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Why is gang violence more of an (ur?) problem than a (ru?) problem? Add letters to complete the adjectives start learning
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Why is gang violence more of an urban problem than a rural problem?
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Do politicians focus more on (do?) issues or (gl?) issues before an election? start learning
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Do politicians focus more on domestic issues or global issues before an election?
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Here's a typical (eth?) question: You see a colleague steal money from your boss. What do you do? start learning
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Here's a typical ethical question: You see a colleague steal money from your boss. What do you do?
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The rich are less affected by inflation and unemployment than the poorer people, but when there are (ec?) problems, they spend less than usual. Why is this? start learning
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The rich are less affected by inflation and unemployment than the poorer people, but when there are economic problems, they spend less than usual. Why is this?
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Which type of problems do you think affect you less: (pol?) or (indu?)? start learning
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Which type of problems do you think affect you less: pollution or industrial?
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How long, you, learn, English? 2 A Make questions with the prompts. Use the most suitable verb form: the present perfect simple or continuous, or the past simple. start learning
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How long have you been learning English?
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Your English, improve, a lot recently, What, you, do? start learning
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Your English has improved a lot recently. What have you been doing?
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How many teachers, you, have? start learning
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How many teachers have you had?
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How far, you, travel, on public transport today? start learning
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How far have you travelled on public transport today?
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you, do, your homework for today? start learning
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Have you done your homework for today?
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How long, take, you, do it? start learning
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How long did it take you to do it?
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you, study, a lot this week? start learning
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Have you studied a lot this week?
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you, ever, forget, to bring anything to class? start learning
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Have you ever forgotten to bring anything to class?
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The best form of mccrie niovpenter at home is to get a big dog. It will act as a real treednret to crime. 3 A Put the jumbled letters in order. start learning
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The best form of crime prevention at home is to get a big dog. It will act as a real deterrent to crime. crime prevention, deterrent
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I would like to have facial recognition technology on my phone so I could etdfniiy people on the street. start learning
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I would like to have facial recognition technology on my phone so I could identify people on the street.
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If I could csscea the personal data of my friends, I would. Maybe it's an nonsiiva of cvarpiy, but so what? start learning
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If I could access the personal data of my friends, I would. Maybe it's an invasion of privacy, but so what? access, invasion of privacy
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It wouldn't bother me if the uahisrtoeit were triminogon my phone calls. start learning
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It wouldn't bother me if the authorities were monitoring my phone calls.
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Technology to epek arctk of things would be useful, particularly for keys and wallets. start learning
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Technology to keep track of things would be useful, particularly for keys and wallets.
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I don't know where to srtoe taoiirnmfonon like my passwords. start learning
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I don't know where to store information like my passwords.
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I don't like people calling me by my nickname. 4 A Change the sentences into the passive. start learning
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I don't like being called by my nickname.
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My parents brought me up in a house full of pets. start learning
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I was brought up in a house full of pets.
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No one has ever robbed me. start learning
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I hate it when people give me clothes as a present. start learning
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I hate being given clothes as a present.
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People often tell me I look like my father. start learning
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I’m often told I look like my father.
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I've always wanted people to admire me for my intelligence. start learning
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I’ve always wanted to be admired for my intelligence.
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an, by, bitten, been, ever, you, Have, animal? 5 A Put the words in the correct order to make passive questions. start learning
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Have you ever been bitten by an animal?
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you, by, invited, a, like, to, celebrity, to, Would, dinner, be. start learning
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Would you like to be invited to dinner by a celebrity?
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being, you, Do, enloy, photographed. start learning
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Do you enjoy being photographed?
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the, want, told, if, you, always, to, truth, Do, even, it, hurts, be? start learning
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Do you always want to be told the truth even if it hurts?
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die, remembered, What, for, will, after, you, you, be? start learning
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What will you be remembered for after you die?
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I'm in favourite of banning people from eating food on public transport. 6 A Correct the mistakes in the phrases for agreeing/disagreeing. start learning
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I'm in favour of banning people from eating food on public transport.
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I real against it. What about long journeys? For instance, with kids? start learning
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I'm really against it. What about long journeys? For instance, with kids?
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I see and point, but I meant on shorter journeys. start learning
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I see your point, but I meant on shorter journeys.
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Actual, I think I think it'd be impossible to check. start learning
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Actually, I think it'd be impossible to check.
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I'm agree to a certain extent, but maybe the ticket collectors or guards could check. start learning
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I agree to a certain extent, but maybe the ticket collectors or guards could check.
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I'm still not convincing. Some people would carry on anyway. start learning
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I'm still not convinced. Some people would carry on anyway.
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Hmm... I see when you mean. start learning
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Hmm... I see what you mean.
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B Choose one of the topics below and have a conversation. Use the phrases in Exercise 6 A to help you. start learning
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I'm in favour of banning homework, but I'm not in favour of banning the work at home by the student.
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Making it more difficult to get married, e.g. having a pre-marriage exam. start learning
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I'm in favour of making it more difficult to get married, e.g. having a pre-marriage exam.
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start learning
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Personally, I think lowering the voting age is a great ideal.
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I'm not so sure. I think voting is a very serious thing to let that for the youngers.
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