Hello, I’m Rusty, the skater I’m a special dog as you can see And this Maria, my owner She is very young She is only six years old She has got black hair, brown eyes and a smiley face She always carries with her a doll called Martha When her parents are out, I’m the one who takes care of her She loves to play hide and seek all the time But I prefer skating of course I skate with all my buddies of the neighbourhood and I am the best one Sometimes Maria goes with me but she gets tired easily so I have to take her back home I usually wake up early to take her to the kindergarten at 0’clock Then I come back home and have a nice breakfast: lots of bones After that I say good bye to Maria’s parents: João and Sara João is a doctor and Sara is journalist He works for the local hospital here in S.joão, and Sara works for the local newspaper They love me very much and that’s why I am responsible for Maria when they go out to the cinema During the day I some housechores: dusting, washing, and so on… In the afternoon, I go for a walk with my girlfriend Patty She lives two blocks away from me We sometimes go to the nearest park and have fun swimming or running At about 0’clock we come back home But first I go to Maria’s kindergarten and take her back home Her mother is usual at home and that time and they chat a bit Then I leave Patty home Finally I go skating for about three hours I practice every day because during weekends we have competitions all over the country A – ARE THESE TRUE OR FALSE? Maria is Rusty’s owner She has got black hair She never smiles She has a doll called Stuart She only carries her doll after school Sometimes Rusty takes care of Maria Rusty usually plays with its neighbours Maria never goes with Rusty B – ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE TEXT: What colour are Maria’s eyes? What does she like to play? What time does Rusty take her to school? What does Maria’s father do? What’s her mother’s job? Do they like Rusty? What does Rusty in the afternoon? When does Rusty go skating? C – WHAT / WHO DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS REFER TO? She _ Her _ They She D – REWRITE THESE SENTENCES IN THE NEGATIVE FORM: I’m a special dog She is very young She is six years old I usually wake up early They love me very much He works for the local hospital