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a p p r e c i a t i o n – f o r l e a r n e r s a g e d 1 3 t o 1 7 EXAMPLES OF THE NINE SENTENCES DICTATED By the time she was three, Matilda could read. Matilda did this because her father told her she was ignorant and stupid. Don't butt in. Your brother and I are doing high finance. Matilda punished her father for calling her a liar and a cheat. Matilda goes to school at the age of seven. She had a bull-neck, big shoulders and powerful legs. She had the habit of throwing children out the window. Tip it over! The chalk is writing something! I only want to live with you! THE NINE TITLES FROM THE BOOK 'MATILDA' 1.The Reader of Books 2. The Hat and the Superglue 3. Arithmetic 4. The Platinum- Blond Man 5. Crunchem Hall Primary School 6. The Trunchbull 7. Punishment 9. A New Home 8. The Miracles 78