THE MPH 3RD & 4TH GRADE TYPING BOOK

BY KEITH E GATLING

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2003 by Keith E Gatling

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Contents
Lesson 1: The Home Row .......................................................................page 1 Lesson 2: G, and H .............................................................................. page 2 Lesson 3: E, and I .............................................................................. page 3 Lesson 4: R and U ............................................................................... page 4 Lesson 5: T and Y ............................................................................... page 5 Lesson 6: W, and O .............................................................................. page 6 Lesson 7: P, and Q .............................................................................. page 7 Lesson 8: V, and M .............................................................................. page 8 Lesson 9: C, and , .............................................................................. page 9 Lesson 10: X, and . .......................................................................... page 10 Lesson 11: B, and N ...........................................................................page 11 Lesson 12: Z, and / .......................................................................... page 12 Lesson 13: Right q ........................................................................ page 13 Lesson 14: Left q.......................................................................... page 14 Lesson 15: General Review of All the Letters! ............................ page 15 Lesson 16: ' ......................................................................................... page 16 Lesson 17: ? ......................................................................................... page 17 Lesson 18: " ......................................................................................... page 18 Lesson 19: 1, and 0 .......................................................................... page 19 Lesson 20: 2, and 9 .........................................................................page 20 Lesson 21: 3, and 8 .......................................................................... page 21 Lesson 22: 4, and 7 .........................................................................page 22 Lesson 23: 5, and 6 .........................................................................page 23 Lesson 24: :.........................................................................................page 24 Lesson 25: Short Essay #1 ...............................................................page 25 Lesson 26: Short Essay #2...............................................................page 26 Lesson 27: Short Essay #3...............................................................page 27 Lesson 28: Short Essay #4...............................................................page 28

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Lesson 1: The Home Row

The home row has that name because those are the keys that your fingers always start out from and return to. Once you learn the home row keys, everything else is easy. Means to press the e or b (whichever you have on your keyboard). key

