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Malcolm Mann
Steve Taylore-Knowles
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Look atthe blog and choose the correct answers.
1 Where can you read a bl
read a blog like this?
A ina newspaper
B on the internet,
Whose blog ist?
A Nicole’
B Adems
‘Who wrote the comments on the blog?
A people who have read the blog
B the writers English teachers
Nicole wants to blog about her summer holiday UF
Nicole firstlanguage is Spanish ‘vie
Adem doesnt thinkhe is good atlearning grammar, ‘T/E
Alessandra watches films while she does her homework, T/F
5 Lupita has friends in another country. UE
3 Match theideas withthe people wo ment
ate
1 usean English dictionary Nicole
2 listentomusicin English Adem
3 gotoanothercountry—,— Alessandra
4 watch films in English 4 Lupita
§ writea blogin English —,—
6 ead alotin Engish
= eoalrecs Riggers!
& read things onthe internet. Dothe Reading exercise on
page 4of your Workbook,
9 workin quiet pl
Read the blog and decide ifthe statements are true (7) or false (F).
Hi, everyone! 'm Nicole, and
Live in Paris, France. Next
‘week is the start of the new
‘year, and here's my new blog!
rm looking forward to telling
you all about my lfe at school,
at home and with my friends!
hada fantastic summer, but
now's time to get back to
‘work. This is a big year for me,
and | want to do very well.
hm very fond of learning
languages, and | speak
French (of course!), German,
alittle Spanish and English.
need to practise my English,
‘and that’s why I'm writing
this blog. My teacher says.
that reading and writing as
much as you can in English
isa great way to learn more.
Ivy to read a book in English
every week, and |usea
ietlonary to help me with
‘any words | don't know. And
[read articles on the internet
Jn English about my favourite
bands and film stars!
‘What about you? !love
reading your comments,
50 tell us about learning
English and share your
tips forlearning!eid
ert ieee
Hi, Nicole! Great blog!
ffm Adem from Ankara, the capital of Turkey!
Like you, I'm studying English and read a5
much as can, especially blogs ike yours!
Fm good at learning vocabulary, but Ineed
‘towork on my grammar sorry if make any
mistakes! My tip for learning new words 910
Use them soon after learning them. When you
Use them yourself, they stick in your min«
‘Welcome tomy blog, Ader, and thanks forthe tp
Dorstwory abut stakes -we all make ther
ania rom them!
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hard atachool and have to do a
tolearning a languas
you de your homework, make sure you're in
3 quiet room and you can concentrate. Don't
ity to listen to music or watch TV at the same
time! In your free time, why not watch films in
English? Turn the subtitles on or off- both can
help you learnt
HH, Alessencka, and welcome to my biog! Great
\cbes | agree that watching fimsis a good ioea,
‘um the susie of, then tun them on when
role to understand a scene. And don'tforgat
thet gongs Enlist aso nett
Lupita trom Mexico City here love your
blog!|'m beginning to think that! should do
the same thing. tlearn English in aprivate
language school, and our teachers organise @
{ip to an English-speaking county every year.
Its fantastic way to practise, and you make
lots of new friends! Aftor the trip, we stay in
#3) touch through emait- another great chance to
practise!
Thanks, Lupita dove o goto an
English-speaking country and im sureithaipsalot
PSC a7 bee :)
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GQ Have your say!
(© Which ideas from the blog for learnin,
English do you like? °
‘© Doyou have other ideas for learning
and practising? .
13 onpages1
Grammar 1
+ Present simple and present continuous *
ME = Lookat Grammar database 1 pages 175-176beforeyoudo the exercises
EMM 1 choosethe comectform of the verb. 3 Write questions using the notes. Look
1 Our English lessons usually last ae usually lasting at the blog on pages 8-9 again and
aboot Bae find the answers othe questions.
2 This week, werevise/we'e revising what we did lst year, 1 what Nicole / read / every week:
3. They work out They're working out the school timetable Q
atthe moment a
4 Good teachers never shout /are never shouting 2. what Nicole write/ practise English
at their students & :
5. My dad always tells is always telling me to work harder A —
at school. Its so annoying!
6 ‘Theend of term gets/ is getting closer and closet!
