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Article #91        The Museum

The museum was very interesting. 

There were so many things in the museum that I would need more time to really see

everything. 

There were clothes from the past. 

I don't know how people wore some of those things. 

They look like they would be uncomfortable. 

I like to wear my jeans. 

There were things from wars. 

There were bullets, and cannons and even uniforms from the soldiers. 

I don't think that war is a good thing, but it is good to remember the past and honour the

people who died for your country. 

There was an old fire truck at the museum. 

This fire truck was pulled by a horse. 

There were some very old photographs of the firemen putting out fires. 

There were rooms in the museum that were set up like an old house. 

There were antique irons and sewing machines. 

The women used to clean the clothes with a washboard. 

There were no modern appliances back then. 

I'm glad that we have electricity and modern appliances. 

The things that we have make life so much easier. 

There were mummies from Egypt at the museum. 

I was fascinated by those. 

There were artifacts from the Indians. 

There were arrowheads and cradles that the babies slept in. 

I tried my best to see everything, but it was almost impossible. 

The museum is a good place to learn about your past. 

I tried to imagine my grandparents using some of the things that were on display at the

museum.

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Article #92        The Police

My mother always told me that if I was lost I could go up to a policeman and that he

would help me to find my way home. 

I never did get lost, but I always remembered what my mother told me about the police. 

I think policemen look very nice in their uniforms. 

I see police officers drive by in their police cars. 

In my town we even have police officers on bicycles. 

Policemen and policewomen have a job that can sometimes be dangerous. 

They have to catch people who break the law. 

Sometimes, they have to chase people or try to calm people down. 

To be a police officer you need a lot of training. 

It is important to be able to deal with people effectively. 

A police officer came to our school. 

He had a police dog with him. 

The officer showed us how the dog could track down criminals. 

The dog was very smart. 

He could even find things that were hidden. 

Criminals sometimes hide things that they don't want the police to find. 

The policeman told us that he and his dog were partners. 

His dog lives at his house with the policeman and his family. 

Sometimes I see police cars on the side of the road. 

The police stop people who are speeding or are not wearing their seatbelts. 

The police officers warn people or give out tickets. 

Sometimes they even have to arrest people. 

Police officers are just doing their job when they arrest people. 

Some people need to be arrested and put in jail to make it safer for the rest of us.

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Article #93        Pretending

I like to pretend. 

I like to make up things that aren't real. 

I use my imagination. 

I was pretending that I was in a time machine. 

I set the date for a prehistoric time. 

I turned on the time machine, and it buzzed and whirred and spun madly. 

When it stopped spinning, I opened the door and stepped out into a very thick jungle. 

I listened carefully to the sounds of the jungle. 

I could hear strange animal noises, and the leaves were rustling. 

I wasn't sure if I had gone back in time or had just landed in a jungle somewhere in the

twenty first century. 

It didn't take me long to realize that I had indeed gone back in time. 

A very strange bird-like creature with a large beak flew overhead. 

I had never seen anything like it in my life. 

I took a few steps out into the long grass and ferns. 

I didn't want to go too far away from my time machine. 

I heard a noise over on my right side. 

There was a man who looked quite different from me. 

He was dressed in an animal skin, and he carried a big stick. 

I didn't want him to see me, so I hid behind a tree. 

He didn't speak any language that I could understand. 

He grunted at someone who must have been in the distance. 

Then, I felt the earth shake beneath my feet. 

I heard giant thumps on the ground as the floor of the jungle shook. 

The man in the animal skin began to run. 

I saw why he was running. 

A giant dinosaur appeared above the tops of the trees. 

It was bigger than anything I had ever seen. 

My heart began to pound in my chest. 

It was coming toward me. 

I ran toward my time machine and jumped in. 

I set the dial for the twenty-first century. 

The machine whirred and buzzed. 

My time machine landed in the twenty-first century. 

I got away just in time.

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Article #94        A Baby

My aunt just had a baby girl. 

We went to the hospital to visit my aunt and to see the new baby. 

My aunt was feeling fine, although she was just a bit tired. 

She walked with us to a big window that had lots of babies behind it. 

She pointed to a crib with a baby in it. 

The baby was wrapped in a pink blanket. 

We all said how pretty the baby looked. 

I couldn't believe how tiny the baby was. 

She was asleep, so we couldn't see her eyes. 

When the baby went home, we went to visit her. 

We heard the baby. 

She was crying. 

My aunt said that the baby was hungry. 

My aunt had a baby bottle full of warm milk. 

She fed the baby with it. 

The baby was happy after that. 

My aunt patted the baby on the back until the baby burped, and then the baby fell asleep. 

I held the baby. 

I looked at her tiny fingers and tiny toes. 

I was very careful with her. 

She opened her eyes and looked at me. 

I spoke to the baby, but I knew that she could not understand me. 

Babies have to learn to walk and talk. 

My aunt changed the baby. 

Babies wear diapers, so they need to be changed often. 

The baby has a lot of toys, but she is still too young to play with them. 

My aunt says that it won't be long before the baby is crawling and trying to talk. 

Babies are cute. 

I have seen pictures of myself when I was a baby, and it's hard to believe that I was once

that small.

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Article #95        A Wedding

The church bells are ringing. 

I am inside the church waiting for my cousin to walk down the aisle. 

Today is her wedding day. 

She is a bride. 

The organist is playing a song on the organ. 

We all stand up and watch my cousin walk down the aisle. 

She is arm in arm with her father. 

She is dressed in a long white dress and a veil. 

She looks so beautiful. 

She looks like a princess. 

The man who she is going to marry is standing at the front of the church. 

He is the groom. 

He looks nice too. 

He is wearing a suit, and he has a flower in his lapel. 

The minister says words to the couple which will make them man and wife. 

The bride and groom smile at each other, but they seem to be a little bit nervous. 

The give each other gold rings to wear to symbolize that they are married. 

They kiss each other and walk out of the church as the organist plays joyous music. 

Some of the people in the church cried at the wedding, but not because they were sad. 

Everyone in the church is very happy for the couple. 

A photographer takes pictures of the happy couple. 

We wish them well and look forward to the reception where we will have a dinner, and we

will dance and have a good time until it is very late. 

The bride will throw her bouquet of flowers, and it is said that whoever catches the

bouquet will be the next bride. 

The next day, the bride and groom will leave for their honeymoon. 

My cousin and her husband are going to Mexico for their honeymoon. 

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Article #96        My Dad

My dad is the man whom I respect the most in my life. 

He works very hard to make the money that supports us. 

My mother has a job too, 

and she also works very hard. 

My dad is the principal of a high school. 

He works at the school all day, and often has to go to meetings at night. 

He deals with parents, students and staff. 

There is always something that he has to deal with. 

He has a lot on his mind. 

It doesn't matter how much work my dad has to do; he always has time for my brothers,

my sister and me. 

If I go to him with a problem, he will sit down and discuss it with me. 

He doesn't yell. 

He is always very logical, and he tries to think of the best way to deal with things. 

My dad is a very patient man. 

Once, I spilled some ink on some papers that he was working on. 

I thought that he would be mad, but he didn't get angry. He said that it was okay. 

He takes time out to do things with us. 

He has taken my brothers fishing. 

He takes me to the arena to skate, and he helps my sister to write her essays and

assignments. 

He always makes us laugh, 

and he makes us feel like we are very special to him. 

He is a very good father, 

and on Father's Day I always buy him a card that tells him just how much he means to

me. 

I think it is important to have good parents. 

I hope that when I have children I will be a good parent like my parents are to me. 

Parents give children the foundation that they need to live good lives.

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Article #97        My Mother

My mother does so many things. 

She has a job at a dress store; she cooks our meals; she cleans the house; she feeds the

pets, and she still finds time to spend with us. 

My mother is always busy, but she says that her favorite time is time that she spends

with us. 

My mother works from Monday to Friday. 

When she comes home from work, she makes something for supper. 

We usually do the dishes, so that she won't have to do them. 

After supper she helps us with our homework, or she sits down to watch television. 

Some nights she goes shopping, and she takes whoever wants to go with her. 

Mothers are a little bit of everything. 

My mother is like a teacher when she helps us with our homework. 

She is like a nurse when she looks after us when we're ill. 

She is like a cook when she makes meals for us. 

She says that cleaning the house is her least favorite thing. 

She says that the house gets dirty again right after you clean it. 

She gets my father, my brothers, sister and me to help her with the cleaning. 

My mother washes all our clothes, and sometimes she irons them if they need it. 

My mother says that there are not enough hours in a day. 

We try to help my mother as much as we can. 

There is a lot of work involved in keeping a home neat and organized. 

Most of my friends' mothers work. 

Mothers are the people who you go to when you need to be comforted. 

Mothers are the people who can make you feel better. 

I'm glad that I have the mother that I have. 

My mother is caring and funny. 

She is fun to be around.

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Article #98        A Surprise

Last Friday my dad came home from work and said that he had a surprise for us. 

We tried to guess what the surprise might be. 

My brother guessed that we were going out for dinner. 

My dad said "no." 

My other brother asked if my father had tickets to a hockey game. 

My dad said "no." 

My sister asked if we were going on a trip. 

My dad said "no." 

My mother knew what the surprise was, so she just stood and smiled at us. 

I guessed that we might be getting a swimming pool. 

My dad said "no." 

We were getting very frustrated trying to guess what the surprise might be. 

My brother asked how big the surprise was. 

My dad said that the surprise was quite small. 

We were not sure what the surprise could be. 

"Will we all like it?" I asked. 

"Yes" my dad replied. 

Every one of you will love this surprise. 

We heard a noise. 

It was a crying noise. 

"Your surprise wants to see you," my dad said. 

He opened the door to the bedroom, and a tiny puppy came running out. 

We were all very excited. 

Our surprise was a puppy. 

It was a little baby spaniel. 

The puppy loved all of us. 

She ran around and licked all of our faces. 

We had always wanted a dog. 

We take turns feeding the puppy and taking her out for walks. 

She is growing quickly and will soon be an adult dog. 

We all agree that the puppy was the nicest surprise that my dad could have given us.

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Article #99        Rhyming Words

Sometimes my friends and I play a game. 

It's something we made up, so it doesn't have a name. 

We like to take words that rhyme. 

We put them together line by line. 

Do you get the picture now? 

We're playing the game, and this is how. 

I might say I like to drive a car. 

I really don't like to go very far. 

If I decide to take a walk, 

I'd go with a friend so that we could talk. 

Do you see that these lines rhyme? 

Play the game if you have the time. 

We could talk about school or even playing. 

Do you know what I am saying? 

Rhyming words is easy to do. 

It's fun for me; it can be fun for you. 

Just join in and say something 

Or make it into a song that you can sing. 

There are so many words that rhyme with others. 

Like "smile" and "mile" and "mothers" and "brothers." 

I could spend all day just making up these things. 

I could let my imagination fly on wings 

Up to the clouds and back to my mind. 

There are so many rhymes that I can find. 

There are some words that are hard to find rhymes for. 

I don't use those words anymore. 

I like to choose words that are easy to rhyme. 

Like "cat" and "bat" or "lime" and "time." 

So give it a try, I know you'll have fun. 

I'll say "goodbye," my rhyming is done.

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Article #100      Homework

Sometimes, my teacher gives us homework. 

I don't mind doing my homework except when the weather is really nice, and all my

friends are outside. 

On those nights, I'd rather be outside with them, so I try to get my homework done

quickly. 

