ENGLISH
4
level
What I
Do When
I am Sick
mother
by
Gilma
Hernandez
BY
Jose
Mejia
I
I
have a great mother. Her
name is Juana. She has
long black straight hair. My
mother is generous and quiet.
She has black eyes. She lives
in El Salvador. I miss my mother every day. She is thin and
kind. She is not married. She
lives by herself. She has five
children, four boys and one
daughter (me). I love her very
much.
take care of myself when
I am sick. If I have the flu,
I drink hot lemonade and
I wrap my back, chest, and
throat in a warm blanket. I
also take aspirin for the fever.
I eat warm chicken noodle
soup. I stay in bed all night.
The next day, I take a warm
bath.
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IN OUR OWN WORDS