ALEX WRITES TO PRESIDENT OBAMA - Worksheet

1. Complete the text with the missing Verb Tenses.

Alex ________is__ (BE) just six years old. He
______lives_______ (LIVE) in Scarsdale, New York.
Last month, like people around the world, he
____was______moved___ (MOVE) by the
heartbreaking images of Omran Daqneesh, a five-
year-old boy in Aleppo, Syria, sitting in an ambulance,
in shock as he __tried________ (TRY) to wipe the
blood from his hands.
So Alex ____sat________ (SIT) down and _________wrote___ (WRITE) me a letter. This week at a United
Nations summit on refugees, I _____shared__________ (SHARE) Alex's moving words with the world.
Alex _____told_____ (TELL) me that he _________wanted_ (WANT) Omran to come live with him and his
family. He _____wanted________ (WANT) to share his bike, and _____teach___ (TEACH) him how to ride.
He __said____ (SAY) his little sister ______would collect________ (COLLECT) butterflies for him. "We can all
play together," he _____wrote____ (WRITE). "We ___will give______ (GIVE) him a family and he _____will
be_______ (BE) our brother."
Those ___are_____ (BE) the words of a six-year-old boy -- a young child who __has not learned______ (NOT
LEARN) to be cynical or suspicious or fearful of other people because of where they ___come__________
(COME) from, how they __________look______ (LOOK), or how they ____pray___________ (PRAY).
We ___all have to be_____ (ALL/BE) more like Alex. Imagine what the world __would look
like___________________ (LOOK LIKE) if we __________________ (BE). Imagine the suffering we could ease
and the lives we could save.

Listen to Alex, read his letter, and I think you ___will undertand_________ (UNDERSTAND) why I
_________________ (SHARED) it with the world.

https://www.facebook.com/potus/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf, published on 22nd September 2016

YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC3wpSr1P5k

2. Listen to Alex’s letter and answer the questions. Give short answers.
a. What does Alex want the President to do?
b. How will Omran be received?
c. What will Alex do at school?
d. What about Omran? What will he teach them?
e. Catherine and Alex will share some things with Omran. Refer to those.

3. Now see the video. You can discuss the final question with your partner before answering it.
President Obama says “Alex teaches us a lot. We can all learn from Alex.” What do you think the
President is referring to? What can we learn from Alex?