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One of the most famous buildings in Washington, D.C. is the White House. It is the home of the President of the United States.

The White House is a very large white building. It has three main parts: the main building and two wings namely the West Wing and the East Wing). The main building has large central porches. The porches have tall columns. Large lawns and gardens surround the White house

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• • • • • Noun building, man, Jakarta, etc Adjectives (size, colour, quality, shape, etc) big, small, beautiful, ugly, etc Noun phrases a combination between adjectives and nouns ex: a big and clean classroom Verbs usually to be (am, is, are) and to have (have, has) Tense Simple present tense

The Garbage Bin

There is something that stores garbage and it is a garbage bin.

The garbage bin is blue and yellow. There is a black plastic bag inside it. The garbage bin looks like a giant ice cream cone. There are organic and un-organic trash inside it.

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My Bag