Lesson Five

AUGUST

LESSON FIVE

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In those days...

My name is Ana Frida. I am sixty years old now.

Today life is very easy but when I was a child it was very difficult. My family was poor and big. I had Five sisters and four brothers.

I was ut at six o’clock every day.

The school was far from my house and there was no transport so I had to walk several kilometers to reach school. The teachers were very strict in those days and there in those days and there were no distractions, but we were happy.

VOCABULARY

 but-mas

sixty-sessenta                                                          

when-quando                                    

strict-severo

today-hoje                                                           

 far-longe                                

day-dia

difficult-difícil                                                       

reach-verbo CHEGAR                   

to-para

year old-anos de idade                                        

several-vários

was /were-era, estava                                           

happy-feliz

every-todo                                                                 

distractions-distrações

transpot-transporte                                               

kilometers-quilômetros

from-de                                                                     

poor-pobre

life-vida                                                                     

big-grande

now-agora                                                      

at-às

up-levantar-se        

had-verbo TER (passado)

child-criança                                                           

to walk-verbo CAMINHAR

easy-fácil                                                      

so- assim

TRANSLATION

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Questions:    (Answers according to the text)

1. Is Ana Frida Young or old?

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2. How old is she?

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3.What is life like today? Is it easy or difficult?

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4. What was life like when Ana Frida was young?

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5. Was Ana Frida rich or poor?(when Young)

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6. Is Ana Frida from a small family or a big family?

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7. In those days was there a lot of transport?

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8. In those days were the teachers strict or were they kind?

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9. In those days were these many distractions?

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