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<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Looking for the OfficePeter is an office worker.He works in a small town.One day his boss says to him, "Peter, I want you to go to London, to an office there,to see Mr.David."Peter goes to London by train. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"Peter goes to London by train.When he gets to London, he thinks, "The office isn't far from here.I can go there on foot.I'll find it easily."But after an hour, he is still looking for it, so he stops and asks an old woman. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"But after an hour, he is still looking for it, so he stops and asks an old woman.She says,"Go along this street, turn right at the end, and it's the first building on the right." Peter goes and finds it.A few days later, he goes to the same place, but again he can not find the office.Just then an old woman comes over. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Just then an old woman comes over.It is the same woman.She is very surprised and says, "Are you still looking for that office? </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Two FamiliesLinda and Mary are good friends.Linda is eleven.She comes from New York.Mary is twelve.She is from London. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]She is from London.They study in the same school, but in different classes.Linda's father teaches in a middle school.Her mother is a housewife.Mary's mother works with machines. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Mary's mother works with machines.Her father makes cars.They can speak English, French and a little Chinese.Linda's mother likes cooking.She likes eating rice. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]She likes eating rice.But Linda's father doesn't.He likes drinking milk and eating bread.Mary's mother doesn't like cooking.But she likes making clothes. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]But she likes making clothes.She can make beautiful blouses and dresses.Mary's father likes doing housework and mending things.Now he is cleaning the room.And Mary is helping her father. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]And Mary is helping her father. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Tick, tock, tick, tock.I'm sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away.But walls can't speak.I came to this place many years ago, along with an old man .For a time, I was left alone, while people came and looked at the house . </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]For a time, I was left alone, while people came and looked at the house .Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son.Their son Danny liked to stay with me.he always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with."Back in my day . </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"Back in my day ." I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn't really understand what I was saying, but it felt good to be loved.When Danny went off to college, my heart broke.Then, one day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house.I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a feeling of pride. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a feeling of pride. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]A Clever GoatOne beautiful spring evening, a hungry wolf goes out to look for his supper.He sees a goat.The goat stands up on a steep cliff.I must have that goat, " the wolf talks to himself."But how can I reach her? </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"But how can I reach her?"Hello, little goat!" cries the wolf."It's dangerous there.I'm afraid you will fall. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]I'm afraid you will fall.""Don't be afraid, " says the goat."I won't fall.""Please come down here.Don't be afraid of me. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Don't be afraid of me.I'm a good wolf.I want to play with yom And the grass here is sweet and fresh, " the wolf says."Thank you," says the goat." I know who you are and what you want. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]" I know who you are and what you want.You don't want me to eat the grass, but you want to eat me up." Then the clever goat runs far away, and the wolf has no dinner. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]A Funny ManMr.Lee has a holiday, so he says, " I'm going to the mountains by train." He puts on his best clothes, takes a small bag, goes to the station and gets into the train.He has a beautiful hat, and he often puts his head out of the window during the trip and looks at the mountains.Suddenly the wind blows his hat off. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Suddenly the wind blows his hat off.Mr.Lee quickly takes his bag and throws that out of the window,too.The other people in the carriage laugh," Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?" they ask. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]" they ask."No, " Mr.Lee answers." But there's no name and no address in my hat, and there's a name and an address on the bag.Someone is going to find both of them, and he's going to send me the bag and the hat. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Someone is going to find both of them, and he's going to send me the bag and the hat. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Dear Mom and Dad,The time has come: I'm graduating, and I thank you both for all your help during these years.I still remember when you used to say, "You can be whatever you want." I'm so glad you are my parents, especially when I hear kids say they don't get on well with theirs.I'm glad that you support me when I decide to do anything.You always try to help, and that's important to me. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]You always try to help, and that's important to me.Dad, I remember when you first took me fishing.I loved going even though I never caught anything.I also remember when you would get angry with me.I realize you were only trying to show me the right way. