Adventures of Sally and Her 5 Friends

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Professor Dr. Paul R. Friesen

Daily English

Nam Seoul University 2010


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Chapter Index

Preface ~ 3

CHAPTER 1 NEW PLACES / NEW PEOPLE ~ 4

CHAPTER 2 DOING IT RIGHT! ~ 6

CHAPTER 3 FURNITURE FOR MY ROOM ~ 9

CHAPTER 4 MY BUSY SCHEDULE ~ 11

CHAPTER 5 FAMILY CHARACTER ~ 13

CHAPTER 6 FASHION MOGULS ~ 16

CHAPTER 7 HOW OFTEN DO YOU DO IT? ~ 19

CHAPTER 8 LE TS EAT ~ 24

CHAPTER 10 FUTURE CAREERS ~ 26


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Preface

In a search for an effective way to expand conversation I chose to havestudents write out their ideas. Enjoyable conversation contains more visualterms. To put the thinking into writing encourages the student to expand theirterms of reference. This expansion will help students to participate inconversations in a fuller way, leading to a higher satisfaction level.

The base of this theory is to take the basic conversation pattern, question -answer question, and add the visual or descriptive words. Most bookshave the same topics covered. Most books have CD's or DVD's with shortconversations. Few books build the ideas together.

This homework and final test is designed to help the student understand, notonly the patterns of conversation, but remain focused on a prescribed topicvocabulary. Developing the skill of communication in more graphic terms willalso improve listening as vocabulary increases. Understanding the keywords to listen to, which in turn will help to increase the speed ofcomprehension, is important.

Conversation at this level is not about rote memory or advanced grammar. Itis rather a development of descriptive ideas to enlarge on the basic topicstructure learned through the dialogue with Sally and John.

I do not expect novelists to be born. Rather a better understanding of how tomake conversation work better, confidence to enter conversations higher, an

overall conversation satisfaction, and easier interaction. Each chapter shouldcontain 10 Q-A-Q sequences. The five friends should be given equal talkingtime on an average, 10 vocabulary or grammar ideas related to the chaptertopic, and about 2 pages A4 length per chapter.

Enjoy your reading of Sally and her friends as they have their various aweekend adventures.


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Chapter 1

New Places / New People

Sally had just moved in to a new community. She felt strange because shedidn't know anybody. At school she had a lot of stress. One morning, soonafter school started John, another student bumped into her. He spoke quietlyto her, "Hi! Sorry! I'm John! What's your name?"

Sally replied, "Oh! I'm Sally! I'm new to this school. Where are you from?You seem to be different."

John being a little shy said, "Oh! I'm from America. Actually I lived inAmerica for three years."

"Oh really!" replied Sally, "What do you like to do?"

John putting his hands in his pockets, "I like to work on computers. What doyou like to do Sally?"

John and Sally move closer to the school to find a better place to continuetheir conversation.

Sally, putting her lips together while she thinks. "Well, I'm new to this schooland I like art. I usually stay at home and draw cartoons. What kind of thingsdo you do with your computer? Are you a gamer?"

"Yes! I like to play games. Especially 'Diablo II'! I spend four hours a dayplaying it." said John.

"Wow! That's a lot of time!" replied Sally.

Just then they heard a book drop. A gasp of air from behind sounded likesomeone was having a bad day. Looking around they found a slender youngfemale student struggling with an armful of books. John, being thegentleman, rushed to help her.

"Agh! Why do we have to buy so many books?" Sue mumbled to herself."Oh! Hi! Thanks for helping me. My name is Sue."

"Hi Sue!", greeted John and Sally.


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"John is a computer person and I am an artist. We just met. How about joining us?"

"Ok!", replied Sue. "I need a rest. These books are too heavy."

Frank and George are walking in the hallway. There were always a lot ofstudents around Frank. He was the most popular student of the school.

"Oh! There's Frank and George! Come over and meet Sally and Sue", yelledJohn. John did not yell very often but he wanted his new friends to meetFrank.

Frank came over with George. George and Frank were always together.Some people wondered if they were brothers sometimes. They were justfriends, but had gone to the same school since they were young.

"Hi! I'm Frank! This is George! He always follows me. He is the schoolclown. What're your names?"

John was less shy now. He seemed to be more confident with Frank andGeorge around. He said in a strong voice, "Frank! George! Why don't we gosomewhere this weekend with Sally and Sue?"

'Sure! What kind of music do they like?"

"I like Hip Hop", piped Sue. She was the one who enjoyed fashion so it was

an easy question to answer.

"I like the ballads of the 70's" said Sally, almost in a whisper. She reallydidn't like crowds much. They were always so noisy, and she preferred quiet.

"How about sports?" asked George. It was almost as if he knew that Frankreally wanted to go to a basketball game on Saturday. Then Frank couldshow off to the new girl, Sally.

"When is it?" asked Sue. She liked basketball. It was her favorite sport."Where is it?" asked John. He wasn't really into sports so didn't know whereanything was played.

"Oh! It's at the school gym", replied George. "Sally! You are new here!Where are you from?"

"I'm from South Korea!" responded Sally. 'Have you, Frank, and John livedhere all your life?"


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"No! I was in Mexico for awhile. Then we moved here." John said coolly.

