Why do people share things?

What does the word SHARE mean?

Before reading, use your dictionary to look for these words

(Important, life skill, relationship, without, expect, last, to be possible, for a return)

            Sharing is an important life skill. It is new and people have to learn to keep relationship good. People cannot live alone. Imagine that you are staying alone on a quiet island without any people around. How do you feel? It is not possible to share things because there is no one there.

            When people share things to their friends, they don’t expect to get something for a return. But when they share, they feel good about their relationship and they hope their relationship will last forever. What about you? Did you share things to your friends last weekend? If you did, how did you feel? Tell your classmates about your feeling.

After reading:

Match the words to the correct meanings.

1.    Life skill

2.    Relationship

3.    Expect

4.    Last

5.    To be possible

6.    For a return

7.    Without

8.    Important

9.    No one

a.    Hope to get / want to get

b.    Similar to can

c.    No or don’t have

d.    To have long time more

e.    To get back

f.     The time of knowing each other as friends

g.    No people

h.    The way we live in the society

i.      That cannot be lost

Answer the comprehension below:

1.    Why do people share things?

2.    Can people live alone? Why or why not?

3.    What do people expect to get when they share things?

4.    Did you share things to your friends last weekend?

5.    What kinds of things do you share to your classmates in the classroom?