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WO R K B OO K 9
MAGIC! Peter Watcyn-Jones · Eva Hedencrona · Karin Smed-Gerdin
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Contents
Exercises on all chapters
1 INTERACTION
4 IN WRITING
1 A Facebook Event 4
13 Can You Trust the Internet? 61
About a Boy 5
2 About a Boy Listening 9
14 Misery Listening 64
3 No More Holidays! 11
Kate in Florida Listening 15
A Thoroughly Modern Grandmama 17
15 A Character From One of
4 Could Video Games Make You Violent? 18
Teenglish 20
WSM? The Flip Side 21
Misery 62
My Own Novels 77
Online Love Listening 68
16 Scientific Research – Pros and Cons 73
How True Is Wikipedia? 75
Don’t Hesitate, Meditate Listening 77
WSM? A Sleepless PM 80
2 IN REAL LIFE 5 At a Football Match 22
5 TAKING A STAND
17 For and Against 82
Cinderella Man 24
6 Cinderella Man Listening 26 7 The Land of the Long White Cloud 30
Kylie in New Zealand Listening 34 Staying Cool for the Prom 37
Too Much, Too Young? 39
WSM? Face 41
Stereotypes 83
In the Deep End 87
18 My Life As a Teenager 89
8 60 Seconds With Jennifer Lawrence 36
Harry’s Speech Listening 93
19 About Greenpeace 95
Voluntary Work Listening 97
20 Forever 100
WSM? Big Mouth & Ugly Girl 103
3 TELLING STORIES 9 That’s Fantastic! 43
The Wedding Box 44
10 The Wedding Box Listening 46 11 The Fun of Reading 49
42nd
Street Library 50
Three Wishes Listening 51
William Who? 52
12 Dreams 56
Swimming With Dolphins 58
WSM? Dragon Problems 60
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6 NEXT STOP 21 Ordering at a Restaurant 104
Dream On 105
22 India 107
Gopal Makes Chapatis Listening 108
23 Flying Fears 111
First Flight Listening 112
Dreamliner – an Aircraft Plagued … 113
24 Singapore – The Lion City 115
WSM? The Perfect Kiss 117
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A Facebook Event
1 Warm-up: Social media sites
Social media is a big part of people’s lives nowadays – especially young people. 1 Which social media site have you heard of and which do you use? 2 Which is your favourite? Why? 3 Do you feel under pressure to belong to certain social media sites? Why/why not?
2 Complete the dialogues
In each of the following dialogues one word is missing. You have to decide what the missing word is. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer. Remember: only ONE word per gap. Be careful with your spelling and grammar. Example
1 INTERACTION
A: How
are you?
B: I’m nineteen. The missing word is old. 1 A: Do you think they’ll agree with us?
B: Yes, I’m sure they will. It’s only a _______________ of time.
2 A: Is Harry coming to the cinema with us on Friday?
B: I’m not sure. He hasn’t made up his ______________ yet.
3 A: I feel really sorry for Kevin.
B: I don’t. He’s only got himself to ______________.
4 A: Did you have a nice hotel in Majorca?
B: Yes, really nice. And from our balcony you had a really good ______________ of the sea.
5 A: What was the final ______________ between England and Germany?
B: Germany won 1‑0.
3 Discuss
1 Have you ever used Facebook or any other social media site to arrange a social event, e.g. a party, a demonstration, etc.? Describe what happened. 2 What’s the most popular social media site at the moment? What makes it so popular? 3 There are both advantages and disadvantage with social media sites. Give examples.
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About a Boy
1 Warm-up: Is there a generation gap?
Work alone. Write down your answers to these questions. 1 What sort of music do you like? 2 Who are your two favourite recording artists? 3 What sort of clothes do you like wearing? 4 What sort of food do you like eating? 5 What do you enjoy doing most in your free time? 6 What are your two favourite TV programmes? 7 What is ‘trendy’ at the moment when it comes to:
a) mobile phones?
b) hairstyles?
c) computer games?
d) tablets (or other hi-tech gadgets)?
e) slang words/expressions?