"1 have been here most of my life .We moved here soon after I was born."

"Does anybody go to movies in this town?" Sue was anxious to change thetopic. All these questions were making her nervous.

After a bit more discussion about meeting again these five friends set a timeand place to meet. As she went back to her house Sally thought of the newpeople she had met. It sounded like the new year would be more fun thanshe had thought it would be. The only problem is that they weren't in thesame class.

Chapter 2

Doing it right!

Sally was not sure if she could meet all of her new friends the next weekend. He mother didn't like her going out too much. If she went out too muchshe couldn't focus on her studies, but friends were important to her.

They were supposed to meet at the gym again. Everybody knew where itwas and they could plan from there. Sue liked fashion stuff so she thoughtmaybe they would go shopping at the mall. It was so big it had to havesomething for all of them.

"Hey Sally! A booming voice said. It was John. John had a loud voice soSally couldn't see him right away. Once she saw him he was easy to seebecause he was a large guy.

"What do you want to do today?" asked Sally when they got closer.

"Weill thought we could go window shopping!" said John. "Is anybody elsecoming?"

"I don't know. I haven't heard from any of them!" replied Sally.

"Well maybe they are at the mall already!" John seemed to know thesethings.

Sally and John went to the Mall to window shop. There were lots of foodshops too. They could have lunch there.


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"Hey! John! Come here! Look at these cute puppies!" exclaimed Sally. Sheloved small animals.

"Wow! Look at that one! It is so big!" John's mouth was open with awe.

Just then a clerk came over with a form and pen. She asked them if theywanted to support the Animal Shelter. She said that they needed donationsto help keep the animals safe.

John and Sally looked at each other and then asked the clerk how theycould help, because they had no money.

The clerk gave them the form and told them. "Surname on the first line!"

"What is a surname?" asked John.

"It's your last name!", replied the clerk. "Write your telephone number overhere!"

John and Sally were finishing the form when Sue saw them.

"Hi John! Hi Sally!" she said. "How about getting a photo made? Themachines make a fun photo you can stick on your mirror or books, and it'sonly a dollar."

OK! John and Sally had nothing better to do so why not. All three of them

found the machines on a different floor of the mall.

"Hey! John! Smile!" laughed Sue. "She was always joking and having fun. ~~A great person to have on a boring Saturday.

"Sally! Sit over there!" Sue was giving directions again.

"Excuse me! Over there or over here?" asked Sally. She was confusedbecause there was not very much space in the small booth.

Finally the pictures were done and their pocket change was gone. Now theyhad to find something to eat. They found a restaurant that seemed quiet.The waitress came over to them.

"Sit here!" she said rudely.

"Pardon me!" said John. Sue was very quiet and Sally was too scared totalk.

'I'm sorry! The table was reserved so you have to move to that one."


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"Do you have a menu we can see?" asked Sally.

"Yes!" replied the waitress. Circle the kind of drinks you want with this redpen."

"Excuse me! You want us to just circle on the menu what we want?" askedJohn confused.

"Yes! And be careful when you come to pick it up. The floor is wet."

They were just finishing their coffee when Frank and his buddy George sawthem through the window of the cafe. They came into the cafe but left thedoor open.

"Shut the door!" There was no please and thank you . The friends left thecoffee shop as fast as they could.

"What should we do now?", Frank wondered.

"You say it! We will do it!", shouted George. He liked to follow. Then he didn'thave to think too hard and could enjoy the fun.

"Let's go to the indoor golf shop!" said John.

"Ok!" they all said together. It sounded like fun. When they arrived Georgewas very confused.

The golf shop person had to help them a bit. "Take a club and ball!" showingthem where they were.

"Underline the hole number you are at! Then count how many times youhave to hit the bal l before it goes in the hole!

"Go over there to start! That is hole number 1. The guy was so cool abouthis job.

Pardon me! Did you mean by the plastic tree? asked George.

The game started but was taking too long. They were not very good atgolfing indoors. Finally they had to rush because Sally's mother wasexpecting her to be home for dinner. Another Saturday was gone. It seemedso short. Sally hoped she could fill her weekends up this way all the time.


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Chapter 3

Furniture for my room

Sally looked forward to meeting her friends every weekend. Each weekend

seemed like an adventure. Without friends she would be bored. Thisweekend she really needed to find some items for her room. A few shelveswould be nice. She had so many books and stuff it would help her keep herroom clean. She needed a desk too. One with a cabinet so she could studybetter. She liked one she saw last weekend in the mall. Perhaps she couldgo there this weekend again.

As she was getting her jacket on her mother asked, "Where are you going?"

Oh! I'm going to meet my friends from school! I want to look at somefurniture for my room.", yelled Sally.

She walked slowly to the school yard. It was a bit windy so she felt a bitchilly. Then she saw George and Frank.

"Hey Frank! Hey George!" yelled Sally.

"Hey Sally!" Frank's voice was very loud. "It's great to see you! Have youseen John and Sue?"

I think they will come. Sue said she was going to be a bit late", Sally said.

They started to walk to the Mall, the cold wind biting at their faces. Suddenlythey heard footsteps behind them.

"Hi guys!" Sue and john panted. "Where are you going?

"We were going to the Mall to look at furniture. I need some for my room."

