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English Reading Practice – The Right to Democracy

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WORD BANK:
a | Antonio | at | Casey | democracy | Hall | if | is | it | look | much | music | of | Okay | people | petition | really | right | sadly | small | so | speak | tired | up | us | Why | you | your

Antonio sees his old friend Casey the pub. "Hey Casey! How are ?"

"," Casey says, but Antonio can tell he is not okay.

"Wow, you look !" Antonio says.

"Yeah," Casey says, "I do not get sleep lately."

", what is up?" Antonio asks.

"My apartment is beside the skate park. The kids there are loud. They drink, shout, fight, and play loud all night long."

"Oh, wow, I am sorry!" says. "Talk to someone at City Hall about !"
Casey smiles , "They do not care. City does not listen to people like me."

"That not true," Antonio says. "City Hall exists for like you. This is a democracy. You have right to be heard. In fact, it is responsibility to speak up! If no one speaks , then nothing ever changes, right?"

"I guess so," says, "I just feel so small."

"You are ," Antonio says. "So am I. But all of together are not small. We need to up. I could help you get a together, you like. We could then present a list signatures to City Hall."

"Really?" Casey starts to hopeful.

Antonio smiles. "Really. We have a right to , right? Let's use it!"