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Megan McCarthy is 14. She lives in Leeds. I’m 14, but I’m 1.83 metres tall. All my friends are shorter than me and I’m the tallest person in my family. Everyone thinks I’m older than 14. On the bus, they think I’m an adult. When I started secondary school, everyone stared at me. People were friendlier and more helpful at primary school. But it’s easier now and I’ve got lots of mates. Clothes are always a problem. I usually buy my clothes at a shop called ‘Long Tall Sally’, but they’re more expensive than ordinaryclothes. Shoes are even worse! There are some advantages. I play basketball and people say I’m the best player in the school. And tall people often get better jobs and earn more money! The most difficult thing is that I’m always different from other people. I just want to be the same as everyone else. But I’m tall and I’ll always be tall, so I try to accept it and be positive about it.
1. Why is she different from her friends?
2. Do you think she likes being different?
3. What is the great problem which she always faces?
4. Are there any advantages being a tall person?
5. Does she want to be the same height as the other children?
Megan McCarthy is 14. She lives in Leeds. I’m 14, but I’m 1.83 metres tall. All my friends are shorter than me and I’m the tallest person in my family. Everyone thinks I’m older than 14. On the bus, they think I’m an adult. When I started secondary school, everyone stared at me. People were friendlier and more helpful at primary school. But it’s easier now and I’ve got lots of mates. Clothes are always a problem. I usually buy my clothes at a shop called ‘Long Tall Sally’, but they’re more expensive than ordinaryclothes. Shoes are even worse! There are some advantages. I play basketball and people say I’m the best player in the school. And tall people often get better jobs and earn more money! The most difficult thing is that I’m always different from other people. I just want to be the same as everyone else. But I’m tall and I’ll always be tall, so I try to accept it and be positive about it.
1. Why is she different from her friends?
2. Do you think she likes being different?
3. What is the great problem which she always faces?
4. Are there any advantages being a tall person?
5. Does she want to be the same height as the other children?
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1) She is 1.83 metres tall and all of her friends are shorter than her.
2) Not really. She wants to be the same as everyone else.
3) She always faces the problem of finding right clothes that can fit her by the size.
4) "There are some advantages. I play basketball and people say I’m the best player in the school. And tall people often get better jobs and earn more money!"
So, she's the best basketball player in her school, also she says that tall people often get better jobs and earn more money.
5. Yes, she does, but also she tries to accept it and be positive about it.