Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Past tense.
1 A: What (happen) at the park yesterday?
B: Someone (chase) squirrels with a bow
and arrow when the police (arrive) and
(stop) them.
2 A: What (you/do) when (phone) last
night?
B: 1 (watch) a documentary about the
Amazon rainforest.
3 A: (you/see) that documentary on
disappearing tribes last night?
B: No, it (already/finish) by the time
(get) home from work.

1. Snowbiking started in North America and its popularity just keeps on growing.

 

Answer 1. true

 

From the text: It started in North America and its popularity just keeps on growing.

 

 

2. Parkour started in France and is now taking London and other cities by storm.

 

Answer 2. true

 

From the text: It started in France and is now taking London and other cities by storm.

 

 

3. Kitesurfing has taken over the beaches of Hawaii and is now spreading fast around the world!

 

Answer 3. true

 

From the text: Kitesurfing, of course, the new craze that has taken over the beaches of Hawaii and is now spreading fast around the world!

 

 

The tapescript of the text:

 

Some people would rather live dangerously, and they keep on finding new and exciting ways to do it.

Let’s take a look at just a few of the latest extreme sports crazes that are popular around the world! You’d better not try any of them yourself thought without proper training and appropriate equipment.

 

Snowbiking

 

Can't wait to hit the ski slopes this winter? Then how about trying snowbiking, the newest thrill-seeking experience that is becoming very popular all over the world? Snowbiking involves riding a bicycle that has skis instead of wheels over the snow. It's a challenge that expert skiers and mountain bikers will love! It started in North America and its popularity just keeps on growing. Some fans are even trying to get it accepted as an Olympic event!

 

Parkour

For people who like running, climbing and jumping, parkour also called free running, may be the best sport! Runners must get from point A to point B in the fastest way possible, going over obstacles such as walls, trees, benches and even building rather than going around them. It started in France and is now taking London and other cities by storm.

 

Kitesurfing

What do you get if you combine kiting and surfing? Kitesurfing, of course, the new craze that has taken over the beaches of Hawaii and is now spreading fast around the world! Kitesurfing involves flying through the air at top speed with a parachute above you and a board attached to your feet. It's difficult to learn but very exciting once you do!

In my home town there are a lot of ecological problems.  The people have many cars so the air in the area is quite polluted.  There is a small river in town and some people take water from this river to wash their cars.  So they return dirty water to the river.   That is why the river is not safe to swim in. Also there are not enough rubbish containers in our town.  That is why a lot of rubbish can be found in the streets and in the parks.  Some people also throw rubbish where they want.  We also have a factory near our town.  The factory has big pipes from which dark clouds come.  I think they also make air worse in my town. In addition to all this I think we have too few parks and green lawns. To make things worse, some people cut trees to make fires when they cook food in the open air.