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Sue and her husband, Michael

Sue lives with her husband Michael and her son (Dominic 22 yrs old) and her daughter (Sarah 25 yrs old). The family enjoy the following hobbies – Music, gardening, the environment, dance, sports, clubs, travel, cooking, going to music concerts and comedy.

Sue is degree qualified (B.A English and French). She also has an additional CELTA qualification and has been teaching for 14 years.

Michael is a professional musician.

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The family lives in a 5 bed room Edwardian house in a residential area of Birmingham. They are close to bus and train routes and have easy access to Birmingham City centre.

They also have a very large garden and a large recording studio with the following instruments – guitars, keyboards (electronic and acoustic pianos), harmonica and drums.

The following local amenities are available – swimming, tennis, golf, sports centre, theatre/cinema.

There is a smoker in the family but they say that they will only smoke in certain areas of the house when they accommodate a non-smoking student.

The family has 1 family pet – a cat.

The family has been accommodating foreign students for the past 18 years and they wish to have students who are polite and respectful.

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