4. Correct the sentences:

1) The customer was a young man, he wore an ear-ring and a red beard. He spoke English with a slight French accent.

2) The customer always bought two cakes and an apple-pie.

3) Once Miss Martha saw a red and brown tattoo on the customer's hand.

4) Miss Martha was sure he was a poor musician and lived in a cellar.

5) Miss Martha wouldn't share her tasty meal with the poor customer.

6) Miss Martha wanted to add something good to his bread. But she was too proud to do it.

7) One day, when the customer was in Miss Martha's bakery, an ambulance came past. He paid no attention to it.

8) Miss Martha made a cut in each of the stale loaves and put some pepper inside. The customer saw it and made a terrible fuss.

9) The customer came with his friend to thank Miss Martha for what she had done for him.

10) The customer shook hands with Miss Martha saying politely that she had saved his life.

11) The young man explained that Mr. Blumberger was a writer who had been working on a very big novel.

12) Mr. Blumberger used stale bread to rub out the pencil lines from his novel because he couldn't buy Indian rubber anywhere.

13) Now, more than ever, Mr. Blumberger was sure he would win the prize competition.

5. Make up word-combinations and translate them:

share, have, wear, make (2), draw, paint, take, seize

a deep cut, good manners, a meal, interest, noise, pictures, a plan, spectacles, the opportunity

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6. Make up your own sentences changing the italicized words or groups of words in the given patterns. E.G.:

Pattern: He never bought anything but stale bread.

You might say: He never bought anything but green vegetables.

Or: He never bought anything but milk chocolate.

He never bought anything but red roses.

He never bought anything but video games. Etc.

Pattern: He never bought anything but stale bread.

You might say: He never drank anything but pure water.

Or: He never played anything but video games.

He never did anything but hard work.

He never liked anything but classical music.

He never painted anything but still life. Etc.

1) She was sure that he was an artist and very poor.

She was sure that he was an artist and very poor.

She was sure that he was an artist and very poor.

2) The customer kept on buying stale bread.

The customer kept on buying stale bread.

3) She wanted him to have something good to eat.

She wanted him to have something good to eat.

4) She wanted to add something good to his bread.

5) She knew the pride of artists.

She knew the pride of artists.