Left hand keys. aaa sss ddd fff aaa sss ddd fff aaa sss ddd fff aaa sss ddd fff Right hand keys. ;;; lll kkk jjj ;;; lll kkk jjj ;;; lll kkk jjj ;;; lll kkk jjj Both hands together aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;; fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;; ddd kkk aaa ;;; fff jjj sss lll ddd kkk aaa ;;; fff jjj sss lll Here are some home row words, but nothing with the letter J yet. ask; dad; fall; fad; lad; lass; all; ask; dad; fall; fad; lad; lass; all; salads; alfalfa; as; sad; flak; add; salads; alfalfa; as; sad; flak; add;
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Lesson 2: G and H
General Review: The Home Fingers aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;; fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;; a lad asks a sad lass; add a salad; a lad asks a sad lass; add a salad; Letter G (use your F finger): fff fgf fff fgf fff fgf fff fgf fff fgf fff fgf fff fgf fff fgf Here are some words that use the letter G: flag; sag; jag; lag; gal; glass; flag; sag; jag; lag; gal; glass; Letter H (use your J finger): jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj Here are some words that use the letter H: hall; has; had; half; flash; ha; hall; has; had; half; flash; ha; Now try these: all had salads; dad has a gash; sad; all had salads; dad has a gash; sad; dad has a half glass gas flask; ask; dad has a half glass gas flask; ask;
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Lesson 3: E and I
General Review: The Home Row aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj fff ggg jjj hhh fff jjj ggg hhh fff ggg jjj hhh fff jjj ggg hhh dad had half a salad; alfalfa salad; dad had half a salad; alfalfa salad; Letter E (use your D finger for this): ddd ded ddd ded ddd ded ddd ded ddd ded ddd ded ddd ded ddd ded Here are some words that use the letter E: jade fade; shade glade; she he; jade fade; shade glade; she he; Letter I (use your K finger for this): kkk kik kkk kik kkk kik kkk kik kkk kik kkk kik kkk kik kkk kik Here are some words that use the letter I: hill fill; slid hid; dig jig fig; hill fill; slid hid; dig jig fig; Now try these: she likes lakes; he likes high hills; she likes lakes; he likes high hills; she filled his flask; he is glad; she filled his flask; he is glad;
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Lesson 4: R and U
General Review: (all the keys we know so far) aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj fff jjj ggg hhh ddd kkk eee iii fff jjj ggg hhh ddd kkk eee iii she fell; he fled; she likes lakes; she fell; he fled; she likes lakes; Letter R (use your F finger for this) fff frf fff frf fff frf fff frf fff frf fff frf fff frf fff frf Here are some words that use the letter R: red real; rise rails; raid rid radar; red real; rise rails; raid rid radar; Letter U (use your J finger for this) jjj juj jjj juj jjj juj jjj juj jjj juj jjj juj jjj juj jjj juj Here are some words that use the letter U: jug judge; juggle huge; fudge slug; jug judge; juggle huge; fudge slug; Now try these: alas; he fears a judge has her fudge; alas; he fears a judge has her fudge; a rude dude slugged judge; has fudge; a rude dude slugged judge; has fudge;
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Lesson 5: T and Y
General Review (all the keys we know so far) aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj ggg hhh eee iii rrr uuu jjj ggg hhh eee iii rrr uuu a judge judged her rugged rude dude; a judge judged her rugged rude dude; Letter T: (use your F finger) fff ftf fff ftf fff ftf fff ftf fff ftf fff ftf fff ftf fff ftf Here are some words that use the letter T: tree three; tug tell; talk trailer; tree three; tug tell; talk trailer; Letter Y: (use your J finger) jjj jyj jjj jyj jjj jyj jjj jyj jjj jyj jjj jyj jjj jyj jjj jyj Here are some words that use the letter Y: yell yes; day early; really fairly; yell yes; day early; really fairly; Now try these: the huge tree fell this day last year; the huge tree fell this day last year; it hit their trailer as it fell; it hit their trailer as it fell;
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Lesson 6: W and O
General Review: (all the keys we know so far) aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj ggg hhh eee rrr uuu ttt yyy aaa ggg hhh eee rrr uuu ttt yyy aaa he is sad that trees hit the trailer; he is sad that trees hit the trailer; Letter W: (use your S finger for this) sss sws sss sws sss sws sss sws sss sws sss sws sss sws sss sws Here are some words that use the letter W: wet was were; wafer wiggle wake with; wet was were; wafer wiggle wake with; Letter O: (use your L finger) lll lol lll lol lll lol lll lol lll lol lll lol lll lol lll lol Here are some words that use the letter O: or other order; offer oily otter off; or other order; offer oily otter off; Now try these: look; he is with the other sailors; look; he is with the other sailors; yesterday he was at the lake with us; yesterday he was at the lake with us;
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Lesson 7: P and Q
General Review (yup all the keys we know) aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj ggg aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj ggg hhh www ooo eee iii rrr uuu ttt yyy hhh www ooo eee iii rrr uuu ttt yyy we saw those two together yesterday; we saw those two together yesterday; Letter P: (use your ; finger for this) ;;; ;p; ;;; ;p; ;;; ;p; ;;; ;p; ;;; ;p; ;;; ;p; ;;; ;p; ;;; ;p; Here are some words that use the letter P: please parts; potty pears; plaid pigs; please parts; potty pears; plaid pigs; Letter Q: (use your A finger for this) aaa aqa aaa aqa aaa aqa aaa aqa aaa aqa aaa aqa aaa aqa aaa aqa Here are some words that use the letter Q: quit quiet; quote quilt; quake quark; quit quiet; quote quilt; quake quark; Now try these: would you please quit that already; would you please quit that already; his sister has quite a lot of quilts; his sister has quite a lot of quilts;
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Lesson 8: V and M
By now you should remember to press at the end of every line (and twice between sets), so Im not going to remind you anymore. General Review (all the keys on the middle two rows) aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj ggg hhh aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj ggg hhh qqq ppp www ooo eee iii rrr uuu ttt yyy qqq ppp www ooo eee iii rrr uuu ttt yyy those two play guitar quite well; Letter V: (use your F finger for this) fff fvf fff fvf fff fvf fff fvf fff fvf fff fvf fff fvf fff fvf Here are some words that use the letter V: very verse; villa vote; velvet visa; very verse; villa vote; velvet visa; Letter M: (use your J finger) jjj jmj jjj jmj jjj jmj jjj jmj jjj jmj jjj jmj jjj jmj jjj jmj Here are some words that use the letter M: moose meat; merry maps; mouse market; moose meat; merry maps; mouse market; Now try these: more people visit them every year; more people visit them every year; they really seem to wish to move there; they really seem to wish to move there;
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Lesson 9: C and ,
General Review: aqa ;p; sws lol ded kik frf aqa ;p; sws lol ded kik frf juj ftf jyj fgf jhj fvf jmj juj ftf jyj fgf jhj fvf jmj he sewed a very good quilt for me; he sewed a very good quilt for me; Letter C: (use your D finger for this) ddd dcd ddd dcd ddd dcd ddd dcd ddd dcd ddd dcd ddd dcd ddd dcd Here are some words that use the letter C: chocolate cookies; cop car; cow chips; chocolate cookies; cop car; cow chips; Symbol , (use your K finger) No space before a comma, always one space after. kkk k,k kkk k,k kkk k,k kkk k,k kkk k,k kkk k,k kkk k,k kkk k,k Now lets use the ,: close, calls, clever, clover, clog; close, calls, clever, clover, clog; Now try these: he could have two, three, four, or five he could have two, three, four, or five lots of cows, dogs, duckies, geese too; lots of cows, dogs, duckies, geese too;
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Lesson 10: X and .

