Learn English #7 •Intermediate | Advanced

Read the newspaper story below, and then answer the questions that follow it.

Adopted orphan remembers his friends

A 9-year-old Bulgarian orphan who was adopted by a wealthy Western family has given £6,000 worth of presents to his former playmates.

The youngster, named Axel, saved his Christmas and birthday money for five years to save up the cash to buy toys and clothes.

Axel was adopted five years ago by the family of a rich banker in Luxembourg from an orphanage in the small town of Dobrich.

Dr Eugenia Georgieva, director of the orphanage, said that Axel regularly wrote her emails and told her about saving his Christmas and birthday money to help his old friends.

She said, "I imagined he was talking about pocket money amounts."
She added that Axel's dream was to return to Bulgaria as a grown-up and set up his own bank there.


• Text from Ananova.com

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1. People
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2. Money
What's the odd word out in each set?

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What do you think?

What is the tradition of giving presents where you live? When was the first time you gave someone a present? This news story describes Axel's great generosity and strong resolve. Do you know of any similar stories of young people displaying qualities like these?

 

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