3. where / Adem study / English
t slnn enna socteatiecaig e
2 putthe verbsin brackets into the correctform,present 4 why / Adem /use new words
| simple or present continuous. Be careful with the @
postlonftheadverbs,
1 Diane a
(booster doula mien
try todo this
exercise at the moment, il
3 Thestudents
Gust start) to get to know each other,
4 Ourteacher
(always tell) usa joke atthe beginning ofthe lesson.
5 Our English tests
(get) harder and harder!
6 Learning new vocabulary
| —___Coten take) alot of
hard work.
f9) Listening
1. Matchthe iconsto the subjects.
ip haa
a art 4 science = g music —
b history e computer studies = bh maths —
¢ geography — € PE(physical education) —2-@ 1.02 Listen to part ofa radio show. 3 @ 1.02 uistenagain and completeeach 1
Foreach speaker write the county they Senlacien vita ord or ort please tS
ate Fronssenc tie school slbpers tay, 1 What does Ganika say about maths? 4
tnjoythemost “ EH
1 Ganika . fa
oon 2 What does Eugen say about history? 5
Ws —
Favourite subject:
3. What does Valeriya say about French?
2 agen
From: SS ey
Favourite subjects 4. What does Dirk say about English?
3 Valeriya %e—_____
From:
Fayouritesubjeet:
4 Dirk aged
Favourite subject
OE Sae D3
1. Match the words 1-7 with their definitions 2-9,
1 subject a_aseries oflessonsin a subject
2 lesson ba period ofrest between lessons at school
3 coune _€_thestudying of something again, often before an exam, etc
4 break something you learn at school, such as maths
5 timetable e adocument written by a teacher about students progress
© report f_ashort period oftime in which you study a subject
7 revision g_aschedile/programmeoflessons, courses, ec
2 complet the advertisement withthe corect form ofthe words from exercise 1
‘of your Workbook.Grammar 2
Stative verbs
© Look at Grammardatabase 2 page 176
before youdo the exercises.
1 Tick) the correct sentences. Puta cross (X) nextto
‘those that are incorrect.
2 complete the school report. Put the verbs into the
present simple or the present continuous,
i]
Name: Deron ws
har g
Bie. Ceegeepy
a pease tat aren
—__ (een) 0b erp goog
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an the whole he hes wort hard in cles. He as at,
he (4) ite) te book we
(9) (de) n lass tte momen.
Ths (6)— 6) post. tower,
a —— (ephate: wa bins
{pind all are tie nis hemevert fon,
te stots nm
© ao ned oer ery rg
sergio ane a el to ay
fein aly (10) oe
do eeyn ne exam ar oad ofc
10) enone (13)
(hin cheot coong amon ber besolez od
(03) — (ib ar ery seen, be
behets ta wit ary alone
fe wey bare seri poems in iar Nate
1 Tmhaving headache at the moment, —
2. Fiona is relly liking her new German teacher, __
3 [want youtodoexercise3onpage36now,
4 Nina isnot being here today. —__
5 Jim, you're being sily! —
6 Whatare you thinking about? —
7. Teisscemingit’s the end of the lesson.
78 Soundstation
1 G9 1.03 Listen. canyouhearthe
difference between the wordsin
feach pair?
pill/ pet
ship/ sheep.
arin green
lid lead
filing /feling
chick cheek
2 Gi 1.06 Listen to these sentences and
Circlethe words you hear,
1 Where’ the pill/ peel?
2 Look at that ship / sheep!
3 Thats nice grin green
4 Where did you put the lid /Tead?
5 Whata fantastic filling feeling!
6 Lookather chicks / checks!
Isaidit would be nice to go
somewhere ona SHIP!1 Speaking
1 © 1.05 tistentoan interview witha teenage gitland answer the questions.
1 Does she give one-ward answers?
2 Does she always speak in full sentences?
3. Does she use"Well’and Oh’ tostart some ofheranswers? yes/no
2 Answer the questions about yourself.
Make short notes.
What time do you get up on school days?
How do you usually get to school?
Whats your favourite subject? Why?
What do you usually do atthe weekends?
How oftea do you have English lessonsé
Are you reading any books at the moment?
