Reading for beginners

JENNIFER 

Hi! I’m Jennifer! I am 9 years old. I live in Houston, Texas with my mother, father, and two brothers. I like

going to shool but I hate doing homework and taking exams. t shool I study "nglish, #$anish, #iene,

#oial #tudies and %athematis. I love going to shool and seeing my friends and teahers every day. I also

like to $lay baseball after shool. I don’t have a sister but my best friend &lga is 'ust like my sister. (e tell

eah other everything. (e also study and wath T) together. (hen I grow u$ I’m going to be a nurse and

take are of sik $eo$le.

MARTHA

Hello ! %y name is %artha. I am *+ years old, married with kids. I live in Hoboken whih is in the state of

 -ew Jersey on the east oast of the nited #tates. I work $art/time in a bookstore. It is a great 'ob. I an

read as many books as I want for free and I get to s$end $lenty of time with my kids. %y husband has his

own business and works from 0am to 9$m. &ne day he will sell the business for a lot of money so that he

an s$end more time with his family. (hen I am not working, I s$end most of my time leaning the house,

doing the laundry, $aying the bills and ooking for the family. I would like my husband to sell his business

soon so that he an s$end more time with us.

ROBERT

Hey! (hat’s u$1 I’m 2obert. I am 3 years old and I have 'ust moved into my own a$artment. I love it! I

an do whatever I want and I don’t have my $arents nagging me about leaning my room, washing the

dishes or taking out the garbage. I 'ust stay u$ late at night $laying video games or go out drinking with my

friends. Then I an slee$ till noon the next day. I don’t think I will ever get married or have kids. I love not

having any res$onsibilities. 4uring the day I work as a waiter in a restaurant a few bloks away. %y shift

starts at ++ am and ends at 9 $m. It is hard work but it is fun. I meet interesting $eo$le and girls give me

their $hone numbers all the time. I would like to have my own restaurant one day and make more money but

it seems like a lot of work. I think I’ll 'ust en'oy life for now and worry about making more money later.

MARCO

Hi ! %y name is %aro. I am +5 years old and moved to the nited #tates years ago from 6eru with my

 $arents. I don’t have any brothers or sisters7 I am an only hild. %y $arents ame to the # beause they

ould not find work in 6eru. %y unt and nle had moved here + years ago and own a restaurant. %y

father works as a hef and my mother works as a waitress at the restaurant. It is hard work but they are

ha$$y that they now have enough money and that I have the o$$ortunity to get a good eduation. 8eaving

6eru was hard for me. I had a lot of family and friends there. I ould s$eak very little "nglish and my family

didn’t have a lot of money. Things are better now. I have made a few friends and I am learning "nglish fast.

I will graduate High #hool next year and ho$e to go to ollege. fter that I will get a 'ob as an "ngineer

and make a lot of money so that my $arents don’t have to work so hard anymore.