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Q G ram m ar in a te x t. Put conjunctions fro m th e box into th e te x t.

although although and and and because because before so until when

Andy Probert was bored at school, i ........................he left 2 ......................... he was sixteen 3 ........................
got a job in a travel agency. He did not stay there very long, 4 ........................ he liked the work. He decided
to move 5........................the pay was very low 6........................the hours were too long. His next job
was in an import-export company. He liked that much better 1........................ he travelled to America a
lot 8........................the work was very well paid. He worked there for three years, 9........................ he really
understood the business; then he started his own company. Now he is doing very well, 10.......................

the work is sometimes very hard. He says he wants to make enough money to stop working 11......................
he is 50.

Q GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: m usical instrum ents. Look at th e ta b le and m ake sure you know th e
nam es o f th e instrum ents. Then m ake sentences. Put the w ith th e nam es o f th e instrum ents.

► [Steve, guitar, piano) . ^939). P.lfyp!. !*)??. ¥.'33?:.................................................

► (Joanna, David, cello) . . .............................................
1 (Karl, trombone, saxophone) ........................................................................................................................

2 (Melanie, cello, drums) .................................................................................................................................
3 (Steve, Karen, violin) ....................................................................................................................................
4 (Joanna, Charles, guitar) ..............................................................................................................................
5 (Karen, piano, trumpet) ................................................................................................................................
6 (Sophie, guitar, trumpet) ..............................................................................................................................
7 (Charles, Steve, saxophone) ..........................................................................................................................
8 (Sophie, Steve, trumpet) ...............................................................................................................................

3 V 4

cello drums trombone guitar piano saxophone trumpet violin

Joanna X X y y y y y /

Karl / / X y y X y y

David X / y X y y y y

Steve / / y y y y X X

Melanie / y X y X y / y

Sophie / y y X y y X y

Karen / y y y y X y X

Charles / X y y X y y y

@ Internet exercise. Use a search engine (e.g. Google). Which of the following gets most hits?
"as soon as we will arrive" .3................................ "as soon as we arrive" .3:33.9.9.....
"until it will stop" ........................................... "until it stops." ........
"after they will finish" ........................................ "after they finish" .....

"before I will arrive" ......................................... "before I arrive" .
"while I will be there" ........................................ "while I am there" ......

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