tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87405668040602454222024-03-13T03:56:36.879+01:00Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog - Blog du PréfetBlog créé initialement en complémentarité aux ateliers de langues pratiqués en classe dans le cadre de la pédagogie différenciée (Self-Access ou accès libre) et visant la continuité pédagogique en dehors de l'espace classe.
Pour plus d'informations: voir "Pourquoi ce blog?" posté en février 2013 et l'article "Le Trophée de l'Innovation en Education et Le Label européen des Langues 2013" posté en août 2013! Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-35896343233705379752020-05-03T20:33:00.004+02:002022-02-13T02:32:56.642+01:00An island in lockdown<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>An island in lockdown </b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isle of Mull<br />
<i>Photo credit: lovefromscotland.co.uk</i></td></tr>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Isle of Mull has been in lockdown now for a few weeks and closed to visitors. </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Although the residents are heavily reliant on tourism, they are confident that they can come out of this crisis stronger. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Map credit: Macquarie University / mq.edu.au</i></td></tr>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Vocabulary</b></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">to fend for oneself: to take care of oneself without help from anyone else </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i> se débrouiller tout seul </i></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I feel a bit of a fraud = I feel a bit guilty </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">to-ing and fro-ing: movements to and fro... <i>allées et venues </i></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">It was a bit of a slap: it was rather unpleasant <i>une douche froide / une claque</i></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">to care-take: to take care of / to manage <i>gérer; s'occuper de </i></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">spooky: ghostly / weird <i>lugubre / sinistre </i></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">kind of: sort of <i>pour ainsi dire / en quelque sorte </i></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> It's kind of / sort of spooky</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> He sort of / kind of managed to stand up ... </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">to line up: to queue <i>faire la file </i></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">to batten down the hatches: to prepare for trouble <i>(lit.)</i> <i>fermer les portes à double tour</i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hatch on the ground<br />
<i>Photo credit: dreamstime.com</i></td></tr>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1. How much do you get to know about the two interviewees in the report?</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">- Wayne Hamilton</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-Andrew Ryan</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2. They are both particularly optimistic in spite of the situation they are in. Explain their viewpoint! </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>You can also watch the report (with subtitles) on the BBC news website by clicking <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-52464580/an-island-in-lockdown-we-ll-come-back-stronger?fbclid=IwAR2axUwH8ukw3vy7YjIdlubwdbdWNcb3yE79I0rC6HGU3nX1ukHbx85ozdQ"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">HERE</span></a></b></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Wayne Hamilton</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-Il est le gardien de la petite île voisine (Inch Kenneth Island).</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-Il vit seul, isolé. Il ne se sent pas vraiment concerné par la crise du coronavirus. En fait, il ne subit pas le matraquage incessant autour de la question puisqu'il n'est pas connecté, il n'a pas la télévision.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-C'est toujours la débrouille en ce qui le concerne. </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-Il s'estime chanceux d'être là où il est. </span></div>
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-Pour lui, cette situation est similaire à une tempête ou quand, au coeur de l'hiver, il doit se calfeutrer et attendre que ça passe. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-Il est le propriétaire d'un hôtel local, désormais sans touristes, mais avec quinze employés qui y résident. </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-Il estime qu'il est responsable des membres de son personnel; ils sont comme chez eux dans son hôtel. </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Pour Wayne Hamilton:</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-Des amitiés se créent grâce à cette situation. Des liens se tissent entre les gens. Ce qui ne se serait sans doute jamais produit "en temps normal". </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-C'est un mauvais moment à passer. C'est comme une tempête: on se met à l'abri et on attend de meilleurs jours. Tout va revenir à la normale.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Pour Andrew Ryan:</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-La communauté de l'île va en ressortir plus forte, plus soudée que jamais.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-Les gens se parlent davantage; ils se disent bonjour, demandent comment ils se portent, disent à autrui de prendre soin de soi etc. </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">C'est en effet ce qu'il a remarqué en faisant la file avant de pouvoir entrer dans le magasin du village: il a échangé des mots avec des gens tandis qu'il ne leur aurait jamais adressé la parole auparavant! </span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: purple;"><b><br /></b></span>Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-8882840395323010622020-05-03T17:12:00.002+02:002022-02-13T02:33:37.662+01:00Song 15: Babooshka (Kate Bush)<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Song 15: Babooshka (Kate Bush)</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo credit: lesinrocks.com </i></td></tr>
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<b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Kate (Catherine) Bush</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">(born on 30 July 1958) is an English
singer-songwriter known for her expressive three-octave voice and eclectic and meticulous musical style. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Being so talented, she even caught at the age of
16 the attention of Pink Floyd lead guitarist David Gilmour who helped her find
a contract with EMI. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">She debuted in 1978 with the surprise hit <i>Wuthering
Heights</i> which was immediately number one in the British music charts for
four weeks and became an international hit (she was the first woman ever to
reach Number 1 in the UK with a self-written song!). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">She had several Number 1 hits and albums.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Between each album, she was used to
dropping out of the public eye for many years simply because she was trying to devote her time to
her family, away from the world
of show business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Her much-appraised eighth studio album, <i>Aerial</i>,
was released on double CD in November
2005 after a 12-year <i>break</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British
Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Babooshka</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> is a
song by Kate Bush, taken from her album <i>Never
for Ever</i>. Released as a single on June 23, 1980 it spent 10 weeks in the UK
chart, peaking at number five.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>If you want to know more about Kate Bush (discography; her news; watching music videos...), get to her <a href="http://www.katebush.com/"><span style="color: purple;">OFFICIAL SITE</span></a></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">scented letters: letters with a perfumed smell <i>lettres parfumées</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">she freezed on him = she froze on him. <i>(Probably)</i> <i>She didn't want to get any further after meeting him / She refused to have sex</i></span></div>
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She knew exactly what to do:<br />
A ....................... (2) to fool him.<br />
She couldnt have made a worse move.<br />
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She sent him scented ...................... (3),<br />
And he received them with a strange ...................... (4).<br />
Just like his wife<br />
But how she was before the ..................... (5),<br />
And how she was before the years flew by,<br />
And how she was when she was ...................(6).<br />
She signed the letter<br />
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All yours,<br />
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya!<br />
All yours,<br />
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya!<br />
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So she ..................... (7) a place to go,<br />
To see if he<br />
Would fall for her incognito.<br />
And when he laid eyes on her,<br />
He got the .................... (8) they had met before.<br />
Uncanny how she<br />
..................... (9) him of his little lady,<br />
Capacity to give him all he ................ (10),<br />
Just like his wife before she freezed on him,<br />
Just like his wife when she was beautiful.<br />
He shouted out, I’m<br />
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All yours,<br />
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya!<br />
All yours,<br />
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya!<br />
All yours,<br />
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>Il s’agit de la chronique d’une
femme qui veut tester la loyauté de son mari en se faisant passer pour une
belle jeune femme (juste comme elle-même
l’avait été avant les larmes, avant que les années ne s’écoulent, avant qu’elle
ne se raidisse face à lui…) et en lui envoyant des lettres parfumées sous
le pseudonyme de Babooshka. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>Elle finit par convenir d’un rendez-vous avec lui ; il
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femme. Elle est exactement comme sa femme du temps qu’elle était belle.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Babooshka: grand-mère en russe - plutôt ironique! </span></div>
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She knew exactly what to do:<br />
A <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">pseudonym</span></b> (2) to fool him.<br />
She couldnt have made a worse move.<br />
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She sent him scented <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">letters</span> </b>(3),<br />
And he received them with a strange <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">delight</span> </b>(4).<br />
Just like his wife<br />
But how she was before the <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">tears</span></b> (5),<br />
And how she was before the years flew by,<br />
And how she was when she was <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">beautiful</span> (</b>6).<br />
She signed the letter<br />
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All yours,<br />
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya!<br />
All yours,<br />
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya!<br />
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further,<br />
So she <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">arranged</span></b>
(7) a place to go,<br />
To see if he<br />
Would fall for her incognito.<br />
And when he laid eyes on her,<br />
He got the <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">feeling</span></b> (8) they had met before.<br />
Uncanny how she<br />
<b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">reminds</span></b> (9) him of his little lady,<br />
Capacity to give him all he <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">needs</span></b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"> </span> (10),<br />
Just like his wife before she freezed on him,<br />
Just like his wife when she was beautiful.<br />
He shouted out, I’m<br />
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All yours,<br />
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya!<br />
All yours,<br />
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya!<br />
All yours,<br />
Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-88303241482738922672020-05-03T15:34:00.002+02:002022-02-13T02:33:59.984+01:00An ideal place to self-isolate<span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>An ideal place to self-isolate</b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>(Level: B2 to C1 / Upper-Intermediate / ***)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Inventor Colin Furze had indeed an underground bunker built in his garden that he is now using as a place to self-isolate during the coronavirus lockdown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Colin Furze is a British YouTube personality, inventor and filmmaker from Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He has his own internet site if you want to know more about him and his inventions. Click <b><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.colinfurze.com/about-me.html">HERE</a> </span></b>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">man cave:a room or other part of a home used by a man as a place to relax and pursue hobbies away from the rest of the family <i>antre; espace personnel (d'un père de famille par exemple...)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the vents: small openings allowing air to enter <i>trous d'aération</i></span><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">dingy: gloomy; miserable <i>miteux; minable </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">damp: humid </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">unrest: turmoil; disturbed situation <i>trouble; instabilité; malaise </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to sort out: to solve <i>régler (un problème) / arranger </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Colin says his place is a man cave: what does he mean?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. Is it a perfect place if things really went wrong outside (like a war)? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>You can also watch the video on BBC World Service (You Tube.com) by clicking </b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSj5kpkVNCc"><b><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">HERE</span></b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">L'endroit rêvé pour se retirer du reste de la famille. Il a tout dans son "antre": une TV, une connexion internet, de la chaleur, aucun risque d'être dérangé (pas de visites impromptues / no accidental visitors), ce qui est pratique surtout dans le contexte actuel dû au coronavirus... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Même si on y est mieux en cas de guerre que dans son salon, des aménagements s'avèrent nécessaires.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nathaniel (David) Rateliff (born on 7 October 1978) is an American folk, rhythm and blues singer and songwriter based in Denver. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are interested, you can go to N. Rateliff's official site to get more information. Click <b><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.nathanielrateliff.com/">HERE</a>!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Vocabulary:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You gonna (very informal) = You're going to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ain't no water (very informal) = There isn't any water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to put... out: to extinguish <i>éteindre (fire...) </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to get carried away: to lose (self-)control <i>s'emporter </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a getaway: an escape or quick departure (e.g. after committing a crime) or a short holiday <i> fuite / escapade</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to be on the mend: to get better after an illness / an accident <i>se sentir mieux / être en voie de guérison</i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Watch the official music video by clicking </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMWVUE5K-ZY"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">HERE</span></a></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">If you want the lyrics, here is the lyric video: click </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM7iLbFXQF8"><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;">HERE</span></a></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>You are going to watch a BBC report focusing on a fire which had been raging until recently in large parts of the forest inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine... A fact most people tended to ignore because of the coronavirus crisis...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Fortunately, it didn't reach the power plant. Yet, the conservation zone, which is home to rare animal and plant species, has been partially destroyed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Vocabulary</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the nuclear fallout: particles resulting from a nuclear explosion and descending onto the earth <i>retombées radioactives </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the red data book: a list of endangered species <i>livre rouge des espèces menacées </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ungulates: mammals with hooves (enlarged toenails) <i>ongulés </i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a roe deer<br /><i>Picture credit: en.wikipedia.org</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>You can also watch the report on the BBC site by clicking <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-52367850/chernobyl-when-fire-hits-a-post-nuclear-wilderness"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">HERE</span></a></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>1.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">La zone d'exclusion autour de la centrale de Tchernobyl, désertée par l'homme depuis plus de 30 ans, est devenue un lieu où la nature a repris pleinement ses droits, avec une faune et une flore abondante. On y trouve, entre autres, toutes sortes de grands mammifères ongulés (dont des espèces rares) comme des chevaux de Przewalski, des élans, des chevreuils... </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">L'incendie aura un impact néfaste dans la région: </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- moins de sources alimentaires pour la faune, pour les grands mammifères;</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- des plantes rares auront disparu... </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- on ignore en quoi les nouvelles pousses pourraient être différentes;</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- la forêt détruite va mettre dix ans pour se régénérer.</span><br />
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<br />Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-49221969884132816932020-04-21T02:13:00.003+02:002022-02-13T02:35:45.914+01:00Song 13: Could you be loved? (Bob Marley)<span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Song 13: Could you be loved? (Bob Marley)</b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Bob Marley: born Robert Nesta
Marley (Feb. 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), he was a Jamaican singer, guitarist and
songwriter </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> He is the most widely known writer
and performer of <u>Reggae</u> music. Much of his music dealt with the
struggles of the impoverished and/or powerless. Bob Marley is also renowned for
the way in which he spread faith through his music.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">He recorded his first two singles in 1962<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="The_Wailers"></a> and <i>Uprising </i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Bob_Marley_.26_the_Wailers"></a> was his final studio album released in 1980.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In July 1977, he was <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Battle_with_cancer"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Diagnosis"></a>found to have a wound on
his right big toe, which he thought was from a football injury but the wound would
not completely heal, and his toenail later fell off during a football game. It
was then that the correct diagnosis was made. Marley actually had a form of
skin cancer, malignant melanoma, which grew under his toenail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">But he refused any treatment (or any
amputation) because of his religious beliefs that the body must be whole and
also because of the impact of an operation on his career.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">His cancer spread<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Collapse_and_treatment"></a> to his brain, lungs and stomach. During the
Uprising Tour in 1980, he collapsed while jogging in NYC’s Central Park.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">He wanted to spend his final days in Jamaica but became too ill on his
flight from Germany where he had tried to find medical help and comfort and
died in Miama on May 11, 1980.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>If you are interested, here is a <span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRkfqH1r714">LIVE VERSION</a> !</span></b></span><br />
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<br />Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-77982588187603362842020-04-21T01:42:00.002+02:002022-02-13T02:36:32.653+01:00Grammar: the Simple Past - pronunciation of final -ED + general use<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Grammar: the Simple Past - pronunciation of final -<i>ED </i> + general use </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Final -ED is confusing for learners of English. So here is a great lesson on how to pronounce <i>-ED</i> correctly with the regular verbs (Simple Past and Past Participle). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>You can find a more complete lesson about the Simple Past (regular and irregular verbs), its use, the pronunciation and some exercises on this blog: click</b> </span><a href="http://philippebekaert.blogspot.com/search?q=Simple+past"><b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">HERE</span></b></a></span></div>
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<br />Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-25563736328389933982020-04-18T04:05:00.002+02:002022-02-13T02:36:59.980+01:00Song 12: Beds are burning (Midnight Oil)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Midnight Oil</b> are an Australia rock band (Peter Garett - vocals, harmonica; Rob Hirst - drums; Jim Moginie - guitar and keyboard; Martin Rotsey - guitar and Bones Hillman - bass guitar).</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The band issued their first album in 1978 and achieved later more popularity, even in the USA with the release of their 1982 album and well-acclaimed singles (Power and the passion / US Forces). </span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">They achieved their first Australian number one album in 1984 (Red Sails in the Sunset) whereas they topped Australia's singles chart for six weeks thnks to their subsequent EP album (Species Decreases).</span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The group then gained worldwide attention with their 1987 album (Diesel and Dust) and its singles (The Dead Heart and Beds are Burning). </span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The band continued having global success with the subsequent albums until they disbanded in 2002. They held concerts sporadically during the 2000s and reformed in 2016. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Lead singer and band leader Peter Garett (born on 16 April 1953) is a musician, environmentalist and politician. He is known to be active in anti-nuclear, environmental and indigenous causes. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Beds are Burning</b> is their 1987 hit single and the first track of <b>Diesel and Dust. </b>It is a song about giving lands back to an Aboriginal tribe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> <b>Cuckatoo:</b> one of the 20 bird species belonging to the family Cacatuidae. Its name derives from the Malay word for these birds (kakaktua). They are similar to parrots but are on average larger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>You are going to watch a lesson by Leila from <i>"Love English with Leila and Sabrah" </i>focusing on some American English words that you can use as long as you are in the USA but that you must absolutely avoid in the UK because they are utterly rude and offensive. </b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- What do they show in the USA and in the UK? </b><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- What are the objects called? What do they denote in both countries? </b><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Why mustn't the American counterparts</b><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> be used in the UK?</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- What does "Trump" really mean?</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Aux USA: a fanny pack </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">En Grande-Bretagne: a bum bag </span></span><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">= <i>un sac banane</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a fanny: à éviter en GB puisque le terme est une variante vulgaire pour se référer au sexe féminin...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Aux USA: a period</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">En Grande-Bretagne: a full stop. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"> </span>= <i>point </i> (ponctuation) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Exemple d'utilisation aux USA: <i>I won't help him. Period. </i>( Je ne l'aiderai pas. Point à la ligne!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">L'équivalent anglais n'existe pas. Donc, on ne dit pas: <i>I won't help him. Full stop. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">En revanche, le terme "Period" au Royaume-Uni se réfère à la période des règles ou la menstruation; ce qui n'est en effet pas censé être un sujet de conversation! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">L'adjectif "thick" utilisé aux USA pour dénoter la morphologie d'une personne plutôt "forte", "aux formes généreuses ou voluptueuses".. Tandis qu'il signifie "stupide" ou "bête" en Grande-Bretagne - Connotation très négative; une véritable insulte! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aux USA: "pants" = un pantalon</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">En Grande-Bretagne: "pants" = caleçon ! </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> "Trousers" = un pantalon</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">knickers (UK) / panties (US) / lingerie (US/UK - bottom and top) : for women only </span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">underwear (US/UK) / (under)pants (UK): for men</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aux USA: a bum = a homeless person (un SDF)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">En Grande-Bretagne: a bum = a butt / a bottom / buttocks (le derrière / fesses / cul) </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Saying "I saw a nice bum" in London won't have the same effect as in New York! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aux USA: "to trump" = to override : dépasser / surpasser</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">En Grande-Bretagne: "to trump" = to break wind / to fart : faire un vent /péter/ lâcher une caisse... </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Aussi: trump = trump card (atout au jeu de cartes / carte maîtresse).</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">What's trumps? = Quel est l'atout?</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Diamonds / Hearts / Spades / Clubs are trumps! (C'est) atout carreau / coeur / pique / trèfle</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Don't forget to have a look at the other lessons in this blog for some practice! </span><span style="color: purple;"> </span></b><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">You can indeed find an interesting recap of all the tenses by clicking </span><span style="color: purple;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://philippebekaert.blogspot.com/2014/06/tenses-of-english-recap-tenses-forms.html"><span style="color: orange;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: purple;"> ... </span></span></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">and a review as well by clicking</span> <a href="http://philippebekaert.blogspot.com/search?q=Tenses"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">HERE</span></a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>The Police </b>were an English band formed in London in 1977 and consisting of Sting (singer, bass guitarist), Andy Summers (guitarist) and Steward Copeland (drummer, percussionist). The band disbanded in 1986 and reunited briefly in 2007 for a world tour. They released five studio albums that saw critical and commercial success. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><i><b>Every Breath You Take</b> </i>was their fifth UK number one hit and first one in the US. It was released on the 1983 and last studio album <i>Synchronicity.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">a bond: a binding element <i>lien </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">to fake: to simulate </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">to ache: to hurt <i>faire mal </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">to stake a claim: to claim something <i>revendiquer quelque chose </i></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every breath you take<br />_________________________<br />
