A) Instructions: Complete the

following text with a word. Then check your answers with your partner.

Hello, my name is Paola. When I ______________(be)1 a child I was a very

shy girl. My family and I ________(live)2 in a small city in Oaxaca, Mexico.
I remember my best friend at elementary school ___________(be) 3
Manuel. When we _______ (meet) 4 he was eight years old and I was nine.
We were in the same class at school. We sat together and __________
(play)5 in the break, we call it recreo here in Mexico. His family was very
nice and they lived near my house, so we _________ (spend) 6 a lot of
time together. We _________ (watch) 7 cartoons on TV, played games,
and did our homework together. In summer we were together too, we
________ (go)8 swimming in the river when the weather was hot, played
with our toys, and played video games a lot – our favorite was Mario
Bros.- When his family ________ (move)9 to another city, I was very sad. I
will never forget the time we spent together.

B) Instructions: complete the following statements about the information in

the text.

1. Where is Paola from?

2. How was Paola when she was young?

2. What was Paola’s best friend’s name?

3. Where did Paola and her friend meet?

4. What did they watch on TV?

5. Where did they go swimming?

6. What did they play a lot?

7. What was their favourite video game?

8. How did Paola feel when Manuel left?