in the right order to make grammatical sentences.

Pay attention to

1. words/I've/new/got/learning/problem/a.
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2. class/My/friend/is/my/in/best.
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3. you/nice/It's/to/meet.
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4. the/I/a/dictionary/use/lot.
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5. repeat/you/, please/that/Could?
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6.
favourite/instrument/guitar/is/musical/His/the.
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7. the/father/office//helps/John/at/his.
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8. sister/well/doesn't/speak/very/My/English.
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9. She/on/afternoon/practises/Friday/jazz
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10. can/You/register/gymnastics/for/year/this.
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11. very/The/going/lift/slowly/is.
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12. of/Millions/visit/year/people/park/every/the.
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13. are/a/The/having/teenagers/lot/today/fun/of.
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14. a/I/grandmother/twice/my/week/visit.
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15. went/cinema/last/to/the/night/I
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16.
Something/at/bad/school/yesterday/happened
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17. classmates/to/want/talk/My/to/me/didn't
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18. to/know/I/what/don't/do
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19. did/Who/blame/they?
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20. a/are/the/lot/There/bananas/on/of/table.
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21. I/every/exercises/day/few/do/a.
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22. your/behind/Put/hands/back/your.
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23. have/a/of/fat/Chips/in/got/them/lot.
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24. schoolbag/many/are/books/in/How/your?
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25. put/must/in/special/paper/bins/Pupils.
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26. I/Can/take/a/, please/message?

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27. throw/the/You/wrappers/mustn't/on/floor.
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28. I/pick/these/up/can't/cans.
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29.
to/something/We/about/want/our/do/environme
nt.
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30. be/He/years/old/will/next/sixteen/month.
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31. am/I/sleep/on/all/to/day/going/Saturday.
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32. forget/clean/his/won't/to/room/He.
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anything/She/do/in/won't/the/dangerous/future.
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34. will/on/They/time/come/tomorrow.
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The joke
CLICK THE RIGHT ANSWER
A very good actor was playing in a comedy where the ro
The aristocrat in the Bastille prison where to spen
second act a guard and gave the aristocratic prisoner
the letter and it aloud. The play
the aristocrat the letter by heart but he always
should be written down completely.
One night the guard a joke on the famous actor , jus
the letter by heart, after so many performances.
When the guard the prisoner's dark cell, the prisoner
bed . He the prisoner the letter, but this time there was n
was completely blank. The guard the aristocrat: he was
joke that he couldn't hide his smile. He wanted to see if the pris
letter by heart. The prisoner looked at the letter for some secon
"There is too little light. I can't see very well. Can you please rea
And he gave the letter to the guard.
The guard , who obviously the letter, said:
" You are right. The light is really very dim. I must my g
the cell and went to fetch the usual copy of the letter.
the letter and the pair of glasses and started reading the letter
prisoner was of course very much amused.

Comprehension:
1 Where was the play set?
2Where was the prisoner when the guard brought him the letter

3 What solution did the guard find?

4How did the good actor feel in the end?
5Where is the Bastille?

Respond as shown
He was so happy about his joke that he couldn't hide his smile

Respond as shown choosing from the adjectives provided.

Sad , Grateful , Happy, Hungry, Tired.
that he went to bed immediately.
that he ate three sandwiches.
that he never stopped saying thank you.
that he kept smiling all the time.
that he stayed in his room all day long.

Revising irregular verbs

1 Give given.
2 Take taken.
3 Read read.
4 Know known.
5 Sit sat.
6 Hide hidden.
7 Say said.
8 See seen.
9 Leave left.
10 Come come.
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