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WHILE YOU READ THE TEXT, TAKE SOME NOTES. YOU WILL NEED YOUR
NOTES FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
An American Family

In the White family and the Schrader family, each person has a
different job. Each person likes to do different things. Sometimes
they have problems, but they all love each other very much.

Walter White is a high school chemistry teacher. He is also a

businessman. He has two jobs because he needs money for his
family. He works very hard so his family has a good life. Flynn is his
son.

Skyler White is not a teacher. She is a writer. Skyler is 35 years

old and she is married to Walter. She is going to have a baby next
month. Walter and Skyler are very happy to have a new baby
coming. Marie and Skyler are sisters. Marie works in a hospital as a
nurse. Sometimes Marie does bad things. This makes Skyler angry,
but she still loves her sister. Skyler helps Marie with her problems.

Hank Schrader is a policeman. He likes being a policeman very

much. He likes to make the city a safe place. He is 43 years old. His
wife is Marie.

Flynn White is not a teacher. He is not a policeman. He is a high

school student. He is 16 years old. He is different from the other
students in his school. Sometimes he gets angry with his parents. He
likes to spend time with his friends.
QUESTIONS:
1 – Who has two jobs?
2 – Who sometimes does bad things?
3 – Who does not have a job?
4 – Who makes the city a safer place?
5 – Who is the youngest and how old is he?
6 – Which underlined word from the text means “mother and
father”?
7 – Why does Walter work very hard?
8 – Why does Skyler get angry sometimes?