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Reading: Read about Lucas and his friends
Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe people
Grammar: Practise using 'can' and 'can't' for ability
Grammar: Practise using 'going to' for future plans
This story is about Lucas and his friends. Lucas lives in a city in Brazil in an area called Morro Verde (Green Hill). He has just moved there and doesn't have any friends yet. In this story, Lucas wants to put a football team together, but Rafael wants to stop him.
Page 1 - Lucas meets Orlando the coach.
Match the words from the comic with the descriptions.
Page 2 - Rafael
Page 3 - Filipe and Bruno
In this activity, put the words and phrases in the gaps to complete sentences with 'going to'.
Page 4 - Julia and Clara
Page 5 - The deadline
In this activity, look at the different actions and decide if you can or can't do these things on the football pitch?
Page 6 - Lucas struggles to find a team
Page 7 - We need a team!
Page 8 - Lucas finds a team
Quiz
What do you think?
At the beginning of the comic, Lucas was the new boy at the youth centre. Now, he's a member of Morro Verde FC.
How do you think Lucas feels now?
Bruno was rejected at first. How do you think he felt? How do you think he feels now?
Tell us your answers in the comments section below.
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