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1.- I was going to turn round, but thanks to Ross, our team leader / the leader of our team, I didn't give up!
2.- Where are you going on holiday next winter?
3.- When they fly vertically, their speed can reach 260 km per hour if the wind is strong.
4.- This charming and influential man was also a fearless and passionate believer in equality.
5.- Therefore, it is not surprising that he chose a career involving / related to snakes.
6.- Reporters / Journalists play an important role in bringing us the news every minute of every day.
7.- Who rules a country if someone kills the king or the queen or if they die?
8.- Game of Thrones is a successful TV series which has got it all.
9.- The talented cast includes Madonna in the leading role.
10.- There are many pop stars who are rich and famous, but some singers have become “royalty”.
11.- Have you heard about the mystery of the Mary Celeste?
12.- Who were these children and what had happened to them before they appeared in Woolpit?
13.- The police found a corpse inside that empty house.
14.- In the beginning, we were laughing and having a good time / having fun.
15.- Charles Dickens wrote over / more than 17 novels and many short stories.
16.- Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani student who has fought for the rights of girls to get an education.
17.- He doesn't know who his parents are or why he is in prison.
18.- Charles' older brother, Henry, died of typhoid, so Charles became heir to the throne.
19.- I'll try to pull my weight and do the best I can / do my best.
20.- Ants are amazing creatures.
21.- Many low income families lived here, there was a lot of juvenile delinquency and many people were homeless.
22.- Bullying has become a gigantic/huge problem all over the world.
23.- When are you available?
24.- Sometimes I'm given a free sample or a flyer when I go shoppping.
25.- We associate something that shines with quality and luxury.
26.- We offer you a two-week trial period and a one-year guarantee.
27.- We are surrounded by companies trying to convince / persuade us to buy things.
28.- Coins as we know them today were used for the first time in the ancient kingdom of Lydia, now a part of Turkey.
29.- When our authorities dump waste in landfills, do they really think that if they bury it, it will decompose and go away / disappear?
30.- Approximately 10% of the plastic litter / rubbish eventually / finally ends up in the ocean.
31.- Furniture and electric appliances can be recycled, too.
32.- Everyone told me that I would have a great time and they were right.
33.- The islands, which are located / situated 1,200 kilometres off the coast of Ecuador, are actually / in fact the tips / summits of underwater / submarine volcanos.
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