Models with Down’s Syndrome – level 1

23-11-2016 07:00

There is an organisation. It helps people with Down’s Syndrome. This year it raises money for research and medical help. It raises $2.1 million.

It holds a fashion show. It is called “Be Beautiful, Be Yourself”. This means that you are beautiful the way that you are. Famous people walk with models with Down’s Syndrome in the fashion show. Two of the people in the show are sister and brother. The sister is one of the models. The brother is one of the famous people.

Difficult words: Down’s Syndrome (sometimes when babies are born, they have a condition that changes their brain and how their look), research (find out information about something; science, testing).

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