24183 i love skating

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
8 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 do 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 5 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?
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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:
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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 do in the afternoon?
When does Rusty go skating?

C – WHAT / WHO DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS REFER TO?
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She _______________
Her _______________
They ______________
She ________________

D – REWRITE THESE SENTENCES IN THE NEGATIVE FORM:
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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.