Complete the sentences. Write your answers on the lines.

1.  Bill Withers grew up in a big city, right?
No, he didn’t. He grew up __________________________________________.

2.  Almost all the men in Slab Fork were farmers, right?
No, they weren’t. They __________________________________________.

3.  Almost all the families were rich, right?
No, they weren’t. They __________________________________________.

4.  People there leaned on the government, right?
No, they didn’t. They __________________________________________.

5.  Bill left home to join a rock band, right?
No, he didn’t. He __________________________________________.

6.  He wrote short stories in this free time, right?
No, he didn’t. He __________________________________________.

7.  “Lean on me” was a good ending for a song, right?
No, it wasn’t. It __________________________________________.

8.  The song is about the people in Los Angeles, right?
No, it isn’t. It __________________________________________.

Answers:

1. in a small town
2. were miners
3. were poor
4. leaned on one another
5. left home to join the navy
6. wrote songs
7. was a good beginning for a song
8. is about the people in Slab Fork

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