1. edinburgh lies in seven hills and goes down those hills to the sea.
2. in the « old town » the streets are narrow. the tall houses with narrow windows go up the hills to edinburgh castle, which is one thousand years old.
3. the modern town is situated at the foot of the hills.
4. many great men have lived and worked in edinburgh. robert burns the famous writer and poet who lived in edinburgh. edinburgh is also proud of walter scott, the father of the historical novel in world literature, and robert louis stevenson, a famous english writer. such scientists as john napier who invented logarithms, adam smith, the father of political economy, alexander bell, the inventor of the telephone also lived and worked in edinburgh.
5.there are the museum of childhood, the writer’s museum, the people’s story museum. (the holyrood palace in edinburgh is another official residence of the queen besides buckingham palace. this palace is a museum with a number of museums inside it. there are the museum of childhood with its unique collection of toys and games, the writer’s museum, the people’s story museum, which tells the story of ordinary people.)
6. past and present live in edinburgh side by side, and it gives a special charm to the city.
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Iii. поставьте глагол-сказуемое в нужной форме (present, past, future indefinite) 1. he (not/to work) at a plant, he (to work) in a construction company.. 2. you (to see) the last news program yesterday? 3. if he (to help) us, we (to finish) our project ahead of time. 4. when you (to come) home tomorrow? 5. he usually (to go) to bed very early because he (to take) an early bus to town. 6. i (to apply) a new method for my research work last year. 7. they (to build) the eiffel tower in 1899. 8. water (to boil) at 100 c. 9. next year some new houses (to appear) in our street. 10. yesterday it (to take) me 30 minutes to get to the centre of the town. iv. раскрыть скобки и употребить одно из времен continuous. 1. the secretary (to type) a letter when the manager phoned. 2. she (to prepare) for the exam the whole day tomorrow. 3. it is 8 o’clock now. the people in the hall (to wait) for the meeting to begin. 4. don’t be late! we (to have) lunch at 3 sharp. 5. they (to work) at the laboratory, while we (to test) a new device yesterday. v. поставьте глагол-сказуемое в нужной форме (present indefinite или present continuous 1. listen! my favorite singer (to sing) now. i (to like) this song very much. 2. it (to rain) outside. take an umbrella. 3. he always (to pass) exams in time. 4. where are the students? – they (to write) a dictation. 5. he (to study) english at the university. 6. -you (to look) out of the window now? –you (to see) if it (to rain)? 7. the tourists (to speak) too fast. i (not/to understand) them. 8. where you (to prefer) to spend your summer holidays? 9. usually he (to wear) a uniform, but now he (to wear) jeans. 10. our library (to occupy) modern building. vi. употребить одну из форм indefinite или continuous. 1. the company (to go) bankrupt last year. 2. the man who (to make) a speech now is an outstanding writer. 3. he usually (to read) before going to bed. 4. we (to graduate) from the university in 5 years. 5. what you (to do) now? – i (to process) a still picture on my computer now. 6. the laboratory (to buy) computer hardware 3 years ago. 7. it is very dark here. i (not/to see) you well. 8. i (to continue) writing a report, as soon as you (to return) me my scientific journal. 9. at this time tomorrow our representative (to sign) an agreement. 10. he (to make) a chemical experiment when the teacher (to enter) the hall.