Sally was anxious to get there.

"What kind of things?", asked Sue.

"Well, just normal stuff. I have a laptop but I need a desk. John! You oftencarry your notebook in your backpack. Do you have it today?" asked Sally.

"Not today", replied John. "George! What do you have in your backpack? Itlooks heavy today."


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Looking in his bag George started pulling things out. "Hmm! There is adictionary, my iPod, wallet, pens, and cell phone. Did you need anythingspecial", asked George.

"No" replied Frank.

Sue was wondering how Sally was going to decorate her room. "Sally! Whatcolor are your curtains?".

"They're green flowered ones. I don't like them but I need furniture first."Sally was determined to get her furniture.

"I have sports posters on my walls", said John.

My room is bright with pink wall paper and a white floor. It's hard to keepclean but it's better than dark.

"My room is very messy", said Frank. "It's not very big and I have so muchsports stuff, I can't put it anywhere but on the floor."

"Oh! I like that desk over there!" cried Sally.

Everybody looked at the desk in the window.

"I think I could put the desk under the window. I can move the lamp besidemy bed." Sally was talking to herself really.

"Would you like the chair that comes with it?" asked the salesperson.

Nobody had seen her come over. "Sure and do you have a bookshelf tomatch?"

Yes! It comes with a set if you would like one", replied the sales lady. Thesales person turned around to write the order. Then Sally asked one morequestion. "Excuse me! How many shelves does the book shelf have"?

The sales lady looked in the catalogue and said, "Well! The matching onehas 3 shelves. You should be able to get 10 school books on each one. Isthat big enough?"

"Great thanks!" Sally was happy. Now she could organize her room better.

Another successful adventure was closing! Let's have a slush before we gohome!", they all said together.

"Sounds great!"


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"I'll have a strawberry." "I'll have a banana!" "I'll have a kiwi!"

"I'll have a tomato!"

Chapter 4

My busy schedule

Sally got up sleepily. She had stayed up late watching a movie. She lookedat the time and it was 9:30. "Oh my!" she said to herself. She was going tobe late for class. Her mind was going crazy. As she hurried to get dressedthe phone rang.

Rrrring rrrring

Her mother answered the phone and then called her name. "Sally! Johnwants you on the phone!"

"Well, this morning I have to clean my room. Now it is 9:30 and it will takeme about 30 minutes." Sally told John.

"Why would John want her this late? He should be in class!" Sally was reallyconfused. "Hello! John! Why aren't you in school?"

"Weill It's Saturday", John replied almost laughing.

"Really!" Now Sally thought she was really stupid. What's your schedule fortoday?

We were going to go to the Mall today! Remember? What did you haveplanned for today?, John asked.

"What do you have scheduled for today?", asked Sally.

"Oh! Well we had planned to meet in the morning. In the afternoon I plan toplay basketball at the gym." John was trying to think of anything else he hadplanned. "After cleaning your room what is your plan?"

Well, just a few house chores. "Do you do chores in your house John?"

"Not usually", John thought about what he did in the house. His mother didalmost everything.


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"Why not?", asked Sally. "Why don't you help your mother?"

"It will take me about 30 minutes to get read, and 30 minutes to do mychores. How about in an hour?

My mother likes to clean so I let her clean, but sometimes I can't find thingsafter she cleans so I should do it myself, at least my room. I do the dishessometimes. "When will you be ready for lunch?" John asked.

I wonder if the others will join us. Sally knew the others in the group usuallydid chores as well, but she didn't know if they slept in until noon or not.

As she busied herself to get ready she thought about where they should gofor lunch. Finally the chores were done. She got her coat, yelled good bye toher mother, and ran out the door. As she turned the corner to go to the Malltwo other people were there waiting. Sue and George had come to met her.

"When did you guys get up?" asked Sally.

Sue replied first. "I get up at 6 every morning. My mother grinds the coffeebeans at 6, and it is so noisy I can't sleep anymore. "What about youGeorge? Where is Frank?"

"Hi guys! What are we waiting for?" Frank was almost out of breath becausehe had jogged from his house.

"Oh! Frank is coming. He has chores to do on Saturday. He gets up at 7 too.He has to clean the whole house, like all the dishes and the wash, but he willbe here", replied George. "Oh! There he is!"

"We were going to the Mall for lunch. What kind of food should we trytoday?" Sally was the organizer. She liked to ask the good questions.

I don't have too much planned. Saturday is my free day so maybe I canwatch you, sa\u 50\\'/. Why don't you other guys join me?

"I like the giant burgers at Michelle's Queen of Burger House." It's a newshop in the Mall but they are the best, said George. He didn't say a lotusually but he knew what he liked. What about you Sue?

Don't you think it's too early for burgers? It's only 10 o'clock. I prefer saladfor lunch. Sue was the one who always watched her weight so carefully. Ilike to have lunch around noon. What about Frank? He is the sports guy.Maybe he has to watch his diet during the season.


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It was true. Frank needed to keep in shape for the team. "I like shishkabobs", said Frank. I think Michelle has a good lamb kabob on the menu. Ittastes great. She opens at 11 on weekends. We should hurry because herplace is usually very busy. What are we going to do in the afternoon? Doesanybody have any schedule? I have a basketball game with some otherguys at school at 4.

