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alive 6 | part 3 | unit 6

it’s just another day…

1. Read the text about Melissa Riggio and complete it with the verbs from the box.

have – listen – read – think – watch

IhaveDownSyndrome–knowmebeforeyoujudgeme

A lot like you

Even though I have Down Syndrome, my life is a lot like yours. I books and

TV. I to music with my friends. I’m on the swim team and in chorus at school. I

about the future, like who I’ll marry. And I get along with my sisters — except when

they take my CDs without asking!

Available at: <http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplaces/downsyndrome>. Accessed on: Jun. 13, 2012.

WhatisDownSyndrome?

Down Syndrome is an intellectual disability that about 5,000 babies in the United States are born with each year. A person with Down Syndrome has 47 chromosomes, microscopic structures that carry genetic information to determine almost everything about a person. Most people have only 46 chromosomes. It’s the extra chromosome that can cause certain physical characteristics (such as short stature and an upward slant to the eyes) and speech and developmental delays. Still, people with Down Syndrome are a lot like you: they are unique people with strengths and talents.

Available at: <http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplaces/downsyndrome>. Accessed on: Jun. 13, 2012.

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2. Complete this girl’s post about her daily life. Is she happy with her routine?

I’m really sad right know because nothing new is happening. Everyday it’s the same

routine, everyday nothing new! I wake up, my teeth,

breakfast, dressed, to school, come back,

homework, dinner, tv, shower, my teeth, and

to sleep! That’s basically it. I sometimes have practices but not that exciting!

What should I do?

Available at:<http://www.girlslife.com/post/2011/12/01/December-2011-Holiday-Hits-Giveaway.aspx?cp=all>. Accessed on: Jun. 13, 2012.

3. Do you know the “One school at a time project”? It is an organization that helps schools in Uganda, Africa, like the Rock Foundation School. Read about one of its students, Matovu Yahaya.

Matovu Yahaya:I am Matovu Yahaya and I am a Muganda and I speak Luganda and I am an

African boy from Uganda! I want you to know me and I want to know you too. I am

15 years old and I am a fifth grader at Rock Foundation School. I have 4 mothers and

two fathers and 20 sisters and brothers. I live with three of my mothers, one of my

fathers and many of my siblings. My other father is a conductor and we only see him

twice a month. My mother sells fruit from her kiosk – things like jack fruit, yellow

bananas, avocados and tomatoes. Here are the chores I do around our house: wash

the dishes, mop the verandah, wash clothes, and fetch our water in a jerry can. What

I love to do when I am not doing chores and when I am not in school is to play soccer and to play games

on my uncles’ computer like Driving Cars and Tomb Rider 4. When I grow up I want to be a famous soccer

player like Ronaldo. Do you know who he is?

Here is what my school day is like: I wake up, brush my teeth and wash my face. I put on my school

uniform which is a lavender color. After having some tea and left over dinner from the night before, I walk

to the Rock Foundation School which is about eight minutes away. We start the day with a parade, then

we clean the school yard before assembling to sing the school anthem and begin classes. What I like about

school: learning about the digestive system from my science teacher. What I don’t like about school: we

aren’t allowed to play soccer there because they don’t want us to get dirty. How I am ever going to become

a famous soccer player if I can’t practice at school? I eat a lunch of beans and posha every day at school.

I’m lucky to have lunch because many kids at school don’t eat any because their parents can’t afford it.

Available at: <http://1schoolatatime.org/meetchildren/index.htm>. Accessed on: Jun 13, 2012.

Now, answer the questions according to the text.

a) Where is Matovu from?

b) How old is he?

c) Where does he study?

d) What are his chores?

e) Does he like soccer and computer games?

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4. Complete the following statements about Matovu.

a) He speaks (speak) Luganda.

b) He (live) with three of his mothers, one of his fathers and many of his siblings.

c) He (like) playing Driving Cars and Tomb Rider 4.

d) In the morning he (have) left over dinner from the night before.

e) He (like) Science.

f) He (eat) a lunch of beans and posha every day at school.

5. Number (1-10) the school-day activities according to the time they happen.

a) ( 1 ) He wakesup.

b) ( ) He washes his face.

c) ( ) He studies.

d) ( ) He has lunch at school.

e) ( ) He brushes his teeth.

f) ( ) He putson his school uniform.

g) ( ) He sings the school anthem.

h) ( ) He cleans the school yard.

i) ( ) He has some tea and left over dinner.

j) ( ) He goes to school.

6. Chore charts can help you organize your tasks. Amanda is a full-time mother of two – James and Eric. Look at their chore chart and answer the questions.

