Grammar and Reading

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Mytchett Community Centre

Contact: Mrs L. West

140 Mytchett Road, Mytchett, Surrey

Tel: 01252 373073

Contact Mrs L. West on Monday, Thursday and Friday mornings. For details of the current youth work programme log onto our site www.mytchett-community-centre.co.uk

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The Old Dean Youth Centre

Contact: Mr Jeremy Crouch (Youth Leader)

Kingston Road

Camberley GU15 4AE

Tel: 01276 66225

The centre caters for all sorts of groups of any age. We are first and foremost a Youth Club open four nights a week for young people. We do not have a membership system. We do, however, keep name and address of users for health and safety reasons.

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One of the world’s most (1)… seriously / serious problems is the use of child labour. June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labour. All around the world people will take (2)… apart / part in activities to raise awareness of the damage child labour (3)… does / doing to children, families and societies. The day is also one on which the world (4)… promotion / promotes the human rights of children. The United Nations (5)… set / let out in its Millennium Development Goals a number of targets to help prevent child labour. By 2015, it hopes all children (6)… compete / complete their primary education and that there is (7)… equals / equality in education. To do this, governments must take steps to reduce poverty and (8)… provide / provision enough jobs for adults. These are the two main reasons why we have child labour today.

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One of the world’s most (1)… seriously / serious problems is the use of child labour. June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labour. All around the world people will take (2)… apart / part in activities to raise awareness of the damage child labour (3)… does / doing to children, families and societies. The day is also one on which the world (4)… promotion / promotes the human rights of children. The United Nations (5)… set / let out in its Millennium Development Goals a number of targets to help prevent child labour. By 2015, it hopes all children (6)… compete / complete their primary education and that there is (7)… equals / equality in education. To do this, governments must take steps to reduce poverty and (8)… provide / provision enough jobs for adults. These are the two main reasons why we have child labour today.

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The punk subculture appeared in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa in the mid-to-late-1970s, and has since undergone several developments.

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The punk subculture is centred around listening to recordings or live concerts of a loud, aggressive genre of rock music. Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. It is rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, usually shortened to punk. Most punk rock uses guitars and noisy drumming that are derived from 1960s garage rock.

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Punks try to shock people with the highly theatrical use of clothing: ripped clothing is held together by safety pins or wrapped with tape; ordinary clothing is decorated with marker or with paint; a black basket liner becomes a dress, shirt or skirt; safety pins and razor blades are used as jewellery.

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Some punks make their hair stand in spikes, cut it into Mohawks (a hairstyle which consists of shaving both sides of the head, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair) or other dramatic shapes, often colouring it with vibrant, unnatural colours.

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The punk subculture has developed a variety of dancing styles, which appear chaotic and violent.

... your homework yet? 

I’ve ...... my food.

I don’t think ........ had mint yoghurt.

Have you had dinner ........ ? 

Jack has ......... called. I’ve spoken to him.

Sam and Tom have ...... eaten chilli.

........... never been to the US.

....... anybody arrived at the party yet?

Bill ......... dinner.

I ............. (not see) you at swimming club this week! Are you OK?

......... (you / be) busy?

We ........ (do) some great races this week.

....... (your brother / tell) you about our new swimming instructor yet? 

She .......... (ask) everyone to think about what they eat before races.

Some club members ............... (already / change) the snacks they eat, and they feel better. 

I ........... (never / think) about it, so I need to talk to my mum! 

He ________ tennis with me yesterday.

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Lucy ...(read) a book while Kate...(make) dinner in the kitchen

Present Continuous -

Oh, I haven’t been skiing ___. I’m afraid I’m not good at it now.

It’s been raining ___ the beginning of the month.

___ have you been staying here?

... she play tennis with her mother last summer?

7. Dan tried snowboarding when he (go) to the French Alps.

Johnny ….. on location since the beginning of the month.

I … water polo in my life.

He's exhausted because he's…the London Marathon.

My uncle …. to every football cup final since he was a little boy.

Jeremy… shopping twice this week.

Brad looks happier these days because he….

Sean ….. abroad for years now.

She…. all day; it's no wonder she's tired.