2019

Reading
Activity 4 / Reading
Practicing reading comprehension, reasoning about
the truth of some statements taken from a text on the
problems facing a community

Emmanuel López Hernández – A07054237

Prepanet
18/02/2019
 2 Reading

My Town

In my town we have had a problem with the adolescents. It is a very small town and
there is not much to do on the weekends and after school. Some of them have
gotten into trouble with the police, and others just hang around downtown, which is
not good for the local businesses since it keeps people from going shopping.

My brother and I decided to do something to help the local teens. I am 15 and he

is 18. John, my brother, and I, Allie, have started a new program; it is called
“Grooving’ in the Park”. Every Saturday there is a music show in the park downtown
produced only by local teens! There are all kinds of music, hip-hop, jazz, rock, and
even folk. Now, many of the teens that used to be a problem have joined the group.
During the week they are busy practicing. Since they play in the park, many people
even come downtown to watch them during the week. Next year we might visit
other towns to help them start their own programs. You could help start one in your
community. In any case, you should come visit the main park on Saturdays from 3
until 6pm to enjoy the show!

Vocabulary:

Town: parecido a un pueblo

Adolescents: adolecentes
Have gotten into trouble: se han metido en problemas
Hang around: perder el tiempo
Downtown: centro
Keeps people from: evitar que (la gente)
Teens: adolescentes

Mark each statement as True or False. Write your answer in the blank. The first one
has been done as an example.

1. Allie lives in a big town. False

2. The main idea of this text is to describe how Allie helped solve a problem in her
town True
3. Allie says the main problem with the teens happens after school only. False
4. Allie and her brother started a music program for teens. True
5. Not many people like to see the kids play music. False
6. The kids mainly play jazz music. False
7. Allie has already started second program in another town. False
8. “Teens” means the same thing as “adolescents”. True