8 READING Country living

Text 1 Read the text and choose the correct answers.

1 What kind of text is this?                    [a magazine article, a short story]

2 The Waltons made a decision to move to the country years ago.      [five, two]

3 They left London because .                                         [they worked in a dark office, they were unhappy with their life there]

4 What do they do in Devon? .                                 [They are professional gardeners, They have their own business]

Read the text again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 The Waltons live in a village in Devon.       [True, False]

2 They could afford to buy expensive things when they lived in London.       [True, False]

3 Jeanette didn’t have much free time when she lived in London.       [True, False]

4 Ross was the one who suggested a change.       [True, False]

5 The Waltons now own a flat in London and a house in the country.       [True, False]

6 They now have some free time.       [True, False]