Tonight, I have some English homework. 

We have been reading a book. 

We have to read a chapter of the book and answer the questions at the end of the chapter. 

It is an interesting book, so the homework for this is quite easy. 

My math homework is not so easy. 

I have to do some addition and subtraction. 

I don't mind that, but there are some problems that need to be solved. 

The problems involve addition, subtraction and multiplication. 

I am not too good with numbers. 

I need to work harder on my math. 

I just finished a project for history. 

I had to make a map of Canada with diagrams showing the routes of all the explorers. 

It was an interesting project because I have been to some of the places that the explorers

went to. 

I don't have any science homework. 

At school, we are growing bean plants. 

We go in every day and see how the plants have grown. 

We write down all the changes that occur in the plant every day. 

The only other homework that I have is geography. 

I have a map of Canada, and I have to write the names of all the provinces and their

capitals on it. 

It won't take me long to do that because I know all the provinces. 

When my homework is all done, I will go outside and play ball with my friends until it is

time to come in. 

I am a good student. 

I get good marks because I like school. 

My favorite subjects are physical education, English and history. 

Math is my least favorite subject, but I'm trying to improve my marks in that.

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Article #101      Opposites

Some things are opposites of each other. 

The opposite of black is white. 

The opposite of happy is sad. 

If I am at the opposite side of the room from you, it means that I am at the other side of

the room than you are on. 

The opposite of up is down and the opposite of left is right. 

Do you know what the opposite of young would be? 

Old is the opposite of young. 

What is the opposite of dirty? 

Clean is the opposite of dirty. 

Big is the opposite of small. 

Man is the opposite of woman. 

Boy is the opposite of girl. 

Sometimes people think the opposite things than other people. 

Someone might be wrong and someone might be right. 

The opposite of mother is father. 

See if you can think of some opposites. 

It is cold in the winter, and it is hot in the summer. 

My father is very tall, and my brother is very short. 

A rock is hard, but a pillow is soft. 

An ocean is deep, but a puddle is shallow. 

I might tell the truth, but I might tell a lie. 

All of these things are opposites. 

The morning is bright, but the night is dark. 

A feather is light, but an elephant is heavy. 

Sugar is sweet, but a lemon is sour. 

A jet plane is fast, but a turtle is slow. 

I can go out in the day, or I can go out at night. 

I might love to swim, or I might hate to swim. 

It is interesting to see how many opposites you can think up. 

I could say hello, but I think it's time to say goodbye.

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Article #102      The Smart Paperboy

In my town there is a paperboy who just got an award for his actions. 

This boy delivered the local newspaper every morning. 

One of the people to whom he delivered the paper was an elderly man. 

This man lived alone. 

The paperboy had often spoken to the man, so he knew that the man lived alone. 

The paperboy always left the newspaper in the man's mailbox. 

One morning the boy noticed that the man had not picked up his newspaper or his mail

from the day before. 

The boy felt that something was not right. 

All day at school the boy had a feeling that something might be wrong with the man. 

After school, the boy went back to the man's house to see if he had taken his mail and

newspapers. 

The newspapers and mail were still in the mailbox. 

The boy knocked on the man's door. 

He could hear a faint voice, but could not hear what the person was saying. 

He tried to open the door, but it was locked. 

The boy knew that something wasn't right, so he went home and called the police station. 

He explained to the police that the man lived alone. 

He gave the address of the man's house to the police. 

The police knocked on the door, and they also heard the faint voice. 

The police got into the house and found the man lying at the bottom of the stairs. 

The man had fallen and broken his hip. 

The man had not been able to get up. 

He had been afraid that nobody would find him. 

He was very grateful to the paperboy for caring enough to get the police. 

The boy got an award. 

The man said that the boy was a hero. 

The police said that the boy was an example of a very good citizen. 

The paperboy and the man are very good friends. 

The man will never forget what the paperboy did for him.

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Article #103      Niagara Falls

I live in Niagara Falls. 

Niagara Falls is a famous place. 

A lot of tourists visit here every year. 

Most of the tourists come to see the waterfalls. 

The waterfalls are very beautiful and powerful. 

At night they shine lights on the falls that make them even more dramatic. 

Tourists line up against the railings to watch the water as it tumbles into the Niagara

River. 

There are other things in Niagara Falls that the tourists like to visit. 

There are a lot of gift shops and museums. 

There are many hotels that the tourists can stay at. 

Tourism is very important to Niagara Falls. 

Many people work in the tourism industry. 

There are many jobs in the tourism industry. 

You can take a special bus and tour Niagara Falls. 

You can ride in a horse-drawn carriage in Niagara-on-the-Lake, or you can take a balloon

ride over the falls from the American side. 

You can even ride in a helicopter over the falls. 

Niagara Falls is very busy in the summertime. 

Summer is the time when most tourists visit here. 

Sometimes the tourists think it raining near the falls, but it is only the mist that rises from

the mighty waterfalls. 

There are many legends and stories connected to Niagara Falls. 

There is a special legend called "The Maid of the Mist." 

There are stories about the daredevils who thought that they were more powerful than

the falls. 

Some of them went over the falls in barrels, and others walked on tightropes over the

falls. 

Both of those things are very dangerous. 

I stay behind the railings when I look at the falls. 

I know just how powerful the falls are. 

It is interesting to discover all the stories that there are about Niagara Falls.

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Article #104      The Library

One of my favorite places is the library. 

I go there to get books for school, and I go there to get books for pleasure. 

I often read mysteries for fun. 

In the summer, I read lots of mysteries. 

I like to sit outside and read. 

In the winter, I have to read books for school. 

I go to the library to find out things for my projects. 

I often use the dictionary and the atlas. 

Some of my friends go with me, and we sit at the tables and do our homework. 

