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I am John.
I am a student of St. Andrews High School.
I am working in Microsoft Corporation.
I am doing business.
I am looking for a job.
I am a housewife.
He is my father.
She is my mother.
He is my elder brother.
This is my younger brother.
She is my elder sister.
She is my younger sister.
He is my grandfather.
She is my grandmother.
He is my neighbor.
He is my classmate.
He is my colleague.
How are you?
How is life?
How are things?
How is your married life?
Fine.
I am fine.
Pretty well.
Fantastic.
Fit as a fiddle.
I am fine.
What about you?
Fine.
How about you?
I am fine and you?
How is your father?
How is your mother?
How is your brother?
How is your sister?
He is fine.
Oh, well.
He is doing fine.
How is everybody?

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How is everybody at home?

Everybody is fine.
All are fine.
Your name please?
Your good name please?
What's your name?
I am Mary.
I am Miss. Catherine.
I am Mrs. Obama.
What are you?
What do you do?
Where do you work?
Where are you working?
I am working in Google.
I am working as a Advertising Agent.
What is your father?
What is he?
Where does he work?
He is working in MSN USA.
He is working as a software engineer in WIPRO.
He is a software engineer in WIPRO.
Where is your residence?
I live in London.
I am living in London.
I am residing at London.
Where are you from?
Where do you come from?
Which is your native town?
You belong to which place?
I am from Chicago.
I come from Chicago.
My native town is Chicago.
I belong to Chicago.
Where does he live?
Where do they live?
He lives at Paris in France.
They live in at Paris in France.
What is your educational qualification?
What is your qualification?
How far have you studied?
I am an Engineer.
I have done my B.S. of Engineering.
I am a graduate in Engineering.

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I am a post graduate in Medicine.

I have completed my M.S.
I have studied unto Graduation.
I had my school education in London.
I had my schooling in London.
I did my college studies in Washington.
Could you tell us something about your family?
Ours is a large family.
Ours is a small family.
Ours is a large joint family.
Ours is an orthodox family.
Ours is a modern, liberal family.
There are eight members in our family.
There are four members in our family.
We are six people at home. My father, my mother, my
two sisters and a brother besides myself.
I have two brothers and a sister.
We are two brothers and a sister at home.
I have three brothers and two sisters.
What type of person are you?
I am frank.
I am bold.
I am rather shy.
I am friendly.
I am reserved by nature.
I am very strict.
I am outspoken.
I am always positive.
My father is very honest.
My brother is very adamant.
My sister is very innocent.
My mother is very affectionate.
My friend is very reliable.
You belong to which place?
Which is your home town?
I belong to New York.
I am a native of Washington.
How far is it from Chennai?
It is about 300 kms from Chennai.
How many hours drive?
It's about 8 hour journey by road.
About 8 hours journey by road.
How is the weather like?

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The weather is hot.

The weather is rather hot.
What is the major occupation of the people?
What do the people do there?
The major occupation of the people is agriculture.
What language is spoken there?
What language do they speak there?
They speak Tamil.
People speak Tamil.
Tamil is spoken there.
How is the new house?
The new house is very convenient.
The house is spacious.
The house is commodious.
The house is roomy.
The house is big.
The house is beautiful.
The house is lovely.
When are you moving to the new house?
Are you letting out your house?
How about water?
There is no water problem at all.
There is plenty of water.
There is scarcity of water.
There is a well but the water is brackish.
The water is hard.
The water is soft.
I feel happy.
I feel shy.
I feel hungry.
I feel thirsty.
I feel sleepy.
I feel tired.
I feel giddy.
I feel guilty.
I feel feverish.
I feel powerful.
I don't feel like eating anything.
I don't feel like talking to anybody.
I don't feel like going out.
I dont' feel like watching T.V.
I don't feel like walking fast.

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