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November 03, 2025

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Welcome A: Hello

Welcome B: Are you in a band?

Welcome C: Happy families

Welcome D: Friends

Welcome E: The world is a village

Welcome reading: Languages

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Literature insight 4: The Withered Arm – Thomas Hardy

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. BEFORE YOU READ 1 Read about Thomas Hardy. Hardy set his novels in Wessex. Is Wessex a real place name? Where is it? Wessex is a fictional place name. It's in the south-western part of England . 2 Read the background to the story. Who does Farmer Lodge bring home one day? He brings his new wife home. About the author Thomas Hardy Born: 1840 near Dorchester, England Died: 1928 Dorchester Important works: Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), Jude the Obscure (1895) Did you know? As a child Thomas Hardy loved school, and he studied many subjects including Latin and Greek. In 1856, when he left school, he worked for a local architect and church restorer. In 1862, he studied architecture in London, but returned home two years later. He wrote poems and stories...

Exercise 4: Adverbs of manner

Adverbs of manner 4 Complete the text with the correct adverbs. MOVE easily well badly fast slowly hard My sister loves sport and she can run very . She's also good at team sports – she plays football very . She likes music but she's not very good at it – she sings really ! I don't like sport. I run very – I never win races. But I work very at school, and my exam results are usually good. I learn new languages very – it's not difficult for me – and I can speak Spanish, French and German. Answers

Exercise 4: Present perfect with ever and never

Present perfect with ever and never 4 Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences in the present perfect. 1 She's never eaten Japanese food. 2 Have you ever swum in a river? 3 Have your parents ever won a competition? 4 I've never been to a theme park. 5 They've never used a computer. 6 Has he ever slept in a caravan? 7 Have you ever got 100% in a test? 8 We've never met a famous person. Try again

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