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a person who writes novels: a n ovelist information about a book, written to attract interest: b the story of a book, film, play, etc.: the p a type of novel about women’s lives today: c l walk around a shop, but without planning to buy anything: b details of exactly what and where information can be found inside a book: the c p a book that has a cover made of thin card: ap look quickly at the pages of a book, magazine, etc.: f t a book that is extremely popular with the public: ab literature that has the same style or subject: al g 9
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because e of the rain. She didn’t go for a walk becaus We decided to go on the trip it was terribly expensive. He ate everything the vegetables! They decided to stay at home going abroad this summer. The concert in the park was cancelled the singer was ill. Dan loves jazz, his girlfriend only likes classical music. The style of the novel is simple. , the ideas in it are quite complex. They managed to climb to the top of the mountain the thick snow. Many trains were cancelled
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Could you p ass this message on to the rest of your classmates? When you drive around the farm, be careful that you don’t r any chickens. I couldn’t w why everyone was looking at me. I used to be quite good at boxing, but then one day somebody k me and I didn’t c for about ten minutes. We’ve just heard that a bomb has g near the airport. I didn’t really want to go to the wedding, but it t to be a lot of fun. I always get really nervous when the plane is just about to t . I was really scared so I r as fast as I could. Don’t worry, this isn’t a true story, I’m just m
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I’m very thirsty. I’m dying for a drink . I’m very happy. . I’m very frightened. . I’m very hungry. . I’m very worried. . I’m very shocked, surprised or angry. . It’s very expensive expensive.. . It’s very heavy. . It takes a very long time. It’s a very difficult situation. . It’s very painful. .
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A Wild Sheep Chase is the extraordinary novel that brought its author, Haruki Murakami, to public attention. The book, is set in Japan, begins simply enough. A young man works for an advertising agency gets a postcard from a friend. He decides to use the postcard, shows a photo of a country scene, for an advertisement his company is making. However, he doesn’t notice that in the photo there is a sheep has a star on its back. This photo attracts the attention of a strange man in black, offers him a choice – find the sheep or lose everything. The search for the sheep takes the main character, name is never revealed, from Tokyo to the mountains of northern Japan, he has to face a number of dangers. Haruki Murakami, other books are available in English, is now one of Japan’s best-known writers. 1
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The plane had taken off before we were arriving at the airport. I’m convinced that’s the right decision. ✓ He arrived in London on a day where the buses were on strike. He always insists on coming with us. I didn’t realise the film was based in a true story. If he took his mobile phone last night, he could have called us. The two men were charged for burglary. Would it help if I drove you to the station? If I met someone famous, I wouldn’t know what to say. We still haven’t got used to work at weekends. Where did you use to go to school? This village is famous with its chocolate cakes. 10
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