"My mother wants me home early to watch my little brother at three thirty.She has an appointment with the doctor", replied Sue. Maybe I can bring mylittle brother to watch. Is that ok with you Frank?

"Sounds great", replied Frank. "He would enjoy it. What about you George?"

"I like basketball! Can I play with you guys a bit?" George really liked to hangout with Frank. Is John going to play basketball?

"I have to go home and change first" John said quietly. What are you guysdoing in the evening? Maybe we could meet online.

The four other friends looked at each other and together said, "What a greatplan!"

"Well! Let's go for lunch first. It's eleven-forty already. I'm hungry. Mystomach is growling already, and the line at Michelle's will be too long if wedon't hurry." George was always eating something. So was anxious to orderhis Monster burger at Michelle's.

After lunch the talk was about their afternoon of basketball with Frank andthe boys. Then they started to talk about doing homework online in theevening after 8, when everybody else was watching the TV.

Chapter 5

Family character

Sally and her friends tried doing their homework online together. Frank wasgood at math and was a great help. Frank needed help in English. That iswhat George was good at, surprisingly. John was the guy to help with logicproblems. He was cool and kept every in balance. The webcams didn't workwell but the chatting made homework so much easier. Sue had missed theidea because she had other appointments already, and her mother didn't like

her to be online too much.


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It was Easter and the friends wanted to see ifthey could find some specialthings in the mall. As they met they talked about their family. Sally had foundsome old pictures and had put a few in her wallet.

Sitting on the bench sally started looking at the family pictures in her wallet.

"Hey Sally!" John had come from behind her so she didn't see him. "Whatare you looking at?"

"Oh! John! I didn't see you." Sally was surprised. I was looking at my familypictures I found yesterday. "Do you have family pictures in your wallet?"

John took out his wallet and showed Sally a picture. "Can you guess whothat is?"

"Well that looks like maybe your brother. Maybe that is you a few years ago."Sally was proud that she could usually guess who people were in pictures.

"It is actually my brother. Let me keep looking to see if I have a few morepictures.

I don't carry too many but I do keep some." John was digging deeper forpictures in his wallet when they heard someone talking down the street.

"Hey guys!" Frank and George were coming toward them. "What are wegoing to do today? We don't want to sit on a bus stop bench all day do we?"

Frank liked to keep moving.

We were just looking at family pictures, said Sally. "Do you keep pictures inyour wallet? John was just looking for a couple and I had a few I found in anold box yesterday."

George took out his wallet and quickly showed everybody a picture full ofpeople. "This is my family. We took it at the park last year. It was the l0 th anniversary of my family's business. John! Who isthat?

"Oh! I was telling Sally that it was my younger brother. Are those yourgrandparents George?"

"Yes! Many people think they are my parents." George said with pride. "Theyare very active in the business which keeps them young, I guess."

Just then there was a loud noise. It sounded like a girl but they couldn't seeanybody. They all turned and saw Sue coming around the corner. What areyou guys doing here? It's kind of chilly today why not go to a coffee shop orsomething? Sue was always direct when she shared her opinions.


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"Oh we were showing each other our family pictures", said Sally, "but acoffee shop is a great idea. Why not guys? Let's go!"

As they moved to a better place the conversation focused on who was intheir family.

"Does anybody have sisters?" asked Sue. I have two. They are so differentpeople think that we are different families.

"I have a sister and a brother", said Frank. They are younger than me andthey don't like sports at all. My brother is a funny guy. He likes to jokearound. My sister ~ the serious one. She hates jokes and usually juststudies. George! What are your parents like?

"My parents are very gentle people. They are always busy with the businessso I don't see them much." George sounded a bit sad. "Frank! Who arethose people in that picture? They don't look like your family?"

Frank had to think a bit. "Well, they are my cousins. They live in Toronto andI don't see them much so I keep their picture in my wallet. They are reallyoutgoing. Their father is my favorite uncle. He is a business man and travelsall over the world. John you are a bit quiet today! What is your family like?"

"Well... when I hear of 100 years in business I am impressed. We havemoved a lot so my family is all over the country. My father is a verygentleman and my mother works hard. I have an older sister who is in

College now. Sue would like her. She is a fashion model. I see her picture inmany magazines." John was a bit shy when they talked about family. "Sally!What are your parents like? What do they do?"

Sally really didn't know what to say. Her parents were just normal peoplewho had jobs. They never seemed special. She finally said, "Well my fatherhas worked at the building store for the past 20 years. He likes to keep thesame schedule and doesn't travel too much. My mother is a hair dresser.They don't make a lot of money but are very gentle. They are simple in some

ways and they don't waste money."Wow! That sounds cool." George said quietly. Everybody was silent for amoment. "What about other family members. Does anybody have unclesand aunts that live in different countries?" George was trying to change thetopic.

"1 have an uncle in Haiti!" replied Frank. "He is a missionary there. He wasalmost killed in the earthquake. I think I have a picture of a boy we sponsorwith his Organization."


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"Is that your uncle? He looks like your father a lot. Are they close?" Sue wasgood with faces, and though she didn't know Frank's family well she hadseen his father at a few basketball games.

"They are twins actually. He isa missionary and my father is a carsalesman."

