Nome: _______________ Classe: _______________ Level 2 Reading Comprehension D 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 Philadelphia. 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 Franklin Court. It’s a museum about the life of Benjamin Franklin. He was a politician and a scientist. There are lots of interesting things in the Franklin Court Museum. My favourite thing is a musical instrument called the glass harmonica. It’s a big wood and glass instrument. Franklin invented it in 1761. It makes a really unusual sound! High Spirits Dyslexia Tests © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS . PHOTOCOPIABLE AND EDITABLE 1 Nome: _______________ Classe: _______________ Level 2 Reading Comprehension D Data: _______________ 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 glass harmonica. _____________ Total score /5 High Spirits Dyslexia Tests © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS . PHOTOCOPIABLE AND EDITABLE 2 .