Every bond you break<br />_________________________<br />
I’ll be watching you<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every single day<br />
Every word you say<br />__________________________<br />
Every night you stay<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, can’t you see<br />_________________________<br />
How my poor heart aches<br />
With every step you take<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every move you make<br />_________________________<br />
Every smile you fake<br />
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I look around but it’s you I can’t replace<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, can’t you see<br />___________________________<br />
How my poor heart aches<br />
With every breath you take<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every move you make<br />_______________________<br />
Every smile you fake<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every move you make<br />_______________________<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every breath you take<br /><b>Every move you make</b><br />Every bond you <b style="font-weight: 400;">break</b><br /><b>Every step you take</b><br />I’ll be watching you<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every single day<br />Every word you say<br /><b>Every game you play</b><br />Every night you stay<br />I’ll be watching you<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, can’t you see<br /><b>You belong to me</b><br />How my poor heart <b style="font-weight: 400;">aches</b><br />With every step you take<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every move you make<br /><b>Every vow you break</b><br />Every smile you <b style="font-weight: 400;"><u>fake</u></b><br />Every claim you stake<br />I’ll be watching you<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since you’ve gone I been lost without a trace<br /><b>I dream at night I can only see your face</b><br />I look around but it’s you I can’t <b style="font-weight: 400;"><u>replace</u></b><br />I feel so cold and I long for your <b style="font-weight: 400;"><u>embrace</u></b><br />I keep crying baby, baby, please...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, can’t you see<br /><b>You belong to me</b><br />How my poor heart <b style="font-weight: 400;">aches</b><br />With every breath you take<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-24005339456690906072020-04-14T01:21:00.004+02:002022-02-13T02:39:49.370+01:00Words you never learn at school (3) : British expressions to talk about ... sex<span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Words you never learn at school (3): British expressions to talk about ... sex</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">British people don't like talking about sex because they find that embarrassing. So they use euphemisms to simply replace words referring to any sexual behaviour.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Father to child: "It's about time we talk about ..............................................</span><br />
<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">(= <i>les choses de la vie / les cigognes et les choux) </i></span><br />
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<b style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Five ways to say: "<u>They had sex</u> the last time they saw each other". </b><br />
<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">-</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">They had rumpy-pumpy ... (<i>Ils ont fait une partie de jambes en l'air</i>) </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">-They had a nookie ( <i>... idem)</i></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">-They had hanky-panky (<i>Ils ont fait des galipettes</i>)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">-They got it on / they did it (<i>Ils l'ont fait)</i> </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">More informal</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">-They had a shag / they shagged. (<i>Ils ont tiré un coup / ils se sont envoyés en l'air</i>) </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">-They got laid <i>(idem) </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>Two ways to say: "When I saw them, <u>they were kissing passionately</u>". </b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">-...they were having a snog / ...they were snogging <i>(Ils se bécotaient) </i></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">-...they were having a smooch / ...they were smooching<i> </i>(Ils flirtaient)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Father to child: "It's about time we talk about </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">the birds and the bees. </span><br />
<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">(= <i>parler des choses de la vie / de cigognes et de choux) </i></span><br />
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Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-21997760364866214422020-04-13T22:52:00.001+02:002022-02-13T02:40:18.558+01:00Boris Johnson discharged from hospital<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Boris Johnson discharged from hospital </b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boris Johnson<br /><i>Photo credit: time.com </i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to pay tribute to: to do homage to <i>saluer / rendre hommage à </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to owe one's life: to be indebted to someone for one's life <i> devoir la vie à qn.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">recovery: the process of becoming well again after an illness or an operation <i>convalescence </i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A ventilator </span><br /><i>Photo credit : cnn.com </i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was of great concern: people felt worried a lot about.... <i>se sentir très préoccupé / inquiet </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the Foreign Secretary: the minister in charge of how the country deals with the foreign nations <i>le ministre des Affaires Etrangères. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to deputize: to appoint / act as deputy ( = a second person in command when the superior is absent) <i>suppléer / remplacer </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to hold one's breath: to wait anxiously (until the situation gets better) <i>retenir son souffle </i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chequers: the Prime Minister's country residence<br /><i>Picture credit: itv.com</i><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dominic Raab; First Secretary of State and <br />Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs<br /><i>Photo credit: standard.co.uk </i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital after he'd spent a week in intensive care.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Boris Johnson is now back to 10 Downing Street.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. He got oxygen treatment on a ventilator. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. It takes longer to recover for patients who go on a ventilator. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. The First Secretary of State is in charge of the government this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6. Boris Johnson's fiancée is six months pregnant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7. British Parliament is about to gather soon in the House of Commons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1. Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital after he'd spent a week in intensive care.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>FALSE: He was discharged after one week in hospital and three nights in intensive care. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Il est resté une semaine à l'hôpital, dont trois nuits passées aux urgences. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2. Boris Johnson is now back to 10 Downing Street.</span><br />
<b style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">FALSE: He is now in Chequers, his country house. </span></b><br />
<b style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Il est dans sa résidence secondaire à la campagne (Chequers). </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3. He got oxygen treatment on a ventilator.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-small;"><b>FALSE: He got oxygen treatment but not on a ventilator. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Il a bien été oxygéné mais n'a pas été placé sur un respirateur. </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4. It takes longer to recover for patients who go on a ventilator. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-small;"><b>TRUE. Patients who go on ventilators are more serious cases although the situation varies from patient to patient. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Oui, les patients placés sur un respirateur sont des cas plus graves. Mais un cas n'est pas l'autre. </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">5. The First Secretary of State is in charge of the government this week.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>TRUE. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>D. Raab is First Secretary of State AND Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>D. Raab est le Premier Secrétaire d'Etat ET Ministre des Affaires Etrangères</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">6. Boris Johnson's fiancée is six months pregnant.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>FALSE. She's seven months pregnant.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Elles est enceinte de 7 mois.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">7. British Parliament is about to gather soon in the House of Commons.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>FALSE. Due to social distancing, the MPs won't get together in the House of Commons. The sitting will be virtual... It's not decided yet. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Le Parlement va se réunir mais certainement pas à Westminster, dans la Chambre des Communes, vu les mesures de distanciation sociale... </i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>La session parlementaire sera sans doute virtuelle... Des décisions doivent encore être prises sur la manière dont cela va se passer. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">BBC's Sophie Raworth has been running to work to the BBC building since the beginning of the lockdown and has made pictures of some deserted London landmarks. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you want to see some more of her photographs, click </span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-52155029"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">HERE</span></a> ! </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. What changes have you personally noticed since the beginning of the lockdown in your area / country? </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">places of worship = churches, mosques, synagogues, temples <i>lieux de culte </i></span></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the NHS : National Health Service = the publicly-funded healthcare system in the UK </span></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to cope: to face / manage / deal with (problems, difficulties) <i>gérer / s'en sortir</i></span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to go sky high: to increase considerably <i>atteindre un niveau jamais égalé </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">flattening / to flatten: to crush / cut down on / stabilize <i>stabilisation </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to reach record highs: to reach the highest records ever <i>atteindre des sommets / un niveau record </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A&E = Accident and Emergency Department <i>les services d'urgences </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">dramatically: considerably / drastically <i>considérablement / radicalement / fortement </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">footfall: the number of people going to shops or businesses at a particular time <i>fréquentation (de la clientèle) / nombre de clients </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">universal credit: money paid to people with no income or very low income in the UK <i>revenu universel / allocation universelle </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to soar: to rise / to increase very quickly <i>monter en flèche </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a job seeker's allowance: the money paid to the unemployed people <i>allocation de chômage </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">furlough: a temporary leave from work due to economic conditions e.g. ... <i>chômage technique </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the self-employed: people who don't work for an employer but for themselves <i>travailleurs indépendants</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to make redundant: to sack <i>licencier / mettre au chômage </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the cut-off date: the last date on which it was possible to do something <i>date limite </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to be eligible: fit or proper to be taken into account <i>recevable / admissible </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a shortage of...: a lack of <i>manque de / pénurie </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a fortnight = a period of two weeks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a larder: a pantry / a place where food can be stored <i>cellier / garde-manger </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to slump: to decrease / to drop suddenly / to collapse <i>s'effondrer / chuter </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to dip: to slump <i>chuter </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to mute: to reduce </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to issue a fine / to fine: to impose a fine on <i>verbaliser </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a surge: an important increase <i>poussée / envolée </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">To read the article, click </span><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-52229828"><span style="color: purple;">HERE</span></a></b></span><br />
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<b><u>Le confinement et la distanciation sociale</u></b> mis en place pour limiter la contamination et aider les hôpitaux à gérer les admissions aux urgences commencent à avoir un impact positif.<br />
Même si on dénombre environ 5000 nouveaux cas par jour, les chiffres ne vont pas à la hausse...<br />
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Les Britanniques agissent aussi différemment vis-à-vis de leur système de soins de santé (NHS); ils respectent les consignes données et évitent donc de se précipiter aux urgences...<br />
En revanche, le nombre d'appels au numéro d'urgence (111) explose.<br />
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<b><u>Beaucoup moins de déplacements</u></b><br />
Tendance déjà perceptible avant même le déclenchement du confinement quand beaucoup de travailleurs s'étaient déjà mis au télétravail.<br />
Diminution considérable de l'usage des moyens de transport en général (voitures; bus, trains, métro...) : -60% entre début février et début avril.<br />
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<b><u>Forte diminution de la pollution de l'air</u></b><br />
Le niveau du dioxyde d'azote a diminué d'environ 40% à l'échelle nationale par rapport à celui de l'an dernier à la même période de l'année. Dans certaines villes (Brighton; Portsmouth), c'est même 60% de moins!<br />
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<b><u>Forte augmentation des demandes <i>d'allocations "universelles"</i></u></b><br />
10 fois plus de demandeurs en une semaine qu'en tant normal, presque autant durant cette semaine que pendant les trois semaines précédentes (et donc surtout depuis le début du confinement).<br />
Il s'agit essentiellement de personnes qui ne peuvent bénéficier des revenus octroyés par le gouvernement aux indépendants forcés d'arrêter leurs activités ou aux travailleurs en chômage technique...<br />
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<b><u>Chute drastique de la fréquentation des supermarchés / magasins </u></b>...depuis le confinement. <br />
Avant les mesures restrictives: 44% en moyenne de ventes en plus dans les supermarchés (par rapport à la même période l'an dernier) dus aux "incursions" des consommateurs craignant la pénurie de certains produits et les achats massifs pour stocker au maximum...<br />
Depuis deux semaines: - 7,5% de fréquentation des supermarchés / les gens sortent moins depuis le confinement / les congélateurs et celliers sont remplis / les marchandises achetées sont plus des produits de longue conservation que des produits frais et raffinés...<br />
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Chute vertigineuse des achats de produits non alimentaires / des achats compulsifs.<br />
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Augmentation des achats en ligne.<br />
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<b><u>Violence conjugale / intrafamiliale en augmentation</u></b><br />
25% d'appels en plus depuis le début du confinement.<br />
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Since every swear word in the English language has been ranked in order of offensiveness (mild, medium, strong, the strongest), there are </span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">definitely words you should never use. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">A good example of such a word that you may know is what the Brits call the <i>F-word</i> (F**k). So never use it or its derivatives (<i>motherf****er</i> or <i>f****ing</i>)!</span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms"; text-align: justify;">bollocks / balls: alternative vulgar words for "<i>testicles".</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> We watched a film on TV last night! It was ......................! (It was rubbish!) </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> my God! my gosh! my days!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> balls! bollocks! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We watched a film on TV last night! It was crap! </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: large;">The following notes could be useful:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The Cure</span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> are
an English rock band formed in 1978 with Robert Smith (songwriter ; lead
vocalist ; guitarist) as the only constant member.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The
band's debut album,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Three Imaginary Boys</i>
(1979), placed the band in the new wave movement. With the second <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(17 Seconds – </i>1980) and third (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Faith – </i>1981) albums, the band adopted a
darker and more tormented style before they turned to more commercial pop
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">So far, the band have released 13 studio albums and some live albums. </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Their 14th studio album is due to come out in 2020. </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: large;"><b>If you want to get more details about The Cure, get to their <a href="https://www.thecure.com/"><span style="color: purple;">OFFICIAL SITE</span></a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>Lullaby</b> is a 1989 single from the album <i>Disintegration.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">If a lullaby is meant to soothe children, or lull them to sleep, this one is sinister as it is about the march of a monster or giant spider ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">a lullaby: a song to calm / lull children to sleep <i>berceuse</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">candy-stripe(d) legs: legs with stripes (like on candy / sweets) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><i> jambes rayées comme des bonbons </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">blissfully: wonderfully / happily </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">to shiver: shake or tremble uncontrollably as a result of cold or fear <i>frissonner </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">fright: fear <i>peur / angoisse </i></span></div>
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Stealing past the windows of the blissfully dead<br />
Looking for the victim ___________________<br />
Searching out fear in the gathering gloom <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">And suddenly a movement ________________________!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">And there is nothing I can do</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">Quietly he laughts and shaking his head</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">And softer than shadow and quicker than flies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">Don't struggle like that or I will only love you more</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">For it's much too late ________________________</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">And I feel like I'm being eaten</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">By a thousand million shivering furry holes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">And I know that in the morning I wall wake up</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">On candystripe legs the spiderman comes<br />Softly through the shadow of <b><span style="color: purple;">the evening sun</span></b><br />Stealing past the windows of the blissfully dead<br />Looking for the victim <span style="color: purple;"><b>shivering in bed.</b></span><br />Searching out fear in the gathering gloom<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">And suddenly a movement <span style="color: purple;"><b>in the corner of the room</b></span>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">And there is nothing I can do</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">That the spiderman is <span style="color: purple;"><b>having me for dinner tonight.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Quietly he laughts and shaking his head</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Creeps closer now</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">And softer than shadow and quicker than flies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">His arms are all around me and <b><span style="color: purple;">his tongue in my eyes</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">"Be still, be calm, be quiet now my precious boy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Don't struggle like that or I will only love you more</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">For it's much too late <b><span style="color: purple;">to get away or turn on the light</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The spiderman is <b><span style="color: purple;">having you for dinner tonight.</span></b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">And I feel like I'm being eaten</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">By a thousand million shivering furry holes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">And I know that in the morning I wall wake up</span></div>
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<b style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Words you never learn at school (1): swear words </b></div>
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are going to watch a lesson by Leila from "<i>Leila and Sabrah You Tube Channel" (Love English with Leila and Sabrah)</i> focusing on the use of some English swear words which are ranked as mild or a bit more offensive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Every swear word in the English language has indeed been ranked in order of
offensiveness (mild, medium, strong, the strongest). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">There
are definitely words that should never be used because they are utterly vulgar,
too rude or totally inappropriate ("the strongest" category).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">A good example of such a word that
everyone knows is the <i>F-word</i> (F**k) and its derivatives like <i>motherf****er</i> or
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">They should never be used as they are the most vulgar words. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms"; text-align: justify;">bollocks: a vulgar word for <i>testicles</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms"; text-align: justify;">to catch one's drift: to see what someone means </span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Now
