2. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions below. Did you know Albert Casals before?
Albert Casals is a typical teenager in many ways. He likes reading science fiction books and is interested in science. But in other ways he is very different. He has visited more than 16 countries alone, he has got blue hair and he has written a book, ‘The World on Wheels’. And one more thing makes him different: Albert has been in a wheelchair since he was eight years old.
Albert is 18 and he lives in the town of Esparraguera, Barcelona. He became ill with leukemia when he was five, but the disease hasn’t stopped him having fun. Albert has travelled around and in 2007 he decided to visit South America. He always travels by his own and he never takes much money. He gets money by working and doing tricks with his wheelchair.
‘The chair helps you to travel because it eliminates fear and so I make new friends who help me around the world.’, Albert explained.
So, what’s next for Albert? University and more travel. And of course, his new book.
