Put the verbs into the correct form: past simple or past continuous.
Hi Becky, Guess what, my sister Naomi is married! She (1) (get) home from her round the world trip last week with a husband!! She (2) (meet) him when she (3) (travel) round New Zealand. One afternoon, while her friends (4) (shop), she (5) (go) to look round an art gallery. She (6) (look) at a small sculpture when a young man (7) (come) into the room and he (8) (start) to put it into his rucksack. She (9) (call) the security guard because she (10). (think) the man (11) (try) to steal it. She (12) (be) really embarrassed to discover that he (13) (not steal) it- it (14) (belong) to him! Anyway, he (15) (not mind) and he (16) (ask) her to go for a coffee. They (17) (get married) a month later in Bali. We (18) (not know) anything about it! Can you believe it? He's really nice and they are very happy together! Love, Ada
The kangaroo is a wild animal which has large, powerful hind legs, a long muscular tail and a small head. There are known over 60 different species of kangaroos and close relatives. Some of them can be two meters tall with weight up to 90 kg. The others are much smaller in size. Kangaroos are unusual and wonderful animals. Kangaroos hop like rabbits to move around quickly. They can jump as far as about three times their own height. They walk on four legs when there is no need to move fast. Kangaroos are called marsupials because they carry their babies in a special bag on their paunches. Kangaroos are herbivore animals, they eat mainly grass and shrubs. They are common in Australia. The kangaroo is one of the most well-known native Australian animals. Although it can also be found in New Guinea kangaroo is the iconic animal of Australia. It is even pictured on the coat of arms for Australia.
Кенгуру - это дикое животное, которое имеет большие, мощные задние лапы, длинный хвост и маленькую голову. Известно более 60 различных видов кенгуру и их близких родственников. Некоторые из них могут быть высотой два метра с весом до 90 кг. Другие гораздо меньше по размеру. Кенгуру необычные и удивительные животные. Кенгуру прыгают, как кролики, чтобы передвигаться быстро. Они могут прыгнуть на расстояние в три раза, превышающее их рост. Они ходят на четырех ногах, когда нет необходимости двигаться быстро. Кенгуру называют сумчатыми, потому что они носят своих детенышей в специальной сумке на своих животах. Кенгуру - травоядные животные, они питаются в основном травой и кустарником. Они распространены в Австралии. Кенгуру одно из самых известных австралийских животных. Хотя их также можно найти в Новой Гвинее, кенгуру - это знаковое животное Австралии. Оно даже изображено на гербе Австралии.
Television now plays an important role in our life. It is difficult to say if it is good or bad for us. It is clear, that television has advantages and disadvantages.
But are there more advantages than disadvantages? In the first place, television is an entertainment. But it is not only a convenient entertainment. For a family of three, four or five, for example, it is more convenient and less expensive to sit comfortably at home than to go out to find entertainment in other places. They don't have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre or cinema. They turn on the TV-set and can watch interesting films, concerts, football matches.
But some people think that it's bad to watch TV. Those who watch TV need do nothing. We are passive when we watch TV. Television shows us many interesting programmes. But again there is a disadvantage here: we watch TV every evening, and it begins to dominate our lives.
My friend told me that when his TV-set broke down, he and his family found that they had more time to do things and to talk to each other. There are other arguments for and against television.
Very often the programmes are bad. Sometimes they show too much violence in films and news programmes. There is also too much pop music and ads. Ads on the whole are convenient for grown-ups. But is it good for children to watch all those ads where they show all kinds of underwear and what not?