Adapted from Happy Earth 2 MJessBS Reading Practice 1

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Reading Practice 1.
END OF PRIMARY PORTFOLIO:
Sophie Prendergast
Me and my family
My names Sophie and Im eleven years old. I live in Spain, but Im not Spanish, Im English, My
parents are from London but I was born in Hungary.
When I was eighteen months old, we went to live in Canada. My brother William was born.
there. When I was nearly four, we came to live in Spain, My sister Gloria was born here. Shes
six years younger than me.
Next year, were going back to England.
My early memories
I dont remember much about Canada, but I remember it was very cold and there was lot of
snow. My best friend there was Emily. We were into playing with Barbie dolls.
I remember my first day at school in Spain. I was four years old. I was very scared because I
couldnt speak any Spanish. My hair was short and curly and lots of people thought I was a boy
because I didnt have earrings. My first teacher was Rosa. She was very nice. I was shy in class
but I was good at drawing.
Languages
My first words were in Hungarian, but now I dont speak it at all. I speak English at home with
my family and Spanish at school. I also study Valenciano at school, and lots of my friends speak
it at home.
I prefer reading in English to reading in Spanish, but my spelling isnt very good in English, so I
prefer writing in Spanish.
Now Im leaving Primary School
Now Im the oldest girl in my school. My best friend is Nadia. Were into the same music and
the same fashions. I think my best point is that Im a good friend. My worst point is that Im
messy.
Next year I start secondary school in England. Im scared of going to a bog school. There are
only 85 children in my school in Spain. I want to work hard at secondary school and make lots
of new friends there.




Adapted from Happy Earth 2 MJessBS Reading Practice 1
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a) Where were Sophies brother and sister born?

b) Who was Sophies best friend when she was in Canada?

c) What they were into?

d) What was Sophie good at when she was four?

e) How many languages can she speak?

f) What is she like now?