Reading Practice Read 9 Look at the statements below about the city of Bergen. Read the text to decide if each 8 statement 1-10 is T (true) or F (false). 1 Bergen is inside the Arctic Circle. 7. It is dark in Bergen all year round. . 2 There are more than seven mountains 8 The Bergen Aquarium houses a large variety around the city of Bergen. of sea life. 3 Bergen was an important port for the Vikings. 9 There are plenty of different souvenirs to 4 Columbus discovered Bergen. bring back from Norway. 5 Tourists can tour the Bergen area by ferry. 10 Food is usually cheap in the centre of 6 The houses in Bergen are good for Bergen. protecting people from the cold.

We travel around England every summer. (Present Simple)
I have travelled since when I was 7. (Present Perfect)
I travelled to America last year. (Past Simple)
I am travelling around Britain now. (Present Continuous)
I will travel to Scotland soon. (Future Simple)
I am going to travel to Spain next week (Конструкция going to do something для выражения запланированного будущего)
I am travelling to London in a week. (Present Continuous для запланированного будущего)
I was travelling around Britain from June 15th to June 28th.(Past Continuous)
I have not travelled to Australia yet. (Present Perfect)
I have travelled around Britain many times. (Present Perfect)

1. The myths about stars and the Universe were made .

b) to explain the movement of the sun and the stars

2. Aristarchus was the only astronomer who

c) declared that the Earth moved around the sun and the moon travelled

round the Earth

3. Nicholas Copernicus proved that

d) that the Earth moved round the sun

4. Copernicus explored the Universe using

a) homemade instruments

5. Copernicus didn't want to publish his ideas because

c) people were not ready to understand them

6. We honour Copernicus because

b) his ideas encouraged other astronomers