Look at the following

Handout 7 (Homework)
Look at the following texts for elementary students and complete the table which follows.
TEXT A
Three and a half hours later on that same day I sat down with Inspector Portillo in the dining room.
“Good morning, Miss Biggleswade,” he said.
“Good morning,” I answered nervously. Why did he want to see me? Why were the police talking to everybody?
“I know about you,” he said. “You do?” I asked.
“Yes. You’re the player with the double bass.” “Without the double bass,” I said.
“Yes,” he laughed, “but we’re looking for it.” “Will you find it?” I asked.
“I hope so.” He isn’t cold at all, I thought. He’s very nice. I like him. Then, suddenly, he changed. “Now, I have some questions for you.”
“Why?” I asked.
“That is not an intelligent question, I think,” he said, “someone has died. We always ask questions.”
“So you think I’m stupid, do you?” I was angry and very, very tired.
“No, of course not. I am very sorry,” he said. I looked into his face. He really was sorry. “Forget it!” I said, “I’m just tired.”
“Yes, so am I,” he laughed, “now, can I ask you some questions?”

TEXT B
South America is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It is a lot bigger than Europe and two times bigger than Australia.
The Amazon River is 6,448 kilometres long but it isn’t the longest river in the world. The Nile in Africa is 6,695 kilometres long.
South America has got the biggest rain forest in the world (in Brazil) where twenty per cent of all the world’s trees grow. It’s also got the world’s driest desert - the Atacama Desert in Chile.
Lake Titicaca - in the Andes between Peru and Bolivia - is the highest large lake in the world.
The Andes mountain range is the longest on Earth. It starts in the south of Chile and finishes in Venezuela. The Andes mountains are higher than any mountains in North America, Africa, Australia or Europe.
South America has got half of the world’s animals and insects. It has also got the biggest spider - the goliath bird-eating spider. It is bigger than a page of this book and it really can eat small birds and snakes!
The tropical rattlesnake from Brazil is more dangerous than a spider (to humans). It is the most poisonous snake in South America!
Three of South America’s biggest cities are in the top ten biggest cities in the world.

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What level would the text be useful for?
Is the extract designed for extensive or intensive reading?
How would you describe the genre in which the text is written?
What would you get the students to do with the text?