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Units 18-20

Reading and writing Readthe text. Choose the correct words

from the box and write them next to 1-9.
Look and read.Choose the correct words
already oldest bigger biggest
and write them on the lines.
in more most of rarely yet
hot air balloon eet motorbike
rocket train walking Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island
Lake Baikal in Russia is the olderf lake
ÿ You must drive this slowly in town but you inthe world. It is alsothe world's
can drive it fast on the motorway, car_
lake.With an area of 730 km2, Olkhon Island
1 It's faster than a plane. _ _
is than any other island
2 This is the most peacefulway to travel in the 3
Lake Baikal.It'sa beautiful place
-
air. _ 4 5
and it _ rains there. _
3 Lots of people do this every day. It's the oldest
people on Olkhon are fishermen or farmers. But
way of moving about. _ these days tourism is becoming a 6 _

4 It'sthe longest form of transport. It's got a lot important part7 _ the economy
of wheels. _
on Olkhon and all around the lake. A tourist
5 It's got two wheels. It's bigger and faster than organisation called the Great BaikalTrail is

a bicycle. _ building a 1,800 kmfootpath around the lake.

They haven't finished the path 8_
2 Readthe text. Circle the correct answers.
but walkers can 9 _ use some parts
My great aunt Emily is than/(the)/ a oldest
efit.
person in/ of / at my family. She's ninety-five
1
2
years old but she is already / yet / still fit and
3
well. She's very calmly / calm / calmly. She
sleeps good / well / often at night.And she
4
5
seems happier that / than / of all my other
family and friends.

So what's great aunt Emily's secret? She

eats very health / healthy / healthily.
6
She isn't a vegetarian but she hardly
OLkHON
7 never / ever / rarely eats meat.She eats ISLAN*

lots of rice and vegetables and she eats
8
fresh / fresher / freshly fish four times a
week. Also, she gets up at 5.30 a.m. every day.
9
She ever / always / every says,'The morning
is the best part 10 at / in/ of the day.'

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