terça-feira, 8 de novembro de 2011

15 MILES on a wheelchair

Reading Comprehension


For many people, he is just another boy on a wheelchair selling candy on the street corners of São Paulo. There are many people selling candy on the corners.

This boy´s name is J.A. Silva. He is nineteen. He lives in Lapa, a neighborhood 6 miles from downtown São paulo. He moves around on a wheelchair. He works as a street vendor in the morning and plays basketball in the afternoon.

J.A. gets up at 5:30 every day and has breakfast. He rides his chair to the street where he works. He starts work at about 8:00 a.m.. In the afternoon, J.A. goes to his basketball practice. He plays basketball until 4 p.m. and he goes back home. J.A. travels about 15 miles on his wheelchair every day. He has a dream: he wants to be a professional basketball player and stop selling candy on street corners.


Mark True (T) or False (F).


1. ( ) J.A. Silva doesn´t go to school.

2. ( ) Only J.A. Silva sells candy on a wheelchair in São Paulo.

3. ( ) He doesn´t live near downtown.

4. ( ) He doesn´t want to sell candy forever.

5. ( ) His dream is to buy a new wheelchair.

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