"Well, my coffee is finished and I should get back", said Sally. "My mother ismaking haggis tonight. She is a good cook, especially when it comes totraditional food."

"Next week is a clothes buying trip for me", said John. "Perhaps you can joinme in making the right choices. I don't have a large budget so will need toask a lot of questions."

Frank and George did not get too excited about shopping but Sue's eyeswere dancing with excitement.

"Ok!' They all said. "Next we will be the fashion moguls of Nam Seoul for aday, and John will be the best dressed of all the students for a week."

Chapter 6

Fashion Moguls

"Fashion moguls", Sally thought to herself. "What is a mogul?" She needed adictionary for that. Mogul sounded so Chinese and powerful. She wasthinking of her empire of fashion when a knock on her door startled her.

"Hello!" Sally wasn't expecting anyone. Her mother had gone to see her auntfor the day, so she was just relaxing.

Hello! This is John!" a voice boomed out.

"John! I wasn't expecting anyone this morning. Especially at nine o'clock!"Sally said excitedly. What are you doing here so early?

lt's ok. We had talked about being fashion moguls last week and I thought Iwould come early. It is more fun shopping when there aren't so many peoplehanging out in the mall." John was a good shopper, but being with friendswas better than staying at home alone. Have you heard from the others yet?

"No! Not yet. I think thought we were meeting at the mall around 11:00."


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Sally wasn't quite ready to go. She wanted to look pretty, at least a little bit.How much money should I bring?

"1'11 wait outside while you finish. Did you make a list of things to look for?Remember it's not about spending money. It's about having fun today."

"I know! I think Sue will have the most fun." Sally was trying to choose theright color. Should she wear pink or orange? Quickly she dressed, brushedher hair and ran out the door. "Ok! I'm ready! Let's go! Do you think we willmeet them this morning?"

Walking toward the mall they saw three people ahead of them two blocks.Could it be their friends? They walked a bit faster so they could see thembetter before they called them. As they got closer....

"Hey Sue!" John shouted. Sue was wearing her fashionable white leather jacket. "Can you slow down a bit?"

"Hi John! Hi Sue!" George, Frank and Sue all spoke in unison. "We arealmost there! Does anybody have a list to look for?" George was alwaysworried when they went shopping. He did not like window shopping.

"Hi guys!" Sally and John said as they finally got closer to just talk. "I have alist!" said Sally. I want to find a GUCCI belt."What about you guys? Do youwant to play fashion mogul with us girls?"

"It can't hurt!" Frank was not very enthusiastic.

"I think it will be fun!" Sue could hardly wait.

The Mall was just opening when they arrived. It was Saturday so it opened abit later. Sue was the first mogul. She chose a discount store to choose hermogul item. Do you have any striped shirts?She asked the clerk.

The clerk was looking for something to fit Sue, who was very small, and then

found one. It was pink and yellow striped one with a banana on it. When sheshowed it to Sue, "Is this one ok?" Sue almost laughed. Do you have five ofthem? I am a fashion mogul and we must all wear them today!"

Frank, George, John and Sally looked like they wanted to run away. Theyeach chose one to wear and paid the 3 dollars. Now they were a team ofmoguls. It was now Frank's turn to be the mogul.

Frank looked at sweatshirts. They were his favorite. "Do you have any ofthese sweatshirts in my size?" He asked. He saw only three small ones.


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As the clerk looked around the store and on the computer, George wasthinking about what he would choose. He was the largest of the five friendsand liked computers more than fashion. The clerk returned after a fewminutes and told them, "I'm sorry! We only have the three small ones!"

"Hmmm! What should he look for next that all of them could wear?"Suddenlyhe saw some polka dotted shorts in the corner. How about these? Frankasked, "00 you have these in our sizes?"

Sue and Sally were not paying attention and quickly ran over to see whatFrank was choosing? "Oh no! What terrible moguls you are! You are anogre", they were laughing. It was just for fun. "Do we have to wear those?"they asked?

"Yes! They are only 2 dollars so we can all buy them?" said Frank. "Themogul has spoken!" whose turn is it next. I think it is George's turn. Georgewas not happy to hear his name called the mogul. He preferred to followFrank. Then he didn't have to make choices.

"How about those blue shirts over there? What are they made of?"They lookvery cool. George had seen a guy at school wear one and it looked reallygood.

"Those are denim I think!" Sue was always quick with cloth materials. Shewas careful to buy just the right ones all the time. Do they have any differentcolors?

Sally was just around the corner and saw some solid red ones. Why not getred ones? George! Please!

George was the mogul this turn, and really hated red. He looked really fat inred. "Nah! I think I will stay with the faded blue jean style. They are thecheapest ones at 6 dollars. Do all of you have six dollars left?"

Off they went to the next store. They were having fun but really looked funny

with the clothes they had chosen to buy. Sally knew just what she wanted tobuy. It was now her turn. A sweater she had seen two weeks ago, if theyweren't sold out.

Julia's Sweater Shop was not far and usually had a discount. The price maybe too high. She would have to check.

"Excuse me!"The clerk seemed to be busy. Sally quickly found thesweatershe wanted. "How much are these sweaters?" They seemed to beon the sale table.


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"That is our daily sale table!" said the clerk. "Everything on the table is 12.49.There are some good deals on that table."

