Do you want to live to be 100?
Listen to the Delany sisters' advice
in the three paragraphs of this
article. Then, try to answer the
questions below ...

1.

Sadie and Bessie Delany live ... 

   in Vernon, New Jersey.
   in Mount Vernon.

2.

How old are they? 

   Besie is 104 and Sadie is 103.
   Sadie is 104 and Besie is 102.

3.

   A book which tells their life story.
   A short stories book about their life.

Delany sisters' advice

4.

What time do the Delany sisters get up? 

   At about 7:00 a.m.
   At about 6:30 p.m.

5.

What do they have for breakfast? 

   Oatmeal, a banana, and a little cheese.
   Oatmeal, half a banana, bran, and eggs.

6.

Do they exercise? 

   Yes. They like to do yoga.
   Yes. They like to run every day.

7.

   "It's bad for your breath."
   "It's bad for your health."

8.

What do they suggest you should do? 

   Not to eat a lot of salt.
   Not to drink a lot of fat.

9.

What do they suggest you shouldn't do? 

   To worry about a wife or a husband.
   To get married.

10.

What do their doctors say? 

   "You're still alive because you don't have 
        husbands who worry you."
   "You're still living, what do you expect?"

click on the parrot for the correct answers and a bilingual transcription of the article.
pulsa el loro para ver las respuestas correctas y leer una transcripción bilingüe del artículo.

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