‘What do you want to do when you leave school?
you your partner
iw
yes/no
yes/no
3 Inpaits,askand answer the questions in
‘exercise 2and make notes of your partner's
answers. Then report back tothe class.
Phrase Bank! {J
Wiel. | usually getup at...
‘My favourite subjects probably/
definitely
We have English essonsthree times!
twice/etea week,
‘haven't really decided yet what want to
dowihen !leave school, but maybe.
© See Speaking database on page 174.
nesday afternoon, and you
snes and you're really not
(2)— forward tothe next one. Its the 3) you
t aths, which you've never been
Perhaps is French, and
faery notfond (3) — languages Whatever
area few simple tips that my o
Wealden P'S mih make your
© Dont suterin silence! Tel
ell your teachers howe
You eland theylfind waysto help yon
(9 _—anyoroblems :
Look at your (7) to see which days of
—to sce which days ofthe
‘week might make you feel depressed the
subject you (8) ison Wednesday, plan at
tothe cinema on Wedn tocheer
ours yp!
© you are beginning (9) badly in asubjec
thinkaboutdoingscme(i0) nee
work, but you might ike the subj
ifyou can understand the lessonel
Good luck! oe
tesday evening to cheer
ctalittle more»
Need
Y writing
Paragraphing
1 Lookat the different parts of the letter.
Putthemin the right order.
— 4 6
— 5
o
Penny
oO
As strange having to wear school
Lnsfora. Is the fire te ve ever
or One We veto wea @ blue
skirt and a wie House Ife cold
we alo have «blue swear: unas
IM got used fit Atleast doat
Fave to decide what fo wearin the
naming!
8
Dear Doni
2 match each partof the letter with ts purpose.
Part Purpose
€ toexpress ove
_ f to give your main news
= @ tocontinue with your news
b to mention their last leter and something init
o
oyna Fé beter go now
‘arm wane to belp wi
the hevsework before (do roy
homework Tae care, Dn,
‘and af touch!
Lots of ove
o
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gat fo hear from you! mel
ally
Ghed your dog's mich bees rom
Day cx git de
ve td cele Pribgban
vimprtenae fell Here
rt nuns
Seay inci wee 2
Maple smc
en ve mae ef
cae Aa
(orca i red Ste elt
(eld abe led
voyarvnd
€ to givea reason for ending the letter
d togreet the person you'te writing to
Match to make correct statements about paragraphs,
Fach paragraph ina letter — 4 tellsus what its about
You should never writealetter — gives us more details and examples.
‘When youstartanew subject, you__-€_asone long paragraph,
‘The irs sentence ofa paragraph often d_ should starta new paragraph,
“The rest ofa paragraph often — © should havea clear purpose
19e 9 of your Workbook.Cgc mC Cy
Informal letter
1 ead the letter and answer the questions.
1 Who wrote the letter?
2 Whoishe writing tot
3. Underline allthe short forms (eg haven’, does?)
inthe letter,
Underline one example ofan incomplete
sentence,
Circle one example of informal punctuation.
Find informal words and phrases in the leter
that mean the same a these more formal words
and phrases:
a How are you?
bb Thank you very much
¢ wehave
d alotor
What two expressions dd the writer use before
signing his name?
How many main paragraphs are there?
4
rar Ader,
i ost gong? Thanks alt fe
lof your postcard
Sounds lt yu had a great ie a Sweerlan Wel we
‘ot back to schol today for te fst ay ofthe wntor
term Boring! cant believe howcuicly the sunaner
olde went Actual wat that bd Ther ae
aul of roe gyi my clas ti year an thy both
sete cel rice Ont of em is rely good ct feb
1s going oy to get hm onthe tant
‘king of fot weve gt cur frst
; ur frst mac neat week
ee ting hare a te mame, and thnk ee.
$219 God an of wang. ish lcs! ran
90 ftw Te got ator dong
2 Read the writing taskand make notes to answer the questions below.
Today was your fist day back at school after the summer holidays
\Wrte letter to your pen friend about the day, mentioning any.
othernews youhaveas well
What the name of your pen friend?
‘What will you mention about your pen ftiendls letter
inthe first main paragraph?
How was your first day back at school?
‘What news do you have about your first day?
