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13-year-old dad UPDATE!

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A while ago we posted a lesson on a news story that was _1_ the UK.  Just to _2_, the story was about a British boy who at the age of 13 became a father.

You can see the original lesson here:

http://learnenglish.ecenglish.com/lessons/in-news-13-year-old-father

Update

The British media are now reporting that DNA tests have shown that the boy did not _3_ the child. Tests carried out in March, 2009 _4_ that the real father is a 15-year-old boy from the same _5_. Alfie, who was originally thought to be the father, is said to be _6_ that baby Maisie is not his daughter.

Key words

a - distressed
b - father
c - sweeping
d - neighbourhood
e - recap
f - establish

Now match up the missing words to the numbers. Only type in the letter next to the word i.e. use 'a' and not 'distressed':

  • Missing word 1 is:
  • Missing word 2 is:
  • Missing word 3 is:
  • Missing word 4 is:
  • Missing word 5 is:
  • Missing word 6 is: