Family
Her daughter's name is Lana.
HER DAUGHTER NAME LANA.
I am majoring in math and minoring in Psychology.
ME MAJOR MATH. MINOR PSYCHOLOGY
Do you like to cook? What is your favorite food?
COOK YOU LIKE? FAVORITE FOOD WHAT?
My friend Bob is lazy!
MY FRIEND B-O-B HE LAZY!
Joe is 23 years old.
J-O-E HE AGE-23.
I have three cousins. Two male cousins and one female cousin.
THREE COUSINS ME HAVE. TWO BOY-COUSINS ONE GIRL-COUSIN.
My cousin Zack majored in Engineering. Now he is an engineer. My cousin Jill majored in Library Studies. Now she is a librarian.
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MY BOY-COUSIN Z-A-C-K HE MAJOR ENGINEERING. NOW HE WORK ENGINEER.
MY GIRL-COUSIN J-I-L-L SHE MAJOR LIBRARY STUDY. NOW SHE LIBRARIAN.
My favorite drink is soda. What is your favorite drink?
MY FAVORITE DRINK SODA. YOUR FAVORITE DRINK WHAT?
My friend Paul is always positive. My friend Peter is always happy.
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MY FRIEND P-A-U-L HE ALWAYS POSITIVE. MY FRIEND P-E-T-E-R HE ALWAYS HAPPY.
Sally is 11 years old, and Sue is 8.
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SALLY AGE-11
SUE AGE-8
My dad's grandfather's name is Bill.
My mom's grandmother's name is Mary.
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MY DAD HIS GRANDPA NAME B-I-L-L.
MY MOM HER GRANDMA NAME M-A-R-Y.
I have two children now in college. My daughter is majoring in Chemistry, and my son is majoring in Calculus. Smart children!
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TWO CHILDREN ME HAVE. TWO-OF-THEM NOW COLLEGE. MY DAUGHTER SHE MAJOR CHEMISTRY. MY SON MAJOR CALCULUS. SMART CHILDREN!
My favorite movie is The Terminator. What is your favorite movie?
MY FAVORITE MOVIE T-H-E T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-O-R. YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE WHAT?
My late grandfather was smart and worked hard. He was motivated.
MY GRANDFATHER GONE HE SMART WORK-HARD. MOTIVATED.
Class starts at 8 a.m. and finishes at 10 a.m.
CLASS START TIME-8 MORNING FINISH TIME 10-MORNING
My nephew has four children. Their names are Apple, Orange, Pear, and Cocoa. Funny, I know.
(Hint: Use sequential order/listing).
MY NEPHEW THERE 4 CHILDREN HE HAVE. NAME A-P-P-L-E, O-R-A-N-G-E, P-E-A-R, C-O-C-O-A. FUNNY ME KNOW.
Science and math are hard! I am bad at science. But I am skilled at art.
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SCIENCE (SS) MATH HARD. ME BAD (INEPT) SCIENCE. BUT ME SKILL ART.
My favorite holidays are Thanksgiving and Christmas. My boyfriend doesn't like holidays.
MY FAVORITE HOLIDAYS THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS. MY BOYFRIEND HE DOESN'T-LIKE HOLIDAY.
My friend Lia is very shy but she is sweet. She's just not outgoing.
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MY FRIEND L-I-A. SHE SHY BUT SWEET. NOT OUTGOING.
I arrived at the store at 2 p.m. and there was a long line of people. I left the store at 5 p.m.
TIME-2 AFTERNOON STORE ME ARRIVE. PEOPLE CL:4. STORE ME LEAVE TIME-5 AFTERNOON
I have three sisters. The first sister is married. The second sister is not married but she has been going steady with someone. The third sister recently started dating a new guy.
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THREE SISTERS ME HAVE. FIRST SISTER SHE MARRY. SECOND SISTER NOT MARRIED BUT GO-STEADY. THIRD SISTER RECENTLY START DATE. NEW MAN.
Some people graduate on time. Other people take their time. I have one friend who graduated high school at age 25 and college at age 50.
SOME PEOPLE THEY GRADUATE EARLY. OTHER PEOPLE LAID-BACK. ONE FRIEND ME HAVE. HE GRADUATE H-S OLD-WHAT? AGE-25. GRADUATE COLLEGE OLD-WHAT? AGE-50.
My favorite Mexican restaurant in Greeley is Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant. What is your favorite Mexican restaurant?
HERE GREELEY MY FAVORITE MEXICAN RESTAURANT R-I-O G-R-A-N-D-E. YOUR FAVORITE MEXICAN RESTAURANT WHAT?
My friend Rachel is pretty, very busy, interesting.
My friend Ruth is negative and boring.
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MY FRIEND R-A-C-H-E-L SHE PRETTY BUSY INTERESTING
MY FRIEND R-U-T-H SHE NEGATIVE BORING
It started snowing last Tuesday at 3 p.m. My dog Bell who is 4 years old was not happy because it was too cold and she was bored.
LAST WEEK TUESDAY TIME-3 AFTERNOON SNOW START. MY DOG B-E-L-L AGE-4 NOT-HAPPY WHY? COLD. SHE BORED.