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Skimming

According to the text, what is the best reason for keeping a photograph album? Click on the answer.

Skimming - Reading quickly to understand the main idea of a text or parts of a text. When you skim, you look at the first and last sentences of each paragraph, and understand the main ideas of the text.

1.	What is the best reason for keeping a photograph album?

	You could win a photographic competition
	You can preserve photographs from fading
	It is more permanent than having computer files
	It’s a good way to preserve family memories
	An album makes a good gift

Keeping a Family Photograph Album

Family photographs are precious. They contain memories of great grand parents and grandparents, brothers and sisters when they were very young, holidays at the beach, weddings, graduations, and so much more. It’s good to put the photographs in an album that you can show to family, relatives and friends, and keep for the next generation. The best photographs can always be framed to hang on your wall.

Tips on keeping a family photograph album

1. Buy a digital camera, which allows you to keep only the photographs you want.

2. Buy a good photograph album.

3. Take photographs at every family event. Include babies and family pets.

4. Have the photographs you want printed.

5. Stick the photographs into the album.

6. Put the date of each photograph in the album or on the photo itself.

7. Write down the names of the people in the photographs.

8. Keep the photograph album in a safe place in your house.

Skimming

Write the letter of each sentence beside the numbers 1-6 to show the best sequence in keeping a photograph album.

A. Put the printed photographs in your album.

B. Keep the album safe in your home

C. Take photographs on every possible occasion.

D. Buy a digital camera.

E. Buy a photograph album.

F. Put the date of each photograph on the photo or in the album.

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Tips on keeping a family photograph album

1. Buy a digital camera, which allows you to keep only the photographs you want.

2. Buy a good photograph album.

3. Take photographs at every family event. Include babies and family pets.

4. Have the photographs you want printed.

5. Stick the photographs into the album.

6. Put the date of each photograph in the album or on the photo itself.

7. Write down the names of the people in the photographs.

8. Keep the photograph album in a safe place in your house.

Skimming

Type the words below into the gaps to form correct sentences.

album

memories

uncles

family

children

occasion

A photograph
is a good way to keep photographs safe.
It is a way of storing precious
of earlier days.
Through photographs you can see how young your aunts and
once looked!
An album is a good way to record the history of your
.
With a digital camera you can take photos on every family
.
A photograph album is a good way for
to learn about their family’s history.

Tips on keeping a family photograph album

1. Buy a digital camera, which allows you to keep only the photographs you want.

2. Buy a good photograph album.

3. Take photographs at every family event. Include babies and family pets.

4. Have the photographs you want printed.

5. Stick the photographs into the album.

6. Put the date of each photograph in the album or on the photo itself.

7. Write down the names of the people in the photographs.

8. Keep the photograph album in a safe place in your house.

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