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foreign

hi Mom what did you do good news I found

out what part was making that noise you

had to put this back together now we're

going to the bad news what made you

think you could fix this I'm smart and I

had a book

do you still think you're smart

yes hello Pete my name is Sheldon Cooper

and I would like to know what changed in

your white sandwich loaf to make it

taste different Sheldon hang up the

phone it's dinner time be right there

Mom I'm doing battle with corporate

America I'm sorry Pete you were saying

any chance your bread was past the

expiration date no

brand new but I did a taste comparison

after it was bought out by the domestic

Food Corporation and they are definitely

I can assure you

the recent acquisition by the domestic

Food Corporation has not affected the

quality of our products in any way every

single bread they

face made with love from our Hearth to

your home then why does it taste

different Pete why well because now we

make everything really cheap and fast

bye

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you'll be amazed to know that the Nobel

Prize while being the most prestigious

award in science is not generally

celebrated in this country new parades

no fireworks which is why I thought

having a breakfast celebration was not

only appropriate but long overdue

you may have noticed that I went with

Cheerios and believe me it was a

decision that I came to after careful

consideration

there were Birds on the Fruit Loops

Cocoa Puffs and cornflakes so they were

out

and leprechauns and elves are magical

creatures that would be a slap in the

face to the scientific community

anyway the festivities begin at 4 30 a.m

you're most welcome to come as are you

unhappy Bag Boy

all right 34 A and B this is us all

right you want the island of the wind

which one is a sign to me it doesn't

matter just pick one if I sit by the

window I can watch the takeoff and

Landing but if I sit on the aisle I'm

closer to the bathroom here we go

although fine by the window you'll have

to get up when I use the bathroom

but if I'm not I'll have to get up when

you use the bathroom pick one it's a

tricky decision my bladder is smaller

than yours everything okay here

we're good

hello I'm Sheldon Cooper and this is why

Sheldon Cooper should go to college

I realize attending college in another

state or country is unrealistic at this

time which is why I'm proposing that I

live at home but enroll full time to

continue my studies with Dr Sturgis at

East Texas Tech

I firmly believe that I'm ready for this

next step in my academic life but don't

just take it from me

he's ready in the fall now just let him

go

please

I don't think I have anything left to

teach Sheldon I'm pretty sure he's

already smarter than me it's true

Sheldon Cooper ready for college ready

to change the world okay

if that doesn't convince her I don't

know what her problem is

I'm afraid we have a bigger problem

what are you talking about

I'm a scientist and I have to follow the

data wherever it leads whether I like it

or not

get to the point

it seems I have a crush on you

what I'm as surprised to see you are but

I have all the symptoms according to

both Dr Sturgis and the editors of sassy

magazine

Sheldon

I'm really glad that you told me this

because

truth is I feel the same way about you

you do

and I've been trying to hide it but now

I don't have to anymore

such a relief

oh dear this is new information I've

been operating under the assumption that

my crush was unrequited

oh it's required Sheldon

it's very requited hmm

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what are you doing

we have a crush on each other so

now we have to kiss we do

hello

I'm not very comfortable speaking in

front of crowds

but there's a technique to reduce stage

fright by focusing on one person in the

audience and delivering your speech just

to them

that's what I'll be doing today

if it weren't for this person I wouldn't

be here right now

they've taught me a lot

and it's by their example that I Found

the courage to move forward into this

new and exciting chapter of my life

Missy

this is for you

change can be scary

but I know we're going to be fine

because like you said

it's okay to be scared

we just have to do it anyway

so if any of my fellow graduates are

nervous about the future

know that you're not alone

I suggest you all try to be as Brave as

my twin sister that's my plan

Missy

I wish I could give you advice about

middle school but I was so smart I

skipped it

if you make it to high school we'll talk

thank you

foreign

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Key Grammar Structures

• I would like to know what changed in your white sandwich loaf to make it taste different.

  ➔ Indirect question

  ➔ The clause "what changed in your white sandwich loaf" is an **indirect question** introduced by the verb *would like to know*.

• The recent acquisition by the Domestic Food Corporation has not affected the quality of our products in any way.

  ➔ Present perfect negative

  ➔ "has not affected" uses the **present perfect** to describe a past action with present relevance, with *not* forming the negative.

• I realize attending college in another state or country is unrealistic at this time.

  ➔ Gerund as subject complement

  ➔ "attending college" is a **gerund phrase** that functions as the complement of the verb *realize*.

• If it weren't for this person I wouldn't be here right now.

  ➔ Second conditional (unreal present)

  ➔ "If it weren't for" uses the **past simple** in the if‑clause to talk about an unreal situation, and "wouldn't be" uses **would + base verb** in the result clause.

• I'm not very comfortable speaking in front of crowds.

  ➔ Adjective + gerund (feel + -ing)

  ➔ "comfortable" is an **adjective** followed by the **gerund** "speaking" to describe the activity that causes discomfort.

• We have a crush on each other so now we have to kiss.

  ➔ Causal clause with infinitive (so + base verb)

  ➔ "so" introduces a **causal clause** and is followed by the **bare infinitive** "have to kiss" indicating the result.

• I have to follow the data wherever it leads.

  ➔ Relative clause with "wherever" (free relative)

  ➔ "wherever it leads" is a **free relative clause** introduced by "wherever", meaning “no matter what place it leads to”.

• I suggest you all try to be as brave as my twin sister.

  ➔ Comparative structure (as … as)

  ➔ "as brave as" uses the **as … as** comparative pattern to equate the level of bravery with that of the twin sister.

• I'm really glad that you told me this because truth is I feel the same way about you.

  ➔ Noun clause as object (that‑clause)

  ➔ "that you told me this" functions as a **noun clause** and serves as the object of the verb *glad* (more precisely, of the adjective *glad* in the construction *be glad that*).