1 By Eva Parker

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3 My name is Sally.

4 I am a mum.

5 I have a husband.

6 His name is John.

7 I work at home.

8 John works in a bank.

9 We have two children, David and Mary.

10 David is ten years old.

11 Mary is six years old.

12 Our children go to school all week to learn.

13 On the weekend we like to spend time together.

14 We like to go to the beach. We like to swim.

15 When it is too cold to swim we go for a walk along the beach.

16 We also like to go fishing on the river.

17 John and David go fishing in our boat on the river.

18 Mary and I stay on the riverbank and fish from there.

19 We like to spend time together as a family.

20 On special occasions we like to have friends over for dinner.

21 We all help to get things ready before our friends arrive.

22 We do this so we can spend more time with our friends.

23 Sometimes we have a barbeque in the backyard.

24 Other times we have a cooked meal like spaghetti or pizza.

25 It’s great spending time with family and friends.