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Hi , Janet!
Greetings from Australia! Christmas is so different here! In Toronto is always 1)............ ( snow) on Christmas Day but right now the sun 2) ...........( shine) in Sydney and it 3) ..........( be) Verizon hot! We usually 4).........( Wear) warm clothes in Canada but today we 5).........( wear) T-shirts and shorts! Tina always 6)...........( make) a snowman or 7).............( have) snowball fights with her friends back home but now she 8)..........( swim) and 9)..........( make) a sandcastle! It is really cool!