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]I realize you were only trying to show me the right way.When I would cry, you would always be there to try to cheer me up.That's what I call a good, loving, caring dad.Sometimes you and Mom don't agree with me, but you are there by my side in anything that I do, and that's why I love you both so much.Mom, I enjoy going out with you and having our happy time every Friday night, and I hope that never changes. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Mom, I enjoy going out with you and having our happy time every Friday night, and I hope that never changes.I love telling you everything; the best part about you is that you listen.I'm glad we do a lot together.You love to have fun, <u>and Dad does, too.</u> You always give me your opinion and I listen. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]</u> You always give me your opinion and I listen.Thank you for bringing me up.Love always,Amy </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people.Once Akbar asked a very strange question.He looked at his people.It was at this moment that Birdal entered the palace."Akbar said, "How many crows are there in the city? </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"Akbar said, "How many crows are there in the city?" asked Akbar.If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives here."Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal's wise answer. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Children's DayTuesday, June st SunnyJune st is Children's Day.It is our own festival.On that day,the children all over the world don't go to school.We have lots of fun!Today is Children's Day. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Today is Children's Day.My parents take me to the park in the center of the city.There are many children in it.They also come here on their vacation.And I meet my friend Yao Ying, then we go boating. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]And I meet my friend Yao Ying, then we go boating.We enjoy ourselves! </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]In an American classroom, a Chinese girl was asked to answer a question.She stood up and smiled, without making any sound.The American teacher looked at himself and didn't see anything funny.So he asked her the question again.The girl just smiled but said nothing. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The girl just smiled but said nothing.The teacher was angry.He didn't know that the girl smiled to cover her embarrassment because she wasn't able to answer the question.In a dining room in Beijing, an Englishman was careless and dropped a plate.The Chinese who had seen this began to laugh. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The Chinese who had seen this began to laugh.The Englishman felt uncomfortable and even got angry."They are laughing at me," he thought.In fact, the Chinese laughed not at the Englishman or his bad luck whether he is a foreigner or a Chinese.The laughter has several feelings: don't take it so seriously; laugh it off, it's nothing; such things can happen to any of us, etc. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The laughter has several feelings: don't take it so seriously; laugh it off, it's nothing; such things can happen to any of us, etc. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]My HouseThis is my bedroom.There is a big bed,a desk and a chair in it.There is a TV on the desk.I like watching TV in my bedroom.There is a sofa and an armchair in my living room. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]There is a sofa and an armchair in my living room.Can you see the photo of my family?Yes,the photo is on the wall.In the kitchen, there are three mugs and a cup on the table.Can you see a big cake on the table? </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Can you see a big cake on the table?It's my brother's birthday today.We have dinner here and we always enjoy our time together. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Hide-and-SeekHide-and-seek is an old, old game.Maybe your mother and father played it.Maybe your grandmother and grandfather did, too.How do we know this?Old stories tell about hide-and-seek. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Old stories tell about hide-and-seek.Very old paintings also show the game.Boys and girls today play many old games.Older children show younger ones how to play them.So the games live on. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]So the games live on. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak.They have to remember dates, places, names, songs and stories.So their memory is the whole time being used.If so, you must have a good memory. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]My English TeacherI go to a primary school.I am in class .My teacher's name is Miss Black.There are forty children in my class.I sit at the back with my friend, Lucy. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]I sit at the back with my friend, Lucy.We talk a lot.My friend is very clever.She gets good marks.I am copying from her work. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]I am copying from her work.Miss Black is shouting at me."Don't copy Lucy's work!Stay in after school!I don't like her. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]I don't like her. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]SOS Children Village is a non-governmental charity.It has been doing many things for the children in need since .It mainly helps homeless children and orphans, as well as children from poor families.If a child can't stay with his or her family, his or her right to get care should be guaranteed in countries and areas.SOS Children Village makes it possible for children to be part of a family once again by giving them family-like care. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]SOS Children Village makes it possible for children to be part of a family once again by giving them family-like care.Children are taken into SOS Children Village if they don't have homes.SOS Children Village also tries to prevent families from breaking up so that many children can stay in their own families.SOS Children Village holds many "family strengthening" programmes.These programmes give a lot of support and advice to the poor families. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]These programmes give a lot of support and advice to the poor families.Besides taking care of children and young people, SOS Children Village cares about people's health, too.It fights against AIDS and teaches people how to look after their children.It also trains doctors and nurses for the poor families. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Like My Father'sMr.Lord goes to the barber shop every month to have a haircut.He sometimes takes his little son Teddy with him and Teddy sits there to wait for him.At that time Teddy often has his hair cut at home.Then one day, Mr. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Then one day, Mr.Lord says to his wife, " Teddy is five now; let him have his hair cut at the barber's next time." He takes Teddy there the next day, and the barber puts Teddy in the chair and says, " What hair style do you want?""Like my father's,"answers Teddy."With a hole in the middle. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"With a hole in the middle. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]SnowIt's nine o'clock.But Army and Tom are still in bed.They like their warm bed.Mother comes in.She says, "Look,children. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]She says, "Look,children.The world is white." The two children sit up and look out of the window.How nice!There is snow in the garden. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]There is snow in the garden.There is snow on the trees and on the houses, too.The children are very excited."We can make a snowman today, "the children say.So they get up and run out of the house. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]So they get up and run out of the house.They want to make snowmen and have snowball fights.Their father will help them. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]My Family PhotoMy name is Linda.I'm from America.I'm a lovely girl.I'm seven years old.Look, this is my family photo. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Look, this is my family photo.My grandfather is old.He often goes fishing with me on weekends.My grandmother is a kind woman.She often makes cakes for us. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]She often makes cakes for us.That young man is my father.He is tall and strong.He's a teacher and now he is writing.The pretty woman is my mother. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The pretty woman is my mother.She's a singer and a superstar.Look at the boy on the left, he is my little brother.He's short but cool.My sister is very young and funny. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]My sister is very young and funny.She's only one year old.The girl in the middle is me.I have a happy family.I love them. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]I love them.They love me, too. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The Cat and the BirdThere is a bird and a cat in the garden.They are very small.The bird is sitting in a tree.It is singing.The cat is under the tree. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The cat is under the tree.It is looking up at the bird.The cat is very happy with the bird's songs.The cat and the bird are very happy to meet each other.They become good friends. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They become good friends. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Mother and FatherMother is the moon,Father is the sun.I am the tree,I am their son.Under the moon,I become sweet.Under the sun,I become strong. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Do you have a mobile phone?Do you send text messages to your friends and family?Be careful!Scientists call this, problem RSI.She says we need to see how much time we are spending in typing text messages. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]She says we need to see how much time we are spending in typing text messages.Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons.So more and more people could find themselves with RSI. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Tom and His BirdOne day,Tom is at home with his parents.He's sitting in the chair near the window.His parents are in the garden.There is a big tree in the garden.They are under it. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They are under it.There is a nest in the tree.The nest is for the birds.Tom has a bird.Her name is Julie. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Her name is Julie.She is very nice.Now she is singing for Tom.They are good friends. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The Day Before YesterdayMark is a good student in school.But he is not clean.His face and hands are often dirty.One morning, Mark goes to school.His teacher looks at him and says, " Mark, I know what you eat for breakfast. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]His teacher looks at him and says, " Mark, I know what you eat for breakfast."What?"Mark asks."Bread,"says his teacher,"your face and mouth tell me that.""No, sir," Mark says. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]""No, sir," Mark says."Not today or yesterday, but the day before yesterday. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Dear Reader,Think about a ten-year-old child spending her days washing clothes, looking after a baby brother, and doing hard work on the farm.Think about a little girl.She knows there will not be enough food for dinner, and has no water to drink because it is not clean.She has watched her father, brother and sister lose their lives as the family has no money to send for a doctor.Hard to believe? </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Hard to believe?For Maria, these are the facts of life.Maria would gladly walk to school, but her mother, now alone, really needs her at home.Maria had to leave school to work for her poor family.But for five dollars a week, you can help out a child like Maria. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]But for five dollars a week, you can help out a child like Maria.Show her that somewhere, someone will help her.Through <i>Save the Children</i>, you can help Maria's mother get better crops o m their farm, and earn the money to buy clothes and things for school.To help Maria most, your money is to put together with other helpers, so hard working people can help themselves.Build a school or a hospital, make their . </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Build a school or a hospital, make their .farm better, bring in clean water.This is what <i>Save the Children</i> has been about since .For you there are many returns.You can write letters to each other, get photos, or study reports. