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From the moment we '( B born, we start learning about the world &(us. We learn a great deal of things o er a er! )(period of time, and this forms the foundation *(..all our future learning. +(to the age of six, we are extremel! sensiti e and we de elop the important s"ills that will prepare us for ,(. life. #herefore, it is er! important to ha e a good pres$hool programme -(helps us to de elop hand%e!e $o%ordination and problem%sol ing abilities, as well as exposing us to a .( ariet! of stimuli and materials. &aria &ontessori de eloped /(a programme, whi$h helps $hildren to 0(their intelligen$e and independen$e. #he &ontessori &ethod, as it is &'(, $ombines pra$ti$al a$ti ities, whi$h stimulate the senses of tou$h and smell, with mathemati$al and language de elopment a$ti ities.
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II. 1ind the unnecessar2 word $or each sentence% '. (oth of -ew 5or" and 6lasgow are $old in the winter . ). 7e went to the town where he was born there. *. What !ou do for a li ing it $an affe$t !our health. +. 8eople in desert regions are often being short of water. /. &! famil! got used to go to the same holida! destination e er! !ear. 0. 9ane is being seeing the dentist this afternoon. 1. :am and ; am hardl! e er argue < we are good friends. 2. For as su$h a good $oo", he doesn=t ma"e er! good desserts. 4. #he train to >eading is faster than b! the bus. '0. ; told &ar" he $ould ?oin with us on our trip this wee"end.
III. Rephrase the $ollowing sentences starting with the gi en word3s(.

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'. #his will be their first performan$e in ;tal!. #his will be the first time... ). @Did !ou remember to bring !our homewor"A= the tea$her as"ed the $lass. #he tea$her as"ed the $lass *. :he sta!ed in the hotel the whole night and so did her sister. :he didn=t ... +. ;t was so $old that summer that we $ouldn=t go to the bea$h.
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;t . /. As we grow older, we be$ome more understanding. #he 0. 7e doesn=t "now the truthB that=s wh! he is a$ting li"e that. ;f ... 1. 8erhaps the! had to wait for the others. #he! .. 2. :he bro"e her leg so she $ouldn=t go s"iing. ;f 4. #he sea is slowl! eroding the bea$h in this area. #he bea$h .. '0. We=d prefer !ou not to wear ?eans and trainers when !ou $ome to the offi$e. We=d rather. I4. 1ill in the correct word deri ed $rom the word in bold% '. ;=m er! B $an ; ha e a glass of water, pleaseA ). #he art of Feng :hui is new in m! $ountr!. *. 7e didn=t e en than" !ou for all that !ou did for him. 7ow C +. ; ha e a er! relationship with m! grandmother. /. Da id 9en"ins= boo" has alread! be$ome a best seller. 0. #he de$ision will benefit both $ompanies. 1. (eing er! , he graduated with top honours at a er! !oung age. 2. 7is musi$al be$ame apparent when he was 3uite !oung. 4. ; $an=t understand itB his beha iour is $ompletel! . '0. #he staff in the department are all er! $ons$ientious. 4. 9ut the erbs in brac<ets in the right tense% &' p. 56IRS5 REL!5E 7R!5E18L LO4E L!5E 6O9E !:BI5IO; !BLE LO7IC!L E#I5OR &' p.

; D'E.. Dbu!E a new alarm $lo$" the other da! in #a!lor=s the ?ewellers, when ; a$tuall! D)E DseeE somebod! shoplifting. ;=d ?ust finished pa!ing for m! $lo$" and as ; D*E.. DturnE around, an elderl! woman D+E Dslowl! putE a sil er plate into a bag that she D/ED$arr!E. #hen she D0E Dwal"E o er to another part of the shop and, when she D1EDthin"E that nobod! D2EDloo"E, she D4E . DputE an expensi e%loo"ing wat$h into the bag and D'0E DgoE outside.

4I. =rite a ),' descripti e essa2 about the person 2ou admire most.

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