READING PRACTICE : Mr. W.R. JACKSON

My name is W.R. Jackson. My first name is Willard and my middle name is Ross. I was born in November, 1937, in a small town near here. My native language is English. I speak a little Spanish, a little German and a little Japanese. I don’t speak these languages very well. I often make mistakes when I speak these languages. My wife’s name is Jane Jackson. Her family name was Smith. My wife’s native language is English, but she speaks several languages. She speaks French exceptionally well. She speaks Spanish and Protuguese, too. She speaks a little Arabic. Her father’s native language is English, but her mother’s native language is French. My wife’s father is an engineer and so am I. My wife’s father was in the hospital last year and so was I. He was in the hospital for three weeks during the month of April, and I was in the hospital for two weeks during the month of July.