Daughter: certain toys

　　　Father: football shirts

Step 3 Careful reading

Read the passage and choose true (T) or false (F)

1. My daughter is 15 and my boy has already started junior high school.

2. Our house really get smaller.

3. My son was quite sad at first.

4. My daughter felt happy to part with certain toys.

5. I want to give up my football shirts.

Keys: FFTFT

3b Read the article again and answer the questions.

1. Why did they decide to have a yard sale?

Because the father's children get bigger and their house seems to get smaller.

2. What do they want to do with the money from the sale?

They want to give the money to a children's home.

3. Why does the son want to keep his train and railway set?

Because he has owned it since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven.

4. How can the old toys be useful again?

They can be sold to the people who need them.

5. Have you ever thought about having a yard sale to sell your things?

What would you do with the money you raise?

Yes, I have. I would give it to the charity

Step 5 phrase practice

Find the words or phrases in the article which can be replaced with the ones below and write them next to the words.

lose- part with kids--_______ truthful--_______ many -- _____

some time--______ even though--_____ quickly--______ older--_____

keys: children to be honest a lot of a while although fast bigger