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Meet the Atkins | LEVEL 08




Meet the Atkins. The Atkins is a beautiful and happy family. There are five people in this family. There is father and mother Atkins and there are also three pretty little girls.  The naughty Atkins sisters. They are very sociable people. Everybody likes this family. 

The oldest is Georgia Atkins. She is about to turn 11 years old. She is beautiful and intelligent but a bit slow. She also a little absent minded. Her most remarkable feature is her wonderful curly hair. Elisa Atkins is the second daughter. She is 6 years old. She is always jumping up and down. She is very funny. She is the family's Wonder Woman. She loves this super hero. The youngest is Alice Atkins. She is about to turn 5 years old. She is the naughtiest of the three. She speaks her mind. She is naughty but people love her. She is love at first sight. Elisa and Alice are always together. They do a big mess around the house. They drive the Atkins parents crazy sometimes. The three girls stay at their grandparents house. They stay there during the day while their parents are at work.

Dad's name is Bauer Atkins. People say he is an intelligent man. He is 40. Mum's name is Sweet Helena. She is 36. And, as her name suggests, she is really a very sweet woman. The Atkins couple have been married for 12 years. 

Mr. Atkins is an English teacher and entrepreneur. He loves being a teacher. He loves languages. He is a self learner. He learned English and German by himself. Mrs. Atkins is an artist, a librarian and a receptionist.  Well, she studied to be a librarian, she works as a receptionist and she wanted to work as a scrapbook artist. 

They live on the third floor of a building. They live in a small apartment. It is a small and simple apartment. They have recently bought this apartment. It is their home sweet home. The three sisters share the same bedroom. For the time being, the youngest ones also share the same bed. 

Life is not easy for this young family. It is tough to make ends meet. But they are fine about it. They are not the only ones in this situation. 




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