Growing up in Atlanta

Martin Luther King ______ (is 1) born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His father ____
(is ) the minister of the local church. The King family ______ (are 2) not poor. They _______ (live3)
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in a good part of Atlanta and they _______ (have 4) enough money to live comfortably. When
Martin _________ (think5) about his childhood, he _____________ (remember6) a loving family and
a friendly neighborhood.
But the Kings _______ (are2) black and in the South black people ____ (do 7) not have the same rights as
white people. Blacks and whites ________ (live 3) in different worlds. On buses in the South, blacks ______
(have4) to sit in the back of the bus. They ________ (can 8) not sit beside whites. Most restaurants _____ (are 2)
closed to black customers. There _______ (are 2) different schools for black and white children. This way of
keeping blacks and whites away from each other ______ (are 2) called 'segregation'.
Martin's father ________ (say9) that segregation _____ (is 1) wrong, but that things would get better. He ______
(say9) that white people would change. Black people _______ (have 4) to be patient and wait. Change would
come.
The young Martin _____ (do7) not agree with his father. He had already known racism. When he ______ (is 1)
very small, he ________ (play10) with a little white boy who _______ (live3) across the street. When Martin
_________ (start11) school, he _________ (look12) for his friend, but he _______ (is 1) not at his school. After school,
he _______ (go13) to his friend's house. The boy's mother ______ (say 9) that Martin _______ (can8) not play with
his friend any more, because he ______ (is1) black and his friend was white.
When Martin ________ (come14) home that day, he _______ (is1) crying. He _______ (tell15)
his mother what had happened. 'No matter what the rest of world thinks,' she told him,
'you're as good as anyone else. Don't you ever forget that!'
Martin never _________ (forget16) his mother's words. But he ________ (see17) how badly
white people _______ (treat18) black people in Atlanta.
Once when he ______ (is1) in town he _________ (walk 19) into a white woman. She ______
(hit20) him on the face. When someone _______ (ask 21) why she had slapped him, the woman
_________ (reply22), 'That little black bastard ________ (step 23) on my foot.' The slap ______
(hurt24) Martin, but the name she ______ (call25) him hurt even more.
When he _______ (start11) high school Martin ________ (begin26) to speak in public. He was
used to speaking in church, but at school he ________ (talk 27) about the need for change in
the South. When Martin _______ (is1) fourteen years old, he ________ (win28) first prize in a
speaking competition. He _______ (go29) to Washington to get his prize. On the way back to Atlanta a white
man _________ (get30) on his bus. The bus ______ (is1) full and the driver _______ (ask21) Martin to get up and
give the white man his seat. Martin _________ (refuse 31). Why should he give up his seat for someone else, just
because he was white? The bus driver ______ (is1) angry and _______ (call25) him names. At last Martin ________
(give32) up his seat because he _____ (do 7) not want to make trouble for his teacher. But he _____ (is 1) angry.
He ______ (do7) not want to hate white people, but it was hard not to. He _________ (realize 33) that things would
not get better unless black people ________ (fight34) for their rights.

