12B Cops and robbers

about across after ahead at away down from in of off on out over to up with

Cop 1 Cop 2
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1 His acting career 2 I used to like 3 My father travels 4 My leg injury 5 I’m sorry I forgot
really took after coffee, but I’ve all the world prevented me your birthday, but
he had made his gone it recently. selling medical taking part in the I promise to make
first film. equipment. race. for it.

6 When I was 7 I have always 8 When I left my 9 My brother is 10 We were only

clearing out the looked to my country to work in also my best friend. expecting about
house, I came a older brother. Australia, all my He means the world twenty people, but
box of old photos. friends came to me. over a hundred
the airport to turned .
see me .
11 I must sort 12 I need a holiday. 13 I’ve always 14 I have some 15 She was a
my files – they’re in I really need to get been interested good news – we’ve creative young
a terrible mess. for a week or history. been told we can artist with the world
two. go with the her feet.
project.
16 You’re always 17 I didn’t want to 18 This place is a 19 I don’t mind 20 Like many other
complaining get involved mess. What’s been snakes, but I’m people, I worry
the food in the the argument, but going ? frightened the state of the
college canteen! unfortunately I did. spiders. environment.

21 The night 22 When I passed 23 I get very 24 I’m afraid I’ll 25 I take my
before the exam, I all my exams, I worked when have to turn mother in many
went my course was on top the people are rude to your offer. different ways.
notes in detail. world. me for no reason.

26 I was so angry 27 The pills I took 28 I took 29 I was expecting 30 He doesn’t

her that several reduced the pain singing the evening to be notice what’s
days went by in my knee, but the professionally after very boring, but it happening around
before I could talk effect soon wore I had won a talent turned to be him. He’s a
to her again. . competition. great fun. world of his own.
31 I can’t work 32 I’ve never been 33 We had to put 34 We tried to get 35 With your new
why Helen is so very keen the start of the into the concert, job and new flat,
angry all the time. seafood, but I quite race because not but we were turned things have worked
like prawns. all the competitors . really well for
were present. you, haven’t they?
36 He was very 37 I hope to take 38 Oh no, the 39 The horrible 40 During
friendly at first, but my father’s computer system smell in the the winter, the
then he suddenly business when he has gone again! restaurant really put village becomes
turned me and retires. me my food. completely cut
said I was stupid. from the outside
world.

Robber 1 Robber 2
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