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A d a y i n t h e l i f e o f

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There are three of us at home: Mum, my brother Fred and
me, Holly. Fred is seventeen and he's keen on art. I'm fifteen
and I love sports, my family and my friends. There's also our
dog Snowdrop. When we go to school, Mum stays at home and writes. Fred
says she has an easy job: she just lies on the sofa and thinks,
5 Our mum is a writer. She works at home.
then gets up in the evening and says she's tired.
On a normal day, Mum gets up first, takes the dog out and
After school I go for a run in the park with Snowdrop.
buys fresh rolls for breakfast. I get up second and make tea.
(But not on Tuesday and Thursday, when I have acrobatics.) 15
Mum wakes up Fred. He gets out of bed and asks, Fred cooks dinner for all of us. He's the best cook in the
'Where's my purple shirt?' He finds his clothes (they can be family. His food can be Italian, Spanish, Chinese or totally
10 anywhere), gets dressed and falls asleep again. experimental. But some days he has art classes until
7 p.m.; then we get pizza from a pizzeria. We have dinner
together and everybody talks about their day. (Well, Fred and 20
I talk and Mum listens.) Nobody wants to wash the dishes.
We all say 'Why always me?' But someone always does it in
the end. And we all look after Snowdrop.
When I go to bed, Mum sits down and types on her laptop.

At weekends, I usually go to the gym, Fred goes to museums 25
and Mum visits her friends, but we also spend time together.
We watch films and TV series. Our favourites are Dr Who and
Sherlock. Sometimes Snowdrop watches them with us.

I like my home. It's a very friendly place.