Page 13 - Exercises 5A and 5B

Page 13 - Exercises 5A and 5B

My granpa’s name is William. But it isn’t his real name. His real name is Guillermo. That’s GUILLERMO. It’s the Spanish name for William. He was born in Spain. But he moved to England when he was 6 years old. Because his father got a job in Manchester. William started school there. His parents changed his name to William. Because people in England can’t pronounce Guillermo properly. His parents didn’t have a lot of money. So grandpa didn’t go to university when he left school. Anyway he wanted to travel. So he got a job on a ship. He traveled all over the world. To the USA, Australia, India, Brazil and lots of other places. He often tells us about his adventures at sea. He met my grandma, Heather when his ship was in London. They got married and he decided to stay in England after that. He needed a job. So he started to work in a factory, where they made furniture. Tables, chairs and things like that. He worked hard and eventually became the manager of the factory. But he doesn’t work there now. About five years ago he retired.