1 INTERACTION
Now work in pairs or groups of three. Compare and discuss your answers. Finally, for homework, interview one of your parents or someone their age. Ask the same questions and write down their answers. Was there a difference between you and your friends’ taste and people your parent’s age? In other words – is there a ‘generation-gap’? For advice on Useful phrases, see Classbook p. 102–103.
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2 Read and answer
Read About a Boy in Classbook page 9 and answer the following questions. 1 Mark any of the following sentences that are true (T).
a) Will is a man in his 30s.
b) Marcus is a teenager.
c) Will pretends to have a son in order to meet women.
d) Will isn’t really interested in children.
e) Marcus loves school.
2 Will has only had one job in his life. True/False 3 Why did Will have so much money?
1 INTERACTION
4 What happened when a relationship with a woman became serious? 5 Mark any of the following that are not true (NT) about Will.
a) He didn’t have many girlfriends.
b) He had a fast car and lived in a nice flat.
c) He had a boring lifestyle.
d) Will was part of a pub-quiz team.
e) He often went abroad when he felt bored.
6 What was Countdown? 7 Who were Fiona and Clive? 8 Match up the following:
1 Marcus’s parents
a) wasn’t happy at school.
2 Marcus thinks London
b) cries a lot.
3 Hollaway
c) no longer live together.
4 Marcus
d) is an area of London.
5 Fiona
e) is boring.
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9 Which two adjectives does Marcus use to describe himself? He is s
and w
.
10 What do you think the writer means by ‘the wrong trousers, the wrong shoes and the wrong haircut’? 11 What sort of music did Marcus listen to? 12 His father had bought him a Gameboy. True/False
3 Word check
Fill in the missing words in the sentences. Use these words. They’re all found in the text. advertisements
flat
growing
enjoyable
quiz
single
responsibility
successful
secondary school
tidy
1 The gap between the rich and poor countries of the world is
all the time.
2 Sophie’s 12 and attends the local
.
3 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is one of the most 4 ‘Thank you, Paul, for a most
novels ever published. evening,’ Olivia said as she left the party.
5 My mother is always nagging me to
1 INTERACTION
confused
relationship
up my bedroom.
6 There were large
all over town for the new Bond film.
7 I’m part of the local pub
team because I’m really good at general
knowledge and can answer most of the questions. 8 Cathy had two sons but she wasn’t married. She was a 9 Bringing up children is a lot of
,
10 He’s just moved into a new 11 James felt very
mother. and not everyone is suited for it.
near the town centre. when he first moved to France. Apart from the language,
he also found it hard to drive as he wasn’t used to driving on the right. 12 I have a very good
with my grandparents. I really like
them and try to see them as often as I can.
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4 Discuss 1 Have you seen the film About a Boy? If so, what did you think of it? 2 How important is it at school to wear the ‘right’ clothes and shoes and have the ‘right’ haircut? 3 Do you think Will Freeman has a good life? Would you work if you had lots of money? 4 Why do you think Will isn’t interested in children or getting married?
5 Find the translations
Here are six sentences in Swedish. Find the correct English translations for them in the text and write them down. 1 Han visste inte varför hon grät.
2 Hur kunde en människa (person) arbeta och ta ett bad på samma dag?
1 INTERACTION
3 När han träffar Marcus och hans mamma, börjar hans liv att förändras. 4 Han ville att hans mamma skulle träffa någon som skulle göra henne lycklig. 5 Han var en häftig kille, med en häftig livsstil. 6 De andra ungarna skrattade åt honom för att han var konstig.
6 Check yourself
How much grammar do you remember? Here’s a chance to check yourself. Your teacher will give you more information. (See Teacher’s Material) Advice on learning – Konsten att lära – See the Magic! 9 Web.
Learn about planning your studies.
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About a Boy – Listening 1 Before you listen
A Match 1–10 with a–j. Use a dictionary.
a)
2 behaviour
b) There was a
3 pushchair
c) This person looks after a park.
