Are these sentences True or False according to the text? 1. Most people believe Eta planned the attack.
2. Ten bombs exploded at railway stations in Madrid.
3. No one was surprised by the result of the election in Spain.
4. Mr Zapatero wants to send more soldiers to Iraq.
5. He wants to end Spain's close relationship with France and Germany.
6. People voted for the Socialist Party because they did not believe the government.
Fill the gaps in numbers 1 to 4 using verbs. Check your answers in the text. to ___________ a bomb
to ___________ an election
to ___________ an attack
to ___________ the truth
Fill the gaps in numbers 5 to 8 using nouns. Check your answers in the text. the ___________ of the election
the ___________ of the attacks
a radio ___________
a minute's ___________
Fill the gaps using prepositions. 1. The bombs exploded ______ three railway stations in Madrid.
2. The result of the election was a shock ______ many people.
3. The attack happened ______ March 11
th
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4. Mr Zapatero said Bush and Blair were lying ______ Iraq.
5. The People's Party was led ______ Mr Aznar.
6. They promised to bring the soldiers back ______ Spain.
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Irregular past simple. Look at this example from the text: Then the police found a videotape. Now complete the table. The first seven are from the text. Verb Past simple 1. begin
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2. lead
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3. think
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4. win
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5. say
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6. tell
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7. know
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8. teach
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9. fight
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10. buy
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