We can't make a lot of noise in the library. 

People have to be quiet when they are in a library. 

When I first went to the library, I was confused about how to find books. 

The librarian showed me how to use the computer to find books. 

Now I am able to do all my research myself. 

I have read some very interesting books. 

I have learned a lot from library books. 

I always bring the books back on time so I don't get a fine. 

I am collecting books at home. 

People often give me books for gifts. 

Soon I will have my own library. 

Reading is a good hobby. 

Everyone in my family likes to read. 

The library has other things besides books. 

There are videos at the library. 

There are also compact discs at the library. 

I have a library card so I can get books, videos or compact discs whenever I want to. 

My mother sometimes goes to the library to look at the magazines. 

She gets some good recipes from the magazines. 

My father looks for books on how to build things. 

He is building some bookshelves for me at the moment. 

He found the instructions in a book. 

My little brother reads children's books. 

He likes books about trains. 

I have liked books ever since I was very small. 

My mother says that reading is a good habit to get into.

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Article #105      When I Grow Up

I have been thinking about what I'd like to be when I grow up. 

There are so many choices. 

I could be a principal like my father. 

I could be a teacher. 

I like animals. 

Maybe I should be a veterinarian. 

My cat just went to the veterinarian to get her shots. 

I don't think my cat was too happy to be there. 

I could be a farmer and grow vegetables. 

Maybe I could be a doctor and cure people. 

If I was good enough, I could be a famous sports person or a singer. 

I could be an actor on television or in the movies. 

Maybe I would like to be a policeman or a fireman. 

I could rescue people. 

I can play the piano. 

Maybe I should be a musician. 

I could be a lawyer. 

I sometimes watch shows about lawyers defending people. 

Lawyers have to be able to speak well. 

I could be a carpenter and work with wood, or I could be a welder and work with metal. 

There are just so many jobs. 

I could work in a restaurant. 

I could cook food, or I could serve food. 

I could be an airline pilot or the captain of a ship. 

I could be a repairman or an artist. 

The world is full of jobs. 

Some of the jobs require a lot of education. 

Some require a little bit of training, and some require a lot of training. 

It's all up to me. 

I can be whatever I want to be.

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Article #106      Favorite Colours

My very favorite colour is purple. 

There are not a lot of things that are purple. 

Some grapes are purple. 

Sometimes the sky looks purple. 

My second favorite colour is blue. 

Some things are blue. 

The sky is blue, and water is blue. 

Many people have blue eyes. 

Green is a very common colour in nature. 

Trees are green in the summer. 

Some trees are green all year long. 

Grass is green. 

Sometimes water looks green. 

Many People have green eyes. 

Many vegetables are green. 

Broccoli, cabbage, beans, lettuce, peas, and cucumbers are all green. 

Green vegetables are very good for you. 

Yellow is a bright colour. 

The sun looks yellow. 

Bananas are yellow. 

Some people have yellow hair. 

Daffodils and dandelions are yellow. 

White is a common colour, especially in the winter. 

Snow is white. 

Clouds are white. 

Polar bears, some dogs and some cats are white. 

There are white flowers that grow. 

Some flowers are red. 

Roses can be red. 

Blood is red. 

Sometimes the sky is red at night or in the morning. 

Artists use all these colours to make beautiful paintings. 

Nature used all these colours to make the beautiful earth. 

We are fortunate to be surrounded by beauty. 

We should do our part to make sure that nature stays beautiful and clean.

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Article #107      Making Friends

I used to be very shy. 

I would not go up to someone that I did not know and say hello. 

I was afraid that people would not want to talk to me. 

I have changed. 

I have become less shy. 

I have learned that making friends is easy to do. 

All you have to do is say hello. 

Most people will respond to a smile and a friendly hello. 

People will begin to talk to you about little things in their lives. 

You will soon realize that you have something in common with that person. 

Whenever I start talking to a new person I find that there is some interest that we share. 

Maybe we know some of the same people, or we went to the same school. 

Often we find that we like the same music or the same movies. 

It is easy to have a conversation with someone once you find a topic that you both can

relate to. 

The most important part to making friends is to listen to what the other person says. 

If you take an interest in them, they are sure to take an interest in you. 

I have learned many things from meeting people. 

I have had many fascinating conversations, and I have made a lot of good friends. 

One day a girl came up to me and said that she was lost. 

She couldn't find her way to her English class. 

I said that I was going to that class too. 

I told her to come with me. 

We began talking, and we became very good friends. 

That was a few years ago. 

She is still one of my best friends. 

Just think, if she hadn't been lost we might never have become friends.

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Article #108      Getting Old

My grandfather is getting old. 

When I was younger, my grandfather would carry me on his shoulders, and we would go

for a walk. 

Now, my grandfather cannot put me on his shoulders. 

He has a hard time walking, and he uses a cane. 

My grandfather used to have lots of hair. 

Now he is bald. 

His skin doesn't look like it used to. 

It is more wrinkled. 

My grandfather takes more naps than he used to. 

He goes to the doctor's, and he takes pills for his heart. 

I love my grandfather very much. 

I don't like the fact that he is getting older, but my mother says that growing older is just

a fact of life. 

She says that we will all get older. 

Sometimes my grandfather forgets things. 

My mother says to be patient. 

I am patient. 

I try to help my grandfather as much as I can. 

I sometimes go for walks with him. 

I help him to walk when he has trouble. 

I cheer him up if I think he might be sad. 

I get things for him, and I even read to him at night. 

He used to read to me when I was little. 

Now his eyesight is bad, and he can't see very well. 

My grandfather tells me stories about when he was a boy. 

The world was a very different place then he tells me. 

His stories are interesting. 

Sometimes I wish we could trade places for a day so that I would know what it felt like to

be old. 

My grandfather doesn't complain.

