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William Taft: Heavy

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Understand reasons, the past perfect and adverbs.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

contradict
To go against or say the opposite of.
advance
To move forward.
governor general
A person who governs a territory for another country.

Answer key

  1. Roosevelt had been president for the eight years before Taft.“Had been” is the past perfect. Numbers can be words or digits.
  2. In fact, Americans often remember Taft because of his size.“Because of” is followed by a noun.
  3. He also took some actions that contradicted Roosevelt’s wishes.“Contradicted” means went against.
  4. Roosevelt helped Taft advance his career as a judge.“Advance his career” means move forward in his job.
  5. But he performed his job as governor general effectively.“Effectively” means in a way that worked well.

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