Nome: ______Level 2 Reading Comprehension D Classe: ______Data: ______

1 Ascolta e leggi il brano.

My neighbourhood by Paula Thompson I’m very lucky because I live on Sansom Street, in the centre of . There are lots of great shops and cafés on my street. My favourite place is the Ben and Jerry’s ice cream shop. The ice cream is fantastic. I also like Joseph Fox – it’s a cool bookshop and it’s near my house. We also live near the Walnut Street Theatre. Dad is crazy about the theatre, so we go there a lot.

Last year, I went to junior high school in Camden and I had to get up at 6.30 a.m. to catch the bus to school. This year I’m in high school and I can walk to my new school in five minutes. I’m lucky because I don’t have to get up early! I really like my neighbourhood, but there is one problem – there isn’t anywhere to skateboard. I often meet my friends after school in Washington Square Park, but we mustn’t skateboard there – it’s a national monument.

I also live near Independence Hall. Every American must learn about this building in History classes. It’s a famous building because America became an independent country here. We’re lucky because we don’t have to look at photos of it in a history book – we can see it every day.

My favourite place in central Philadelphia is . It’s a museum about the life of . He was a politician and a scientist. There are lots of interesting things in the Franklin Court Museum. My favourite thing is a called the harmonica. It’s a big wood and glass instrument. Franklin invented it in 1761. It makes a really unusual sound!

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Glossary neighbourhood quartiere lucky fortunata crazy about patito di harmonica armonica wood legno glass vetro sound (n) suono

2 Decidi se le frasi sono True o False.

Sansom Street is in the centre of Philadelphia. True_ On Sansom Street, you can find a clothes shop and an ice cream shop. False_ 1 Paula’s dad worked at the Walnut Street Theatre once. ______2 This year, Paula doesn’t have to get up early to go to school. ______3 There isn’t anywhere to skateboard in Paula’s neighbourhood. ______4 Paula has to go on a trip to see Independence Hall. ______5 Paula’s favourite thing in Franklin Court is the . ______

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