General Review: aqa ;p; fgf jhj sws lol frf juj aqa ;p; fgf jhj sws lol frf juj ded kik ftf jyj dcd k,k fvf jmj ded kik ftf jyj dcd k,k fvf jmj he drives her to school, work too; he drives her to school, work too; Letter X: (use your S finger for this) sss sxs sss sxs sss sxs sss sxs sss sxs sss sxs sss sxs sss sxs Here are some words that use the letter X: fox, sox, lox, pox, fax, lax, sax; fox, sox, lox, pox, fax, lax, sax; Symbol .: (use your L finger) No space before a period, always one space after. lll l.l lll l.l lll l.l lll l.l lll l.l lll l.l lll l.l lll l.l Now lets try using the .: we ate. they sat. she walked. go away. we ate. they sat. she walked. go away. Now try these: foxes are red. she got a fax. fix it. foxes are red. she got a fax. fix it. eat lox, it is good. she fixes taxis. eat lox, it is good. she fixes taxis.
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Lesson 11: B and N

General Review aqa ;p; fgf jhj sws lol frf juj k,k aqa ;p; fgf jhj sws lol frf juj k,k ded kik ftf jyj sxs l.l fvf jmj dcd ded kik ftf jyj sxs l.l fvf jmj dcd people who had cowpox avoid smallpox. people who had cowpox avoid smallpox. Letter B: (use your F finger for this) fff fbf fff fbf fff fbf fff fbf fff fbf fff fbf fff fbf fff fbf Here are some words that use the letter B: big bedbugs bit both bag boys badly. big bedbugs bit both bag boys badly. Letter N: (use your J finger) jjj jnj jjj jnj jjj jnj jjj jnj jjj jnj jjj jnj jjj jnj jjj jnj Here are some words that use the letter B: everyone knows nerds need no noodles. everyone knows nerds need no noodles. Now try these: bring boxes for the bunnies in my barn. bring boxes for the bunnies in my barn. the boys think beans should be banned. the boys think beans should be banned.
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Lesson 12: Z and /

General Review aqa ;p; fgf jhj sws lol frf juj ded kik aqa ;p; fgf jhj sws lol frf juj ded kik ftf jyj sxs l.l dcd k,k fvf jmj fbf jnj ftf jyj sxs l.l dcd k,k fvf jmj fbf jnj she sent us a fax from her computer. she sent us a fax from her computer. Letter Z: (use your A finger for this) aaa aza aaa aza aaa aza aaa aza aaa aza aaa aza aaa aza aaa aza Here are some words that use the letter Z: zebra zoo. zero zits. zippy zone. zebra zoo. zero zits. zippy zone. Symbol /: (use your ; finger) No space on either side of a slash. ;;; ;/; ;;; ;/; ;;; ;/; ;;; ;/; ;;; ;/; ;;; ;/; ;;; ;/; ;;; ;/; Now lets try using the /: on/off, both/and, either/or, in/out. on/off, both/and, either/or, in/out. Now try these: he got zapped by the on/off button. he got zapped by the on/off button. we zipped right through the red zone. we zipped right through the red zone.
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Lesson 13: Right q Key