3
4
5 What other news do you have?
6 Why do you have ta stop writing?
7 What expression(s) will you write above your name?
8 What name will you writeat the end?
3 Makes plan in Composition Planner 1 on page 152.r
b A visitor from another planet?
€ Aplane ora helicopter?
2a Afr experience
‘b Anenjoyable experience
© An ordinary experience
3a Aplane fill of ghosts
BUlson
© Many witnesses
4 a Who decided t stay?
When did they return?
© Where did they go?
IVsAs
WORLD!
STRANGE
—_—_
This week in It’s a strange world!
our fearless reporter Fiona Tyler
investigates Zour cases of weird
and unexplained true stories
from North anerici
JD freer president of the ust ten carter
See 2 UFO (Unidentifed Flying Object)? He
Says he did, Tt all happened back in 1969,
When Carter was Governor of Georgia. He was
Waiting outside with ten other people for an
Cuening necting to begin when suddenly a very
bright object appeared in the sky above then.
Carter says it was glowing red and green and
was circular in shape. As the people were
‘Standing there anazed, it moved claser to then,
‘then noved Further avay, came back again, and
Suddenly disappeared. Carter officlally reported
his Uro sighting to the US governnent. Some
Gisbelievers say, henever, that all he actually
aw was the planet Venus. What do you think?
Talking of seeing strange things in arerica,
You don’t get much stranger than this! In
Yoa8, seventeen-year-old Christopher Oavis
twas changing a tyre on his car on a road in
South carolina when he sau something very
Large running towards him across @ field. He
jumped into his car and locked the door but the
2rewture grabbed the door and tried to open it.
Cheistopher later described the creature os
being very tall, with red eyes and green skin.
He said it was Tike a cross between a lizard and
tp nan. Unable to open the door, the creature
Jumped onto the roof of the car. Christopher
Jrarted the engine and dreve off as quickly os
he could, Thankfully, the Lizard Man soon fell
off, christopher was shaking with Fear when he
got home and there were deep scratches on the
roof of the car. Bizarre!DICTIONARY CORNER
Complete each sent
theattde,
apt 0s nae eg aster it 1 thatso
i Fright 401 when 4¢ crashed in Florida in Tia sutt ny penwashaca cain,
{oye Loft, Light Enganeer Don Repo and resi esa
finety-mine others died in the crash. Not Saye
Nong after the accident, on nore than 28 cee eee
cctistone, crea mesbers’ and passengers or iow bh
Sther Eastern AirLines fights clained to
fate seen the ghosts of Loft and Repo. On one
IeGsiony just before take-off, the captain
Sha two faght attendants saw and spoke £0
atte they sai he suddenly vanished before
theis eyes. The experience left then so
Scared they cancelled the fight. On another
seaiSiom, Repo appeared on board a plane in
7 Sfone of three crew members, one of hon had
Jour friend of Repo's. Repo warned then
fo thatch out for fire’. He then suddenly
Eisappeared. tater during the fight, a fre
Gia Break out but luckily the crew managed
to land the plane safely
nce using a word from
= tia
Ilwhen se poned me
——___! wonder w!
happened oallthosepeopia. tM
1 Theoret
IBC vad renin
5 Themagician usta
ome
Sede
Biwi a ier
7 Hien acy
patie att
: out
know where he came from,
Ait wave on she secs of people
Suddenly disappearing, naw about this odd
Incident? In Noverber 1936, a hunter fron
an Inult village in northern Canada - the
Inuit are also sonetines called Eskinos
é injake goodbye to his friends and family
G Have your say!
Do you think President Carter saw
a UFO, the Moon, the planet Venus or
and went off For two weeks? hunting in
‘the mountains. hen he returned hone, he
discovered that the entire population of Ms
Village, over 2,00 people, had completely
something else? Why?
think President Carter
(probably) saw ... because
Gisapneared. Cooking pots were simmering
gently on the stoves in the snall huts they
Tived in, but there were no people left at
all. And there were no tracks or footprints
Gn the snow leading away from the village.
Armassive search found no trace of the tribe a
. fand no-one knows what happened to then.
tow isn’t that strange?
