READING
TWESTIVAL Tweet. Meet. Give.
3. Choose the correct answer
1. In September 2008…
c. a charity in London organised the first Twestival.
2. The first global twestival in 2009 raised money for…
b. a charity for drinking water.
4. Decide if the following sentences are (true) or Falsel Find evidence in the text to justify
your answers.
1. Local charities in 155 cities received more than half a million dollars from Twestivals in
2011.
True. Lines 18-19 → "In 2011, Twestivals in 155 cities raised more than
$500,000"
2. There have been twestivals every year since 2009.
False. Lines 19-20 → "There were no Twestivals in 2012, but they continued
in 2013 with local Twestivals all over the world."
3. Donations to Twestivais go to charities
True. Lines 20-21 → "All Twestivals are run by volunteers, and all
donations go to charity."
5. Find words in the text that mean
1. present-day → current
2. worthwhile, important → valuable
3. happened → took place
4. meant for a certain purpose → in order to