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1
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group of singers (usually in a church)

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choir

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2
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a table showing different things

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display

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3
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pagan priest

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druid

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4
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decorated lorries in parades

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floats

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5
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in the open contryside

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greenfield

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6
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long clothes

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robes

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7
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fabulous

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fab

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8
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contemporary

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modern, not traditional

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9
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where do adverbs of frequency go?

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AFTER “to be”
I am always busy.

BEFORE main verb
She doesn’t usually eat sushi

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10
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when do we use presenr simple

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things that are generally true/facts (Animals cannot speak)
permanent situations(She works in an office)
repeated actions/daily routines (They go clubbing on Fridays)
state verbs: think,like, know (Jack really likes this song.)

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11
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when do we use imperatives

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to tell people what to do and give instructions. to form imperative we use bare infinitive. negative imperative is made with don’t

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12
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things that don’t follow a rule

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random

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13
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a style or category of art, music or literature

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genre

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14
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an illustrated story

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comic

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15
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happening now, at present

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current

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16
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a distinctive characteristic

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feature

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17
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a person who establishes something

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founder

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18
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tragic

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grieving

19
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every week

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weekly

20
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becoming bigger in amount

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increasing

21
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all events in a novel or a film

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storyline

22
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when do we use present continuous

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-actions taking place at the moment of speaking (I am packing my suitcase now)
-temporary situations (They are working on a project these days.)
-future actions already planned (They are gettibg married thus Sunday)

23
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an informal, fun game of football

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a kick around

24
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be successful

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make your mark

25
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play against

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take on

26
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gentle excercise before doing sport

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warm up

27
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cause

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lead to

28
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exhaustion

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burn out

29
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when do we use can and can’t

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-to express ability or lack of ability
(She can ride a bike
-to ask/give or refuse permission
(Can you get me a glass of water)
-to express possibility or something that is not possible
(You can travel by bus)

30
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how do we write dates?

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the (ordinal number of day) of (month) year

31
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how do we write prices

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(1st number) pounds (second number) pence
two digid numbers are written with “-“

32
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evidence

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proof

33
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in danger

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at risk

34
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large aerials that transmit phone signals

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phone masts

35
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fall

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trip

36
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walk into

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bump into

37
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attacking and stealing from people in a public place

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mugging

38
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easy for thieves to steal from

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easy targets

39
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enormous

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huge

40
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when do we use must

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to talk about obligations we have towards ourselves or others.
I must lose weight
You must stop smoking

41
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when do we use have to

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when the obligation is external. when it is a rule, law or it is an obligation someone else is making for us.
I have to stop when the lights are red.
The teacher said we have to do our project until Monday

42
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when do we use mustn’t

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to express prohibitiob/when something is not allowed
(You mustn’t use phones during class.)

43
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when do we use don’t have to

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to express a situation when there isn’t any kind of obligation or necessity (You don’t have to get up early in Sundays)