How many
stars are there in the night sky?
And how many
animals know how to fly?
How much ice
cream do I eat in a week?
And how many
years does it take to learn Greek?
How much of
the planet is covered in snow?
And how many
dinosaurs lived long ago?
How much
bright sunshine do plants need to grow?
So many
questions, so much I don't know
London is an amazing place all year round but at
Christmas it is just unbelievably beautiful. The lights the displays the
atmosphere... It is really breathtaking. It is a crazy busy city for eleven
months of the year. When December comes along we can see all the busy Londoners
making time to take a step back from their routine and just appreciating that
the city has to offer
One of the things I really enjoy doing at Christmas is
buying amazing gifts for my loved ones. One thing I love doing is window shopping.
I’ll spend an afternoon looking at window displays without really buying
anything just trying to gather ideas and inspiration
London is so great for shopping. The most famous
street is Oxford Street but I really like King’s Road as well. The luxury brands
really compete with each other. Some of them are pretty impressive. Another
lovely place to visit in London at Christmas time is Covent Garden the center
of which used to be a fruit and vegetable market and then in the 1980 th it
changed to a shopping center. There’s lots of lovely little shops and you can
see some street performers if you go at the right time.
I enjoy heading down the South of the River and
appreciating the views of the River Thames from one of the London ‘s many
bridges. It really does make me feel very very small in such a big city. One of
my favorite lunch spots is one of the largest and oldest food markets in the
whole of London. Borouch market in 2014 celebrated its thousand birthday. If
you do head over to Borouch market don’t forget to try some of the hot cider.
Perfect warm you up on a cold day
Gerund Infinitive
I gave up smoking
I am interested in learning French
Skiing is fun
Cooking is difficult for me
Do you mind not smoking near me
I began working hard for my exams
I started working hard
I stopped smoking
They kept running because the dog was chasing them
I’ll never forget kissing my first girl
It’s better to do it immediately
It’s fun to learn English online
Why did you go to the shops? To buy some bread
I like to play football
I like playing football
I am beginning to get nervous
I am starting to work hard
I stopped to have a cigarette
I kept his wallet to take the money
I forgot to lock the door
I remember meeting my teacher
Remember to meet your teacher after school
I regret not studying hard for an exam
I regret not giving him money
I regret to say
My windows need cleaning
My windows need to be cleaned
I need to clean the windows
J So, Andy, tell me why did you leave London?
You had a good job
A Yes, but I’ve got a better job here
J And you had a nice flat in London
A Well, I’ve got a nicer place here. It’s a cottage
J Really? How many bedrooms has it got?
A Three. And it’s got a garden. It’s bigger than my flat in London and
it’s cheaper
J But you haven’t got any friends!
A I’ve got a lot of new friends here. People are much friendlier than in
London
J But the country’s so boring
A No, it isn’t. I’ got a surfboard now go surfing at weekends. Appleton
has got a cinema, restaurants, pubs and a nightclub. And the air is clean and
the streets are safer
J OK. OK. Everything is better! Can I come next weekend?
A Of course you can!
Did you know that Marco Polo brought spaghetti back from China?
B Really? He didn’t! That’s incredible!
A Well, it’s true
B Did you know that Napoleon was afraid of cats?
A He wasn’t! I don’t believe it!
B Well, it’s true!
... it took 1.700 years to build the Great Wall of China?
...Walt Disney used his own voice for the character of Mickey Mouse?
... when Shakespeare was alive there were no actresses only male actors?
... Vincent Van Gogh sold only two of his paintings while he was alive?
... the actress Shirley Temple was a millionaire before she was ten?
...in 1979 it snowed in the Sahara desert?
...Shakespeare spelled his name in eleven different ways?
1 London has a lot of parks
London ‘s got a lot of parks
2 I don’t have much money
I haven’t got much money
3 I have a lot of homework tonight
4 Do you have any homework?
5 Our school has a good library but it
doesn’t have many computers
6 My parents have a new DVD player
7 Does your sister have a boyfriend?
8 I don’t have a problem with this
exercise