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">They are the sort of words you’ve never been taught at school ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">The boss told her off for being late again = The boss ................................................</span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">for being late again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">I bought this new gadget! It's absolutely ................................... ( = amazing / great...) !</span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">I've been trying to call the ministry all day long! I've had enough of it! ..........................! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">She's been chatting on Messenger all evening: she's done .......................... (= nothing).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Their concert I attended last year was ...................................... (the best ever).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">They went on a drinking spree. Obviously they were </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>on the piss</b> </span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">(= their intention was really to get drunk (or get </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>pissed</b></span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><span style="color: #242729;">She slams doors when she's </span><b><span style="color: purple;">pissed off </span></b><span style="color: #242729;">(= angry). </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Oh, </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>bloody hell / bleeding hell / bollocks ... </b></span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">, I can't believe I forgot to phone her. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">We spent a </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>bloody</b></span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> awful holiday. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">"Bloody" as an intensifier (before an adjective); but also as an adjective in: We spent a </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">bloody</span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> holiday. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Also: We spent a </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";">bleeding / blinking / blooming / sodding... (</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">awful) holiday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">The boss told her off for being late again = The boss </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>gave her a bollocking </b></span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">for being late again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b><span style="color: purple;">Bollocks!</span></b><span style="color: #242729;"> You're saying you didn't get my texts! I don't believe you! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>Sod off!</b></span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> (a milder and more socially acceptable phrase for: "Piss off!" or "F***k off!").</span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">I bought this new gadget! It's absolutely </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>bollocks</b></span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> ( = amazing / great...) !</span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">I've been trying to call the ministry all day long! I've had enough of it! </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>Sod it! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">She's been chatting on Messenger all evening: she's done </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>sod all </b></span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">(= nothing).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";">Their concert I attended last year was </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "comic sans ms";"><b>the dog's bollocks</b></span><span style="color: #242729; font-family: "comic sans ms";"> (the best ever).</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b></b></span>Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-14206955908245280682020-04-11T03:13:00.002+02:002022-02-13T02:42:24.065+01:00What happens in an Intensive Care Unit?<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>What happens in an Intensive Care Unit?</b></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">You are going to listen to BBC health correspondent Laura Foster explaining how Intensive Care Units (or ICUs) work. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">to monitor: to keep track of, to watch or check <i>contrôler / examiner... </i></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">a (hospital) ward: a division in a hospital or a room... <i>salle d'hôpital </i></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">Les services de soins intensifs accueillent des patients souffrant de graves pathologies ou lésions à un ou plusieurs organes (coeur, reins, poumons...). </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">On compte généralement un(e) infirmièr(e) par patient mais pas dans le contexte actuel du coronavirus... </span><br />
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<br />Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-49857461392453038892020-04-10T12:44:00.001+02:002022-02-13T02:42:41.080+01:00Song 9: Stupid Girl (Garbage)<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Song 9: Stupid Girl (Garbage)</b></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Garbage:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> a Scottish-American
rock group formed in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Madison</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">Wisconsin</st1:state></st1:place>, in 1994. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">The band
consists of Scottish-born Shirley Manson and Americans Duke Erikson, Steve
Marker and Butch Vig.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Garbage released a few successful singles in
1995-1996, including <b><i>Stupid Girl</i></b>. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Their debut album, <b><i>Garbage</i></b>,
sold over 4 million copies and was certified double platinum in the UK, the USA and
Australia. Garbage won the Breakthrough Artist Award at the 1996 MTV Europe
Music Awards. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Garbage spent two years working on follow-up album, <i>Version 2.0</i>, which topped the charts in
the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> and the following year was nominated for two Grammy
Awards.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Garbage then performed and co-produced the theme song to the nineteenth James Bond movie <i>The World Is Not Enough.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Garbage's 2001 third album <i>Beautiful Garbage</i> didn’t succeed in matching the commercial success
achieved by the previous albums. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After disbanding in 2003, Garbage regrouped to
complete their fourth album <i>Bleed Like Me</i>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The band later announced they had not broken up and wanted to pursue
personal interests. But they regrouped again in 2007 to release a greatest hits
album before considering recording a fifth studio album in 2008. </span></div>
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released <i>Not your Kind of People </i>in
2012 and <i>Strange Little Birds </i>in
2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">If you want to get more details about the band, get to their </span><a href="https://www.garbage.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">official site</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">"Stupid
Girl"</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> was a single released in 1996 from Garbage’s 1995
debut album. It became Garbage's highest charting single in the UK and the USA.
The song was subsequently nominated for two Grammy Awards as well as an MTV
Video Music Award and MTV Europe Music Award.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You pretend you're ................. (1)<br />
Pretend you're ................... (2)<br />
Pretend you're anything<br />
Just to be .................. (3)<br />
And what you need<br />
Is what you get<br />
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Don't believe in .................. (4)<br />
Don't believe in .................. (5)<br />
Don't believe in anything<br />
That you can't break<br />
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You stupid girl<br />
You stupid girl<br />
All you had you .................... (6)<br />
All you had you .................... (6)<br />
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What drives you on<br />
Can drive you ................ (7)<br />
A million lies to sell ................... (8)<br />
Is all you ever had<br />
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Don't believe in ................... (9)<br />
Don't believe in ................... (10)<br />
Don't believe in anything<br />
That you can't waste<br />
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You stupid girl<br />
You stupid girl<br />
Can't believe you fake it<br />
Can't believe you fake it<br />
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Don't believe in .................... (11)<br />
Don't believe in .................... (12)<br />
Don't believe in anyone<br />
That you can't tame<br />
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You stupid girl<br />
You stupid girl<br />
All you had you wasted<br />
All you had you wasted<br />
You stupid girl<br />
You stupid girl<br />
Can't believe you fake it<br />
Can't believe you fake it<br />
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You stupid girl<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Click </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GhPUAVgHZc"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> to watch the music video! </span></b></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You pretend you're <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">high</span></b>
(1)<br />
Pretend you're <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">bored</span></b> (2)<br />
Pretend you're anything<br />
Just to be <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">adored</span></b> (3)<br />
And what you need<br />
Is what you get<br />
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Don't believe in <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">fear</span></b> (4)<b><br />
</b>Don't believe in <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">faith</span></b> (5)<br />
Don't believe in anything<br />
That you can't break<br />
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You stupid girl<br />
You stupid girl<br />
All you had you <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">wasted</span></b> (6)<br />
All you had you <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">wasted</span></b> (6)<br />
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What drives you on<br />
Can drive you <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">mad</span></b> (7)<b><br />
</b>A million lies to sell <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">yourself</span></b> (8)<br />
Is all you ever had<br />
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Don't believe in <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">love</span></b> (9)<br />
Don't believe in <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">hate</span></b> (10)<br />
Don't belive in anything<br />
That you can't waste<br />
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You stupid girl<br />
You stupid girl<br />
Can't believe you fake it<br />
Can't believe you fake it<br />
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Don't believe in <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">fear</span></b> (11)<br />
Don't believe in <b><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">pain</span></b> (12)<br />
Don't believe in anyone<br />
That you can't tame<br />
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You stupid girl<br />
You stupid girl<br />
All you had you wasted<br />
All you had you wasted<br />
You stupid girl<br />
You stupid girl<br />
Can't believe you fake it<br />
Can't believe you fake it<br />
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You stupid girl<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-32549338893854706652020-04-10T04:06:00.005+02:002022-02-13T02:43:08.247+01:00MAKE and DO<span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Collocations with make and do</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>You are going to watch two videos from <i>Leila and Sabrah You Tube channel</i> <i>(Love English with Leila and Sabrah).</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They both focus on collocations, i.e. when two words get together to make a whole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In this case the collocations are made up of the verbs "make" (video 1) and "do" (video 2) + a noun.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">While watching:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Try to remember as many collocations as possible!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Listen to the explanations! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Video 1: collocations with "make"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Video 2: collocations with "do"</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After watching:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Complete the sentences with a form of make or do!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I ....................... a complaint because the neighbours were always .......................... noise at night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When he saw the killers, he ............................ a break for the exit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The accused can ............................. an admission of guilt or plead not guilty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Could you ........................ me a favour?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I helped that old lady ...................... her shopping! I ..................... a good deed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The scientist ....................a report on his observations in the lab.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You really .................... badly in your examinations! You should ................. better in September when you have your resits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's 10.30. I'd like to ................... myself a good cuppa ( = a cup of tea). Would you like me to .................... you one too? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you use collocations in English, you may ....................... mistakes because they are not always easy to remember! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">OK, it's late! Let's get back home! Who ..................... the driving? I don't because I think I've drunk a bit too much! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The country expects its citizens to ................... their duty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When they ...................... threats to get my money, I .................... them believe I ........................karate. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Replace the underlined parts in the sentences with a collocation that expresses the same idea! </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Her granny <u>always gives her a lot of attention</u> when she drops by. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I almost stood up and sang but <u>I decided I didn't want to be ridiculous</u>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recent discoveries about corruption <u>have brought about a bad image to</u> the President's reputation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Scientists <u>are now doing a lot of experiments</u> to find a vaccine against Covid-19.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He wanted revenge on those <u>who had mistreated him</u>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As a manager, <u>he always dealt with</u> his employees and workers <u>in a kind way</u>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He <u>behaved badly with</u> his servants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Stop </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">working on people's nerves and complaining about</u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> unimportant things!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Phone me</u> as soon as you get her news! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>She washes her clothes</u> every weekend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Did that guy really try to attract you</u>? But he's twice your age! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>They had sex</u> shortly after they met. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I want <u>to bring about the fact that </u>you are always late! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>I'm used to having</u> at least 10 push-ups when I get up. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DO or MAKE? Complete the collocations! </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ research</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ harm (+ give the opposite: ........................................)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ a Spanish course</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ a profit ( + give the opposite: .........................................)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ stretches</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ the paperwork</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ a crossword</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ business</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ the ironing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ a comment</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ a deal </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ something right ( + give the opposite: ................................)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ the cleaning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ yoga</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ a joke</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ a mess</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ exercise</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ a rude gesture</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ a statement</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ amends</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ an excuse</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ room</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ an enquiry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ an attempt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ war (+ give the opposite: ..............................) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">................ a puzzle</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are interested, you can find more videos on Leila and Sabrah Youtube Channel by clicking </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbc6petup_AULPR28xvM84A"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">HERE</span></b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can also get to Leila's and Sabrah's official site: <a href="http://loveenglish.co.uk/"><b>http://loveenglish.co.uk/</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When you are finished, check your answers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Complete the sentences with a form of make or do!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I <span style="color: purple;"><b style="background-color: white;">made</b> </span> a complaint because the neighbours were always <span style="color: purple;"><b style="background-color: white;">making</b></span> noise at night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When he saw the killers, he <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">made</span></b> a break for the exit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The accused can <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">make</span></b> an admission of guilt or plead not guilty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Could you <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">do</span></b> me a favour?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I helped that old lady <b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">do</span> </span></b>her shopping! I <span style="color: purple;"><b style="background-color: white;">did</b></span> a good deed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The scientist <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">did</span></b> a report on his observations in the lab.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You really <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">did</span></b> badly in your examinations! You should <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">do</span></b> better in September when you have your resits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's 10.30. I'd like to <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">make</span></b> myself a good cuppa ( = a cup of tea). Would you like me to <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">make</span></b> you one too? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you use collocations in English, you may <span style="color: purple;"><b style="background-color: white;">make</b><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span> mistakes because they are not always easy to remember! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">OK, it's late! Let's get back home! Who <span style="color: purple;"><b style="background-color: white;">does</b></span> the driving? I don't because I think I've drunk a bit too much! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The country expects its citizens to <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>do</b> </span></span>their duty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When they <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">made</span></b> threats to get my money, I <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">made</span></b> them believe I <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">did</span></b> karate. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Replace the underlined parts in the sentences with a collocation that expresses the same idea! </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Her granny <u>always gives her a lot of attention</u> when she drops by. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Her granny <span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">always makes a fuss of her</span> </span>when she drops by.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I almost stood up and sang but <u>I decided I didn't want to be ridiculous</u>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I almost stood up and sang but <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;">I didn't make a fool of myself</span>.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recent discoveries about corruption <u>have brought about a bad image to</u> the President's reputation. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recent discoveries about corruption <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;">have done damage</span> to</span> the President's reputation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Scientists <u>are now doing a lot of experiments</u> to find a vaccine against Covid-19.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Scientists <span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">are now doing research</span> to find a vaccine against Covid-19. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He wanted revenge on those <u>who had mistreated him</u>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He wanted revenge on those <span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">who had done him harm</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As a manager, <u>he always dealt with</u> his employees and worker <u>in a kind way</u>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He <u>behaved badly with</u> his servants. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As a manager, <span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">he always did right by</span> his employees and workers. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He <span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">did wrong by</span> his servants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Stop </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">working on people's nerves and complaining about</u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> unimportant things!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Stop <span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">making a fuss about</span> </span>unimportant things! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Phone me</u> as soon as you get her news! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">Make (me) a call</span> </span>as soon as you get her news! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>She washes her clothes</u> every weekend. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">She does the laundry</span> </span>every weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>Did that guy really try to attract you</u>? But he's twice your age! </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Did that guy really make a move on you?</span> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But he's twice your age!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>They had sex</u> shortly after they met. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">They made love</span> </span>shortly after they met.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I want <u>to bring about the fact that </u>you are always late! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I want <span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">to make a point of it that </span>you are always late! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>I'm used to having</u> at least 10 push-ups after I get up. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I've made a habit of having</span> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at least 10 push-ups when I get up. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DO or MAKE? Complete the collocations! </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> research</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> harm (+ give the opposite: <span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">Do goo</span>d</span>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> a Spanish course</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Make</span> a profit ( + give the opposite: <span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">make a loss</span> )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> stretches</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> the paperwork</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> a crossword</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> business</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> the ironing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Make</span> a comment</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Make / Do</span> a deal </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> something right ( + give the opposite: <span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do something wrong</span>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> the cleaning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> yoga</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Make</span> a joke</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Make</span> a mess</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Do</span> exercise</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Make</span> a rude gesture</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Make</span> a statement</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">Make </span></span>amends</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">Make </span></span>an excuse</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">Make </span></span>room</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">Make </span></span>an enquiry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">Make </span></span>an attempt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">Make</span> </span>war (+ give the opposite: <span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">Make love / Make peace</span></span>) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;">Do </span></span>a puzzle</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-43466259284115925502020-04-08T03:09:00.002+02:002022-02-13T02:43:27.658+01:00Song 8: Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd<span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;"><b>Song 8: Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd</b></span><br />
<b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Level: B1 to B2 / Intermediate / ** )</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before listening / watching:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The following notes could be useful:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">Pink Floyd</span></b><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;"> were an
English rock<span style="color: #0b0080;"> </span>band formed in London back in 1965. The band were essentially
psychedelic and were distinguished for their extended compositions and experimentation.