4 turn red
d) Teachers
5 blanket
e)
6 duck
f) Your face can
7 path
g) The police were called to
8 loaf
h)
9 the scene
i) ‘Remember to be on your best
of the crime
10 park keeper
all the way around the lake. pupils to work hard at school.
when you’re embarrassed. .
at the wedding,’ the mother
told her two young children.
j) You can put this on a bed to keep warm.
1 INTERACTION
1 expect
B Fill in the missing words. Choose from 1–10 above. 1 She loved to go to the park to feed the
.
2 We walked along the narrow cliff 3 People usually
,
admiring the view of the sea below us.
Manchester United to beat teams well below them in the
league. 4 Jake was very shy, and whenever she talked to a girl his face 5 If you’re going to the supermarket today, don’t forget to buy two
.
of
bread. For advice on Listening, see Classbook p. 103.
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2 Listen and answer
Listen and fill in the missing information or choose the correct answer (a, b or c). Before you start, read through the sentences and check the words in the word list in Classbook page 12. 1 The SPAT picnic is in a) Hyde Park b) Regent’s Park c) Green Park. 2 He phoned Suzie to tell her that his ex3 Fiona is Suzie’s
.
had taken Ned out.
.
4 Suzie has to look after a) Megan b) Paula c) Marcus for the day. 5 His flat had two bedrooms. a) True b) False 6 a) Marcus b) Megan c) Paula was in a pushchair. 7 How much money does did Michael Jackson earn per hour? £
.
1 INTERACTION
8 Will didn’t like people singing his father’s song. a) True b) False 9 Marcus doesn’t like football. a) True b) False 10 Marcus thinks his mother is going
.
11 a) Will b) Marcus c) Suzie was with the children for most of the afternoon. 12 Marcus threw a
.
at a duck and killed it.
13 Will tells the park-keeper that Marcus had killed the duck. a) True b) False 14 Marcus feels happy at the end because he won’t have to go to
.
now.
3 Retell the story
Now retell the story using the drawings in Classbook page 12.
4 Find the hidden phrase
Your teacher will give you more information. (See Teacher’s Material)
5 Discuss
What happened to Marcus in the park was quite unexpected. Think of something unexpected that has happened to you or to someone you know. Tell the others about it.
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No More Holidays!
1 Warm-up: Talking about holidays 1 Where do you usually go on holiday? Do you go with friends or with your parents? 2 At what age do most children stop going on holiday with their parents? Why? 3 What would be your dream holiday?
2 Read and answer
Work in pairs. Read the text No More Holidays! on page 13 and take turns to ask and answer the questions. Try to use your own words, where possible. 1 How does Shirley feel about going on holiday with her family? 2 Who’s Norman and what does Shirley think of him? 3 Why do you think Shirley’s mother says “You’ll have to talk to your father about that”? how long, the type of accommodation, etc.) 5 What does Shirley’s father hope will happen to the family on the holiday? 6 Who do you think Larry and Susan Jamison are and what does Shirley think of Susan? 7 Her father says “Listen, Shirley, this is our vacation and you’re going to enjoy it whether you like it or not.” What do you think of this comment? 8 What will Shirley’s friends be doing while she’s away? 9 Shirley says that Sharon’s lucky that her parents are divorced. What do you think she
1 INTERACTION
4 What do we learn about the proposed holiday? (Think about where they’re going, for
means by this?
3 Holiday interviews
Work in pairs. Interview each other about your last holiday. Your teacher will give you more information. (See Teacher’s Material)
4 Useful words: Adjectives to describe moods and feelings A Match the Swedish words on the left with the correct English words on the right. Jag är.../Jag känner mig...
I’m.../I feel...