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]You can write letters to each other, get photos, or study reports.Know you are helping and saving another person in the same world as you.That's how <i>Saw the Children</i> works.But without you, it can't work.Please take a moment to fill in this form to help a child like Maria and her village. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Please take a moment to fill in this form to help a child like Maria and her village.It can make such a difference in her life and yours.<i>Save the Children</i>David L.GuyerChairman </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]ToothacheMike is a school boy and he is only eight years old.One day, his teacher asks him, "Mike, why don't you come to school?" " I go to see the dentist because of my toothache , " Mike answers." Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.Is the tooth aching now? </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Is the tooth aching now?"the teacher says."I don't know.The dentist left it in the hospital. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"It is : and this is Durfee High School calling!Durfee High School has been thinking about ways to solve the problem of high rates of lateness and absenteeism for a long time. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]A city in California has got some new buses.They cost $, each.The new buses are different from the old ones.These new buses are better for the environment.They are called hybrid buses. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They are called hybrid buses.They run on diesel and electric power.This will help keep the air cleaner.The man who took the wheel of the new bus on Wednesday noticed a difference right away."I get to have clean air for a change," said driver Melvin Day. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"I get to have clean air for a change," said driver Melvin Day."I am smelling diesel all day long when I drive the old ones."The company that builds the buses had many good things to say about them.For example, they said that they use a lot less fuel.They also said that they are % cleaner for the environment. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They also said that they are % cleaner for the environment.The buses are quiet, too.The buses have a diesel engine in the back and batteries on top.When the engine starts up, it is powered by electricity.Then the diesel power takes over. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Then the diesel power takes over.Over time the city would like to replace all of their buses with the new hybrid buses.They hope to do this over the next three years.The city will give money to help buy the new kind of buses.One other bit of positive news: the price of bus ticket will not be increased because of the new buses. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]One other bit of positive news: the price of bus ticket will not be increased because of the new buses. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Who Pours Ink on My Chair?Donny is a seven years old boy.He goes to school every day.The school is near his home.So he goes there on foot and comes back home on time. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]So he goes there on foot and comes back home on time.But today, he is late.His mother asks him, "Why do you go to the teacher's office?"" Because the teacher asks us a question in class and nobody can answer it,but I can.""It's good to answer the teacher's question,"mother says. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]""It's good to answer the teacher's question,"mother says." But the question is ' Who pours ink on my chair? </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Dear Laura,I just heard you told an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program.You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today's world.As soon as I woke up, I went to the kitchen to start the coffee, tea and morning goodies."Learn to play the piano, and I'll get you one" was my husband's response. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Spring FestivalSpring Festival is the Chinese New Year.It usually comes in February.Everyone in China likes Spring Festival very much.When Spring Festival comes,people clean their houses and do some shopping.On Spring Festival day everyone in china eats jiaozi. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]On Spring Festival day everyone in china eats jiaozi. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]<b>All residents: Rules for living in Parkrise Flats</b>We all want to live comfortably and safely here, so here are a few simple rules which we think all residents should follow.<b>Rubbish</b>Rubbish collection is on Tuesdays.Please do not leave rubbish bags out before Tuesday as birds and animals can break into them and they smell.<b>Washing</b>There is a washing line for every flat in the garden next to the car park.Please only dry your washing on these lines so that it does not disturb people in the ground floor flats. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Please only dry your washing on these lines so that it does not disturb people in the ground floor flats.<b>Cleaning</b>The main stairs are cleaned twice a week by the Association, so please try to keep them tidy and clean and do not leave furniture or bags on the stairs or in the hallways.<b>Lights</b>The main lights are on a timer and they stay on for five -minutes when you press them.Please tell the Association if any lights are not working.<b>Noise</b>Residents are asked to keep noise to a minimum. </s>
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]<b>Noise</b>Residents are asked to keep noise to a minimum.Loud music, for example, can disturb other people and the Association will get in touch with you if you make too much noise.<b>Safety</b>Make sure the main outside door is always locked and do not let anyone in to the main building unless you know who they are.Sometimes people try to get in to the main stairs and then break into flats, so do not let people in unless they are coming to see you.<b>Parking</b>Each flat has one car parking space. </s>