Question

3- Read about Roberto Carlos Ramos, a story-teller. After that, answer the questions, in English.

Roberto Carlos Ramos
Roberto Carlos Ramos was born in a slum in Belo Horizonte. When he was 6 his mother took
him to FEBEM (Fundação Estadual do Bem-Estar do Menor).
He escaped from FEBEM more than a hundred times. He was illiterate and considered
“hopeless”. He learned to rob, to do drugs and to live on the streets. When he was 13 he met Marguerit
Duvas, a French woman who was he visiting Brazil.

Duvas adopted him. She took him to France where he learned the art of story-telling. He was
back to Brazil at the age of 19. Here, he graduated in Pedagogy and took a Master ́s Degree in
Education. In 2001, in San Diego, he was elected one of the greated story-tellers in the world.
He has already adopted 14 teenagers and is very proud of them.
a- Where was Roberto Carlos Ramos born?
b- Where did his mother take him to at the age of six?
c- Where did he live when he was a small child?
d- What did he learn on the streets?
e- Who adopted him?
f- What did he learn in France?
g- What happened in 2001?

Answer 1

Resposta:

a)was born in a slum in Belo Horizonte.

b)his mother took

him to FEBEM (Fundação Estadual do Bem-Estar do Menor).

c)on the street

d)He learned to steal, to get high

e)Marguerit Duvas

F)learned the art of storytelling

g)In 2001, in San Diego, he was elected one of the best storytellers in the world