He jokes about his old bones. 

I spend a lot of time with my grandfather. 

I hope that he is around for a long time.

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Article #109      Time

Time is something that you should never waste. 

Once an hour is gone, it is gone forever. 

You should make the most of every minute. 

Time is a funny thing. 

Some days go by so slowly. 

Those are the days that you do things that aren't fun. 

When you are having fun, time just flies by. 

Time is made up of different units. 

Seconds turn into minutes. 

Minutes turn into hours. 

Hours turn into days. 

Days turn into weeks. 

Weeks turn into months, and months turn into years. 

We measure our lives by time. 

We are very concerned with time. 

Even little children are very conscious of time. 

Little children often want to appear older, so if you ask a three-year-old how old he is, he

will often say three and a half. 

Many of our sayings are based on time. 

"Give me a minute." 

"Hold on a second." 

"I'm running out of time." 

"Time's up." 

"I just want an hour of your time." 

All of these are common things that we say, and they're all based on time. 

We are a society that lives by the clock. 

We almost all wear watches, and we glance at our watches a lot. 

Time is something that we can't see, but it is a big factor in our lives. 

How many times a day do you look at a watch or a clock? 

I bet you'd be surprised at just how many times you do.

Article #110      Amy

Amy was a girl who came into our classroom. 

She had many things wrong with her. 

Amy was in a wheelchair, and she couldn't talk. 

She couldn't make her hands and feet do what she wanted them to do. 

We wondered why Amy would even be in our class, because she really couldn't do much

of anything. 

Amy had a teaching assistant who had to stay with her all the time. 

One day the teaching assistant got called away. 

I had to look after Amy. 

I was afraid to look after her. 

I really didn't know what to do. 

I sat beside Amy, and I smiled at her. 

She smiled back at me. 

I never realized before that she had such a nice smile. 

Amy made a noise. 

It seemed like she wanted a crayon that was lying beside her. 

I put the crayon into her hand. 

She had trouble holding it, but eventually she got the crayon into her hand well enough

so that she could make marks on the paper that was on the tray in front of her. 

Amy spent a long time making marks on the paper. 

She tried so hard to create whatever it was that she was drawing. 

She worked for a long time. 

I just watched her, and I gave her a lot of credit for not giving up when she obviously had

so many problems. 

When she was finally done, she picked up the paper with great difficulty. 

With a look of pride on her face, she handed me the picture. 

It was for me. 

I was very touched that she spent all that time drawing something for me. 

I thanked Amy and smiled at her. 

I told her I loved the picture. 

I still have that picture, although I'm not sure what it is a picture of. 

I learned a lot from Amy that day. 

I saw a brave girl who wouldn't give up. 

Whenever I think my problems are too big to handle, I think of Amy and I remember her

smile.

Article #111      Memories

Somebody once asked me what the most valuable things that I owned were. 

I thought about that for a long time. 

Then I realized that most of the things that I had could be replaced. 

What I would not be able to replace were the photographs that I had of my friends and

family. 

Photographs are memories that are captured on film. 

Some of the photographs are of people who are no longer with us. 

I would hate to lose them. 

Memories are precious. 

They are all we have sometimes to link us to days gone by. 

I remember the good times. 

I try to relive them in my mind sometimes. 

I remember the sad times. 

Some of the sad memories are painful, but they are all a part of my life, and I don't want

to lose any of my memories. 

People come into our lives and people leave our lives, but most people leave a memory

for us. 

I have lots of memories, and when I look at my photographs, the memories come

flooding back into my brain. 

I remember what people were like when they were younger. 

I remember vacations that I took. 

I remember days that seemed ordinary at the time, but you never get to relive even the

ordinary days. 

Memories are so precious. 

Cherish your memories, and keep them in a place close to your heart.

Article #112      Roommate Wanted

Spacious two bedroom apartment with kitchen facilities. 

On the bus route to Brock University. 

Looking for quiet female roommate. 

Must be a non-smoker. 

Available from Sept. 1. 

$300 a month. 

Hydro is included. 

Call Barb after 5. 

905-111-1111 

For Sale 

Ten speed men's bike for sale. 

Excellent condition. 

$100 or best offer. 

Call Fred 905-111-1111 

Apartment for Rent 

Three bedroom apartment in the downtown area. 

$450 a month. 

Within walking distance to stores and bus route. 

Utilities not included. 

Call (905) 111-1111. 

Please leave a message on the machine, and I will get back to you. 

Roommate Wanted 

Responsible, quiet roommate wanted to share two bedroom apartment. 

Some furniture included. 

First and last month's rent required. 

$300 a month. 

Utilities included. 

Call before 6. 

905-111-1111 

Ask for George. 

Help Wanted 

Friendly reliable person wanted to work part time hours at shoe store. 

No experience necessary. We will train you. 

Please leave resume at Friendly Feet Shoe Store, 34 Main Street, Niagara Falls. 

For Sale 

Textbooks for sale. 

Included are 2nd year English and American history texts. Excellent condition. 

For complete list of texts, call Marie at (905) 111-1111 anytime after 5. 

Upper Half of Duplex for Rent 

Within walking distance to Brock University. 

Two bedrooms and balcony. 

Laundry facilities in basement. 

Very spacious and clean. 

Hydro not included. 

References required. 

$700 per month. 

Call 905-111-1111 and ask for Mr. Bridges.

Article #113      Places to Live

I live in a house. 

My house is in a town. 

My uncle lives in an apartment building. 

His apartment building is in a busy city. 

My cousin lives in a dormitory in a school. 

He shares his room with a classmate. 

My uncle lives out in the country. 

He lives on a farm. 

The police caught a criminal. 

Now the criminal lives in prison. 

When I go to summer camp, I live in a tent. 

When my parents go on vacation, they live in a motel or a hotel. 