What a great deal, thought Sally. The others had gone to another store. Shelooked carefully on the table and found enough for all of them. Now she hadto find them.

Sally went out to find the others. They were not hard to find with their stripedshirts and polka dot shorts. The sweaters she had chosen had ~ circles onthem.

"You need 12.49"commanded Sally the mogul.

"That is too much!" they all complained, but they bought it because themogul had demanded. "How much do you have left to spend?" John was thelast one to be mogul. He had chosen socks. They were cheap and theycould all wear them. As they passed the sock store he saw a pair with anelephant trunk and big ears. They were a buck and a half.

"Do you have five pairs of these?" John asked the clerk. The clerk thoughtJohn was joking but said they had lots of them.

Now the five fashion moguls had their day. They had not spent a lot ofmoney, had a lot of fun, and.....

Just then Sue's mother saw them. She was laughing so hard she couldn't

talk. Sue was red with embarrassment. "Fashion moguls", what a greatgame to play on a Saturday!

Chapter 7

How often do you do it?

Weekends! They come after Friday every week. There were always things todo on the weekend, but she couldn't do all of them every weekend. Therewere also things she didn't like to do, but had to do on the weekend.

Sally was thinking about weekends. She would have to ask her friends whatthey really liked to do on weekends. Saturday was only part of the weekend.Sally and sue had made a plan to meet in the morning for a muffin atSharon's Bagel Shop.


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"Hey Sue!" Sally was curious about what Sue liked to do. Sue was thefashion outgoing person in their group of friends.

"Hi Sally! Glad to see you this morning. What a blast we had last weekend. Itwas so much fun. We should do it more often." Shopping for fashion waswhat Sue loved to do. How often do you think we can play that game?

"It was great! My mother couldn't believe we wore those clothes in public. Idon't see you much at school. How often do you go shopping? Sally waswondering because Sue always had new clothes.

"Well, I try to get something every weekend. Sometimes I just go to theDepartment Store to buy a pair of nylons. You are always carrying a big bagof books. You must study a lot. When do you do usually do yourhomework?"

I almost always do my homework the day I get it. If I can do it fast I can havemore time to go out and do other things. How often do you get together withFrank and George?

"1 usually meet them on weekends. We don't have the same classes so it'shard to meet during the week. We were going to meet this weekend for amovie. How often do you go to the movies?"

"Not too often. I have to clean my room. John and the other guys neverclean their rooms. Their mother cleans it for them. Oh! I see them coming

now. They look cute in their new striped t-shirts. Hey guys! How about doingsomething on a Friday night instead of Saturday?" Sally wanted to changethe routine a bit. There were things you could do at night you couldn't do onSaturday.

George wanted to say something. His mouth opened but then closed slowly."Sounds good! I play an online video game every Friday night with a team.Then I sleep in late Saturday mornings. How about you John? Do you playvideo games?

"I rarely play video games", John liked computer but not games. I work onmy computer. There is a lot of new technology out there, so I surf theInternet to see what I can find. Frank what do you do Friday nights?"

On Friday nights, I sometimes go dancing with my classmates. Some of myteammates and their friends often get together for a dance party. You shouldcome sometime. The music is nice and we just have chicken and coca-cola.It's a really fun time. What about Sunday night? Frank was always veryactive.


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"Sunday?" George was surprised. On Sunday I practice English on my cellphone. I have a class with my-teacher. How often do you guys talk to yourteacher?

"Sunday!" John was thinking about Frank's basketball game schedule. Doyou play games on Sunday, Frank?"

"Sometimes! Usually games are scheduled on Saturday. More people comethen. If it is on Sunday then it is an afternoon game. Why don't you comesometime?" Frank would like to have his friends come ~ the time, but knew itwas not possible most of the time.

Sounds like a good idea. I can always make some time. Sometimes Idownload music and Sunday evening is the best time to do it. Afternoons areoften a bit boring. We can make a plan if you give us a schedule for yourgames. Sue! When do you download music to your new IPod?

"Weekends are when I have more time to sit at the computer. I try to find thefree music sites to download newer solo hits. There are so many apps onthe phone but they cost money, so I don't use them much. I just use it for themusic. What else do you like to do on weekends, Sally?" Sue and Sally werequite different but they were both female and had a common bond in that.

I like to take time to unwind. I study hard all week. Sometimes I play soccer,or rather kick the ball around, on Sunday after Church. I often go for walks inthe evening. There is a nice park close to my house. How do you unwind

Frank? You are always so busy.

I go to movies to unwind. Sports make my muscles tight, and my mind needssome fresh air. Movies help me focus on other things, and I need that oncein a while. Lets see what's playing at the theatre. Maybe we can watch amovie.

Chapter 8

Lets eat!

The movie was over and the friends followed the crowd out of the theatre.

"I'm hungry", said Sally. She didn't really say it to anyone but just said the

words. Three hours movies always made her hungry. The others hadcaramel popcorn and maybe weren't so hungry.


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"I heard that", said Frank. Popcorn never makes me full. "What is goodaround here?"

