Exercise 2: Read the text and underline the verbs in the Past Simple and Past Continuous. Then mark the statements True or False. Alex and his family travelled to Saint Petersburg by plane. They travelled to Saint Petersburg by train. Their hotel was close to famous places. They saw more places than the boat trip. He thinks the city looks special when you see it from a boat.

Past Simple: arrived, took, had, decided, remembered, visited, saw, was, went, looked, were, took, started, looked.

Past Continuous: was shining, was watching, was doing, was beginning, was getting.

1. False — they travelled to Saint Petersburg by train.
2. True — the text says that they took a train.
3. True — they visited the Peter and Paul Fortress and saw many beautiful old buildings.
4. False — the text describes several places in addition to the boat trip.
5. True — he says that the city looks special from a boat.

Ответ: 1 — False; 2 — True; 3 — True; 4 — False; 5 — True.