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Melon farmers

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2    Cboose the correct a nswers.

1    AU / Some of the everns are diffkuK.

2    There has been a melon festwal in Chinchilla fot ovet / under 20 years.

3    There are some unusual people / competitions at the festwal.

A Mełons gro w well here because there Is a lot of rain / good earth.

5 The festival is only for (ocal people / open to everyone.

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Vocabulary

3    Completc the sentences with thc correct ans wers.

1    Themother    her daughter*s hand

when they aossed the road.

A hugged B hetd C shook

2    At the end of the play the actors to the audiente.

A pointed B nodded C bowed

3    1.    my sister when she came home

afterayearin America.

A hugged B patted C winked A I asked her if she was OK and she A shook B nodded C bowed

5 'Thafs wltere I live.' he said and___at

an ołd cottage.

A beckoned B pointed C patted fTPKI KI

4    Complete the sentences wlth the correct words In the box.

buckets spectators partklpants reduced casuatties

1    The    in the competition got very

drrty!

2    After the aeddent there were a lot of

3    They*ve    the prlces on atl thelr

clothes!

A In summer we catch rain in_to

use on the garden.

5 The    really enioyed the match.

They cheered a tot.

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