All people know the name of Charlie Chaplin, a popular American actor.
He was born in 1889 in London. His father and mother were actors. He had an elder brother whose name was Sidney. Charlie Chaplin spent his early years in England.
He was an actor at the age of 8. In 1910 he came to America and started working for the cinema. He received his first million dollars in 1917 and an Oscar – in 1972.
In all his films Chaplin played the p art of «a man of the people». The last 25 years Chaplin lived in Switzerland. He had a large family: his wife, five sons and five daughters. He died on the 25th of December in 1977 when he was 88 years old.

Speak about Chaplin’s life. Use the dates.
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1 Rewrite each sentence using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning.

0 This book is Bob’s. (his) This is his book.
1 I own this house. (mine) _This house is mine.
2 This is Paula and John’s dog. (their) This is their  dog.
3 Who owns this bag? (whose) Whose is this bag?
4 Is this money yours? (your) Is this your money?
5 They own that cat. (theirs) That cat is theirs.
6 That house belongs to my family. That house is ours.
7 I own that coat. (me) That coat belongs to me.
8 We own this boat. (ours)This boat is ours.
9 This CD is mine. (my) This is my CD.
10 Are they your animals? (yours) Are these animals yours?

2 Put the words in the correct order.

0 A blue old car ugly. An ugly old blue car.
1 A lady dark tall beautiful. A beautiful tall dark lady.
2 Some large green apples. 
3 A little pretty brown dog.
4 A nice new cotton skirt.

3 Underline the correct word in each sentence.

0 The Pacific is larger than the Atlantic.
1 My car is better than your car.
2 Australia is the smallest continent.
3 Tony walks more quickly than me.
4 Rome is older than London.
5 The white jacket is the more expensive.
6 This video is more interesting than the other one.
7 Sarah is the tallest in the class.
8 This is the worst film I’ve seen.
9 It’s the most beautiful painting in the gallery.
10 The new computer is smaller than the old one.

5 Underline the correct word in each sentence.

0 It is getting cold.
1 Have you done the washing-up?
2 Can you come here, please?
3 We got a new television last month.
4 You are making too much noise.
5 Where did you go on Friday?
6 I didn’t get your letter.
7 What time do you get up in the mornings?
8 Give John his books. He’s over in the library.
9 We are all getting older.
10 Have you got any money?
6 Write one word in each space.

0 I don’t believe in ghosts.
1 The teacher told us __to___ be quiet.
2 We wanted __to___ go to the cinema.
3 He’s interested _in boxing.
4 We were late___for__ class.
5 Katy is not very good ___in__ basketball.
6 We were just talking __about___ you.
7 Clare was fighting __with___ her brother.
8 I’m bored watching television.
9 They were asking ___for__ joining the club.
10 They are wanted ___for__ the police.

When it comes to politics, Americans have become pretty pessimistic. People don’t trust the political parties. Voter turnout is mediocre. Cynicism and polarization are rampant. But this pessimism belies a truth: Individual Americans have more political power than they realize.

From the Tea Party on the right to the Trump resistance on the left, citizen activism has helped change American politics in recent years. If politics is a conversation, every American has a voice. Here’s how you can use yours more effectively.

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