My name is Rebeca and I'm 11. I'm from beautiful Brazil! But my family live in a poor area, and life isn't easy. My father （work）hard so my brother and I can go to school. And we always come straight home after school （help）with the housework. But I have a dream…football! And I want to tell you how football has changed my life.
My dad wanted my big brother to be football player, but he didn't like training. I loved football and when I played I felt happy and forgot about everything around （I）. My mum said, "Football isn't for girls." The boys at school didn't want to play a girl either, but when they saw I was good, I got the chance to join them.
One day I （tell）by my teacher that there was a football team just for girls and they were preparing for a competition in March. I （real）wanted to be part of the team and I decided to try my hardest.
When my dad and brother knew that, they were very happy. My mum still didn't like the idea. "It isn't going to be easy for you football is a boy's sport," she said. But she said nothing after that, and my dad and brother trained with me every day for seven （month）. Finally, in February the coach showed us which players were in the team. When I heard my name, I jumped in the air.
Our team traveled to Rio de Janeiro in March and we won the competition—it was amazing! Since then we've won a lot of matches. But more importantly, I`ve become much （confident）about myself. When I get older, I want to be a great football player. That's my biggest dream in life.
