn for life? 6. What is the Tuareg's favourite drink? 7. Where do the Sea Gypsies spend more than half of a year? 8. What shape do the Mongolian nomads' tents have? 1- 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-

Read the text about the Mongolian nomads and match it to two correct questions.

Read the text about the Sea Gypsies of the Andaman Sea and match it to two correct questions.

Imagine you have to search for information about the Sea Gypsies of the Andaman Sea on the Internet. Choose three keywords you will type from the list.

Read the text about the Tuareg of the Sahara and match it to two correct questions.

Read three paragraphs and choose the correct answer. Which text is about people who feel unhappy without guests?

Read the passage about the Mongolian nomads and choose the sentence that doesn't refer to the text.

Imagine you have to search for information about the Mongolian nomads on the Internet. Choose three keywords you will type from the list.