Hi, my name is Charlie and I’m 15 years old.

I have one brother called Dan and

a sister called Tessa. I am the youngest in my family and a little different, I
am blind. I have been blind since I was a baby so it’s normal for me but my
mum and dad do worry about me sometimes. I used to go to school with my
brother and sister but now they are both at University. My parents used to
worry about how I could go to school alone but two years ago I got Buster.
Buster is my best friend and he looks out for me, he helps me go anywhere, to
school, to meet my friends or even if I just want to have a walk. Buster is a little different from your
usual friends, he has a four legs and a tail! He is my guide dog. He can do so many things to make my
life easier. He can take me across busy roads, he knows to wait at the traffic lights until I hear the
loud beeping sound that tells me it’s safe to cross. He walks slowly in front of me and he can avoid any
obstacle on the path or at school. He can lie quietly in class while I am learning. All my friends love
him but not as much as I do!

Hello, my name is Jenny and I would like you to meet my dog, Princess. She is my little helper because
she does lots of things for me. I can’t walk and I use a wheelchair so when I need any help around the
house, Princess comes to the rescue. She can open and close the doors around my home, if I ask her
to get something for me I just ask her, “fetch my …..”, and she brings whatever I asked for, she even
brings me the telephone when it rings. She can turn the light on and off and if I need help from my
mum or dad, Princess will go and bark at them so they know to come to me. Before I had Princess
someone had to do these things for me and I didn’t like it, now I feel more like my friends and able to
do anything I want. My mum and dad used to always worry about me and always had to be around me
now they don’t worry so much and they let me do more
things for myself. Princess has been with me for four
years and she is always by my side. When we go out
together she walks slowly next to me and is always ready
to help. I can’t imagine life without her!
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Hi, ………. name is Charlie and ……….. 15 years old. I ………..…….. one brother called Dan and a sister called
Tessa. I am the ………………….…. in my family and a little different, I …..……… blind.

Buster ……….. my best friend and he …………. out for me, he …………… me go anywhere.

I …………. walk and I ………… a wheelchair so when I need any help around the house, Princess ……………….
to the rescue.

When we ……….. out together she …………… slowly next to ………….. and is ………………… ready to help.

Walk See open doors pick up telephone

Avoid obstacles wait patiently turn on the light

Bring parents to help

Using the words in the box and CAN / CAN’T, complete these sentences ;

Charlie ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Buster…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

Jenny…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Princess…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Buster ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Princess …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Buster ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Princess…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Complete with the correct verb;

I ………… called Charlie and I …………… 15 years old.

Buster ………………….. my dog and he …………………………(help) me.

My parents ……………………………..( not worry) about me because I ……………………(have). Buster.

My friends …………………..(love) Buster.

Princess……………….. ..(collect) things for me and she …………………..(turn) on the light.

When my friends and I ………………….(go) out together, Princess …………………(walk) next to me.