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Terrie Harker
Sarah Woodall

Barrow-in-
Furness, UK

Teenagers

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		Watch the video by clicking on the screen above then choose the best answer. Read what Sarah and Terrie say by clicking here but try to do the exercise before you see the text.	Listen out Did you know? Language fix Get talking! See the map

1. Terrie and Sarah … ride their motorbikes near the docks. often watch boys riding motorbikes.
2. A lot of people … have lost their jobs in the town. are going to get jobs in Walney.			Marriage Anniversary Rocket Teenagers Chinatown Lunch Holiday Rebel Ski Mouse T'ai Chi
3. Terrie's father … was made redundant 24 years ago. used to be a shipbuilder.
4. Sarah… wants to be successful in her career. had a dream she had a family.
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Terrie and Sarah are from Barrow-in-Furness - in Cumbria, England. The town is situated opposite the Isle of Walney next to a narrow channel of the Irish Sea. This location provided shelter for shipbuilding which used to be one of the most important activities in the town. Ironworks were also established in the 1840s, as the European Industrial Revolution got under way. These days, the local shipyards mostly produce submarines.

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		Look at the structure of these phrases and then choose the correct way to complete the following sentences. Only one of the choices in each question is possible. Use the Check button to see the answer.

1. They didn't get a job for six months. They regretted to not stay on / not staying on / hadn't stayed on /at college.
2. This area needs more jobs. I wish that shopping centre would open. / did open. / opens.
3. Mum's always telling me to get a job. I wish she hadn't told me / wasn't telling me / wouldn't tell me so often.
4. I hate it when the security guards tell us to move on. If only they let us / letting us / would let us ride in the park.
5. I'm upset because someone else was offered the job. If only I'd got it. / was getting it. / would get it.
6. It's terrible your father was made redundant. If only the company not closing down. / didn't close down. / hadn't closed down.

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