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Exercise 3. Use "there is/are" in the appropriate tense or "it" in the following sentences.
Вариант 1
1. In the XIII century ... over 160 towns in England. 2. Before the XIII century ... no universities in England. The oldest university was founded in Oxford in 1667. ... remained the principal centre of science for centuries. ... was famous for the superior learning of its professors.... had a great influence on the development of English culture. 3. Sheep breeding became especially popular in the English eastern and northern counties in the XIII century. ... was soon discovered that ... was easier to grow wool on the sheep's back than to grow grain on the poor lands. ... many foreign markets which were ready to buy English wool. ... meant that European trade was developing. 4. ... important changes in the English countryside in the XIII century.... the new classes of gentry, nobles and small landowners.... many armed conflicts between the peasants and the feudals. ... one reason for that: the lords tended to monopolize the use of common lands. ... is natural that the parliament supported the rich because only the top layer of the population was represented there.
Вариант 2
Ghosts and Monsters
______________ a lot of old houses and castles (замки) in Britain. People believe that ______________ ghosts (привидения) in these buildings. The ghosts are always someone who died a long time ago. ______________ many stories about monsters (чудовища). The most famous monster is the Loch Ness Monster (or Nessie). Loch Ness is a large, very deep lake in Scotland. A lot of people believe that _____________ a kind of dinosaur (динозавр) living in the lake. Some people in Norway believe that ______________ a monster in a lake by the town of Seljord. The Norwegian monster is called Selma.
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