General Review: aqz swx dec frv gtb hyn jum ki, lo. ;p/ aqz swx dec frv gtb hyn jum ki, lo. ;p/ ;p/ lo. ki, jum hyn gtb frv dec swx aqz ;p/ lo. ki, jum hyn gtb frv dec swx aqz we took a quick trip to the city zoo. we saw lions, tigers, and bears. oh my. Right q: (for left hand capitals) aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg qQq wWw eEe aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg qQq wWw eEe rRr tTt zZz xXx cCc vVv bBb aAa rRr tTt zZz xXx cCc vVv bBb aAa Now try these: Ann, Bob, Chuck, Devra, Enzo, and Fred. Gina, Quincy, Roxi, Sue, Tom, and Vida. Walt, Xavier, Zachary, Andrea, and Ben. Syracuse, DeWitt, Solvay, and DeRuyter. Fayetteville, Baldwinsville, and Tully. Theo and Sue went to the State Fair. When you go to Canada, visit Quebec. Devra and Schuyler are best friends.
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Lesson 14: Left q

General Review: aqz ;p/ swx lo. dec ki, frv jum gtb hyn aqz ;p/ swx lo. dec ki, frv jum gtb hyn aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg qQq wWw eEe aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg qQq wWw eEe rRr tTt zZz xXx cCc vVv bBb aAa rRr tTt zZz xXx cCc vVv bBb aAa Betty and Wilma are from Bedrock. Their husbands are Fred and Barney. Left q: (for right hand capitals) lLl kKk jJj hHh yYy uUu iIi lLl kKk jJj hHh yYy uUu iIi oOo pPp nNn mMm lLl kKk jJj oOo pPp nNn mMm lLl kKk jJj Now try these: Holly, Ira, Jael, Keith, Luke, and Max. Nancy, Otis, Peter, Ursula, and Yvonne. Pompey, Manlius, Jamesville, and Minoa. Marcellus, Otisco, Liverpool, and Oran. Kate and John drive a Plymouth Voyager. Paul, Janet, and Karla are all cousins. I have not seen Phil, Nathan, or Howie.
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Lesson 15: General Review of All the Letters!

aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg hHh jJj kKk lLl qQq wWw eEe rRr tTt yYy uUu iIi oOo pPp zZz xXx cCc vVv bBb nNn mMm aAa Aaron, Betty, Carrie, David, and Ellen. Fern, Gil, Howie, Irene, Joan, and Kim. Larry, Martha, Nelson, Omar, and Patty. Quincy, Rhonda, Samantha, and Theodore. Uri, Val, Walt, Xavier, Yoshi, and Zak. We saw Aunt Dottie and Uncle Albert. He worked with Vince at Burger King. He is from South Orange, New Jersey. Mike has a friend in Delaware, Ohio. Ms. Adams, Mr. Green, and Mrs. Lear. Toronto is quite a way from Atlanta. I saw John, Paul, George, and Ringo.

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Lesson 16: '

General Review aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg hHh jJj kKk lLl qQq wWw eEe rRr tTt yYy uUu iIi oOo pPp zZz xXx cCc vVv bBb nNn mMm aAa That baby had a really stinky diaper. I held my nose when they took it off. It was really quite a poopy one. Ick. The ': (use your ; finger for this) ;;; ;; ;;; ;; ;;; ;; ;;; ;; Here are some words that use the ': don't, won't, can't, doesn't, wouldn't. John's, Sue's, Ted's, Mary's, Donald's. Now try these: Darlene's car isn't running. It's dead. Frank's father's friends wouldn't come. She won't drive over Cortland's bridge. It's not funny that Sarah's late again. Kim's mom says that ain't ain't a word.

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Lesson 17: ?
General Review: aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg hHh jJj kKk lLl qQq wWw eEe rRr tTt yYy uUu iIi oOo pPp zZz xXx cCc vVv bBb nNn mMm aAa I'll see Jim's folks at Jean's party. Teresa's a very quiet and shy person. Symbol ?: (Shift /) No space before a question mark. Always one space after it. /// /?/ /// /?/ /// /?/ /// /?/ Try these words: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Huh? Now try these: Did you see Lenny puke? Was it chunky? Was it the food that made him so sick? I heard it was disgusting. Is it true? Who had to clean the mess? Was it you? Don't you wish you'd been at my house? Is he feeling better today? I hope so.
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Lesson 18: "

General Review: Did you take the ferry to Cape May? How long did it take? Did you barf? Did you see any dolphins or whales? Symbol ": (Shift ') ''' '"' ''' '"' ''' '"' ''' '"' Let's try using the quotation marks: "No." "Why?" "Come here." "Hello." Mr. Bell said, "Watson, come here." Marijke asked, "Whose bags are these?" "Come over at six o'clock," Anna said. My favorite show is "The Brady Bunch." "How soon can you meet us?" asked Dan. Sue said, "I'd like to give it a try." "Would you do me a favor?" Paul asked. She made new words to "Rockabye Baby." Mark keeps asking, "Are we there yet?"