A motel only has one or two floors. 

A hotel usually has many floors. 

My aunt and uncle live in a trailer. 

They like to move around from place to place. 

My friends live in a cottage by a lake. 

My grandfather lives in a retirement home. 

Many people who are about the same age as he is live there. 

I would like to live in a palace. 

I think you have to be a king or a queen, or a prince or a princess to live in a palace.

Article #114      The Bathroom

There is a bathtub in my bathroom. 

On the wall over the bathtub there is a shower head. 

We have a shower curtain hanging on the rod over the bathtub. 

If we want to take a shower, we close the curtain. 

There is soap and shampoo in the bathroom. 

The soap is used for washing yourself, and the shampoo is used to wash your hair. 

Towels are hanging on racks. 

There are washcloths or face cloths to wash yourself with. 

The sink has hot and cold taps. 

There is a plug for the drain. 

When you pull the plug, the water runs out of the sink. 

There is a toilet in the bathroom. 

When you flush the toilet, the water swooshes out of it. 

There is toilet tissue hanging beside the toilet. 

We keep other things in the bathroom too. 

There is a medicine cabinet which holds pain killers, toothpaste and makeup. 

My mother likes to wear a lot of makeup on her face. 

There is also hair spray and gel. 

There are brushes and combs for our hair. 

There are toothbrushes and dental floss for our teeth. 

We only have one bathroom, so we line up to use it. 

It is good to have more than one bathroom in a house.

Article #115      The Bedroom

My bed is nice and soft. 

I have a pretty bedspread on my bed. 

I have sheets and a blanket on my bed also. 

I use two feather pillows. 

My pillows have pillowcases on them. 

My dresser has a mirror on it. 

I have a lamp on top of my dresser. 

I also have some picture frames with pictures of my friends and family on top of my

dresser. 

There is an alarm clock beside my bed so that I can wake up on time in the morning. 

I keep many clothes in my dresser drawers. 

The drawers are nice and deep. 

My closet is large. 

It is a walk-in closet. 

I have my clothes hanging in my closet. 

All of my clothes are hung on hangers. 

My shoes are all lined up on the floor of my closet. 

There are shelves at the top of my closet. 

I keep games up there. 

There is a rug on my bedroom floor. 

My bedroom window looks out over the back yard. 

There are curtains on my bedroom window. 

My bedroom is very cozy. 

At night, I turn off the lamp and get under the covers. 

I set my alarm clock for seven o'clock. 

I lay my head on the pillow, and I fall asleep.

Article #116   The Alphabet

The English language is written using an alphabet. 

In an alphabet, there are many letters. 

Each letter means a different sound.

The English language uses the Roman alphabet. 

Other languages use this alphabet too.

This alphabet has twenty-six letters. 

Here are the letters, and a word that begins with each letter. 

A is for apple.

B is for bird.

C is for car.

D is for day.

E is for evening.

F is for flower.

G is for grass.

H is for house.

I is for ice.

J is for jump.

K is for kitchen. 

L is for laugh.

M is for mountain.

N is for nail.

O is for ocean.

P is for purple.

Q is for queen.

R is for run.

S is for sun.

T is for train.

U is for umbrella.

V is for vest.

W is for water.

X is for X-ray.

Y is for yellow.

Z is for zipper. 

The letters A, E, I, O, and U are vowels. 

The letter Y is sometimes a vowel.

The other letters are all consonants.

In the English language, some letters can have more than one sound.

Article #117   Numbers (1)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

21

9

14

19

31

58

41

26

50

62

39

74

17

89

39

98

100

Article #118   Numbers (2)

101

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1,000

2,000

3,000

9,000

10,000

10,100

10,001

99,999

83,250

54,621

100,000,

1,000,000

10,000,000,

100,000,000

1,000,000,000

56,

98,

48,

60,

65,

97,

52,

29,

37,

41,

101,

205,

309,

356,

489,

581,

691,

789,

837,

992,

1,001,

2,469,

3,590,

5,698,

6,890,

7,008,

8,109

10,890

25,369,

98,520,

70,002,

10,890,

1,000560,

8,006,890,

9,000,560

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Article #119   Money

American money and Canadian money

Dollar 

1 dollar

5 dollars

10dollars

Cent 

A quarter 25cents

A dime 10cents

A nickel 5cents

A penny 1 cent 

100 dollars

200 dollars

1000 dollars

125.23

562.07

1,000.98

50,000.21

98,006.89

25.25

288,456.39

458,000.74

1,020.85

89,000.24

10.65

1.87

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Article #120   Phone Number

689-7890

454-6935

387-5687

791-6057

449-3562

354-6999

22285-6690

3641-9805

(02)6080-9078

(054)653-5106

(02)773-7600

(518)474-8390

(905)941-3068

(623)934-7566

(364)8880-3388

Mobile phone number 

011-9078-8801

018-483-6017

017-6057-6640

010-9960-8870

080-6648-7000

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Article #121   Clock time

Hours

12:00

1:00

2:00

3:00

4:00

5:00

6:00

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

11:00

Half Hours

12:30

1:30

2:30

3:30

4:30

5:30

6:30

7:30

8:30

9:30

10:30

11:30

Quarter Hours

12:15

1:15

2:15

3:15

4:15

5:15

6:15

7:15

8:15

9:15

10:15

11:15

More Quarter Hours

12:45

1:45

2:45

3:45

4:45

5:45

6:45

7:45

8:45

9:45

10:45

11:45 

Minutes

12:05

1:10

2:20

3:25

4:35

5:40

6:50

7:55

8:59

9:07

10:26

11:38

5:40 is Twenty to Six

6:50 is Ten to Seven

7:55 is Five to Eight

8:59 is One to nine

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Article #122   Days of the week

1 day is 24hours

1 week is 7days

1 month is usually 30days

1 year is 12 months

1 generation is 30years

10 years are 1 decade

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Months of the year

January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July  

August 

September 

October 

November 

December 

January has 31days

February has 29days

March has 31days

April has 30days

May has 31days

June has 30days

July has 31days

August has 31days

September has31days

October has 31days

November has 30days

December has 30days

01-Jan

06-Feb

17-Mar

25-Apr

05-May

09-Jun

23-Jul

26-Aug

12-Sep

31-Oct

22-Nov

25-Dec

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Article #123  U.S.A. and Canadian Cities

Where Did You Grow Up?

