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Tom stays rarely at work after 5.30. Alice every now and again sends me an email. I more often than not do some work at the weekend.
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in politics. I’m not very interested of/ in politics. Australia is famous about/for about/for its its beaches. My mum is terrified for/of big big dogs. of/in our We were really disappointed of/in our hotel. She was very satisfied with/for with/for the the course. Were you aware in/of the the problem? I’m not sure with/about the the colour of that tie. for/by the Anna was shocked for/by the standard of driving. I was very fond of/about music music as a child. I was fascinated in/by in/by the the local culture. about/with going Is Tim excited about/with going to Japan? My tutor was impressed by/for by/for my my exam results. Frank is sick of/with of/with driving driving to work every day.
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When I was young, I used to be /’d be very be very shy. We used to go/went to to Spain on holiday last year. During the summer we used to play/’d play in play in the woods for hours. My mother is always complaining/alwa complaining/always ys complains about complains about how much everything costs. When Adela was younger, she used to have/’d have a pet rabbit. play/play their music too loudly – it Our kids will play/play their drives me crazy! My father didn’t use to/used to like to like cooking. Once I used to try/tried to to write a novel, but I never finished it. Uncle Harry never used to like/liked gardening. gardening. Every day when I get home, I ’ll have/’m having a a packet of biscuits. When I was a child, I wanted/’d want to to be famous. My neighbours will park/are always parking their their car in front of my house! What did you use to/used to do to do during the school holidays?
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That’s , but fatty food is so bad for children. I see what , but not if they only get a little bit now and then. You might , Tim. I give my kids burgers or pizzas on Saturdays, but they eat healthy food quite happily all the other days, which is what all parents want. Well, I can’t . What about fizzy drinks? I let mine have what they like, you know, lemonade, cola. I can’t really forcing them to drink water all day. A bit of sugar gives them energy and it doesn’t do any harm. Oh, do ? Sugar makes children fat. I suppose you’ve . Well, I’m . My kids run about all day and they’re not overweight. Yes, I see . But what about all the chemicals they put in those drinks? Some of them are very bad for you, I think. Oh, I that. Most of that stuff is harmless. If it was dangerous, they couldn’t put it in the drinks, could they? I , actually. 2
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More often than no he gets to work late. I’ve been to Italy twice in my life. ✓ It took me years to be used to the cold winters. He ended up working as an English teacher. He’s needing some help with his homework. Last week we’ve seen a great film on TV. He’s been working in that office since March. I don’t remember to meet him before. They forgot to pick up the car from the garage. He’s stopped to play football professionally. It’s been a long time since we met, isn’t it? My father is bilingual at French and Spanish. You’d better go or you’ll be late. I picked out some French on holiday. Lots of people went to the lecture, but I wasn’t. 13
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