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mi
ndGrammar 1
Past simple and past continuous
© LookatGrammardatabase 3 pages 177-178 before you dothe exercises
L Look atthe articleon pages 16and17 3 Putthe verbsin brackets into the correct form, past
and underline all thesentences which simple or past continuous, to complete the story.
hhave botha verb in the past simple
anda verb in the past continuous.
Then find one example of the
emphatic past simple.
2 Write the question and negative form
of these sentences.
1 Naomi sawa UFO last week.
2. Bob Loft was flying the plane.
3. The people were standing there amazed.
4 The ghosts suddenly disappeared.
5. Itwas the planetVenus. ‘room and (11)
1 Hewiideiaghiscarweastited “The et(12) (look) hungry.s0 6
the creature « (decide) to giveit some food
4) (eat), Grandma (15)
the number.
listening Hel’ she 06)
called Cassie Isityours?”
(say). Tve gota cat here
1 Lookatthe pictures. Whatare the "Yes amar woice(17). (ceph). "Cassie
different places? ais) ‘ran away) three weeks ago.
‘Whereare you”
My grandmother (19) (tll the man
where she lived
said the man, “We lived in that house
1 donit believe it! ,
sie (20) (love) that house!
eight years ago.
‘Where do you live now? asked my grandmother.
‘About 600 kilometres away — in Plymouth!”2G 107 Yousresongtoisents ERS
fou ends tang aboutstrange
peencssheytavehadAsyeu | aeaeeta estes Wer
listen, match each speaker with one of a
‘the pictures on page 18. Thereis one 1 bewide asleep / awake
extra picture you will not need, 2 be fastasleep / awake
3 havea high fever/ temperature
gers ee
8 yeaker 3: —___ ‘5. be faraway / distant
Speke eet
7 tales deri
3 G¥ 1.07 Listen againand circle the fides erieet/ eaten
correct answer to complete each 9 imadeep noise/ voice
sentence 10 beinbig trouble / problem
2 Completethe story using nine ofthe phrases above
Yourmay need to change the verb forms.
School days
{wea feling well yesterday and, because (1)
FO sid Thad to goto bed. After about five minutes,
1 Oneexplanation for
Speaker I'sincidentis that
a hewenttothe wrong place
b time completely topped
© he went back in time
reaker 2unele
b thought he was someone else cae ough the woods. Iwalked through the
3 Inspealer stor, Ursa ru ery au cence a
& Nick Rice secretly pushed theciock | {9 _likeina movie-tbegantopanic.
the clock broke because they _ » Ifyou dos't get to school in the next
three minutes, you'll (8) Twas terrified,
looked atit
4 Speaker 4’ father was
‘Suddenly, saw my school up ahead.
{ran as quicklyas I could ~ through
a thedoompthcsaivatt
& sil Mr Hicksonis classroom, me
4 ofthe
TMU rete cre a!
Subject: School project
We?re doing a project a
*t school on stars
and their fans, and I 1
fenembered you're
a ble fan of Ryan Reynolds. (1) can T sek
YOU Some questions?
(2) Why do you 1ike hin so much?
(3) How tong have you been a fan?
(4) Which of his films have you seen?
(5) Which 45 your favourste and why?
2 which ofthese sentences are suitable for your reply and which are not? Choose a orb
1 a Lbevery happy to answer your questions about Ryan Reynolds!
b Yes, you can ask me some questions,
4 Whydo you like him? He’ so funny!
bike him because he so fanny! He always makes me laugh.
3 a Lhavebeena fan about two years,
Tvebeen a fan for about two years.
4 a I'veactually seen all ofhis films. My favourite of course, is Definitely, Maybe.
‘ike it so much because it’s clever and funny at the same time.
y atthe same time,
b Allof them, Definitely, Maybe: clever and fun
fyour Workbook.Get ready to write
From: Neil Uihy do you 1ike her so mucn?
over a year ———> Ho long have you been fan?
“fe love - grea to dance iol —— Which of ner. songs is your Favourite and wy?
ino ~ next year, | hope! ——> Have you ever seen her in concert?
vite the ©1 Crime and law vocabulary
Rearrange the letters to find the people. The first letter of each word is |
siveninbold.
