Alejandra Osborne Turns 48 With a Message for Her Family
Alejandra Osborne had a birthday. She turned 48 years old.
She wrote a special message for her family. She thanked her father, Bertín Osborne. She also thanked her sisters.
In the message, she said she is happy. She has a loving father. She has a family she loves very much.
She also talked about the world. She said the world is strange now. She hopes it will get better.
She wants her children to live in a better world. This was part of her reflection on her birthday.
Alejandra also spoke about her mother, Sandra. She shared kind words about her family.
Vocabulary15 words
- message
- words you write or say to someone
- reflection
- thinking carefully about something
- birthday
- the day you were born, every year
- family
- your parents, sisters, brothers, and children
- loving
- showing a lot of love
- thankful
- feeling glad for something good
- strange
- not normal; unusual
- hope
- wanting something good to happen
- celebrate
- to do something fun for a special day
- father
- your dad
- sisters
- girls who have the same parents as you
- children
- young sons and daughters
- world
- the Earth and all people on it
- share
- to tell others something
- special
- not usual; important
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1. 48 2. Her father and sisters 3. That it becomes better
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Alejandra Osborne had a _____. She turned 48 years old.
She wrote a special _____ for her family. She thanked her father, Bertín Osborne. She also thanked her sisters.
In the message, she said she is _____. She has a loving father. She has a family she loves very much.
She also talked about the _____. She said the world is strange now. She hopes it will get better.
She wants her _____ to live in a better world. This was part of her reflection on her birthday.
Alejandra also spoke about her _____, Sandra. She shared kind words about her family.
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