Reading 7.R5 Read the title and look at
the picture. What is unusual about
the musical instruments?
Listen and read to find out.
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Tom said he was starting a new school and added that he worried that he wouldn’t have friends there.

Sarah said that they had had long summer holidays.She added she was glad that they started learning new things.

Susan said she was looking forward to seeing their form teacher Mrs Langridge. She added she was happy that she would teach them that year.

David said he didn’t like going back to school. He added that it was sad that the holidays were over.

Bryan said there were a lot of clubs at their school. He added that he hoped they would have different competitions that year.

Do you know what a limerick is? I bet you don't. Most (1)___0___ teenagers are not very keen on poetry, I also prefer (2)___0 historical novels and detective stories to poetry. Poetry seems boring to me but (3)___0__ limericks are a different thing. They are quite popular in (4)___0 Britain, in (5)_0___ Ireland in particular. A limerick is (6)__a___ kind of humorous little poem. It has only five lines. (7)__The__ first line rhymes with the second, the third with the fourth, and the last one with the first and the second again. (8)__The__rhyme of limerick is like this: AABBA. l even wrote(9)_a__ limerick myself . It s about a holiday at (10)__the__seaside.
Lay in the sun as long as you can
No doubt, you'll get a wonderful tan.
At contests of beauties you'll get the first prize
And even your doctor will say in surprise
That he is forever your fan.