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LEV EL 3 – R E ADIN G WORK SHEET: PAGE 1 OF 2 READING
Look at the title of the text and the picture. What do you think the text is about? Read the text. Madam Entrepreneur
Sarah Breedlove—entrepreneur and inventor—was one
of the first successful African-American businesswomen.
Born in 1867 in Louisiana, she was the daughter of Owen
and Minerva Breedlove. Both of her parents were slaves.
Sarah was the only one of their seven children to be born
after her parents were free people, but both parents died
by the time Sarah was seven years old.
Sarah moved to Mississippi to live with her married sister,
but she didn’t like her sister’s husband, so she left her
home when she was 14, and married a man named Moses
McWilliams. Her daughter A’Lelia was born in 1885. When
Sarah’s husband died two years later, she needed to find a
way to make money. In 1889, she moved to Missouri, where
three of her brothers lived. Around this time, Sarah began
to lose her hair, so she began using a hair product by Annie
Turnbo Malone called “The Great Wonderful Hair Grower”
and joined Malone’s team of black saleswomen. A year
Helping the poor was an important part of the company’s
later, in Denver, Colorado, Sarah met and married a man
philosophy. In 1910, Madam Walker gave $1,000 to help
named Charles Joseph Walker. She changed her name to build a black YMCA in Indianapolis. She also paid for
Madam C. J. Walker and created her own hair products
scholarships at a number of schools and colleges, and
for African-American women. The Madam C. J. Walker
during World War I, she and her daughter made money
Manufacturing Company started to trade in 1906.
to buy an ambulance for black soldiers. In 1919, she
The business grew quickly, and by 1913, when only 10%
gifted $5,000 (about $73,000 in today’s money) to the
of drivers were women, she already owned three cars.
NAACP, an organization that helps black people.
By1917, the company had trained over 20,000 women to
sell their hair products. At the time, the majority of black
slaves (n plural): people (usually black people,
women could only work as servants, cleaners, or farmers.
historically, in the US, African Americans) who had to
As saleswomen for Madam C. J. Walker, they could make
work for others for very little, or no money
enough money to buy their own homes, pay for their
children’s education, and also give money to help charities.
philosophy (n): a set of ideas that a person or group has VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences with words from the box.
education organization scholarship trade trained 1 Marcia works for a/an
that helps children with disabilities. 2 Keri
for 10 months before she ran the New York marathon. 3 A university
isn’t necessary if you want to become a restaurant chef. 4 Our company started to
in sports clothes five years ago. 5 The college offers a/an
for engineering students from Central America.
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LEV EL 3 – R E ADIN G WORK SHEET: PAGE 2 OF 2 COMPREHENSION Choose the correct option.
1 When Sarah Breedlove was born, her parents … a didn’t live together. b were slaves. c had six other children.
2 Sarah’s first job was for … a her brothers. b Annie Turnbo Malone. c her husband.
3 Sarah changed her name to Madam C. J. Walker when she … a started her business. b got married. c moved to Missouri.
4 During her life, Madam Walker did NOT live in … a Indianapolis. b Missouri. c Colorado.
5 In 1919, Madam Walker gave … to the NAACP. a $1,000 b $5,000 c $73,000 THINKING
How many successful businesswomen from your country can you name? What talents do they have that make them so successful?
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LEV EL 3 – R E ADIN G WORK SHEET: Services PAGE 1 OF 2 READING
Read the text about an event organizer. What obstacles need to be addressed both in everyday life and for special events? Wheelchair Wonder
Hannah Ingles, 30, from Sydney, Australia, has spent
the last five years working for one of the organizations
planning the Olympic and Paralympic Games. “It’s the
same as having a big party really, but one where you’ve
invited the whole world to come!” So far, the company
she works for has organized 13 Olympic Games and
sevenParalympic Games, including Sydney in 2000,
London in 2012, and Rio in 2016. Their next project is
the 2024 Games in Paris, France. “What people forget,”
says Hannah, “is that we start planning even before the
IOC (the International Olympic Committee) has decided
in which city the Games will be. In total, it takes about
10 years to plan. Iwas 24 when Istarted on this project.
When Ifinally see the games in 2024, it will be the first
Games I’ve ever been to, and Iwill be nearly 34!”
One of Hannah’s roles, as a wheelchair user, is to work
together with the team that is planning and building the
venues. Hannah leads a large team of people who must
check that the athletes, spectators, and officials who
are wheelchair users can get to the areas they need to.
