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Question
Look at the words in the box. Write what you do when you are at a
| sit drink play yell dance sing serve run enjoy buy wave shout ride greet win cheer compete. |
- feast? ______
- race? _____
- cricket match? ________
- cinema? ______
- fair? ______
- party? ____
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Solution
- feast? drink, enjoy, serve
- race? run, cheer, compete
- cricket match? play, win, cheer
- cinema? sit, enjoy
- fair? buy, shout, side
- party? dance, play, sing, greet.
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