1 arg
a) in a bad mood
2 besviken
b) bored
3 förargad
c) surprised
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4 förvirrad
d) thoughtful
5 förvånad
e) excited
6 generad
f) angry
7 irriterad
g) nervous
8 lättad
h) sleepy
9 nervös
i) exhausted
10 orolig
j) disappointed
11 på dåligt humör
k) irritated
12 på gott humör
l) tense
13 rädd, skrämd
m) upset
14 skamsen
n) relieved
15 spänd
o) confused
16 sömnig
p) ashamed
17 tankfull, fundersam
q) worried
18 upphetsad
r) in a good mood
19 upprörd
s) embarrassed
20 utmattad
t) frightened, scared
21 uttråkad
u) annoyed
B Which of the words in A would fit into these sentences? 1 Mrs Baker was very
when her doctor told her that her tests were good,
so she wouldn’t need an operation after all. 2 Mark always slept with the light on as he was
of the dark.
3 James felt very
when his mother started showing his
girlfriend photos of him as a baby – especially the ones of him in the bath! 4 Most actors feel
just before they go on stage.
5 My brother became very
when I told him that I had damaged his car.
6 Cathy was very
when she didn’t get the job in California.
7 That’s the last time I run a marathon. I’m absolutely 8 I think I’ll go to bed now – I’m feeling really
! .
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C Now work in pairs. Try making your own sentences for three of the following:
annoyed
ashamed
bored
in a good mood
surprised
upset
Read them out to another pair.
D Group talking: Role cards
Work in small groups. Your teacher will give you more information. (See Teacher’s Material)
5 Grammar: Irregular plurals
Write down the missing plurals – some of them are regular and some of them are irregular. Then take the letters in the shaded boxes and rearrange them to find the hidden phrase. CLUE: Marcus’ mum is one of these. Need help? See Classbook p. 107–108 mouse
2
bush
3
sheep
4
child
5
woman
6
foot
7
city
8
house
9
rose
10
tooth
11
fish
12
goose
13
scarf
1 INTERACTION
1
Fiona is:
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6 Grammar: The Genitive
A Use the words in brackets to complete these sentences. Use either ’s (boy’s), s’ (girls’) or ‘of’ (the back of the house). Need help? See Classbook p. 109. 1 Tim is
. (Brian brother)
.
2 The two children sat in the
. (car back seat)
3 The
were all over the floor. (children toys)
4 The
were parked by the station. (students bicycles)
5
was on the
.
(Prince Harry photo, magazine cover) 6 The 7 The
lives in the White House. (United States President) was black. (girl hair)
1 INTERACTION
8 My
– that is my grandparents, came from
southern Spain – from Malaga. (parents parents) 9 When’s your 10 The teacher asked us to write our names at the
? (mother birthday) . (page top)
B Translate
Translate into English. 1 Pauls flickvän bodde i centrala Manchester. 2 Min systers katt fångade tre möss igår.
3 Pojkarnas händer var verkligen smutsiga. 4 Husets tak var rött.
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Kate in Florida – Listening
1 Warm-up: How much do you know about Florida?
Work in small groups. Which of the following attractions in Florida have you heard of? Have you visited any of these places? If so, tell the group about it. Miami
Key West
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
The Everglades National Park
Seaworld Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
The Kennedy Space Centre
Disney World
Universal Studios
2 Listen and answer
Listen to Kate in Florida and choose the best answer (a, b or c). Before you start, read through the sentences and check the words in the word list. c) with her aunty Annie. 2 They visited Florida in a) the winter b) the summer c) the spring. 3 When they left Boston, the airport closed because of a) floods b) heavy winds c) too much snow. 4 A lot of people in Florida speak a) French b) Italian c) Spanish. 5 Hemingway’s former home was in a) Miami b) Key West c) Orlando. 6 Hemingway’s former home was full of a) snakes b) cats c) dogs. 7 The cats are buried in the grounds and named after a) famous people b) writers c) American presidents. 8 Hemingway’s swimming pool cost a) less than $250,000 b) between $250,000–$300,000 c) more than $300,000 to build. 9 There’s a) a medal b) a coin c) a cat buried in the concrete near the pool. 10 The jellyfish on the beach were
Are you kidding? Skojar du? aunty moster eighties 80 grader Farenheit lightning strike blixtnedslag Key West plats i Florida former forna; tidigare it was a thrill det var spännande descendant avkomma protect skydda will testamente tombstone gravsten dispute tvist, diskussion Spanish Civil spanska War inbördeskriget the entire area hela området embed mura in concrete betong glimpse skymt delicious härlig, läcker bargain fynd, kap jellyfish manet poisonous giftig harmless ofarlig
1 INTERACTION
1 Kate goes to Florida with a) her mother b) one of her grandparents
a) harmless b) poisonous c) like big balloons.