These include the Olympic Village, where the athletes
live during the Games; the different sports venues that
In the Olympic Village near Seine-Saint-Denis, Hannah
are used; and the transportation that people use to get
talks about how happy she is that the athletes’
to the Games, such as buses, trains, and taxis. “It’s very
accommodations will become houses starting in 2025,
important that we think of everything. Nothing can go
when the Games are over. “Having the Olympic Games
wrong because the eyes of the world are on us.”
is very good for a city,” says Hannah. “But Ithink it’s
One thing that Hannah does is to keep a digital record
important that local people benefit from the Games
on her smartphone of her daily journeys around the
as well. We hope that when we leave a city, when the
city. “AsImove around in my wheelchair, Icome across
Games are over, everyone can use the Olympic venues.
lots of challenges, and Ikeep a record of them. Then,
It makes me sad to think that there are some cities where
Ican explain to the different design teams what must
people don’t or can’t use our venues.”
change. For example, there are some subway stations
near venues that only have stairs right now. They are
come across (phrasal verb): find; discover by accident
impossible for wheelchair users to use. We have to
work with the IOC and the French government to have
challenges (n plural): problems; difficulties elevators there as well.”
benefit (v): to get something good from a situation
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LEV EL 3 – R E ADIN G WORK SHEET: PAGE 2 OF 2 VOCABULARY
Match to complete the sentences.
1 People who watch a sports game are called . a venues 2
are the jobs that people do in a particular situation. b spectators 3 To
means to hold an event such as a party. c roles 4
are places where events such as sports games happen. d officials
5 People who check the way a game is played are called . e host COMPREHENSION Choose True False or . Hannah …
1 has worked on seven Paralympic Games. True / False
2 went to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. True / False 3 uses a wheelchair. True / False
4 says some subway stations can’t be used by people in wheelchairs. True / False
5 is pleased that the Olympic Village will become houses in the future. True / False THINKING
What abilities do you think Olympic and Paralympic athletes need to have in order to succeed in their sports?
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LEV EL 3 – R E ADIN G WORK SHEET: General PAGE 1 OF 2 READING
Read the news report. Do you have the survival skills for a life-or-death situation? Surviving the Sisters
Last month, a police rescue team found a young
American tourist who was lost in the Blue Mountains, 50
miles west of Sydney, Australia. Danny Wilkinson, 23,
was missing for four days. He left a hotel in the town of
Katoomba on Sunday, December 8, to walk to a special
group of rocks called the “Three Sisters.” The manager
of the hotel telephoned the police to report him as
missing on Monday, December 9, at 7 a.m. Apolice
helicopter spotted Danny near a river. He was eight miles
from the hotel he left on Sunday morning and only a mile
from the Three Sisters. Danny was hungry, thirsty, and
tired, but after a week at the Blue Mountains Hospital,
he returned to his parents’ home in San Francisco, California, to recover.
Last week, an Australian TV channel interviewed Danny
about his experience. In the interview, he talked about
howhe survived four days without food and water and
why he owes his life to YouTube’s Survival a Series nd the police helicopter.
“Ileft the hotel early. It was 5 a.m. and Iwanted to reach
the Three Sisters by 8 a.m. because Iknew it would be
hot in the afternoon. Itook a small backpack with a water
bottle and some snacks with me. Ihad Google Maps on
my phone, but it stopped working after about an hour.
Ihad a paper map, but it wasn’t easy to tell where Iwas.
The only thing Icould see were trees. Ididn’t know the
direction to walk, so Iwent in circles for a long time. After planes or helicopters to find people who are lost. ‘They
about five hours, Irealized that Iwas lost. Iknew that
can’t see me down here,’ Ithought, ‘because there are
Ineeded to start planning how to survive. It was very, very
too many trees.’ Itried to climb back up the hill, but Iwas
hot by this time, so Ihad to find a place to rest and think.
very tired and hungry and only walked about 50meters
“I’m a big fan of the Survival Series channel on YouTube.
before Ihad to stop. Ididn’t think Icould survive one
It tells you how to use different techniques to survive in
more day. Islept and woke up with the helicopter above
different situations. For example, there are videos on
my head. It was the best noise Ihave ever heard. One
how to catch fish or how to start a fire. Ilearned that you
thing is certain. I’m never going walking in the Blue
can live without food for days, but you can’t live without Mountains again!”
water, so Ihad to try and find some quickly. After a day,
Ifound a river, but it was dry and there was no water in
missing (adj): lost; disappeared; not found
it. Ithink that was the first time Istarted to think things
were not good. Ifell asleep for a while. When Iwoke
spotted (v past tense): saw; noticed
up, Iremembered something the man on Survival Series
owe one’s life to something (idiom): to be alive
said: that people may come and look for me. They use
because something or someone saved you
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LEV EL 3 – R E ADIN G WORK SHE ET: PAGE 2 O F 2 VOCABULARY Choose the correct option.
1 To rescue means the same as to … a find. b see. c save. 2 When a person , recovers they feel … again. a healthy b ill c tired
3 An … is a good or bad thing that happens in your life. a opportunity b experience c action
4 The direction is the path you move along in order to … a place. a leave b learn about c get to
5 The way you do something that takes skill is called a … a technique. b situation. c talent. COMPREHENSION Choose the correct option.
1 The police found Danny one mile / eight miles from the place he wanted to visit.
2 Danny spent seven days in San Francisco / in the hospital.
3 Danny got lost because he couldn’t use his phone / didn’t have a map.
4 The first thing Danny did was to look for somewhere to rest / something to drink.
5 Danny has / doesn’t have plans to visit the Blue Mountains in the future. THINKING
Do you think you would be good at surviving in a situation like Danny’s? Why or why not?
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