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This is my class.They are practising English at the moment.It was Sunday yesterday and they all did different things.

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Merve �zt�rk(have) a picnic with her family.She (get up) very early�� to help� her mother with the preparations.She(have) a quick breakfast.After the breakfast she (do) her Turkish homework.Her mother (bake) a cake.They (prepare) some sandwiches.Her father (go)shopping to buy some chicken,fruit and vegetables.They (have) a nice afternoon.She(be) tired when she(arrive) at home.She (watch)some television and (sleep) at 9.

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Enes (be ) in Keskin.He(get up) very� early.He (have) a very big breakfast.After breakfast he(go ) to their vineyard and (pick up) grapes.He (be )very tired at the end of the day.When he (go) to bed it (be) only 9 o�clock.

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Ismet�s parents �live �in Ankara.He(be ) in Ankara for two days.Yesterday he (get up)� at 11 o�clock.He .(not have) breakfast.He(have) a glass of fruit juice and a piece of cake.After that he (visit) some old friends.They (go ) to the cinema and(watch) a nice film.He (enjoy) the film a lot.He (spend) the rest of the day reading a book.It(be) 12 o�clock when he(go) to bed.

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Aziz (be/not) in K�r�kkale.He (be ) in Yozgat visiting his family.He(get up) very early because he (have) a stomachache.He(have to)�� go to� hospital.He (feel) better in the afternoon but he (spend) rest of the day at home and (sleep) at 10.

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Talat(have) a course at 9.The alarm clock (ring) at 8.He (wake )up �and then (wash) his face.His father (drive) him to course.The course (last) 4 hours.He (have) lunch at a restaurant with his friends.He .(walk) home.He (do) his homework and then he (play) computer games for an hour.When he (go) to bed it (be) midnight.

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Aysenur (start) her �day at 8.Her parents(be/not) at home .They(be) at a wedding in their village.She(have to) look after her little sister so she(can not) do�her �homework.When her sister(sleep) in the afternoon she (call) her friend and they (have) a chat.Her parents (arrive) very late.She (watch) her favourite soap opera and (sleep) after that.

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True / False or Don�t know

1������� Meve �zt�rk did her English homework.

2������� Aysenur� looked after her little brother.

3������� Ismet didn�t like the film much.

4������� Aziz had a stomach ache.

5������� Enes went to bed very late.

6������� Talat can drive a car.

7������� Aysenur did her homework in the afternoon.

8������ Ismet went to bed early.

9������� Merve went shopping with her father.

10�� Enes� father is a teacher.