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1. Read and complete the text.

Last week- was cooking- legally adopted- there was- been a substitute- so helpful- he will suffer- goodbye- have a
family- looks after them- better opportunities- why does- than 40 children- should help- turned off-

A Foster father

I admire my friend Daniel because he is __________________________. He can´t see anyone suffering. He is always helping
people in need. _________________________he received a 10 years-old- baby to look after. He _____________________________
when the telephone rang. __________________________an abandoned baby at the hospital. He______________________ the
oven and rushed to fetch the baby.

Daniel has _____________________ father foro ver 10 years. He fodters orphaned or abandoned children in the house and
___________________________ as one more of his children. When the children’s families are ready to receive them back, or when
the children are ___________________________ Daniel says _______________________ to them and waits for a new child to
come. Daniel has looked after more ________________________________ Fromm toddlers to 6- years old. Since his youngest
daughter was 5.

______________________ Daniel do that? If a child doesn´t ______________________ authorities will place her or him in
an institution. If the child grow up in an institution she or _________________ a lot. But if children are brought up in a family, they
will have ______________.

2. Now put he questions in order


1. author/ her/ Why/ admire/ friend/ does/ the/ ?
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2. did/ last/ Who/ receive/ he/ week/ ?
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3. doing/ when/ he/ What/ telephone/was/the/rang/?
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4. there/at/What/hospital/the/was/?
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5. long/been/How/he/has/father/substitute/a/?
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3. Match the questions to the answers.


a. a 10-day-old baby
b. for over 10 years
c. because he is so helpful
d. he was cooking
e. an abandoned baby

4. Match

1. Daniel is very helpful a. While he was cooking


2. The telephone rang b. Since his youngest daughter was 5 years old
3. They phoned him c. Because there was an abandoned baby
4. Daniel has been a substitute father d. If they are brought up within a family
5. He has looked after children e. She or he will suffer a lot
6. If a child grows up in an Institute f. From toddlers to 6 years-old
7. Children will have more opportunities g. So people admire him
8. You can do great things for others h. If nobody knows you are helping others
9. You show a real spirit of solidarity i. You feel great
j. If you only give some of your spare time
10. If you help people in need

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