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1 ..............................I'dliketosaythatIagreeand,secondly,explainwhy.
2 Camelsliveinthedesert, ..............................dolphinsliveinthesea.
3 Intheend,wedidn'tgotothecinema.Wewenttothetheatre ..............................
4 Ithink,..............................Iam.*
5 Spainproducesoranges, ..............................inValencia.
6 ..............................,thecontinueduseoffossilfuelsisnowthebiggestthreattohumanity.
7 Idon'tlikestrawberryicecream...............................,Ilovechocolateflavour.
8 Thegovernmentishavingproblemswithillegalimmigration...............................,theireconomicpoliciesarefailing.
9 Theweatherwasbad. ..............................,thefishermenstillwenttosea.
10 Itstartedraining...............................,wedecidednottogo.*
11 Firstly,wehavetothinkaboutourbudgetand ..............................abouthowmuchtimewehave.
12 IlovethosesoftFrenchcheeses, ..............................Camembert.
*4and10appeartohavethesameanswer.However,4isafamousquote,soreallyyoudon'thaveachoiceafterall.
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Firstly,I'dliketosaythatIagreeand,secondly,explainwhy.
Camelsliveinthedesert,whereasdolphinsliveinthesea.
Intheend,wedidn'tgotothecinema.Wewenttothetheatreinstead.
Ithink,thereforeIam.*
Spainproducesoranges,aboveallinValencia.
Frommypointofview,thecontinueduseoffossilfuelsisnowthebiggestthreattohumanity.
Idon'tlikestrawberryicecream.However,Ilovechocolateflavour.
Thegovernmentishavingproblemswithillegalimmigration.Furthermore,theireconomicpoliciesarefailing.
Theweatherwasbad.Evenso,thefishermenstillwenttosea.
Itstartedraining.Becauseofthis,wedecidednottogo.*
Firstly,wehavetothinkaboutourbudgetandthenabouthowmuchtimewehave.
IlovethosesoftFrenchcheeses, suchasCamembert.
*4and10appeartohavethesameanswer.However,4isafamousquote,soreallyyoudon'thaveachoiceafterall.
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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007