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Blair to stand down on June 27
Level 1
Elementary
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Blair to stand down on June 27
Level 1
Elementary
Comprehension check
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Match the beginnings and endings to make statements from the text.
1. Many people did not agree with…
2. Mr Blair says he…
3. Mr Blair says his wife and children…
4. Mr Blair is…
5. Mr Blair believes…
6. Colin Powell thinks…
a. …Britain changed during his 10 years as prime minister.
b. …Mr Blair had an enormous influence on world politics. 
c. …Mr Blair’s decision to go to war with Iraq.
d. …the only Labour leader to win three general elections one after the other. 
e. …never let him forget his mistakes.
f. …did what he thought was right for the country.
Vocabulary 1: Opposites
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Find the opposites of these words in the text. 
1. pessimist ____________ 5. wrong ____________
2. weak ____________ 6. junior ____________
3. failure ____________ 7. positive ____________
4. remember ____________ 8. very small ____________
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Blair to stand down on June 27
Level 1
Elementary
Vocabulary 2: Collocations
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Match the words in the left-hand column with those in the right-hand column. Check your answers in the 
text.
1. prime a. opinion
2. general 
b. change
3. climate 
c. relationship
4. job
d. minister
5. special 
e. vacancy
6. public f. election
Vocabulary 3: Word stress
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Put these words from the text into two groups depending on their stress.