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3 Word check
You’re now going to explain the meaning of some of the words used in Kate in Florida. Complete the following sentences by giving English explanations of the words in bold. Make your explanations as exact as possible. Use a dictionary if necessary. Example: If something is harmless then it won’t
you.
(Answer: hurt / harm) 1 Your former home is a place where you
,
2 If something’s delicious, then it
.
3 Your aunty is your
.
4 Dolphins are a protected species. This means that you’re not allowed to them.
1 INTERACTION
5 When you catch a glimpse of something, you only see it 6 If something you buy is a bargain, then you probably paid
. .
4 Discuss
What do you like to do when you go travelling?
5 Project
Work in pairs or groups. How would you ‘sell’ Sweden or an area or city of Sweden as a popular holiday resort? Look at other places or countries on the Internet to see how they ‘sell’ their city, region or country. Design a poster, web page or presentation. When you’ve finished, show it to the rest of the class.
Advice on learning – see the Magic! 9 Web. Read about how to work with projects.
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A Thoroughly Modern Grandmama 1 Warm-up: What’s a grandmother?
Think of a grandmother – either your own or someone else’s. Write down 5–6 words or phrases to describe a typical grandmother. A grandmother...
Now work in groups of 3–4. Compare your answers. Were they very different or very similar?
2 Read out loud 3 Word check
Here are definitions of twelve words from the poem A Thoroughly Modern Grandmama. Can you work out what they are? To help you, the first and last letter of each missing word is given. 1 To m
d someone is to look after them.
2 To z
m off in a car is to move off very quickly.
3 If you’re an a
y on something, then you’re an expert on it.
4 An item of jewellery worn around the wrist. b 5 Metal objects j
t
e when they hit each other.
6 The opposite of ‘interesting’. b
g
7 Another verb for to ‘change’. s
p
8 A j 9 If a person is c
1 INTERACTION
Work in groups of four – A, B, C and D. You’re going to read out loud the poem A Thoroughly Modern Grandmama. Your teacher will give you more information.
y dress or tie would be very bright and colourful. y it means you want to put your arms around them and
hold them in a loving way. 10 When you d
e your hair you change it from one colour to another.
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Could Video Games Make You Violent? 1 Warm-up: Talking about video games
1 How often do you play video games? What are your favourite ones? 2 Why do you think video games are so popular? 3 Do you think there is too much violence in video games? Give reasons. 4 In general boys spend more time playing video games than girls. Why do you think this is so?
2 Read and match up
1 INTERACTION
Read through the text Could Video Games Make You Violent? in Classbook page 16. Match 1–15 with the correct endings a–o.
1 The boy who killed his aunt
a) is a part of the brain.
2 ‘M’-rated video games
b) show people getting even by killing their
c) in which you shoot virtual opponents.
4 The boy who shot dead his peers
d) to have any significant effect on your brain.
5 According to the ESA,
e) play video games.
Grand Theft Auto
f) the brain could store things experienced in
video games as trauma.
7 The frontal lobe
g) could inhibit the frontal lobe.
8 Every day, millions of teenagers
h) video games are just a form of escapism.
9 Two boys shot at vehicles
i) is popular because of its music and special effects.
10 Many video games
j) are not for people under 17.
11 John Murray says that
k) may make kids immune to ‘real’ deaths.