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Lesson 19: 1 and 0

General Review: Sue asked if we'd go to Wendy's for her. She wants a cheeseburger and some fries. She'd also like a medium Coke or orange. Number 1: (use your A finger for this) aaa a1a aaa a1a aaa a1a aaa a1a aaa a1a aaa a1a aaa a1a aaa a1a aa 11 aaa 111 aa 11 aaa 111 a 1 aa 11 aaa 111 aa 11 aaa 111 a 1 Number 0: (use your ; finger for this) ;;; ;0; ;;; ;0; ;;; ;0; ;;; ;0; ;;; ;0; ;;; ;0; ;;; ;0; ;;; ;0; ;; 00 ;;; 000 ;; 00 ;;; 000 ; 0 ;; 00 ;;; 000 ;; 00 ;;; 000 ; 0 Now try these: 10, 100, 101, 110. She has 10 of them. Linda and Frank live 10 miles from us. She sold 100 dollars worth of cookies. She'll be 11 on August 10th this year. Mary Ann had a fever of 101.1 degrees.

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Lesson 20: 2 and 9

General Review: Dale's address is 101 Adams Street. She watched the news on channel 11. Why isn't there a channel 1 on TVs? Number 2: (use your S finger for this) sss s2s sss s2s sss s2s sss s2s sss s2s sss s2s sss s2s sss s2s 200 201 202 210 211 212 220 221 200 201 202 210 211 212 220 221 One North Jersey area code is 201. Number 9: (use your L finger for this) lll l9l lll l9l lll l9l lll l9l lll l9l lll l9l lll l9l lll l9l 900 901 902 909 911 912 919 920 900 901 902 909 911 912 919 920 In an emergency you should call 911. Now try these: He's 99 percent sure that he's right. Abby's apartment is 902. Mine is 209. It was a 290 mile drive to get there.

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Lesson 21: 3 and 8

General Review: 9 out of 10 doctors recommend it. It's been that way for 129 years. Out of 100 people, 99 lost money. Number 3: (use your D finger for this) ddd d3d ddd d3d ddd d3d ddd d3d ddd d3d ddd d3d ddd d3d ddd d3d 300 301 302 303 310 311 312 313 300 301 302 303 310 311 312 313 13 is an unlucky number. 31 is not. Number 8: (use your K finger for this) kkk k8k kkk k8k kkk k8k kkk k8k kkk k8k kkk k8k kkk k8k kkk k8k 800 801 802 803 808 809 810 811 800 801 802 803 808 809 810 811 She was born in 1882 and died in 1928. Now try these: Most pianos have 88 keys and 3 pedals. Take routes 81, 380, and 80 to Sparta. Don was 28 and Ellen 23 when they met.

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Lesson 22: 4 and 7

General Review: You should get off the road at exit 23. Then go east about 8 miles on route 91. You'll be there in about 2 hours. Easy. Number 4: (use your F finger for this) fff f4f fff f4f fff f4f fff f4f fff f4f fff f4f fff f4f fff f4f 400 401 402 403 404 408 409 410 400 401 402 403 404 408 409 410 Columbus sailed from Spain in 1492. Number 7: (use your J finger for this) jjj j7j jjj j7j jjj j7j jjj j7j jjj j7j jjj j7j jjj j7j jjj j7j 700 701 702 703 704 707 708 709 700 701 702 703 704 707 708 709 The Boston Tea Party was in 1773. Now try these: He graduated from high school in 1974. 1947 was when both of his parents did. His daughter Caitlin was born in 1994.

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Lesson 23: 5 and 6

General Review: 74 percent of the people voted for him. It's near where routes 17 and 49 cross. Check out channel 47 for Spanish shows. Number 5: (use your F finger for this) fff f5f fff f5f fff f5f fff f5f fff f5f fff f5f fff f5f fff f5f 500 501 502 503 504 505 507 508 500 501 502 503 504 505 507 508 You can take Interstate 95 to Florida. Number 6: (use your J finger for this) jjj j6j jjj j6j jjj j6j jjj j6j jjj j6j jjj j6j jjj j6j jjj j6j 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 Route 66 would take you to Los Angeles. Now try these: Did you know Sara has 65 Beanie Babies? She got 9 of them for her 6th birthday. That's more than 75 dollars of Beanies.

