General English Level 4
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LANGUAGE FOCUS 07 Newspaper reports – task
1. Read the sentences.
2. Put the sentences in the correct order.
3. What is first? Write number 1 in the box.
4. What is second? Write number 2 in the box.
5. Continue for the other sentences.
6. Check your answers with a partner.
In what order did Jane do things during the day?
After eating breakfast she went to work.
After working out at the gym she went shopping.
After having a shower, Janet ate some cereal for her breakfast.
After eating dinner she went to a nightclub with her boyfriend.
After finishing work Janet went to the gym.
After shopping she went back home.
After getting out of bed this morning Janet had a shower.
After arriving home Janet made dinner.
For questions 2-5,
1. Read the sentences.
2. Choose the correct sentence.
2.
a) Jenny said, Come over here!
b) Come over here, said Jenny.
c) “Come over here!” said Jenny.
3.
a) “I like your new car, said Fred.
b) Fred said I like your new car.
c) Fred said: “I like your new car.”
4.
a) This house looks very big,” said Jim.
b) “This house looks very big,” said Jim.
c) “This house looks very big said Jim.
5.
a) The new parents said: “Isn’t our baby gorgeous?
b) “Isn’t our baby gorgeous, the new parents said.
c) “Isn’t our baby gorgeous?” the new parents said.
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