MCLRIAIN ERIMINAL
GURRBLA
HTIFE
MSGUEGRL Saas
OPILECOWNAM
RNOSEIRP
RREDMREU
BRBORE
YWLRAE -
N esoneune
Phrasal verbs
‘Complete each second sentence using the word given so that itmeans the
‘sameas the sentence before it. Useno more than three words,
1 The carbomb exploded at eight oelock this morning. off
‘Thecarbomb____at eight ocfock this morning.
‘Thebank robbers escaped as quickly as they could, off
The bank robbers __as quickly as they could.
3 The teacher only gave mea warning this time. off
Theteacher____witha warning thi
4. Telidn't know who he was until he removed his sunglasses. off
1 didsit know who he was until he is sunglasses,
5 Check you have all your things before you leave the plane. off
Check you haveall your things before you ______the plane.
3 Countable and uncountable nouns and articles
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
She’ done lot /Iots of interviews with famous people,
There islt many / much milk left in the fridge
How many / How much money have you got on you?
Not many/ much people know what it’ ike in prison,
“There are only afew alittle copies ofthat magazine eft
‘Was the /an information gave you useful?
All youradvice was were really helpful. Thanks!
8 [lseeyou in abouta/ an hou.
9 Doyou know who invented the /a telephone?
People like rea
about the /~ famous people.4 Present perfect simple and continuous
Read the text and choose the correct answer A,B or Cto completeit.
lis forthe last fve years, but (2) ——feeance for 60
fora newspaper. (4). intoanew of “
-with. (5), all morning to arrange an int
runner, Catlos Santiago. Unfortunately sofa, his secretary
oe gtac g
oe
Se oer
ee
LA Tamworking ——-B T'vebeen working Iworked
2 A Tveonlybeen ——_B Tmonly € Tveonly been being
3A Tveworked B Tvebeen working C Iworked
4A Tjustmove B Tvejustmoved C Twasjust moving
5 Aluy B Tvebeen trying C Tmtrying
© A didsitconfirm —B hasnitheen confirming —_C hasnt confirmed
7 A 'mdoing B fvedone C Pvebeen doing
8 A haveappeared —-B havebeenappearing ——_C appear
9 A Tveneverwon B Tveneverbeen winning C Tm never winning
10 A alsoneverdid —-B havealsoneverdone —__C hhavealso never been doing
5 Comparatives and superlatives 6 Negative adjectives
Lookat the information and complete each sentence Complete the sentencesusing the
using a comparative or superative form. negative form of hese adjectives.
1 Ifthe law says you're not allowed to
eat chocolate, then eating chocolate is
Bad Ben is — younger than _ Nasty Nick (age)
2 Usomethingis
Nasty Nickis Bad Ben (ags)
Dangerous Dan is_______of the three : lea
aoa leet peopledont ike it
‘Nasty Nick has committed __crimes. 3 Ifyou don't tell the truth, you are
(umber of crimes) ————_————
‘Nasty Nickhas committed ____crimes 4 Ifyou cantdo something, you are
——bangerous Dan. number of crimes)
Dangerous Dan has money nthe todoit
bank_____ Bad Ben.(moneyinbank) 5. fyourbedroonis a mess tis very
Bad Ben hasmade____money from his
life of crime. (money in bank)
Nasty Nick has made _amount of money.
(money in bank)
6 Ifyouhavent gotajob and
youre trying to find one, you'rePac ae
Discuss the following. Work in pairs orin groups.
©) Reading
METS
‘mend
How many words connected with space do you know alee
oo Pee aL
Would you like to travel to another planet? Why?/Why not? Seer
‘Do you think people will have holidays on other planets erate
inthe future? Pen
thatitwilljast miss the Earth in
Peed
the future? Scientists are not sure. The
Berrie ar ace
Perera
2002.NT a howoften the asteroid goes round the Sun [aN Seen Oey
July 2002 bb thename ofan asteroid errant rene suman?
ites eet tLe
L Read the article quickly and match the information
lon the left with what it refers toon the right.
€ the asteroid was discovered
destroy an area the size of Europe and
4 the asteroid will come very close again besiecn enero
€ the asteroid will probably just miss
the Earth
Read the article again and circle the correct word or phrase
to show what each paragraph is about.
Paragraph 1
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Paragraph 2
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