Mariame, 13 Two years ago, I lived with my parents in a village in Ivory Coast. They were very poor, but I went to school there. Sometimes our teacher hit us when we weren’t quick enough with our schoolwork. So I started dreaming about living somewhere else. One day my aunt came to the village and told me I could have some food and clothes. My mother allowed me to go with her. I started working for my aunt. From four in the morning until late I was washing dishes, cleaning the house, and selling water in the streets. I didn’t get any money and was not allowed to sleep enough. Once, I lost a bowl. My aunt shouted angrily: “Find it! Or I’ll hit you!” I went to the police and told them everything. Now I want to go back to my village. I will go to school and study. I want to have a good job someday. 4. Mariame went with her aunt because she wanted to have a better life. T F Anam, 11 My name is Anam, I’m eleven years old and I was born in Mexico City. I usually wear my Mazahua dress. I love it very much, but people often make fun of it. Sometimes blond children bully me because of my darker skin. This makes me very angry. The town where my parents come from is called a pueblo. I like it very much! But people in the city have a better life than the people in the pueblo. In the city, there are more roads, hospitals and schools. In Mexico City, we live in a slum. My family has only one room. There are some kids in my neighbourhood who have got lots of things, like sweets and nice houses. Everyone in my family works very hard so that one day we can have a bigger house. 5. Anam doesn’t like her special dress anymore. T F c) Listen to the dialogues. Fill in the correct words. 1. Jazmin tells us that she can learn a lot online. 2. Gabriel talks about sleeping under a bridge . 3. Mariame’s aunt threatens the girl . 4. Thierry shouts that he has got some money. 5. Anam talks about the bullying . d) Look at the grammar box. Then highlight the adverbs below in the texts in 2b. 5 10 5 10 1.6 y2gi6p Grammar For more details see 1 G 4 Adverbs: How you do something She is angry (adjective). She shouts at the girl angrily (adverb). Theo is a quick reader. First, you should read the texts quickly. Jazmin’s English is very good. She speaks English very well. Living on the street is hard. Gabriel works hard to get some money. G angrily happily loudly quietly sadly angrily hard well quickly carefully 25 3 twenty-five Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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