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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