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Fill in the gaps, using the correct form of the verb (active or passive voice!). These are Amanda and John Mountainberry

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Fill in the gaps, using the correct form of the verb (active or passive voice!). These are Amanda and John Mountainberry and they (1) ..................................................... (marry) for 50 years. They (2) ..................................................... (first meet) at a summer

festival

when

John

accidentally

(3)

..................................................... (bump) into Amanda who (4) ..................................................... (dance) at the dancefloor. John (5) ..................................................... (apologise) politely and after some drinks (6) ..................................................... (bring), they (7) ..................................................... (start) talking and step by step they (8) ..................................................... (fall) in love. Shortly after they

(9)

.....................................................

.....................................................

(marry),

(move)

in

they

(10)

together

and

(11) ..................................................... (start) a family. Now they are both retired and every morning, they (12) ..................................................... (have) breakfast together – their breakfasts are daily rituals: water and coffee (13) ..................................................... (always put) into the coffee machine by Amanda, but the machine itself (14) ..................................................... (always switch) on by John. John (15) .....................................................

(not

toast)

the

bread

but

he

(16)

..................................................... (boil) the eggs whereas milk, sugar, and jam (17) ..................................................... (take) out of the kitchen cupboards by Amanda. They always (18) ..................................................... (have) milk with their coffee but today they (19) ..................................................... (use) cream instead since it is their 50th wedding anniversary. Today is a very special day for them and therefore their children and families (20)

.....................................................

..................................................... (22)

(all

.....................................................

(invite). sit)

(nicely

at

the

Now breakfast

decorated).

Some

they table flowers

(21) which (23)

..................................................... (put) in the middle of the table next to a delicious cake and everybody (24) ..................................................... (drink) a class of champagne and (25) .....................................................

(enjoy)

breakfast.

John

and

Amanda

(26)

..................................................... (already begin) opening their presents! In the afternoon Amanda and John (27) ..................................................... (expect) some old friends and they hope that all of them (28) ..................................................... (come). They (29) ..................................................... (not see) some of their friends for a long time although when they were younger, they (30) ..................................................... (spend) quite some time together.

KEY These are Amanda and John Mountainberry and they have been married for 50 years. They first met at a summer festival when John accidentally bumped into Amanda who was dancing at the dancefloor. John apologised politely and after some drinks had been brought / were brought they started talking and step by step they fell in love. Shortly after they had married they moved in together and started a family. Now they are both retired and every morning, have breakfast together – their breakfasts are daily rituals: water and coffee are always put into the coffee machine by Amanda, but the machine itself is always switched on by John. John does not toast the bread but he boils the eggs whereas milk, sugar, and jam are taken out of the kitchen cupboards by Amanda. They always have milk with their coffee but today they are using cream instead since it is their 50th wedding anniversary. Today is a very special day for them and therefore their children and families have been invited. Now they are all sitting at the breakfast table which has been nicely decorated / is nicely decorated. Some flowers have been put in the middle of the table next to a delicious cake and everybody is drinking a class of champagne and (is) enjoying breakfast. John and Amanda have already begun opening their presents! In the afternoon Amanda and John are expecting some old friends and they hope that all of them will come They haven’t seen some of their friends for a long time although when they were younger, they spent quite some time together.