Custom and culture. Solutions. Upper-Intermediate

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     I love eating my grandmother’s ___________made soup. It’s better than anything you buy in a shop.

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     When he was young, my dad was a ___________haired hippy, and played in a band.

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   My brother has ___________-set ears. It makes him look a little bit odd, but I wouldn’t tell him that!

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 Because of her ___________-boned frame, Shelley was able to squeeze through a small gap in the fence. 

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 We heard the unmistakeable sound of my uncle’s ___________-throated laughter from the next room. He has such a big, booming voice!

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   I think the thief I saw had ___________-set ears. You know, they seemed to be way down near the bottom of his face.

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   She has lost a lot of weight and because of her ___________-boned frame, she looks far too skinny.

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  I prefer baking my own ___________made cakes to buying them from a supermarket.

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In the 1970s, there were a lot of ___________haired men. Then, in the 1980s, people started wearing it short.

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  ___________-throated laughter was coming from the hallway. I knew my grandfather had arrived.

My sister and her new husband ___ goodbye through the window of the limousine as they left the reception to go on their honeymoon

I asked my dad for some money, but he just ___ his head from side to side and said, ‘no chance’.

Jamie always ___ when he feels nervous. I hate the noise it makes. 

My best friend Kelly ___ when I told her I was going to buy a silver party dress. Clearly, she thought it was a bad idea. 

Could you ___ at the cake in the shop window that you would like?

In class in the afternoon, I was so tired that I started to ___ .

In the game, we couldn’t speak. We had to ___ our heads if we agreed with the statement the teacher read out, and shake it if we disagreed. 

We all really hoped Jason would win the race. That’s why we ___ for luck.

The twins wouldn’t sit still. They kept ___ in the back of the car.

When she gets angry, my sister ___ at me. It really is a scary face!