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He liked to play with my cousins, my sister and me.
He said with a big smile “let’s go to play soccer or do you prefer to listen a story

or jokes?”.
Sometimes he taught us some capoeira’s song because he practiced that sport.

He always thought in the things he wanted for his future and how he expected to

do them.
He used to tell us “if you want to do something just do it and you will be better

than I” or “don’t forget to focus on achieving your goals”.

5. Add Linkers
A. First, I remember when I had a problem, he used to say “what happened? Tell

me”. For that reason, we started to talk the things that happened and he gave

me some advices to find the solution. Also, he never told other people the
things that I used to talk with him.

B. Second, He liked to play with my cousins, my sister and me. For example, he
said with a big smile “let’s go to play soccer or do you prefer to listen a story

or jokes?” Sometimes he taught us some capoeira’s song because he practiced
that sport.

C. Third, He always thought in the things he wanted for his future and how he
expected to do them. Likewise, He used to tell us “if you want to do something

just do it and you will be better than I” or “don’t forget to focus on achieving

your goals”.

6. Use subordinating conjunctions

A. First, I remember when I had a problem, he used to say “what happened? Tell
me”, so that I felt I could tell him my secrets. For that reason, we started to

talk the things that happened and he gave me some advices to find the

solution. Also, he never told other people the things that I used to talk with
him.

B. Second, He liked to play with my cousins, my sister and me. For example, he
said with a big smile “let’s go to play soccer or do you prefer to listen a story

or jokes?”. Sometimes he taught us some capoeira’s song because he
practiced that sport, therefore we started to sing with him.