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Lesson 24: :
General Review: The Egyptian calendar had 360 days. Julius Caesar made the 365 day one. He came up with the leap year rule. Symbol :: (Shift ;) No space before a colon. Only ever one space after it. But no spaces when youre using it in time. ;;; ;:; ;;; ;:; ;;; ;:; ;;; ;:; ;;; ;:; ;;; ;:; ;;; ;:; ;;; ;:; 8:00, 9:15, 10:30, 11:45, 1:00, 2:15. 8:00, 9:15, 10:30, 11:45, 1:00, 2:15. Now try these: The next trains are at 9:35 and 10:10. I want to be at Donna's house by 7:30. Michael said, "Meet us there at 3:10." Name: Clark Kent. Occupation: Reporter. Parents: Jonathan and Martha Kent. Hometown: Smallville, Kansas. Current Residence: Metropolis.

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Lesson 25: Short Essay #1

Now you're ready to type some short stories. From now on, you only press b at the end of a paragraph or when you have a really short line. Ill remind you with the symbols just for this essay. Travels with the Choir When I was a student at SU I was in the Hendricks Chapel Choir. One of the great things about being in the choir was how many concert tours we had. When I joined in 1975 we were planning to go to Europe during the summer of 1976. That was a four week tour, and we went through seven countries. In 1977 we spent a week driving across the midwest. We even got to visit the Kellogg's factory and see how Corn Flakes are made. 1978 was a "hometown tour" of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. We did this during spring break. In 1979 we went tour across the in nine cities, concert was our Disneyland. on a three week summer United States. We sang but our favorite last one. It was at

The New England "hometown tour" of 1980 was my last tour with the HCC. I didn't go to Disney World with them in 1981.
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Lesson 26: Short Essay #2

Remember, only press b at the end of each paragraph or after a really short line. The European Tour The 200th birthday of the United States was in 1976, and we decided to celebrate by going to Europe and singing American music. We flew out of Montreal to Copenhagen the day after SU's graduation. Our first concert was in the little Danish town of Frederikshavn. We took the train to Germany, where we were guests of the Bremen town choir and had a joint concert with them. Then we had a bus for the rest of the tour. In Holland we sang in Amsterdam. In France we sang in Paris, Chartres, and Strasbourg. When we got to Italy we sang in Florence and Rome. We also got to sing for Vatican Radio. Our last concert was in Geneva, Switzerland. But it wasn't all singing. We got to have fun too. We went to Tivoli Gardens in Denmark, toured the canals of Amsterdam, got to see the Eiffel Tower, and climbed the leaning tower of Pisa. We all had a great time.
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Lesson 27: Short Essay #3

Remember, only press b at the end of each paragraph, or after a very short line. Joanie's Clothes One of the funniest things to happen in Europe was Joanie losing her clothes. She didn't lose all her clothes. Just the ones she needed for concerts. Joanie had left her concert clothes at the hotel in Belgium. The hotel people told us they'd send the clothes to our next stop, but we never saw them again. It wasn't a big problem at first. For the next few concerts there was always a girl who was sick, so Joanie would wear that girl's clothes. But in Italy we had a problem. No girls were sick. Fortunately Dennis was. So for the rest of the concerts she wore his clothes. It was funny trying to pass her off as a guy because her hair was down to her waist, but a lot of guys had really long hair back then. It didn't fool the Italian audiences. When the concerts were over, they'd immediately run up to check her out. I guess they knew a girl when they saw one.
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Lesson 28: Short Essay #4

Remember, only press b at the end of each paragraph, or after a very short line. Too Much Food Most people talk about suffering from jet lag when they travel to or from Europe. I didn't have that problem at all. My problem was food lag. We had breakfast in Syracuse at 7:00 our time. Then on the drive to Montreal we stopped for lunch around noon. At 6:00 we had dinner at the airport. That seems just fine, but when we got on the plane we started crossing different time zones and getting their meals. They served us breakfast about an hour before we landed in Amsterdam. Then on the flight from Amsterdam to Copenhagen we got breakfast again. Once we got to our hotel and unpacked, it was noon Danish time and lunch was waiting for us at a nearby restaurant. Denmark is six hours ahead was 6:00 in the morning by time. This meant that we'd full meals in less than 24 of us, so it Syracuse eaten six hours.

That's just too much food. Even for me.

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