15 Read and choose. Baiterek Tower...
The Gherkin...
1 A looks like it has the egg of
the magic bird Baiterek.
B looks like it has the egg of
the magic bird Samruk.
5 A is also called 30 St Mary Axe.
B is also called 37 St Mary Axe.
6 A opened in 2008.
B opened in 2004.
2 A is 97 metres tall.
Bis 120 metres tall.
7 A is 170 metres tall.
Bis 180 metres tall.
3 A has got amazing views of
part of the city.
B has got amazing views of
the whole city
8 A has got 18 lifts.
B has got 20 lifts.
4 A changes colour at night.
B changes colour during
the day
b) " Hi, Pete. How (actually) are you?" "( actually) My name's John, but don't worry."
c) (suddenly) In the middle of the picnic it (suddenly) began to rain.
d) I saw (only) Mary at the party. I didn't see anyone else.
e) I gave a present to John(only), not to anyone else.
f) Jane and I have (even. together. always) been friends. We (always) went (together) to school (together). We were (even) born in the same hospital.
g) '' You know I applied for that job.'' ''Which job?'' ''The one based in Paris.'' ''No. I don't know anything about it.''
''( anyway) I didn't get it'' h) '' I didn't like it.'' ''I didn't like it ( either).''
i) ''I like it.'' ''I like it ( too).''
j) ( really,) Everybody in our family ( really) loves ice-cream, (especially) me.
k) The traffic to the aeroport was (so) bad that we ( nearly) missed the plane.
l) I'm tall (enough ) to be a policeman, but I haven't got (enough ) qualifications.
1 The 2 continents can be separated by seas and oceans.
2 Yes, they are. Russians are a peace-loving nation.
3 The English Channel separates England from France.
4 We call a person curious when he/she is interested in something and wants to know more about it and when asks a lot of different questions.
5 "God Save The Queen" is the national anthem of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
6 Sunrise and sunset times depend on your location. For example: Moscow/Summer/June 15, 2019:
- Sun Rise Time 4:44; Sun Set Time 22:14.
7 Tverskaya Street, known as former Gorky Street is the main and probably best-known radial street in Moscow. Its length is 1.6 kilometres.