1) ______________________

Luis Suarez is a Uruguayan football player who was born in Salto on 24th
January in 1987. He has six brothers and his older brother, Paolo is a
professional football player too.

2) _________________
When Luis was a little boy, he had a difficult life because he was very poor.
His father was a porter and his mother was a housekeeper. At the age of 7,
he moved to Montevideo with his family and started playing football in the
streets. Luis started playing professionally in Nacional, a Uruguayan football
team. He was really good at football but he wasn't good at school because
he didn't like studying.

4) _________________
From 2006 to 2011, he played football in Holland, Europe. In 2011, he moved to England and
started playing in Liverpool FC and he became very popular. He also played with the
Uruguayan National Football Team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and in 2014
in Brazil. In 2011, he was the best player in the American Football Cup. He played for
Barcelona FC until last year.

5) _____________________
At present, he is playing for Atlético Madrid in Spain and he is one of the best players in our
national team. He lives in Barcelona with his wife Sofia Balbi and his three children,
Benjamin, Delfina and Lautaro.

6) ___________________
On a typical day, Luis gets up at at 7 o'clock. First, he brushes his teeth and then he takes a
shower. After that, he gets dressed. Next, he has breakfast, he usually has an orange juice
and toasts with eggs and ham. He practices from 8 to 1. Then, he has a shower and goes
back home to have lunch with his family. For lunch, he usually has some meat with a salad
and he always drinks mineral water.

7) ___________________
In the afternoon, he sometimes takes a nap and plays with his kids. Next, he has a tea, he
always drinks mate. He always goes to the gym to do some exercise.
In the evening, he usually listens to music and watches a serie on tv. He normally has dinner
with his family. They eat pasta with tomato sauce and drink orange juice. Finally he must go
to bed at half past ten.

1. Put the corresponding title to each paragraph. There is an extra one

/Morning routine/ /early life/ /beginnings/ /present career/ /afternoon and evening routine/
/general information/ /likes and dislikes/

2. Read the text again and find:

A nationality
A synonym of famous
2 occupations
2 verbs in the past
2 family members
2 frequency adverbs
2 daily actions
A time expression

3. Read the text again and answer the questions

A) Where was Luis Suárez born?

B) When did he start playing football?
C) Does he have any brothers or sisters?
D) Was Luis a good student?
E) Where is he playing now?
F) What time does he get up?
G) How many hours does he train?
H) What does he eat for lunch?
I) What does he do in the afternoon?
J) Who does he have dinner with?

4. Now it's your turn! Read the fact file and write a text about Cavani

General information:
Full name: Edison Roberto Cavani Gómez
Nationality: Uruguayan ( from Salto)
Date of birth: 2/14/1987
Early career:
Start career in Danubio (for 2 years)
2010: sign in Napoli (top scorer)
Present:
Paris Saint Germain and Uruguayan National team
Daily routine:
Morning: get up at 6, shower, breakfast (eggs and bacon with mate), train (8 to 12)
Afternoon: lunch with football friends (pasta and meat with mineral water), go home, take a
nap, play with his daughter
Evening: go to the gym ( 8 o'clock), have a shower, have dinner with family (salad and
orange juice), clean teeth and go to bed( at 11)