Daniel Defoe: Lev Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 — November 20, 1910) was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. Tolstoy is equally known for his complicated and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views. (ˈдэньэл) (диˈфoу): (лев) (ˈтoулˌстой) ((сепˈтембэр) 9, 1828 — (нoуˈвембэр) 20, 1910) (уэз) (ей) (ˈрашэн) (ˈрайтэр) (ху) (прайˈмерэли) (рoут) (ˈнавэлз) (энд) (шорт) (ˈсториз). (ˈлейтэр) (ин) (лайф), (хи) (ˈолсoу) (рoут) (плейз) (энд) (еˈсейз). (ˈтoулˌстой) (эз) (ˈикуэли) (нoун) (фэр) (хиз) (ˈкамплэˌкейтэд) (энд) (ˌперэˈдаксикэл) (пэрˈсoунэ) (энд) (фэр) (хиз) (екˈстрим) (ˌморэˈлистик) (энд) (эˈсетик) (вьюз).
Living in the city has a lot of pluses. Shops, schools and hospitals are not far from your house. Your friends and relatives can easily get to your place by bus or on foot. You can never be absolutely alone in the city with so many people around you all the time. Yet living in the city has some bad sides too. One of them is pollution. Thousands of cars and public transports pollute the city's air. Another bad side is a lot of noise. Street noise, noise coming from your neighbours do a lot of harm to our nerves. Fresh air, beautiful quiet landscapes can hardly be found in big cities.
1. Giovanni's car is bigger than his friend's car.
2. Who is the shortest person in your family?
3. Who is the most independent person you know?