Student Worksheet ; Descriptive about environment

Student Worksheet

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Topic   : Identifications main idea, purpose, and detailed information from Descriptive Text

Theme : Pawn Shops

 

Text 2

You’ve heard the saying that what one man considers to be trash can be another man’s treasure. This is very true and it is for this reason that consignment stores and pawnshops make such a roaring trade. If you have something in your house that is of value you will want to hold on to it. However, not every valuable thing remains useful forever, at some point you will replace this with something else. Over time you might find yourself        with so            much stuff that           is valuable but not useful for you. Instead of hoarding things you know longer need, why not clear it out. Look for a pawn shop near you to sell your stuff to.

Pawn shops can help you get rid of stuff or get more stuff that you actually need for a cheaper price. Brisbane pawnbrokers are more than happy to look at the stuff that you have to sell, more particularly the stuff that they know they can resell for a much higher price and make a killing like gold jewelry.

People love pawnshops because they have a wide selection of items. The stuff that people bring to pawn or sell ends up on the shop floor.      Because the people who use various valuable items to pawn, pawn shops are very eclectic in what they can offer their customers. The stores cater to a variety of tastes and a variety of budgets too.

1.      Find the main idea of each paragraph

Paragraph	Main idea
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Answer the following question

1. What does “what one man considers to be trash can be another man’s treasure” mean?

2. What is a pawn shop?

3. What is the purpose of the text?

4. The paragraphs tell about?

 

Text 3

 

1. What information can you get from the poster?

2. What are Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle mean?