12 You would have to play
l) with a .22 rifle.
video games for a long time 13 Seeing a lot of deaths on
opponents.
3 Mark Griffiths says that
6 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
m) has an ‘M’ rating.
computer screens 14 Playing video games to excess
n) was sleepwalking.
15 Both Call of Duty and Far Cry
o) was from Kentucky.
are games
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3 Discuss 1 Do you think playing violent video games or watching violent films could make you violent? Give reasons. 2 What’s the most violent a) video game you’ve ever played b) film you’ve ever seen? 3 How easy is it for people under 15 to get hold of M-rated video games? 4 Choose two arguments from the text that you agree with. Say why you agree with them.
4 Writing
Write an argumentative letter. The government is going to bring in restrictions on video games in general. Here are their proposals:
• Nobody under 18 will be allowed to buy a video game. • Everybody under 18 will have their gaming monitored and controlled by a government body. • Nobody under 18 will be allowed to play a video game alone in their bedroom.
Some phrases you can use: I am writing to agree with.../object to... I think that … / In my opinion... While I agree that... I don’t think... On the one hand ... on the other hand...
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Write an argumentative letter to the government to explain why you’re for or against the proposal.
To begin with... / Secondly... / Again.../ And another thing,... / Finally, ... To sum up, ... Begin: Dear Sir/Madam, End: Yours faithfully, (your name) Need advice on writing an argumentative text? See Classbook page 101. Se also Checking your writing, Classbook p. 104.
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Teenglish
1 Warm-up: How many slang words do you know?
1 INTERACTION
Work in small groups. Match up the slang words on the left with their meaning on the right. (You may have to guess!) 1 the cat’s pyjamas
a) uncool person
2 smooch
b) to dance
3 square
c) bad
4 groovy
d) good, cool
5 pump iron
e) to disrespect, to be negative about something
6 boogie
f) to kiss
7 wicked
g) hip, cool
8 lame
h) cool, excellent, great
9 diss
i) excellent
10 sick
j) to lift weights
Now check your answers by reading Slang Timeline: From Flappers to Rappers in Classbook page 19. Are there any other English slang words you’ve heard of or use regularly?
2 Discuss 1 Why shouldn’t you use swear words when speaking a foreign language? 2 Is Swedish slang influenced by English slang or just English? Give reasons. 3 What are the latest slang words used by you and your friends? Where did these words come from? 4 Are there any words or phrases you use that make your teachers or parents mad? For advice on Useful phrases, see Classbook p. 102.
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The Flip Side 1 Read and answer
Take it in turns to ask and answer the following questions. 1 Who is Milena? How do you think Robert feels about her? 2 Robert says, ‘I was granted the rare privilege of seeing my mother at breakfast time.’ What does this tell us about Robert’s mother? 3 What does Robert’s mother feel guilty about? 4 What do you think has happened to Robert’s father’s hair? 5 What does Robert suggest to his mother? 6 Why doesn’t Robert want to go to Amsterdam?
persuade övertala
7 Why does Robert want to get rid of his parents? 8 Why do you think his father is going to be harder to persuade?
Fill in the missing words, all taken from the text. Some letters are already given.
1 Most chefs wear an a
2 In Britain, at E
3 This camera has an automatic f
4 Looking directly at the sun can make you f
5 Matthew McConaughey got an Oscar in 2014 for his p
n while cooking.
t
children are given chocolate eggs. s
when it’s too dark. w
. r
r
n
in the film
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2 Word check
Dallas Buyers Club.
6 These flowers are very r
7 ‘Have you seen Barry
8 ‘Thanks you for all your
e. ec u
t p
y?’ ‘No, I haven’t seen him for ages.’ t, ’ said the chairman of the ‘Save the Children’ fund.
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1 Do you think Robert is old enough to be left alone at home? 2 What do you think he will do when his parents are away? What would you do? 3 What do you think he will say to his father to make him go to Amsterdam with his mother? Are you good at ‘manipulating’ your parent(s)? Give examples.
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