Growing up in Atlanta
Martin Luther King ______ (is 1) born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His father ____
(is ) the minister of the local church. The King family ______ (are 2) not poor. They _______ (live3)
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in a good part of Atlanta and they _______ (have 4) enough money to live comfortably. When
Martin _________ (think5) about his childhood, he _____________ (remember 6) a loving family and
a friendly neighborhood.
But the Kings _______ (are2) black and in the South black people ____ (do 7) not have the same rights as
white people. Blacks and whites ________ (live 3) in different worlds. On buses in the South, blacks ______
(have4) to sit in the back of the bus. They ________ (can 8) not sit beside whites. Most restaurants _____ (are 2)
closed to black customers. There _______ (are 2) different schools for black and white children. This way of
keeping blacks and whites away from each other ______ (are 2) called 'segregation'.
Martin's father ________ (say9) that segregation _____ (is 1) wrong, but that things would get better. He ______
(say9) that white people would change. Black people _______ (have 4) to be patient and wait. Change would
come.
The young Martin _____ (do7) not agree with his father. He had already known racism. When he ______ (is 1)
very small, he ________ (play10) with a little white boy who _______ (live3) across the street. When Martin
_________ (start11) school, he _________ (look12) for his friend, but he _______ (is 1) not at his school. After school,
he _______ (go13) to his friend's house. The boy's mother ______ (say 9) that Martin _______ (can8) not play with
his friend any more, because he ______ (is1) black and his friend was white.
When Martin ________ (come14) home that day, he _______ (is1) crying. He _______ (tell15)
his mother what had happened. 'No matter what the rest of world thinks,' she told him,
'you're as good as anyone else. Don't you ever forget that!'
Martin never _________ (forget16) his mother's words. But he ________ (see17) how badly
white people _______ (treat18) black people in Atlanta.
Once when he ______ (is1) in town he _________ (walk 19) into a white woman. She ______
(hit20) him on the face. When someone _______ (ask 21) why she had slapped him, the woman
_________ (reply22), 'That little black bastard ________ (step23) on my foot.' The slap ______ (hurt 24) Martin, but
the name she ______ (call25) him hurt even more.
VERB PAST MEANING When he _______ (start11) high school Martin
SIMPLE ________ (begin26) to speak in public. He was used to
1. IS WAS ( ) morar speaking in church, but at school he ________ (talk 27)
2. ARE WERE ( ) pensar about the need for change in the South. When Martin
3. LIVE ( ) poder _______ (is1) fourteen years old, he ________ (win28)
4. HAVE HAD ( ) dizer first prize in a speaking competition. He _______ (go 29)
5. THINK THOUGHT ( ) ir to Washington to get his prize. On the way back to
6. REMEMBER ( ) bater Atlanta a white man _________ (get30) on his bus. The
7. DO DID ( ) vir bus ______ (is1) full and the driver _______ (ask 21)
8. CAN COULD ( ) falar, contar Martin to get up and give the white man his seat.
9. SAY SAID ( ) iniciar Martin _________ (refuse31). Why should he give up his
10. PLAY ( ) são seat for someone else, just because he was white?
11. START ( )é The bus driver ______ (is1) angry and _______ (call25)
12. LOOK ( ) brincar him names. At last Martin ________ (give 32) up his seat
13. GO WENT ( ) ver because he _____ (do7) not want to make trouble for
14. COME CAME ( ) esquecer his teacher. But he _____ (is1) angry. He ______ (do7)
15. TELL TOLD ( ) tratar not want to hate white people, but it was hard not to.
16. FORGE FORGOT ( ) caminhar He _________ (realize33) that things would not get
T better unless black people ________ (fight 34) for their
17. SEE SAW ( ) responder rights.
1. Fill in the blanks.
18. TREAT ( ) chamar
19. WALK ( ) falar
20. HIT HIT ( ) ter
21. ASK ( ) procurar
22. REPLY ( ) dizer
23. STEP ( ) entrar, pegar
(ônibus)
24. HURT HURT ( ) ganhar
25. CALL ( ) recusar
26. BEGIN BEGAN ( ) perceber
27. TALK ( ) lutar
28. WIN WON ( ) ceder, abrir mão
29. GO WENT ( ) verbo auxiliar sem
sig.
30. GET GOT ( ) pisar
31. REFUS ( ) começar
E
32. GIVE GAVE ( ) lembrar
33. REALIZ ( ) perguntar
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34. FIGHT FOUGHT ( ) machucar

2. Did Martin’s family live comfortably?

a. Yes, he did.
b. Yes, she did.
c. Yes, we did.
d. Yes, they did.
3. Were Kings white?
a. No, he wasn’t.
b. No, she wasn’t.
c. No, we weren’t.
d. No, they weren’t.
4. Did white people treat black people badly?
a. Yes, they did.
b. Yes, we did.
c. Yes, he did.
d. Yes, she did.
5. Did a woman hurt Martin?
a. Yes, they did.
b. Yes, he did.
c. Yes, she did.
d. Yes, we did.
6. Did Martin won a first prize in a speaking competition?
a. Yes, they did.
b. Yes, he did.
c. Yes, she did.
d. Yes, we did.
7. Did Martin refuse to give his sit to a white man?
a. Yes, we did.
b. Yes, they did.
c. Yes, she did.
d. Yes, he did.
1. Fill in the blanks. c. No, we weren’t.
d. No, they weren’t.
4. Did white people treat black people badly?
a. Yes, they did.
b. Yes, we did.
c. Yes, he did.
d. Yes, she did.
5. Did a woman hurt Martin?
a. Yes, they did.
b. Yes, he did.
c. Yes, she did.
d. Yes, we did.
6. Did Martin won a first prize in a speaking
competition?
a. Yes, they did.
b. Yes, he did.
c. Yes, she did.
d. Yes, we did.
7. Did Martin refuse to give his sit to a white man?
a. Yes, we did.
b. Yes, they did.
c. Yes, she did.
d. Yes, he did.

1. Fill in the blanks.

2. Did Martin’s family live comfortably?

a. Yes, he did.
b. Yes, she did.
c. Yes, we did.
d. Yes, they did.
3. Were Kings white?
a. No, he wasn’t.
b. No, she wasn’t.
2. Did Martin’s family live comfortably?
a. Yes, he did.
b. Yes, she did.
c. Yes, we did.
d. Yes, they did.
3. Were Kings white?
a. No, he wasn’t.
b. No, she wasn’t.
c. No, we weren’t.
d. No, they weren’t.
4. Did white people treat black people badly?
a. Yes, they did.
b. Yes, we did.
c. Yes, he did.
d. Yes, she did.
5. Did a woman hurt Martin?
a. Yes, they did.
b. Yes, he did.
c. Yes, she did.
d. Yes, we did.
6. Did Martin won a first prize in a speaking
competition?
a. Yes, they did.
b. Yes, he did.
c. Yes, she did.
d. Yes, we did.
7. Did Martin refuse to give his sit to a white man?
a. Yes, we did.
b. Yes, they did.
c. Yes, she did.
d. Yes, he did.