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Imani walks into the barbershop. The shop is small and warm. There are four chairs in a row. Two barbers are working. One barber is cutting a man's hair. The other barber is the floor. Imani looks around the shop. She sees some on a table. There is a television on the wall. It is showing a football game. Imani sits down in a chair. She picks up a . She waits for her . The shop smells nice. Imani looks up from her . She sees a man sitting across from her. The man looks very . She looks at him again.
His name is Kofi. Imani and Kofi were friends a long time ago. They went to school together. After school, they . Imani has not seen Kofi for ten years. She is very . Her heart beats fast. She puts down her . She stands up slowly. She walks over to him. "Kofi?" she says. "Is that you?" Kofi looks up. He is too. "Imani!" he says. "I cannot it!" Imani and Kofi are very happy. They sit together and talk. Kofi tells Imani about his life.
He has a new job. He works at a school now. He teaches young children. Imani smiles. She tells Kofi about her life too. She lives in a big city. She has two children. They talk and talk. They laugh a lot. The barber calls Imani's name. Her is ready. She stands up. She gives Kofi her phone number. "Let's meet again soon," she says. Kofi smiles and . "Yes," he says. "Let's not lose touch again."
Something or someone you have seen or met before and can recognize.
"The man's face looked familiar, but Imani could not remember his name at first."
Feeling something you did not expect.
"Imani was surprised to see her old friend at the barbershop."
A thin book with articles and pictures that comes out regularly.
"She picked up a magazine while she waited for her turn."
Cleaning the floor by moving a brush across it.
"The barber was sweeping the floor between customers."
Stopped communicating with someone over time.
"After they finished school, Imani and Kofi lost touch."
To think that something is true or real.
"Kofi could not believe he was seeing Imani again after so many years."
Moves the head up and down to show agreement.
"Kofi smiles and nods when Imani suggests they meet again."
The time when it is your chance to do something after waiting.
"Imani waited in the chair until the barber called her turn."
lose touch
To stop contacting someone and slowly stop being in their life.
"It is easy to lose touch with old friends when you move to a new place."
Is that you?
Used to ask if you have recognized someone correctly, often after a long time.
"She saw the man and said, "Is that you?""
I cannot believe it!
Said when you are very surprised by something.
"When he saw his old friend, he said, "I cannot believe it!""
Let's meet again soon
A friendly way to say you want to see someone another time.
"Before she left, she said, "Let's meet again soon.""
a long time ago
Used to talk about something that happened many years in the past.
"They were friends a long time ago, before they both moved away."
wait for your turn
To stay in a place until it is your time to be helped or served.
"There were three people ahead of him, so he sat down to wait for his turn."
lost in thought
Thinking deeply about something and not noticing what is around you.
"She was lost in thought reading her magazine when she heard her name."
Let's not lose touch again
A promise to stay in contact with someone from now on.
"At the end of the day, they said, "Let's not lose touch again.""
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