London remains a magnet and has a character of its own. It is home to 8 million people stretches for 25 miles (40 km) from one side to the other. It is a successful cultural capital as
and the workplace for at least another million who come to the capital every day. London
it is home to some of the most exciting music, theatre and art in Europe,
Most visitors come to London by air, landing at London Heathrow or London Gatwick
Both airports have good links to the centre of London.
minster Dock upstream as far as Hampton Court and downstream to the Tower of London,
Greenwich and the Thames flood barrier.
the words below it.
A sightseeing tour in an open-top bus is an excellent way to start your stay in London,
Not as fast as the bus, but much more pleasant is a river trip. River buses go from west-
Boats go as far east as the Thames flood barrier. At the barrier the boat turns round for
the return journey to Central London.
remains a magnet
1) attracts
2) tourists
3) by plane
4) downtown
5) connections
6) quick
7) tour
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2. She is still sleeping. She's been sleeping already for two hours.
3. She is still doing his homework. He has been doing his homework already for three hours.
4. The boys are still playing football. They have been playing football for fourty minutes already.
5. They girls are still changing. They've been changing already for half an hour.
6. She still learns Spanish. She has been learning Spanish already for two years.
7. They still live in the countryside. They have been living in the countryside already for four months.
8. She is still talking on the phone. She has been talking on the phone for twenty minutes already.
9. My brother is still solving this difficult task. He has been solving this task already for half an hour.
10. She is still writing a letter to her granny. She has been writing a letter to her granny already for an hour.
11. They are still catching the fish. They've been catching the fish already for five hours.
12. Grandparents are still playing lotto. They have been playing lotto already for two hours.
13. The actors are still rehearsing this scene. They have been rehearsing this scene already for three hours.
14. The children are still running in the yard. They have been running in the yard already for three hours.
15. He is still writing his new book. He has been writing his new book already for two years.
16. He is still learning Hamlet's soliloquy. He has been learning Hamlet's soliloquy already for two days.
17. We are still repairing our flat. We have been repairing our flat already for half a month.
1)look dad and kolya are cooking fish soup.
2. they caught a lot of fish this morning.
3. last summer, they went to the volga to fish.
4. they go fishing every morning.
5. they have been fishing since 5 a.m., and have already caught a lot of fish.
6. yesterday they fished from 5 to 7 hours.
7. dad will go fishing in finland next year.
8. mom and jen picked a lot of mushrooms this morning.
9. and now they cook mushrooms in the kitchen.
10. they often go to the forest to pick mushrooms.
11. yesterday they did not go to the forest, because it rained all day.
12. they have been picking mushrooms in the forest for 3 hours.
13. while mom was frying mushrooms yesterday, we ate soup.
14.next week they will go to the forest to collect
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