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Q > Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. We (to meet) our granny at 10 a.m. Is there anything you'd like

us to do after that?

2. (t he members of the jury / to make) their

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^ (to need) there.

4. Look! John (to fa 11) down! He is crying now.

^ 5. When (the shop / to open)? I need to get some flour

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6. My sister (to decide). She

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8. The train (to arrive) at 8.30 so we should be at home by ten.

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Talk about advantages and disadvantages of living in a private house. Include the information:

• good points;

• bad points;

• your opinion.

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Read the text and decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False).

"A Not-So-Plain Jane from Spain"

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When Paz Vega got the call that she'd won a starring role in a big-budget Hollywood QJ film, she thought the gods must be crazy. "It was shocking," she says. "It seemed impos- LJJ sible." Vega, an onyx-haired actress from Spain, spoke hardly a word of English. But that wasn't a deal breaker for James L. Brooks, who was making a comedy called "Spanglish," ^ his first film in eight years. Vega plays Flor, housekeeper to a privileged, mixed-up family headed by Adam Sandler and Tea Leoni. "When I got here they gave me my schedule for [Q the next two months, and I started to cry," she says. "I was not sure if I could do it." And □ English wasn't Vega's only problem. She had to be coached on her Spanish, too - so she ^ could deliver her lines like a Mexican. ^

Brooks, a director who is notoriously hard to please, initially hoped to find an actress > with Mexican roots, but says that Vega simply nailed the part in the five-hour audition. "Flor's face just has to entice¹ us," Brooks says. "We have to feel like we know what she's saying, without really knowing what she's saying." Vega says she's still hitting the books ^ hard. Ultimately, she would like to eliminate her Spanish accent entirely. "I don't want to play only Latin women," she says. "I want to have roles in English." That could take a while. In the meantime, don't be surprised if some "Spanglish" fans start brushing up on QQ their Spanish. <C

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1. This is Paz Vega's first film that she speaks English in.

2. Vega wasn't worried about making the film.

3. Director James L. Brooks is known as being easy to please.

4. Vega is studying to learn English.

5. The actress who plays Flor must have Mexican roots.

6. Vega will be playing the starring role.

7. Adam Sandler and Tea Leoni will be in the film. ""

8. Brooks was sure she could do the job.

9. Paz will be playing Flor, a homeowner in Beverly Hills who is the mother of two children.

10. Spanish is Vega's native language.

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> Choose the correct item A, B or C to complete the sentences.

1. I'm sorry, I to get to change that money for you, I was too busy.

□ A couldn't ! I B didn't manage C weren't able

CVI 2. If they (to want) some assistance, they (to ask).

^ I A would want, would ask I I B want, would ask C want, will ask

q| 3. You have taken the rubbish out, you?

I IA didn't I I B haven't C have

4. We used to meet at the bus stop because we weren't to go to town on our own.

^ Fl A made l~1 B let C allowed

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^ Da use to □ B would □ C used to

<[ 6. You don't have to apply for a student visa you're from outside the EU.

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> Imagine that a relative has given you a watch as a present for your birthday. Write a thank-you letter. Include this information:

• thank your relative for the present;

• why it was so memorable;

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