Exercises · Goal 10 · Reduced Inequalities
The Sower of Dreams: exercises
Two short exercises on the book. Do them on screen or print them.
Fill the gaps
Choose the missing word for each gap. The words are in the box.
Words to use
- Abreu
- abuse
- Alberto
- begging
- orchestra
- Sistema
- stepfather
- Venezuela
A pair of thin hands with long, dirty nails grabs Abril's, and she hears a boy sobbing. is standing outside his front door in the dark, afraid to go in. Inside, his takes the few coins Alberto has earned from , calls him useless, as he does every day, and reaches for his belt. For the first time, Alberto turns and runs. He falls asleep in a doorway and wakes to a thin, smiling man holding out a glass of milk and a biscuit. The man is José Antonio, and around him are children of different ages who look at Alberto as if they have always known him. He invites Alberto to come with them, to a house where there are no secrets, a hot shower, clean clothes and a teacher called Micaela who will teach him letters and numbers. Alberto is sure he will never learn anything. Then, after lunch, José Antonio leads everyone into a room full of instruments. The story is inspired by José Antonio , founder of El in .
Connect the dots
Join each word to its meaning. Tap a word, then tap its meaning.