Simple Present - Reading

1. Read the text below - leiam o texto abaixo

A dedicated teenager


Jane is a very intelligent teenager. She is fifteen years old and has two brothers. She goes to school in the morning and helps her parents in the afternoon. In the evening, she studies English at a school. She loves ice cream and barbecue; she eats an ice cream every day and, on the weekend, she eats barbecue. Her brothers don’t like to study but they help their parents too. They want to open a small restaurant because they like to work with food. Jane likes science and she wants to be a doctor. Her father tells her that it is necessary to study a lot to be a doctor. Jane tells her father: “Yes, you are correct. This is my dream and I know it is possible because I am dedicated.” 

Jane’s family has problems but they believe there are solutions and they never give up. Jane doesn’t have everything she wants but she works hard.

Vocabulary:

- Teenager: adolescente
- Has(have na terceira pessoa, forma afirmativa): tem
- Want: querer
- Open: abrir
- Tell: dizer, contar
- A lot: muito
- Dedicated: dedicado(a)
- Give up: desistir
- Everything: tudo
- Works hard: trabalha duro, se esforça bastante.

2. Answer the questions - respondam as perguntas

a. How old is Jane?
__________________________________________________

b. When does she go to school?
__________________________________________________

c. Does Jane have everything she wants?
__________________________________________________


3. True or False - Verdadeiro ou Falso

a. Jane doesn't help her mother in the afternoon. (........)
b. Jane studies English at a university. (........)
c. She doesn't like meat. (........)
d. Her brothers love to study.(........)
e. Jane wants to be a doctor.(........)

ANSWER-KEY
2)a-She is 15 years old.
b-She goes to school in the morning.
c-No, she doesn't.  have everithing she wants

3)a-F
b-F
c-F
d-F
e-T
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