I grew up in Atlanta.

Atlanta

Boston

Chicago

Denver

Edmonton 

Fort Worth

Green Bay

Houston

Indianapolis

Jacksonville

Kansas city

Los Angeles

Miami

New York city

Ottawa

Portland

Quebec

Richmond

San Francisco

Toronto

Washington, D .C 

Youngstown

Vancouver

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Article #124  World Cities

Montreal

Atlanta

Mexico City

Rio de Janiero

Buenos Aires

Madrid

Moscow

London

Paris

Rome

Cairo

Abidjan

Kinshasa

Nairobi

Tokyo

Seoul

Delhi

Beijing

Bombay

Bangkok

Hong Kong

Taipei

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Article #125  Continents and Seas

North America

South America

Europe

Africa

Asia

Australia

Antarctica

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Mediterranean Sea

Black Sea

Caspian Sea 

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Article #126  Colors

Red

Green

Purple

Blue

Yellow

Indigo

Orange

Black

White

Ivory

Pink

Ruby

Gold

Olive

Coffee

Brown

Chocolate

Buff

Silver

Gray

Emerald

Rose

Slate

Lavender

Bronze

Copper

Maroon

Khaki

Chestnut

Tan

Turquoise

Beige

Rainbow

Spectrum

Camouflage

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Article #127  Shapes

Triangle

Square

Round

Oval

Star

Mound

Globe

Dome

Diamond

Curve

Wavy

Rectangle

Sphere

Helix

Arch

Cone

Cylinder

Disc

Peak

Octagon

Hexagon

Pyramid

Point

Pentagon

Spiral

Surface

Cube

Blob

Arc

Horseshoe

Tip

Straight

Arrow

Heart

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Article #128  Most common first Names

Girls: Jessica, Ashley, Amanda, Jennifer, Sarah, Stephanie, Nicole,Brittany, Heather, Melissa, Megan, Elizabeth,

Amber, Lauren, Danielle, Michelle, Christina, Crystal, Laura, Kimberly

Boys: Michael, Christopher, Matthew, David, Daniel, Joshua, Andrew, James Robert, Ryan, John, Joseph,

Brandon, Jason, Justin, Jonathan, Nicolas Anthony, William, Eric, Steven

Common Women's names: Alice, Alison, Ann, Anita, Barbara, Carol, Catherine, Claire Deborah, Diane, Donna,

Ellen, Gail, Hannah, Helen, Jackie, Jane, Janet, Jean, Jill

Common Men's Names: Albert, Alexander, Allan, Arthur, Benjamin, Charles Dennis, Donald, Douglas, Edward,

 Frank, Fredrick, George, Gerald, Henry, Lawrence, Louis, Mark, Patrick, Paul

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Article #129  Zoo Animals

Alligator

Crocodile

Gorilla

Leopard

Rhinoceros

Bear

Elephant

Hippopotamus

Lion

Zebra

Monkey

Buffalo

Giraffe

Tiger

Flamingo

Goat

Panda

Kangaroo

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Article #130   Wild Animals

Badger

Cougar

Fox

Skunk

Squirrel

Whale

Wolf

Otter

Elk

Bobcat

Bear

Deer

Coyote

Moose

Porpoise

Possum

Raccoon

Wild cat

Beaver

Chipmunk

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Article #131  Domestic animals

Cat

Donkey

Horse

Ox

Pony

Cow

Goat

Mule

Pig

Sheep

Rabbit

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Article #132  Fish

Bass

Cod

Guppy

Perch

Trout

Sunfish

Shark

Monk

Goldfish

Catfish

Bluegill

Eel

Herring

Pike

Sturgeon

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Article #133  Sect

Bee

Ant

Butterfly

Worm

Mouse

Hamster

Rat

Bat

Snail

Snake

Frog

Turtle

Oyster

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Article #134  Food

Corn

Bread

Muffin

Celery

Cheese

Carrot

Tomato

Apple

Eggs

Ice cream

Hamburger

Hot dog

Coffee

Fish

Banana

Pear

Potato

Tortillas

Orange

Bean

Milk

Strawberries

Rice

Squash

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Article #135  The body

Eyes

Nose

Mouth

Face

Shoulders

Elbow

Fingers

Arms

Legs

Back

Neck

Ear

Foot

Toes

Hand

Knee

Teeth

Hoof

Head

Palm

Forehead

Lips

Jaw

Pupil

Cheek

Mustache

Eyeball

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Article #136  Clothes

Coat

Sweater

Gloves

Jacket

Shirt

Cap

Vest

Scarf

Blouse

Pants

Socks

Shorts

Slip

Suit

Bra

Skirt

Overcoat

Pajamas

Pants

Muffler

Belt

Tie

Hat

Shoes

Boots

Stockings

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Article #137  Relatives

How many people are there in your family? 

In my family, there are many people. 

The people in my family are my relatives.

My parents are my mother and my father. 

My mother's name is Mary. 

My father's name is Bill.

I have one brother and one sister.

My brother's name is Bob. Bob is two years younger than I am.

My sister's name is Beth. Beth is three years older than I am. 

Beth is the oldest. Bob is the youngest. I am in the middle.

Bob's wife is named Jen. She is my sister-in-law.