Available at: <http://groffsgirl.com/2011/06/19/super-nanny-organized-moms-or-sahms-hear-my-cry/>. Accessed on: Jun 13, 2012.

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a) Does James help his daddy with chores on Sundays? ✓ Yes, he does. He helps his daddy with chores on Sundays.

b) Does Amanda do the laundry on Tuesdays and Wednesdays? ✗ No, she doesn’t. She does the laundry on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

c) Does James clean windows on Fridays?

d) Does Amanda do the weekly baking on Saturdays?

e) Does Eric take out the trash on Fridays?

7. Read the following text about the routine of Keryn McMaster, a young swimmer. Then, complete it with the right form of the verbs in parentheses.

“Keryn wakes up (wake up) at 4:20am,

(swim) from 5am-7am,

(have) breakfast, (go) to school when

it’s on, (lift) weights for 90 minutes

from 3:30pm, before jumping back in the pool from

5pm-7pm. She (follow) the routine six

days a week.”

Available at: <http://albert-and-logan.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/fast-lane-for-rising-stars/>. Accessed on: Jun. 13, 2012.

8. What’s the verb? Choose the word from the box.

go – take – have – play – get

to bed.a) Go to the cinema. to school.

dressed.b) up. home.

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9. Read the following text about dyslexia. Then, complete it with the right form of the verbs in parentheses.

Dyslexia

Peter works (work) so hard at reading, but it just never gets easier. He (know) he’s

smart so why can’t he read like the other kids? Peter (have) a problem called dyslexia.

Dyslexia (say: dis-lek-see-uh) is a learning problem some kids have. Dyslexia (make)

it tough to read and spell. The problem is inside the brain, but it (not mean) the person is

dumb. Plenty of smart and talented people struggle with dyslexia.

But dyslexia doesn’t have to keep a kid down. With some help and a lot of hard work, a kid who

(have) dyslexia can learn to read and spell. […]

How kids become readers

Most kids start learning to read by learning how speech sounds make up words. Then they

(connect) those sounds to alphabet letters. For example, they (learn) that

the letter “b” makes a “buh” sound.

Then kids (learn) to blend those sounds into words. They learn that “b” and “at” makes

“bat.” Eventually, most kids don’t have to sound words out and can instantly recognize words they’ve seen

many times before.

But it’s tougher for kids who have dyslexia. They may struggle to remember simple words they have

seen many times and to sound out longer words. Why is it so hard?

Dyslexia (mean) that a person’s brain (have) trouble processing

letters and sounds. That makes it tough to break words into separate speech sounds, like b-a-t for bat.

When it’s hard to do that, it’s really hard to connect speech sounds to different letters, like “buh” for b, and

blend them into words.

So a kid who has dyslexia will read slowly and might make a lot of mistakes. Sometimes he or she will

mix up letters in a word, such as reading the word “was” as “saw.” Words may blend together wrong and

look like this:

Thew ord sare n otsp aced cor rect ly.

We spell wrds xatle az tha s nd to us.

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Available at: <http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/dyslexia.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle#cat20069>. Accessed on: Jun. 13, 2012.



10.Write about your routine. Complete the sentences to indicate the frequency of the activities. You can use the expressions from the box.

a) I every day.

b) I early.

c) I late.

d) I on Mondays.

e) I on Tuesdays.

f) I on Saturdays.

g) I on Sundays.

h) I on weekends.

i) I from Monday to Friday.

j) I once a week.

l) I twice a month.

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wake up – get up – make the bed – have breakfastdo my homework – have lunch

play computer games – help with the houseworkdo the dishes – do the laundry – read a book

play with my friends – listen to music watch television – go to bed – go to church


answers

1. read / watch / listen / think

2. brush / eat or have / get / go / do / eat or have / watch / brush / go

3. a) (He’s from) Africa / Uganda.b) (He is) 15 years old.c) (He studies) at Rock Foundation School.d) He washes the dishes, mops the verandah, washes clothes and fetches the water in a

jerry can.e) Yes, he does.

4. b) livesc) likesd) hase) likesf) eats

5. b) 3c) 9d) 10e) 2f) 4g) 8h) 7i) 5j) 6

6. c) Yes, he does. He cleans windows on Fridays.d) No, she doesn’t. She does the weekly baking on Sundays.e) No, he doesn’t. He takes out the trash on Thursdays.

7. swims / has / goes / lifts / follows

8. b) Getc) Playd) Takee) Have

9. knows / has / makes / doesn’t mean / has connect / learn / learn / means / has

10.Personal answers.

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Documents

school day

school uniform

school anthem

school yard

rock foundation school

matovu yahaya

unique people

wash clothes