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Exercises

28.1 When and where were you and your family and friends born? Write sentences about five
people. My mother was born in Scotland on July Ath 194F.

28.2 When were these people born and when did they die? Write sentences.
1 Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 and died
n 1506.
WN Elvis Presley (1935-1977) EC
Genghis Khan (1162-1227)
mh Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) 1 "3
George Washington (1732-1799)
28.3 Fill in the blanks with died, dead or death.
1 Jis grandfather ................. last year.
2 His wee was a great shock to her.
3 Her grandmother has been ..................... for five years now.
4 She. of a heart attack.
S Now all Jil's grandparents are ......................

28.4 Find a word or phrase opposite which means ...
WHR the name for a man on his wedding day.
the name for a woman on her wedding day. bride
what you are if you haven't got a partner.
to be X kilograms.
NM what you are if your marriage has legally ended.
a religious service for a dead person.
COON a holiday after a wedding.
what you are if your husband or wife dies.

28.5 Fill the gaps with words from the box.

in after of to born on

eee 1993 Anne got married ?).............. Robert Smith. Unfortunately, Robert’s
grandmother, Rosemary Smith, died &.............. old age soon after their wedding. Robert
and Anne were .............. their honeymoon when she died. Anne’s baby daughter was
OP noona two years later. They called the baby, Rosemary, 8.............. Robert's
grandmother.

28.6 Write about your family. Use words and expressions from the opposite page.

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