Get Involved A2+ Unit 3 Reading

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Are the sentences T (true), F (false) or is there NI (no information)?

Sky competed professionally from the age of eight.

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Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera.

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Are the sentences T (true), F (false) or is there NI (no information)?

Sky skateboarded at the Olympics.

Teen success stories!

Looking at teens that achieved success while they were young.

Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera.

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Are the sentences T (true), F (false) or is there NI (no information)?

Flynn often cooks for himself.

Teen success stories!

Looking at teens that achieved success while they were young.

Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera.

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Are the sentences T (true), F (false) or is there NI (no information)?

Flynn always cooks at home.



Teen success stories!

Looking at teens that achieved success while they were young.

Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera

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Are the sentences T (true), F (false) or is there NI (no information)?

Sheku played to a massive audience.



Teen success stories!

Looking at teens that achieved success while they were young.

Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera.

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Are the sentences T (true), F (false) or is there NI (no information)?

Sheku’s parents aren’t very musically talented.

Teen success stories!

Looking at teens that achieved success while they were young.

Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera.

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How did Sky learn how to skateboard?

Teen success stories!

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Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera.

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What is Sky’s next objective?

Teen success stories!

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Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera

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Why did Flynn learn to cook?

Teen success stories!

Looking at teens that achieved success while they were young.

Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera

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Does Flynn make money from cooking?

Teen success stories!

Looking at teens that achieved success while they were young.

Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera

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Sheku has performed

Teen success stories!

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Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera

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What happened when Sheku and his family were on a talent show?

Teen success stories!

Looking at teens that achieved success while they were young.

Sky Brown is 12 years old and the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. She began skateboarding at four, and she taught herself by watching videos on YouTube. At eight years old, she was competing against professional skaters and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.

Flynn McGarry is a New York chef who started cooking professionally at 11 years old! He started learning how to cook because his parents used to cook the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist, and in 2016, he won the BBC Young Musician Award; he was the first black musician to win the competition. He played in front of a global audience of two billion people when he played at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku started playing the cello when he was only six years old. He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t win. The experience helped with performing in front of people and being on camera