Story Thirty-six - Phil's Big Family
Our neighbour Phil had a big family when he was young.
He had a wife and three children.
He had two sons and a daughter.
He also had a brother and a sister.
But Phil hadn't talked to his brother in a long time.
They lived too far away from each other after Phil moved.
Phil's brother was a doctor.
And Phil's sister was a dentist.
Phil was an actor in movies and on TV.
He was very different from his brother and sister.
Here is the same story told in a different way.
I have a big family.
I have a wife, and three children.
I have two sons and a daughter.
I also have a brother and a sister.
But I won't be talking to my brother for a long time.
We'll be living very far away from each other after I move.
My brother will start training to be a doctor soon.
And my sister will start studying to be a dentist.
I am an actor in movies and on TV.
I am very different from my brother and sister.
Questions:
One: Phil had a big family when he was young.
Did Phil have a big family?
Yes, Phil had a big family when he was young.
Two: Phil had three children.
Did Phil have two children?
No, Phil didn't have two children.
He had three children.
Three: Phil also had a brother and sister.
Did Phil have a sister?
Yes, Phil had a brother and a sister.
Four: Phil hadn't talked to his brother in a long time.
Had Phil talked to his brother recently?
No, Phil hadn't talked to his brother in a long time.
Five: Phil and his brother will be living very far away from each other.
Where will Phil and his brother be living?
They will be living very far away from each other.
Six: Phil's brother will start training to be a doctor.
What will Phil's brother start doing?
Phil's brother will start training to be a doctor.
Seven: Phil's sister will start studying to be a dentist.
What will Phil's sister start studying to be?
Phil's sister will start studying to be a dentist.
Eight: Phil is an actor in movies and on TV.
What does Phil do? Phil is an actor in movies and on TV.
Nine: Phil is very different from his brother and sister.
Is Phil the same as his brother and sister?
No, Phil is not the same.
He is very different from his brother and sister.
