1.we have a very good train service from here to the city centre and most people go to the work by train. you can go by the bus too, of course, but you can't get a season ticket on the bus.
2.
i'd like to see mr smith please. ~ do you mean mr smith who works in the box office or other mr smith?
3.
did you come by air? ~ no, i came by sea. i had a lovely voyage on the queen elizabeth ii.
4.the most of the stories that people tell about irish aren't true.
5.
married couples with children often rent cottages by the seaside for summer holidays. the men hire boats and go for trips along coast; children spend day on thebeach and poor mothers spend the most of time doing the cooking and cleaning.
6.
it's usually safe to walk on the sand, but here, when the tide is coming in, the sand becomes dangerously soft. people have been swallowed up by it.
7.
when the titanic was crossing atlantic she struck an iceberg which tore a huge hole in her bow. the captain ordered crew to help passengers into the boats.
8.
everywhere man has cut down the forests in order to cultivate ground, or to use the wood as fuel or as building material.
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taken when the clock begins to chime midnight, open the back door of the house and let the old year, and the last stroke let the new year in at the front door.if after the twelfth stroke of the house will go a young man with dark hair (the first guest), the coming year will be successful. the first guest must bring bread, coal and a pinch of salt. after he shall burn coal in the fireplace, all congratulate each other and the guest who brings good luck, be sure to feed them.[3]lovers in the battle of big ben kiss under the mistletoe - it is considered that this would provide them a strong relationship in the new year. kiss to those who are under the mistletoe in the center of the room, in the belief that gives you good luck and happiness in the coming year.[3]on the street the royal mile in edinburgh made to set fire to a barrel of tar and "get rid of" the most from all the old, including the past year