This task is about identifying important information to help you get the main idea of a text.
Read "Saying Goodbye", pages 2 to 8 of School Journal Part 3, Number 3, 2006.
a) Tick 
three of the boxes below to show which information is most important to this text.
| Poppa not wanting Nonna to have to go into a rest home | |
| When Poppa talks about the men who died at sea and how he never got to say goodbye to them | |
| Carlo giving his Poppa a big hug before he leaves him | |
| Carlo describing the photo of Poppa as a younger man | |
| When Carlo realises that the gathering at the beach is a very important time for his grandfather | |
| Poppa giving some vegetables he grew to Carlo to take home to his mother |
b) Now you've chosen the three most important pieces of information, write them in the order they appear in the text.
First:
Second
Third
c) Tick the box next to the main idea of this text.
| The past always seems better than the present. | |
| Old people can still help you out. People should be grateful for their heritage. | |
| Relationships are important – without them you will be lonely. | |
| Old people can teach us a lot about life – about love, friendship, and loss. |