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1 Read the texts and answer the question betów.
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Write a deseription of the relationship between two
people in the past. Include:
• things the two people liked and disliked about each other. using like, hale. canl stand, keen, etc.
• a sequence of events involving the two people. using the past sintple and the past perfect
• a shoi t conversation in which they say that they agree / don't agiee with each other
Include socabulary for describing relationships.
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Whlch texts contain these thlngł?^Łclg)the one which does not match any of the texts7
1 a practical suggestion _
2 details of soinething in the futurę _
3 a feellng of anger _
4 an expectaiion that soinething would happen _
5 a warning not to do soinething _
6 a promiie to do soinething _
7 a sery surprising discosery _
8 a compartson _
9 an insitation to do somethlng _
10 an explanation for a development _
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3 Cp:i£cTe)the correct answers.
1 You should_how to cook.
A tolearn B learn C leaming
2 _you. I think you're conipletely wrong.
A I'm not agree with B Idisagiee
C I don't agree with
3 We’ve_ We don't speak to each other.
A fallen out with B falien up C fallen out
•ł You'd be fitter if you_morę exercise.
A did H do C will do
5 My Computer_so I can't send emalls.
A is tepairmg B is being repaiied C is repaired
6 ‘I really like this song.' 'Do you?_.’
A Sodo I B Ido C Neither do I
7 1 couldn'i buy anything because !_
my money.
A spent B hadspent C havespent
8 The whole system doesn‘t work. When I _. nothing happens.
A turn it down B turn it on C tura on it
9 What’s your opinion_this book?
A to B fot C of
10 Do you fancy_to sonie musie?
A listening B listen C tolisten
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