1.Paraphrase the sentences Example: John played hockey at school but doesn’t any longer – John used to play hockey at school
1.When Nick was a young boy, he played with his toy train a lot.
2.James is fond of riding a bike in the country. He spends all holidays in the street. He did that when he was young.
3.Jenny went to the ballet school. She still likes dancing, though she has no time to ago to the ballet school.
2. Complete the sentences
Example: The older people get, the more they understand.
1. The longer I learn mathematics,
2.The more I read,
3.The kinder you are to people,
4. The more you do exercises in English,
5. The more you play computer games,

1. - london is the capital of - great britain , the full name of which is the united   kingdom of - great britain and - northern ireland. 2. the volga is a fabulous river. 3. they used to spend their summer holidays on the black sea coast in - crimea. 4. many european adventurers crossed the atlantic ocean in - search of - riches on the american continent prior to - columbus. 5. - gorki street was renamed into - tverskaya street. 6. the red square and the kremlin are the heart of the capital. 7. - london was founded in the 1st century вс by - julius caesar. 8. - st. petersburg was founded on the banks of the neva by peter the great. 9. the johnsons are our next-door neighbours. 10. - canada is situated in the northern part of the north america. 11. beyond lay the smoky mountains. 12. we left for the east on the following morning. 13. we came to the ohio river after that. 14. they passed many coal mines on the way. 15. we crossed the historic delaware river at - trenton. 16. he arrived in - new york on a very rainy day. 17. the mannings went through the blue ridge mountains on their trip. 18. she spent several hours at the bronx zoo on - monday. 19. they took a wonderful boat ride around - manhattan on the last day of their visit. 20. - dr. rebecca richards is our dentist. 21. the lions donated - money for a new park. 22. you could buy a picasso for £300 in those days. 23. i'm reading - agatha christie at the moment. 24. - lady diana's wedding dress was very beautiful. 25. - sir michael has made it very clear. 26. - ryan gave a sunday tribune to his father.

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