They became a leading band of the progressive rock genre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">Pink Floyd were founded by students Syd Barrett (guitar,
lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar,
vocals), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). Guitarist and vocalist David
Gilmour joined the band in December 1967.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">Barrett left the band early because of deteriorating
mental health and Waters became the band leader. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">Because of internal tensions, Wright left Pink
Floyd in 1979, and Waters in 1985. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd, rejoined
later by Wright.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are interested, you can get to </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.pinkfloyd.com/home.php"><span style="color: purple;">Pink Floyd's official site.</span></a><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">"<b>Another Brick in the Wall</b>" is a three-part composition
on Pink Floyd’s 1979 rock album <i>The Wall,</i> written by bassist Roger
Waters. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">"Part 2", a protest song against rigid schooling
and features a children's choir<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">The song was released as a single and was Pink Floyd's only number-one
single in the UK, the United States, and many other countries, and sold
over four million copies worldwide. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Watch the video first, listen to the song and then fill in the missing words from the song! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Here are two video versions. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">This version is the original one. Click </b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvPpAPIIZyo"><b><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">HERE</span></b></a><b style="font-size: x-large;"> to watch it. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The second version which actually comprises two songs ("<i>The Happiest Days of our Lives</i>" and "<i>Another Brick in the Wall Pt.2</i>") became the official music video of "<i>Another Brick in the</i> <i>Wall</i>" after the release of the film in 1982. </b></span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">To watch it: click </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5ApYxkU-U"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<u><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another
Brick in the Wall (Part 2)<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">We
don't need no ………………………….. (1)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">We
don't need no ………………………….. (2)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">No
dark ..................……………………………. (3)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
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leave them kids …………………………….. (4)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">Hey,
Teacher, leave them kids alone !</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">All
in all it's just another brick in the wall</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">All
in all you're just another brick in the wall</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">We
don't need no ………………………… (5)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">We
don't need no …………………………...... (6)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">No
dark ...........................………………………….. (7)<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Teachers
leave the kids …………………………..(8)<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">Hey,
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</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">All in all you're just another brick in the wall</span></strong></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When you are finished, check your answers! </span></b><br />
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<u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Another
Brick in the Wall (Part 2)<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We
don't need no </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">education</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> (1)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
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don't need no </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">thought</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"> control</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">(2)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
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dark </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;">sarcasm in the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">classroom</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> (3)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Teachers
leave them kids </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">alone</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> (4)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Hey,
Teacher, leave them kids alone !</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">All
in all it's just another brick in the wall</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
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in all you're just another brick in the wall</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
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don't need no </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">education </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(5)</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
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don't need no </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">thought </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;">control </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> (</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">6) </span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
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dark </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;">sarcasm in the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">classroom</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> (7)<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The Simple Past</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> is used <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">when <u>two specific conditions</u> are fulfilled</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">a)</span><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">T</span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">he action (or event) is finished</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">b)</span><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">You know exactly when the action (or event) took place</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She phoned me <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">one hour ago</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">When</span></b><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> did you see her? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/ I saw her <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yesterday</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I met them <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">last night</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">How long ago</span></b><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> did you write your essay? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wrote it <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">two days ago</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">When</span></b><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> did you have your car repaired? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had it repaired <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">last week</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">When</span></b><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> did you last <strong>go</strong> tot he cinema?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> I last <strong>went</strong> to the cinema <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">last month</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">When</span></b><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> did she meet her boyfriend? She met him <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">when she was a student</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They got married <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">in 1995</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I didn’t see my friends <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">last weekend</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">when I went to the football match</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He didn’t see his parents <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">for four years</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">How long</span></b><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> were you a student? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> I was a student <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">for four years</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">between 1983 and 1987</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The Present Perfect</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">is used…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">I <strong>have met</strong> them recently / I<strong>’ve met</strong> them recently.</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I <strong>have seen</strong> that film before. / I<strong>’ve seen</strong> that film before.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">The actions are finished BUT you don‘t know when or it‘s not important to know when.</span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In other words, you talk about something (action / event…) that happened before but you don’t say or don’t know exactly when it happened.</span></span> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">NOTE: Adverbs of time (but indefinite) are used with the Present Perfect.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the affirmative: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">just </b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">already<o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the negative: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">never </b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yet<o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the interrogative: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ever</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yet<o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I’ve <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">just</b> phoned her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This means it happened recently, not long ago but it’s not important to know exactly when.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, was it 5 minutes ago? Half an hour ago? One hour ago?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We don’t know or don’t care.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">They’ve <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">already</b> been to London.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This means they’ve been there at least once, maybe twice but it’s of no importance to know exactly when. This emphasises the fact that their trip to London or their presence there has happened before.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He has <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">never</b> seen the sea.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It means… <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it has never happened. He was maybe born 60 years ago, so for the last 60 years, he has never had the possibility of seeing the sea either because he has never been interested in it or because he has never left his village…<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">never</b> saw the sea.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Also with the Simple Past but this means he never had the possibility of seeing it for example when he still could drive or leave his village but not anymore because he could be too old to do it now or simply because he is dead.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span></i><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I haven<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">’t</b> read this book <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yet</b>. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This means I may have bought this book one month ago, but I haven’t had the time so far to even start reading it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Note the use of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">YET </b>combined with the negative form of the verb (have <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">not</b> –<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘ve <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">not</b> –<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">n’t</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/ / has <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">not</b> – ‘s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">not</b> – has<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">n’t</b> )<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Have you ever been to the USA?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This means the person asking you that wants to know if you’ve been there at any time in your life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If your answer is yes, they may ask you then <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">when</b> you did it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have you ever been to the USA?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes, I have.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Oh yes? And when did you go there?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 2008. I was a student then. It was during my Erasmus programme…<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Have you seen the latest Bond film <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yet</b>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yet</b>, no. And what about you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes, I have. I went to see it when it came out…<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">b)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">…when <u>both conditions</u> used for the Simple Past <u>are missing</u> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(the action is not finished and the time of the action is not completed)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">When you want to describe something (action / event…) that started in the past (either quite recently or long ago) and that is connected with the present.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">NOTE: He lived in this small town all his life.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It means he is now dead and he is now living somewhere else.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Also with FOR and SINCE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></div>
<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She has been in London <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">for two weeks</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: DE;">(She arrived in London two weeks ago and she’s still there now)</span></span><br />
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have known them <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">for 10 years</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(I met her 10 years ago and I still know her today.)</span></span><br />
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She’s owned her car <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">for a very long time</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(She bought it a long time ago and still has it now.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(She started working at 4 o’clock and hasn’t stopped since.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(They started being unlucky at the time they settled down there and now their situation hasn’t changed.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(But I lost touch with her because she moved away or she didn’t want to see me again or simply because she died.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em>I bought it five years ago and it’s still working.<o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: orange; font-size: 10pt;">Since when have you been out of work?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em>I’ve been out of work since the company I worked for went bankrupt / since 2005.<o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: orange; font-size: 10pt;">Since when have you been teaching?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em>I’ve been teaching since I graduated from university / since 1988.<o:p></o:p></em></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">PRESENT PERFECT<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">PRESENT PERFECT<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Exercises<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 Underline the correct verb form.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s 10.30. I <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">haven’t seen / didn’t see</b> the boss this morning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s 3 pm. I <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">haven’t seen / didn’t see</b> the boss this morning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">She<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">’s phoned</b> / <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">phoned</b> me yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">’ve been</b> / <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">went</b> to China twice recently.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">’ve been</b> / <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">went</b> to Canada last year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">haven’t finished / didn’t finis</b>h writing their essay yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">has been / was</b> my best friend for 10 years. I can rely on her whenever I’m in trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 The following sentences contain errors except for one</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Which one? Correct the others.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">2. The weather has been lovely for the last week but has been awful today.</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">3. I have gone to the zoo today but I’m sad – poor creatures having to live in cages!</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">4. Where you went on holiday last year?</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">6. She is born in 1985.</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">7. They live in London since they got married.</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">8. I have this computer since 2009. I’m thinking about buying a new one.</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Find a sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">How long ago did you learn to use a computer?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">He first met his girlfriend in 1998.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">He…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>since 1998.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">He became a surgeon more than 2 years ago.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">He …<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for over 2 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">They died in a car accident in 2001.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">They …<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>since 2001.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">She started working in 2005 when she got her degree.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">She …<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for a few years now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">I started learning Chinese three years ago.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I …<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chinese for three years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">She …<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on the dole since she lost her job two years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">B: I think 35 or 40 years but then she decided to quit and stay at home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">She …<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at home since she decided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to resign from work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(have)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">I found my first miniature London bus the first time I went to England.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(collect)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4 Translate the following sentences</span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Je travaille depuis 25 ans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Je travaille depuis le 01 juin 1985.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">J’ai travaillé pendant 40 ans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">J’ai travaillé pendant les vacances d’été.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils habitent à Londres Bruxelles depuis qu’ils se sont mariés.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils habitent à Londres depuis 25 ans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils ont habité à Londres pendant 25 ans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont morts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont morts depuis longtemps /<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>depuis 5 ans / depuis le mois dernier.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont morts quand on les opérait.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont en train de mourir.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Quand sont-ils morts ?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont partis il y a deux heures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont partis ce matin (now = 11am)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont allés au travail aujourd’hui.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">24.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont allés au travail hier.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">25.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont allés au travail. Je ne sais pas à quelle heure ils rentrent.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">26.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont allés au travail. Maintenant, ils sont à la maison et se reposent.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">27.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pendant combien de temps sont-ils restés à l’étranger ?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">32.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Elle a la même voiture depuis 20 ans / depuis 1993.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-list: Ignore;">33.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Elle a acheté sa voiture il y a 20 ans.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you are finished, check your answers.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s 3 pm. I <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">haven’t seen / <u>didn’t see</u></b> the boss this morning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>has been</u> / was</b> my best friend for 10 years. I can rely on her whenever I’m in trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">2 <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">1. When have you left school? </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">When did you leave school?</span></b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">2. The weather has been lovely for the last week but has been awful today. </span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OK</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">3. I have gone to the zoo today but I’m sad to have seen those poor creatures having to live in cages! </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I have been... </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">(because I’m back home now, quite logically)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">4. Where you went on holiday last year? </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Where did you go on holiday last year?</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">5. They have got married two years ago. </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">They got married two years ago</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">6. She is born in 1985. </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">She was born in 1985.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">7. They live in London since they got married. </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">They’ve lived in London since they got married.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">8. I have this computer since 2009. I’m thinking about buying a new one. </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I’ve had this computer...</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">9. I’m here for two years but I’ve only made a few friends. </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I’ve been here for two years...</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How long ago did you learn to use a computer?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How long have you <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">used / known how to use / been able to use /...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a computer?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He first met his girlfriend in 1998.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">He <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">has been with his girlfriend</b> / <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">has known</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">his</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">girlfriend</b> since 1998.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">He became a surgeon more than 2 years ago.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">He <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">has been a surgeon</b> for over 2 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">They died in a car accident in 2001.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">They <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">have been dead</b> since 2001.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">She <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">has worked</b> / has been working for a few years now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">She <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">has worked / </b>has been working<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>since she got her degree. / ...since 2005.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">I started learning Chinese three years ago.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">have learned</b> / have been learning Chinese for three years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">She worked for 20 years and got sacked 2 years ago – she is now on the dole.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">She <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">has been</b> on the dole since she lost her job two years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">B: I think 35 or 40 years but then she decided to quit and stay at home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">She <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">has been / has stayed</b> at home since she decided to resign from work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">I bought this computer in 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">have had this computer since 2010.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;">I found my first miniature London bus the first time I went to England 22 years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">have collected miniature London buses since the first time I went to London 22 years ago.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">have collected miniature London buses since I found the first bus 22 years ago.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">have collected miniature London buses for 22 years.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Je travaille depuis 25 ans. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I’ve worked / I’ve been working for 25 years.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Je travaille depuis le 01 juin 1985. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I’ve worked / I’ve been working since 1<sup>st</sup> June 1985.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">J’ai travaillé pendant 40 ans. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I worked for 40 years.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">J’ai travaillé pendant les vacances d’été. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I worked during the summer holiday</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils habitent à Londres Bruxelles depuis qu’ils se sont mariés. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They have lived / have been living in Brussels since they got married.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils habitent à Londres depuis 25 ans. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They have lived / have been living in London for 25 years.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils ont habité à Londres pendant 25 ans. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They lived in London for 25 years.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont morts. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">They’re dead.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont morts il y a deux mois. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They died two months ago.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Quand sont-ils morts ? <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">When did they die?<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils viennent de partir. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">They’ve just left.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont partis il y a deux heures. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They left two hours ago.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ils sont partis ce matin (now = 1 pm)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">They left this morning.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont allés au travail à 8 heures. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They went to work at 8.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">23.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ils sont allés au travail aujourd’hui. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They’ve been / gone to work today.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">32.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Elle a la même voiture depuis 20 ans / depuis 1993. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She’s had the same car for 20 years / since 1993.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>You are going to watch a BBC news report focusing on the symptoms of the coronavirus and on what ill people should do.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to be at an early stage: at an early development <i>n'en être qu'à ses débuts</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">phlegm: mucus <i>sécrétions / mucosités </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">gooey: wet and sticky <i>gluant </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the NHS (National Health Service): the publicly funded healthcare system in the UK </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">healthcare: set of services provided by a country e.g. for the treatment of people who are ill... <i>soins de santé </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a healthcare provider: someone (or an organisation) providing health care <i>professionnel de la santé </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. The loss of senses like taste and smell is one of the symptoms of the coronavirus. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. When you cough, you can have a little phlegm in your tissue.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. With the coronavirus, you keep coughing all day long. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. The person infected and those living with him /her have to stay at home for 7 days. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. If your symptoms get worse, you have to go to the A&E (Accident and Emergency) department of your local hospital.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. The loss of senses like taste and smell is one of the symptoms of the coronavirus. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FAUX: les recherches n'en sont encore qu'à leurs débuts pour pouvoir l'affirmer et d'autres virus peuvent aussi entraîner ces symptômes (le simple rhume etc.).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. When you cough, you can have a little phlegm in your tissue.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FAUX: c'est une toux parfaitement sèche :aucune sécrétion, aucune substance gluante sur le mouchoir! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. With the coronavirus, you keep coughing all day long. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FAUX: on tousse beaucoup, parfois 2 à 3 épisodes de toux d'une bonne heure chacun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. The person infected and those living with him /her have to stay at home for 7 days. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FAUX: les personnes vivant sous le même toit qu'une personne infectée doivent rester en quarantaine chez elles pendant deux semaines.<br />La personne malade doit rester calfeutrée pendant une semaine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. If your symptoms get worse, you have to go to the A&E (Accident and Emergency) department of your local hospital.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FAUX: si le malade vit en Grande-Bretagne, il doit former le 111 (service en ligne mis en place par le NHS, le système des soins de santé et suivre les instructions.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Si le malade est toujours à l'étranger: suivre les instructions données par le professionnel de la santé local. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></b></span>Philippe Bekaert (aka Mr B)'s blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420820590998420085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740566804060245422.post-27478326798419593382020-04-07T22:23:00.002+02:002022-02-13T02:44:33.856+01:00Song 7: Unfinished Sympathy (Massive Attack) <span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Song 7: Unfinished Sympathy (Massive Attack) </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;">Massive Attack</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-language: FR-BE;"> are an English trip hop group formed in 1988
in Bristol, England and consisting of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall. Their
debut album <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blue Lines </i>was released
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Angeles, California. </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">It begins with a shot of a real street gang with a dog before moving to
follow singer Nelson walking along a dirty pavement unaware or uncaring of her
surroundings, which include all sorts of people, most seemingly poor, bikers, a disabled man, drunks, a tramp...</span></div>
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finished making a call on a public phone booth) and then former band member Mushroom
(pushing a cart) can be seen walking several paces behind her... </span></div>
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And how it could be with you<br />
Really hurt me baby, really cut me baby<br />
How can you have .........................................(2)<br />
You're the book that I .......................................(3)<br />
And now I've got to know much more<br />
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The curiousness of your potential kiss<br />
Has got my .......................................... (4) aching<br />
Really hurt me baby, really cut me baby<br />
How can you have a ................................................(5)<br />
You're the book that I .........................................(6)<br />
And now I've got to know much more<br />
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Like a soul without a ……………. (7)<br />.......................................... (8)<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">I know that <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>I've imagined</b> <b>love</b>
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Really hurt me baby, really cut me baby<br />
How can you have <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>a day without </b>a <b>night</b></span>
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You're the book that I <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>have</b> <b>opened</b>
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The curiousness of your potential kiss<br />
Has got my <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>mind</b> <b>and body</b></span> (4) aching<br />
Really hurt me baby, really cut me baby<br />
How can you have <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>a day without a</b> <b>night</b></span>
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You're the book that I <b><span style="background-color: yellow;">have opened</span> </b>(6)<br />
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Like a soul without a <b style="background-color: yellow;">mind</b> (7)<br /><b style="background-color: yellow;">
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