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Write a Diary entry each day for a month and compile them into a book. You may also name your diary as Anne Frank did.

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Write a Diary entry each day for a month and compile them into a book. You may also name your diary as Anne Frank did.

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Do it yourself.

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Chapter 7.1: A Birthday Letter - Grammar [Page 189]

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Chapter 7.1 A Birthday Letter
Grammar | Q D. | Page 189

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