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A Bad Weekend

FROM: RonD@loa.com
TO: Kenji@log.com.jp

Hi Kenji--
How was your weekend? Mine was a disaster!
Saturday morning I came down with a headache
and a sore throat. I felt nauseous and dizzy and went
to bed. I just ached all over.
On Sunday, I noticed that I had a rash on my
stomach. At first I thought that I had insect bites, but I
had a fever of over 100°. By the end of the day, I had
spots all over my face.
Finally, I figured it out--I had chicken pox! I’m too
old for this!
Hope your weekend was a lot better than mine!
--Ron

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fever rash
nauseous chicken pox
stomach sore throat
insect bites dizzy
ached headache

A Bad Weekend

FROM: RonD@loa.com
TO: Kenji@log.com.jp
Hi Kenji--
How was your weekend? Mine was a disaster!
Saturday morning I came down with a
___________ and a ___________. I felt
___________ and ___________ and went to bed. I
just ___________ all over.
On Sunday, I noticed that I had a ___________
on my ___________. At first I thought that I had
___________, but I had a ___________ of over 100°.
By the end of the day, I had spots all over my face.
Finally, I figured it out--I had ___________! I’m
too old for this!
Hope your weekend was a lot better than mine!
--Ron

DICTATION

1. Ron got sick on Saturday.

2. He had a sore throat.

3. He felt nauseous and dizzy.

4. On Sunday he had a fever.

5. He had a rash on his stomach.

6. Ron had the chicken pox.

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