A TEENAGE GENIUS
A TEENAGE GENIUS Ivan mirsky was born in Russia but now lives in America with his father, Vadim. They live in a one room flat in brooklyn. Ivan doesn’t go to school and his father doesn’t have a job. They practice chess problem all day, every day. Ivan was different from a very young age: he could ride a bike when he was eighteen months old, and r ead before he was two. He could play card at three and piano at four. When he was twelve, he was yhe under-20 chess champion in Rusia. His father can’t speak English and can’t play chesss either. Ivan translates for him. Vadim says, ‘ I know that I can’t play chess, but I can still help Ivan. We don’t like playing sports or watching TV. We live for chess. Read the text below then answer the questions ! WHERE WAS IVAN BORN ?...RUSIA Does he live in Rusia or Amerika ? ... Who is vadim ?.. Does ivan go to school? Does vandim have a job ? …. What do they do every day ? … Why was ivan defe...