Beth's husband is named Tim. He is my brother-in-law.

Bob and Jen have a son named Steve. Steve is my nephew.

Beth and Tim have a daughter named Sally. Sally is my niece.

I also have two aunts and two uncles.

My uncle Joe is my mother's brother. His wife is Sarah. She is my aunt.

My aunt Anne is my father's sister. Her husband is Dave. He is my uncle.

My aunts and uncles have many sons and daughters. Those children are my cousins.

I also have four grandparents. 

My mother's mother is my grandmother. My father's mother is also my grandmother.

My mother's father is my grandfather. My father's father is also my grandfather.

My grandparents have many grandchildren. They have grandsons and granddaughters.

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Article #138  Time Of Day

People like to measure time. 

They want to know what time of day it is.

Every day has twenty-four hours. 

Every hour has sixty minutes.

The day is divided into AM and PM. 

AM means morning. PM means afternoon, or evening. 

Six AM is early in the morning. 

Six PM is late in the afternoon.

Noon is the middle of the day. 

Midnight is the middle of the night. 

Twelve o'clock is called "noon" during the day, and "midnight" during the night.

When it is exactly three AM, we say it is three o'clock in the morning.

When it is exactly nine PM, we say it is nine o'clock in the evening.

When it is thirty minutes after four o'clock, we say it is four-thirty. We also say it is half-past four.

When it is fifteen minutes after eight o'clock, we say it is eight-fifteen. We also say it is quarter-past eight.

When it is forty-five minutes after ten o'clock, we say it is ten-forty-five. We also say it is quarter to eleven.

Today I woke up at seven o'clock in the morning. This is seven AM.

It was eight-thirty AM when I arrived at work. Eight-thirty is half-past eight.

I had my lunch at twelve o'clock noon. Noon is the middle of the day.

I went home at five o'clock in the afternoon. This is five PM.

I watched a movie at eight-fifteen PM. This is quarter-past eight in the evening.

Now it is eleven-forty-five PM. It is quarter to midnight. I

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Article #139   Meals

People usually eat three meals each day.

The first meal of the day is called breakfast. 

People eat breakfast soon after they wake up in the morning.

Some people eat toast and jam for breakfast.

Some people eat bacon and eggs for breakfast.

Some people eat cereal and fruit for breakfast.

The second meal of the day is usually called lunch.

People eat lunch at the middle of the day.

Many people eat a sandwich at lunch.

The sandwich may be made of meat or cheese.

Some people eat soup or a salad at lunch.

The third meal of the day is usually called dinner, or supper. 

People eat dinner early in the evening.

In many countries, this is the biggest meal of the day.

People usually eat some meat at dinner.

They also eat potatoes, or rice, or pasta.

They also eat vegetables.

After dinner, people like to have dessert.

Dessert is usually sweet.

People like to have something to drink with their meals.

Some people drink milk. 

Some people drink fruit juice.

Some people drink soft drinks. 

Some people drink beer or wine.

Some people drink tea or coffee.

Not all eating is done at meals. 

Sometimes, people eat snacks.

Almost any food can be eaten as a snack.

Snacks are usually fairly small.

If you eat a big snack, you won't have room for your meals!

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Article #140  An Evening Out

People enjoy going out for an evening.

There are many things that people like to do.

Many people go to the movies during the evening.

Some movies are funny. Some movies are scary.

Some movies are for adults. Some movies are for children.

Some people like to eat popcorn while watching a movie.

Sometimes, people go to a concert in the evening.

They enjoy hearing music that is played live.

Many kinds of music are played at concerts.

There are classical concerts and rock concerts.

There are many other kinds of concerts too.

Many people go to sports events in the evening.

There are football games, hockey games, baseball games, and basketball games.

Some people watch professional teams.

Parents like to watch their children

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Sometimes, people like to stay home for the evening.

They can talk or play games at home.

They can read or watch television at home.

At home, people can relax and rest.

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Article #141  Clothing

People wear clothing on their bodies.

Another word for 'clothing' is 'clothes'.

Clothes keep us warm and dry.

People wear shirts to cover their body above the waist.

Some shirts have long sleeves that cover the arms.

Some shirts have short sleeves.

Some shirts are very warm and heavy. 

These are called sweaters.

Other shirts are cooler and lighter.

A woman

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?s shirt is sometimes called a blouse.

People wear pants to cover their body below the waist.

Each pair of pants has two legs.

Some pants are long. 

Long pants reach down to the ankles.

Some pants are short. 

Short pants are called shorts.

Shorts do not even reach down to the knees.

Instead of wearing pants, some women wear skirts.

Skirts are looser than pants.

Below their other clothing, people wear underwear.

People wear socks on their feet. 

People put shoes on over their socks.

In the summer, many people wear sandals instead of socks and shoes.

In the winter, people wear heavy shoes called boots.

In the winter, people wear gloves on their hands.

In the winter, people wear coats or jackets to keep warm.

Some people also wear a hat on their head.

A hat can keep your head warm and dry.

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Article #142  Tools

People need to make things and fix things.

To do this, we need to have tools.

There are different tools that we use for different tasks.

The hammer is an important tool.

We can use a hammer to drive nails into wood.

With a hammer and nails, we can join pieces of wood together.

When you hammer a nail, you must hit the nail straight and hard.

Do not hit your thumb with the hammer!

A screwdriver is another useful tool.

A screwdriver is used to turn screws. 

When the screw is turned, it can push its way into the wood.

Another tool is the wrench.

We can use the wrench to make things tighter or looser.

When working with pipes, a wrench is needed.

A saw is also an important tool.

A saw is used to cut through wood.

It takes a lot of work to use the saw.

You must move your arm back and forth to cut through the wood.

These are only a few simple tools.

There are many other tools also.

Good tools make our lives much easier.

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