Edinburgh is a city in the south-east of Scotland, on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth with a population of 495,360 in 2011 (up 1.9% from 2010). It is the capital of Scotland and seat of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government.While the city originally formed on and around the famous castle rock, on what is now known as Castle Hill, the modern city is often said to be built on 7 hills, namely Castle Hill, Calton Hill, Corstorphine Hill, Craiglockhart Hill, Braid Hill, Blackford Hill andArthur's Seat.With highly-rated schools (many of them independent), 4 successful universities, including the University of Edinburgh, #21 in world rankings, and now one college (an amalgamation of three in 2012), the city promotes educational excellence and commercial innovation, supports diverse business sectors and a vibrant arts scene and provides a consistently high quality of life.Edinburgh was named European Best Large City of the Future for Foreign Direct Investment and Best Large City for Foreign Direct Investment Strategy in the Financial Times fDi magazine awards 2012/13, the city is the UK’s strongest city economy outside London and winner of more than 12 UK Best City Awards in 8 years to 2013, and residents’ satisfaction with the city is 92%, the highest of any city surveyed by MORI. Indeed satisfaction levels have consistently exceeded 90% since 2004
1. I never take part in any competition. 2. Sometimes I watch in the competition. 3. If you don't believe in your luck, you can miss a very good chance. 4. I'm afraid he has already lost his chance. 5. Every leaf has a lucky month in the next year. 6. What gave a new beginning to the history of long distance travelling. 7. Does she mind his travelling by air? 8. Is she going to give up playing tennis? 9. I hope to win the Round-the-World race. 10. I think computers are dangerous because children become nervous, angry and tired.
Bianka: West London. And it wasn’t such a nice place at that time. There (1) __used to be___lots of factories around that made the place look ugly. It’s changed a lot since then.
Interviewer: Did you go to school there?
Bianka: No, I didn’t. My school was ten kilometres away. I had to ride a bike.
Interviewer: What lessons did you (2) ___use to like___?
Bianka: Believe it or not, I (3) __used to hate Music. I always sang too loudly and everybody (4) __used to laugh_at me. My favourite lessons were Maths and PE.
Interviewer: Did you (5) __use to work__ after school or on holidays?
Bianka: I did. I (6) __used to work___ at one of the music studius in the area. Just making tea and coffee, you know.
Edinburgh is a city in the south-east of Scotland, on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth with a population of 495,360 in 2011 (up 1.9% from 2010). It is the capital of Scotland and seat of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government.While the city originally formed on and around the famous castle rock, on what is now known as Castle Hill, the modern city is often said to be built on 7 hills, namely Castle Hill, Calton Hill, Corstorphine Hill, Craiglockhart Hill, Braid Hill, Blackford Hill andArthur's Seat.With highly-rated schools (many of them independent), 4 successful universities, including the University of Edinburgh, #21 in world rankings, and now one college (an amalgamation of three in 2012), the city promotes educational excellence and commercial innovation, supports diverse business sectors and a vibrant arts scene and provides a consistently high quality of life.Edinburgh was named European Best Large City of the Future for Foreign Direct Investment and Best Large City for Foreign Direct Investment Strategy in the Financial Times fDi magazine awards 2012/13, the city is the UK’s strongest city economy outside London and winner of more than 12 UK Best City Awards in 8 years to 2013, and residents’ satisfaction with the city is 92%, the highest of any city surveyed by MORI. Indeed satisfaction levels have consistently exceeded 90% since 2004