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The Boston Tea Party by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Part B




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THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (1976)
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PART�B�
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Now let's�keep working with The Boston Tea Party lyrics:
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Part 1:
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Choose the right option:
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  • Who were the 'Redcoats'?

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  • Who were the 'children from the colonies'?

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  • Who was the King?

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  • Who�was the 'president' mentioned in the song?� Remember there was no president in America yet, this man became the president later, but he was influential during The Boston Tea Party.� He wore false teeth (wooden teeth)!

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Now let's�revise the Simple Past Tense:
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Part 2:
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Choose the right option for each gap:
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In the year 1773, there� a lot of tension between the American colonies and Britain because the

people of the colonies �to fight British control. The British� a tea act, which to force the
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people of the colonies to buy their tea. The British � the tea at a very cheap price. This way, they
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�the tea. The British � ships with tea to America.� As three ships filled with tea
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Boston Harbour, a group of men �as Indians � on board the ships. They all
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342�boxes of tea�into the water. People �very happy. This famous event �known as the
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Boston Tea Party.

This �one of the significant events that� up to the Revolutionary War.

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Part 3:
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Are the following verbs regular or irregular?� Tick the right choice!
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  • think����������� regular ������ irregular

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  • decide����������regular ������ irregular

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  • live�������������� regular ������ irregular

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  • find��������������regular ������ irregular

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  • begin���������� regular ������ irregular

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  • start����������� regular ������ irregular
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Part 4:
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Complete the following sentences with a verb in the simple past, regular or irregular.� They are all different verbs:
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  1. The Pilgrims �to America in the Mayflower.
  2. Thanksgiving �a national holiday in the USA in 1863.
  3. In 1770 America �still a British colony.
  4. American people �to pay taxes to Britain.
  5. They �to pay a tax for the tea because they �that drink.
  6. The colonists �very angry, so they �to throw the tea into the sea.
  7. People��this The Boston Tea Party.
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