"I can't forget to do some grocery shopping before we go home", mutteredSally. She had almost forgotten that there were some Koreans coming to theschool this next week. "Hey guys! Remember we need to plan a party for theKoreans coming to school next week! I think there is a good Hamburger jointhere somewhere. Michelle's is maybe closed because it is too late. Sharon'sBagel is open later and they have good sandwiches. Why not go there?"

"What makes a good sandwich?" asked George. I always eat chip orhamburgers. Now we have to think about making sandwiches ourselves? Ilike Sharon's Bagels though. We can plan our party together while we eatour 'sandwiches'. They wander off to Sharon's and order their sandwiches.

"So when is the party?" Sue was all excited about it already. "Who did yousay was coming? We need to plan food that they like!"

It's the Koreans! I know they like rice, mayo, and ketchup. What can wemake with rice, mayo, and ketchup? George was very confused. He didn'teven put that on his hamburger.

Hmmm! John was thinking hard. This would be a tough party to plan. "I thinkwe need to add green tea to the list. They like green tea. Do you think theylike potato salad? If we make that we need to buy some ~ and onions. Howmany should we buy?

"My mom always buys a bag of onions, but maybe that is too much." Frankwas not a good grocery shopper usually. A dozen eggs will be ok. You needa few if you make a large bowl of salad. "What about a green salad?"

"A green salad! Hmmm! What and how much should we put in a greensalad? This was getting interesting for Sue. Sue loved to shop but makingsalads was not her forte.

"A green salad has lettuce of course. But it is better with tomatoes, peppers,and sometimes fruit to give it some nice color and taste. John was not agood cook maybe, but he had seen his aunt prepare for many parties. Whenshould we go shopping?

"Well! Sally was the planner. That is why she could do so well in herstudies. She always had a plan or a schedule. "We should plan on goingsoon, because the party is next week, on Friday. I think they would likeinstant noodles. The Asian students I know always eat them for lunch. Theyare crazy about them and they are very cheap. That and bananas! Howmany bananas should we buy?


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I think we buy them in bunches. We can use them in our desserts. "Who willmake the desserts? I asked Frank?

"I will!George piped! "Desserts with bananas are easy! I love it. How aboutcups, napkins, plates and cutlery? How many do we need of those?"

"There were several dozen plates left from the last party. I think we can usethem. We need about 5 packages of napkins I think. We need several goodquality cups. Sally seemed to know these things! We also have a lot offrozen sausage and chicken left over. I think we should use them. Koreanslove chicken and we could have a ~ outside. Who is going to buy all thisstuff?" asked Sally. Of course buying the stuff would cost money, so knowingwho had the money would be a good idea.

"I think we just need to keep the receipts for what we buy and the school willpay for it." Frank knew a lot about school things because he playedbasketball on their team. They always had parties for their team fans.

"We can't forget the BBQ sauce. Chicken, sausage, and burgers needsauce. Let's meet tomorrow after school. Maybe you can bring some thingsfrom home. How many bags of potato chips do you have at home?" Johnwas just trying to think of cutting the cost a bit.

"We always buy them by the case, so I'm sure we could spare a few."Suewas the one was never too shy to share a few things from her cupboard. "00Koreans use forks? Maybe we need to buy a box of chopsticks; Napkins for

the finger food; Cups and plates for the punch and salads; Buns and saucesfor the BBQ stuff. Small bowls for the desserts! I'm not sure what thedesserts will be, but I'm sure there will be some sweets."

"Sounds like a great party." They all seemed to think about it at the sametime.

As they left Sharon's Bagel, they knew it was late. They were going to showthese Koreans a real BBQ party, western style. They just hoped they didn't

have too much left over. Some had said the Koreans were big meat eaters,so it should be just about right.


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Chapter 9

I really enjoy it

The week flew by so fast. The party was a hit with the Koreans. They wantedto attend the school when it started the following year. Maybe this weekend

Sally could just sleep in. In the real world it just never seemed to happen.

John had called to ask what Sally and the others had planned. Perhaps alunch or something would be good. Sally's mother called up the stairs justthen.

"Sally!" her mother called. "Your uncle from Malaysia is phoning today. Hewants to chat with you and your friends. I think he will come this summer tovisit us."

"Ok!" Sally replied. Maybe her friends could have sandwiches at her house.Now she had to wait for the call from her uncle. Sally quickly phoned theothers to tell them. She couldn't stay on the phone too long.

Finally her uncle phoned. Her friends we stuffing their mouths full of hamand cheese sandwiches. They were more anxious than Sally to know whather cousins were doing.

"Hello! Sally! This is Uncle Sam! Can you hear me?" Uncle Sam's voice wasvery clear.

"Yes! I can you well. What is Henrietta doing? If I remember she was asocial person." Sally had to try and remember.

"Henrietta? Yes she is hanging out with her friends. What are you doingtoday? It is a weekend so there is no school." Uncle Sam was hoping toconnect his children with Sally so they could have fun when they came in thesummer.

"Well, my friends and I are here and they have lots of questions for you. Wehave had so much fun lately. Last weekend we played "Fashion Mogul".Where does Henrietta hang out with her friends?" Sally had to think of goodquestions to ask.

"Henrietta likes to hang out at the theatre. Now she is watching a movie."What do you and your friends do when you hang out together?" asked UncleSam.


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"Here is George! He can tell you and then ask a question about Howard. Ithink Howard is the same age." It was tough to remember all the ages forSally. They didn't visit very often.

