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The sentences below all contain other
common ‘verb and verb’ phrases. Complete
them with the missing verbs in the box.
pray think go take
1 Ideas on how to make society a fairer place
come and all the time.
2 We need to stop and about what
we can really do to make a difference.
3 Life is all about give and . That’s
what too many people forget these days.
4 I hope and that one day we really
will all be able to live together in peace.
9 More speakin
a Discuss with a partner. Which of these do
you agree with?
The world would be a better place if...
1 … there were no borders between countries.
2 … people stopped buying so many things.
3 … there were no more wars.
4 … we stopped cutting down the rain forests.
5 … the World Cup and the Olympics were held
every two years.
6 … we had no cars.
7 … all politicians were under 40.
8 … school didn’t start so early in the morning.
b Write four more sentences.
The world would be a better place if...
1
2
3
4
c Read out your sentences to the class.
Decide on the best idea.
Did you know?
With over 80 million records sold,
Annie Lennox has been one of the
world’s biggest recording stars for the
last 30 years. Whether as part of the
Eurythmics in the 1980s or as a solo
artist since the 1990s, Annie has always
enjoyed a huge amount of success.
So when the woman described by
American TV station VH1 as ‘the
greatest white soul singer alive’ teamed
up with the legendary Al Green to
record ‘Put a Little Love in Your Heart’,
it was a match made in heaven. Green
is one of the world’s best-loved gospel
and soul singers and was named 65th
on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the
‘100 greatest artists of all time.’
The 1988 single was recorded by the duo for the soundtrack
of the film Scrooged and reached number two in the
US charts.
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