All material is copyright Beryl L Pratt and may not be republished, or reposted online, in any form. This file is intended for non-commercial personal study use. The only permitted download site for this file is https://www.long-live-pitmans-shorthand-lessons.org.uk https://www.long-live-pitmans-shorthand-lessons.org.uk https://www.long-live-pitmans-shorthand-reading.org.uk https://www.long-live-pitmans-shorthand.org.uk SPEED UP 10-WORD SENTENCES C PDF WITH SHORTHAND AVAILABLE SEPARATELY 1 Last week I was very busy writing my new book. I am sure next week will be very much busier. I was resting at home for a time last month. I realised I had more and more things to do. I was at a loss as to how to proceed. As a rule I find making a list very helpful. First and foremost I always write the most important thing. Within one or two hours I have everything written down. After a few hours, the list grows larger and larger. The time taken always seems to become longer and longer. Now and then I have to stop for a break. I generally make a few necessary alterations here and there. It helps if I put similar things side by side. Then they can be done all at the same time. There is not much between them to help me decide. I have to bear in mind that time is limited. 2 Doing all that this month is out of the question. All that will have to be done next month instead. Everything would have been so much simpler with more information. I had to take into account their point of view. They want to know whether or not it is satisfactory. I have taken into account all their wishes and viewpoints. Fortunately there is no great difference of opinion between us. Some of them have now improved their standard of living. It is a sign of the times that this happened. They will all benefit from my work directly or indirectly. I write with regard to the information in our hands. We cannot tell at first sight if it is working. We are now wondering whether it is right or wrong. Up to the present we have improved year by year. It is more or less in line with our plans. This result is neither more nor less than a miracle. 3 I spoke in connection with conditions at the technical college. The technical college is located in the City of London. We are considering opening a new store in the town. I have now come to the conclusion it was wrong. This job is not like it was in the past. I will be considering all the new financial information immediately. As regards my new employment, I shall be starting soon. I was happy to help up to the present time. It is certainly one of the most difficult jobs here. The staff representative will often call attention to the matter. For the sake of my health I am considering retiring. This is one of the most important things to consider. At first I was unsure whether or not to go. I felt that in the circumstances I should decide soon. I made a decision after taking into account their advice. It has been considered far too risky under the circumstances. 4 I have now come to the conclusion I should go. No other way would produce such satisfactory results for us. We have concluded that we should now follow this advice. I will be extremely sorry to say goodbye to everyone. There is no other thing that will fit our needs. I have borne in mind everything that they told us. In regard to health, I am sixty years of age. From my point of view this is a satisfactory conclusion. They made it perfectly clear that this was very important. It is all perfectly satisfactory and very much more convenient. In a few weeks we can avoid the heavy expenses. There are no other great expenses to take into consideration. We have listed all the necessary expenses of family life. In fact a short time ago we received financial information. He has decided he will arrive as early as possible. I will stay for several weeks in order to finish. 5 We enjoy seeing the animal life on all the farms. We have visited towns in all parts of the country. We enjoy our holiday times both at home and abroad. As regards the future, it gets more and more interesting. I will be taking up shorthand writing for a hobby. If possible I will discuss business matters in this country. I remember life on the other side of the country. I was teaching business matters in a small local school. Generally speaking, I am glad all this has taken place. I am pleased my future is going in this direction. There are so many other things that we must do. We believe that there is very much more to see. I am sure we look forward to our times together. I no longer go backwards and forwards to my work. The students are looking forward to attending the technical college. The current Prime Minister was educated there for some years. 6 For the most part we are very happy with everything. Changes have been made in order to improve the situation. We have now left behind our old way of life. Once again we confirm that a decision has been made. We received first rate advice from the firm this week. We think it is most important to not forget them. We shall in the course of time return to visit. They sent us a new book full of worthwhile advice. In our opinion it is most important to get advice. I hope to have some extra time for other activities. I shall plan all the trips from beginning to end. I am very pleased indeed with how things have gone. This new project cannot be done satisfactorily any other way. We have organised everything to the best of our ability. You did your work to the best of your ability. Travelling used to be a major part of our lives. 7 I hope you have obtained better results in your studies. Over the past year we learned what is most important. The students have spent the past year improving their performance. The older class were very pleased indeed with their successes. They are very pleased indeed with their first rate passes. In fact they worked hard over the past few months. It is almost impossible to get better results without practising. It is almost certainly going to be a worthwhile project. I was very concerned to hear of your accident yesterday. I saw in your last letter you got the job. I was for the most part happy with the outcome. It is only a short time till they finish school. This week we are learning the basics of this subject. They said next week they will take a short test. As a matter of fact we have some tests tomorrow. We think we will do much better by next month. 8 The next business meeting will now be held next month. We are looking forward to our writing lessons this week. We passed, owing to the fact that we had revised. They will do as well as they did last time. She will be very pleased indeed with the new book. We have become much more confident in our shorthand writing. We can write very much more clearly on this paper. We are very well prepared and look forward to starting. You have done so well by going in this direction. Once again they all agreed to carry forward the plan. They will be carrying forward their education all next year. On the other side of the exam is more practice. It is almost certainly going to be an easy job. They will divide most of the writing work between them. On the other hand they are, generally speaking, quite friendly. For this reason an arrangement has been made to help. 9 Any other plan will not lead to very satisfactory results. There is only one thing that needs to be done. One way to improve learning is to help one another. We have concluded that this method is the best one. This new staff rota is much more helpful for everyone. This was a very satisfactory conclusion to the whole matter. In conclusion I think they enjoyed the past few months. I am asking our guest speakers to consider coming again. My desk is on the other side of the office. I will be sending you the information for your consideration. I am concerned that work will be affected next week. At this time we are concerned that delays will occur. The new trainees have incurred great expense on this course. They cannot be expected to accept any more heavy expenses. My personal experience is that I should do more reading. Recent experiences in the capital city were reported to us. 10 Please let me know soon, if possible by this month. They want to know if it is possible to come. They revise as much as possible in order to pass. They have all done the work as well as possible. We are extremely sorry that all the items were delayed. I have received a full refund from them for this. Their time at the business school last week went well. The students learned all the technical terms for this subject. We have received the information about the new shorthand classes. I have received an invitation to speak at the lecture. In reply to your enquiry, we have received the payment. I have received confirmation that I can start next week. I am writing in reply to your enquiry about jobs. As a result of the ad, we received many enquiries. As regards the job interviews, they will take place shortly. We are concerned about their visit to the new premises.