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The document discusses the childhood dreams of four individuals - Marcus, Annika, Ben and Maria. Marcus always dreamed of being an astronaut from age two and is now fulfilling that dream. Annika dreamed of working in a sweet shop and now owns her own successful sweet shop. Ben dreamed of being an architect and is now working as an architect after studying the subject. Maria dreamed of being an actress but discovered a talent for set design instead.

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The document discusses the childhood dreams of four individuals - Marcus, Annika, Ben and Maria. Marcus always dreamed of being an astronaut from age two and is now fulfilling that dream. Annika dreamed of working in a sweet shop and now owns her own successful sweet shop. Ben dreamed of being an architect and is now working as an architect after studying the subject. Maria dreamed of being an actress but discovered a talent for set design instead.

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Reading

Read the short texts about childhood dreams. Match the comments (1–6) with the people (A–
D). You can choose the people more than once.
A Marcus
Like most children, I had a dream job when I was young. From the age of two, I decided that my
future career was going to be in the stars! I wanted to be an astronaut and travel in space. As I
grew older, the ambition didn’t fade as many childhood dreams do, but it grew stronger. At 11, I
would picture myself walking in space and looking at the Earth from thousands of miles away
and by 14, I had read all there was to read about the experiences of those famous men who had
actually set foot on the Moon. My parents thought I was being too ambitious and wanted me to
study to be a doctor. I was almost influenced by their arguments but in the end I stuck to my
plan and became a pilot. Now, after years of study and dedication, my dreams look set to become
reality.
I’ve been lucky enough to be chosen to join the crew as a pilot on the international space
station.
B Annika
The earliest ambition I can recall was to work in a sweet shop. There was a lovely, old-fashioned
sweetshop near my house, full of huge jars of the most wonderful sweets you can imagine! My
sister and I used to spend hours in there deciding how to spend our pocket money. I think my
plan was that if I worked there, I would be able to indulge in eating every type of sweet that the
shop sold! However, eventually the sweet shop closed and my dream disappeared with it. Later I
went to study at a business college and got a good qualification there. While I was trying to
decide what to do with my life after that, I kept thinking about my childhood dream. I decided
that perhaps there was a place for a real, old-fashioned sweet shop in today’s world of online
selling
and huge supermarkets. So I started my own sweet shop in the heart of my old town. We’re now
in our fifth year and doing extremely well. It seems that there still is a place for those huge jars
of wonderful sweets after all.
C Ben
When I was a child I had a dream of becoming an architect. I was good at drawing and spent
hours sketching imaginary buildings and cities. Then when I was older I loved those computer
games where you invent your own cities and fill them with buildings and shops and parks and
everything. I played those games for hours and hours! I never really thought about making
architecture my career though until I went to Copenhagen on holiday when I was 17. The
amazing modern architecture there inspired me and I decided I wanted to go to artcollege. I
studied architecture for seven years and finally graduated two years ago. I got my first job with a
firm of architects in London six months later and I love it! I can’t imagine doing anything else.
D Maria
I remember being obsessed with the theatre when I was a little girl. I loved playing dress-up and
pretending to be other people and I adored going to the theatre with my parents and entering
the world of make-believe of the plays and musicals we saw there. My mother sent me to drama
school on Saturdays for a few years and after that I did a few auditions for parts in small
productions, but to be honest I wasn’t very good at acting! I got very stressed every time I had to
go on stage and saw all those people watching me. However, the experience helped me
understand that although I loved the theatre, I didn’t want to be an actress. I started helping out
behind the scenes for a while as a summer job and found I had a talent for set design, designing
the rooms and settings for different scenes in a theatre production. Last year I won a prize for
my design for a new production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, so I think I made the right choice not
to follow my childhood dream!

1 I realised then my talent was for working behind the stage, not on it.
2 I took an old-fashioned idea and made it into a modern business.
3 I’m glad now that I didn’t listen to my parents!
4 Sticking to my dream helped my career.
5 Those hours spent on computer games helped my get my dream job!
6 The experience of my summer job influenced my choice of future career.

Read the texts again and choose the best answers, A, B, C or D.

7 Marcus’ ambitions
A changed while he was growing up.
B started when he was very young.
C were changed by his parents’ advice.
D were uncertain when he was a child.

8 Before his dream came true Marcus had to


A do a lot of other jobs.
B train in the USA.
C study and wait for a long time.
D move to another country.

9 Annika decided to open a sweet shop


A because she had a lot of money to invest.
B because she loved eating sweets.
C because it was a good business opportunity.
D because she had a degree.

10 Ben decide to go to art college and study architecture


A when he was playing a computer game
B when he was on holiday
C when he was a child
D when he started work.

11 When she was a child, Maria


A didn’t like going to drama school.
B was a successful actress.
C had a mother who didn’t like the theatre.
D tried to get some small parts in theatre productions.

12 Now Maria feels


A disappointed she didn’t get to become an actress.
B happy she found a different career in the theatre.
C angry that she didn’t get better parts.
D unsure whether she made the career right choice.

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