Desperate Undergraduate!Desperate Undergraduate!

This news is about a woman. She is from England. When she is 15, she leaves school. She thinks that she will never get a degree.

The Second World War is a problem. She has health problems, too. However, she gets better.

She graduates at the University of Bristol. She is the oldest graduate of the university. She is 86 years old when she graduates.

Difficult words: will (in the future), degree (a document which you get after you finish university), graduate verb (finish university), graduate noun (a person who finishes university).

Peggy was born in England in 1931 and left school at 15 with no formal education. She thought that she would never get a degree.

During her life, she faced problems like WW2 and a serious kidney infection, which nearly killed her. Amazingly, she bounced back and completed an educational doctorate.

At the age of 86, she is the oldest graduate from the University of Bristol. Dr Peggy is proof that it is never too late to make your dreams reality.

Difficult words: degree (a document which you get after you finish university), bounce back (get better after a problem), graduate (a person who completed a course of study).

Born in 1931, Peggy from England left school at age 15 with no formal qualifications, thinking that she may never get a degree because of WW2. She also faced hurdles like a serious kidney infection, which nearly killed her.

Amazingly, she bounced back and completed an educational doctorate at the age of 86, becoming the oldest student ever to graduate from the University of Bristol.

Dr Peggy is proof that it is never too late to accomplish your goals.

Difficult words: hurdle (a problem), bounce back (recover well after a problem).