11. Put the following nouns in plural (Consult § 1) a dish, a fork, a baby, a land, a game, a watch, a child, a potato, a house, a pen, a photo, a toy, a man, a knife, a mouse.

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand.It has a population of just under a million people and is located on North Island.The history of the city goes back 650 years when the Maoris settled in the area. European settlement began in 1840 when the British arrived.Since 1945, the city of Auckland has grown and it now has large modern suburbs. In 1985, the new Zealand government made the whole country a nuclear free zone and since then Auckland has been a centre for protest against nuclear testing in the Pacific.Famous sights include Mt Eden, one of many large, volcanic hills, as well as the Auckland Harbour Bridge.From wherever you are in the city, you can see the sea. Auckland`s nickname is ` the city of sails` because it has more boats than anywhere else in the world.It is easy to travel between Auckland and the rest of new Zealand. There are regular international flights, too. Flights from Europe take over twenty-four hours and are expensive.

What did you do last weekend?
On Saturday our family went shopping for the New Year. We bought a Christmas tree and a garland. Back home, we cooked dinner, cleaned our flat and began to decorate the tree and the house. It took us a lot of effort and time and in the evening I took a relaxing shower, gave a bath my daughter and started watching an interesting film. Then I read a tale to my daughter tale and went to bed.
On Sunday I went to visit my mother. She lives on the other side of town, and I rarely see her. Then the whole our family went to the forest where we rode down the hills and fed squirrels.
In the evening I ironed my clothes for Monday and started working on my dissertation.
As you can see, I usually have a lot to do at the weekend. Unfortunately, I do not always have time to do everything that I have planned. Nevertheless, I have enough time to rest, and on Monday with renewed vigor I start studying.