"What is Howard doing now?" asked George.

"Howard! He is practicing karate!" answered Uncle Sam. "Do you do karateGeorge?"

"Not really!" George was glad that they were not using the web cam. "Whatlevel is he at?"

"He is a brown belt! He enjoys it very much. He has been training for threeyears. What do you enjoy doing?" Uncle Sam was curious about Sally'sfriends.

"\ enjoy watching sports. Tae kwon do is popular here. Frank enjoys playingbasketball, so I watch him almost every weekend. Would you like to talk withhim?" George was not comfortable talking with strangers.

"Hello Uncle Sam! May I call you by that name?" Frank was polite like aprofessional.

"Yes! You can just call me Sam, if you want." Uncle was too formal most ofthe time for Uncle Sam.

I have heard there are some good golf courses in Malaysia. Do you enjoygolfing?

"Well! I don't have much time to golf in my business. My second son, Bob,likes to go golfing. Hes always playing sports. He likes tennis, baseball,cricket, and soccer the most. What are you doing this weekend? Are yougoing to play basketball today?" Uncle Sam was very happy to hear thatSally had friends who enjoyed sports.

"This weekend we don't have any games. Next week we have a tournament!Do have another daughter?" Frank could talk for hours, but there were otherfriends who wanted to ask questions.

"Yes! I have another daughter. Her name is June. I'll check to see what sheis doing." Uncle Sam went to see what his daughter was doing and Frankgave the phone to Sue.

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"Hello! Yes I'm back!" said Sam. "I had to find my daughter."

"What is she doing?" asked Sue.

"She is playing pool. She is almost a professional. Malaysians are good atplaying pool. She doesn't enjoy outdoor sports too much. What do likeplaying pool?"

Not exactly! I enjoy shopping. Shopping was Sue's favorite pastime. I goshopping almost every weekend. "What about the rest of your family?" Johnhas a question for you.

"Hello Sam!" John said. "What is your wife doing?"

"She's cooking dinner!" Uncle Sam was quick to reply. "Do you likecooking?"

"I enjoy cooking. I often cook for my family. My parents are very busy, sothey don't have much time to cook. Weill I should let you go this call will costyou a lot of money." John was sensitive to the cost of phoning such a longdistance.

Sally took the phone and said her good bye to her Uncle Sam.

"Wow! It was great to hear from them. We hope to see them in the summer,when they come visit the family." Sally wasn't speaking to anyone in

particular.

"Well! I have a busy afternoon, so I will have to go," John said. They allseemed to be busy this weekend. Maybe they would have more time nextweekend. They were all in High School so they needed to talk about theirfuture some time too.

Chapter 10Future careers

Tests were coming closer again. Finals were always hard to study for. Youhad to think about your future and get good grades. For Sally it was nodifferent. She had waited for summer when she could get a job, make somemoney, and start her plan for a career. It was just too stressful. As they met

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Sally had asked the question, but not to anyone special. It was just a topic tochat about around a table. I think I will be a famous programmer!" saidJohn. "I will be famous for a special gaming technique. I have been workingon something but I need some more education to finish it. Did you hearabout the twenty - year - old who started the banking program, Mint? He soldit for over 100 million dollars!"

"Wow! That's a lot of money!" George couldn't believe that a young guywould have that much. In the future I will be a Space Pilot. We are almostthere already. We have the technology. Would you guys come on board mySpaceship?

"Oh George! What a wonderful idea, but you will have to do a lot of trainingto get there. You don't see too many oversize pilots in the Space program."Sue was trying to be nice about George's size. "Do you think you will be fitenough to be there?

I am going to be in a fitness training program next year. I will have a specialdiet and lots of exercise. I even thought I could send my name in for TheBiggest Loser TV show. What about you Sue? What do you predict you willbe in the future?

In the future I will work very hard! I am going to be a singer. Most singersstart in small places and work hard every night to make enough money tocontinue. I'm not going to do that. I will get a good job, save some money,and make a CD demo. I will also try to win the American Idol contest. Do I

have to be American?/I

I think so! It sounds like an interesting fortune. You will have to study a lot toget there. What kind of job will pay enough to save money if you don't go toUniversity?

"Part-time jobs are not so hot, but maybe you could do some online teachingor something. You are also good at fashion so you could design your ownfashions and sell them online." Frank was always full of ideas. It must be the

basketball practice giving his mind fresh air. Maybe you will be famoussomeday. Will you move to a different city?

"Yes! I think so! I will have to move to a different city. Our town is nice butvery small." Sue had thought about moving after high school, but had notdecided on one special one yet. Being famous was in her future. "John!What is in your plans for the future?"

Someday you will see me on your cell phone video! I am going to go to NewZealand to study next year. I am going to get married and have lots ofchildren. I will have to work hard but I will be famous. Do you think I can do


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"If anybody can, you can!" said Sally. She had faith in John's ability. He wasquiet most of the time but he was smart. I am going to live in anothercountry. I don't know which one yet. If you go to University you do not alwayskeep the same major. Everything will change by then. The world is acontinuously changing place.

What are your plans of the future? If you don't keep moving you will lose. Ifyou continue changing you will be ahead of all your friends.

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