1. Read the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F) or Not Stated (NS). I'm Mark Williams. Today I'm a manager in a big international company and I have a flat in central Manchester. But about ten years ago I lived in a small town in the countryside. I sometimes go there now. It was a lovely town, quite small actually, but to me it was really big. It was my own world. There weren't so many multi-storeyed houses or cars. I also remember that there weren't any motorways. Why? Because the town was very small and we didn't need them! I can remember its old shops, the grocer's and the baker's where we went to buy fresh bread every morning. It was my duty and I enjoyed it though it was very early in the morning. How I loved that smell! My favourite shop was the bookshop just round the corner from my house. It also had a small library. We didn't have many books at home so I spent hours there reading or just looking through those amazing old books. There was a small café on central square with a little garden around it. My friends and I often had tea and cakes and sometimes sandwiches there after school. I knew the owner, Mrs. Andrews, who was a fantastic cook! Her chocolate cakes and apple pies were the best ever. And at weekends the square became a vibrant and colourful place as it was market time. Of course we had a supermarket, clothes shops and even a huge department store. But shopping at a street market was a special experience. It was a big event for the whole town and a time to meet friends, talk and mix with different people. There was a great choice of entertainment, too. We had a cinema, two theatres, a football pitch and a small music hall. I always had something interesting to do or somewhere to go to. I'm happy to say that almost nothing changed in my home town. I often go there, it's like travelling back to your childhood. 1. Mark still lives in his small home town. _______ 2. Mark's home town had very little traffic. _______ 3. Mark liked buying fresh bread. _______ 4. All the shops opened very early in the morning. _______ 5. Mark loved reading books in the library. _______ 6. Mrs. Andrews was Mark's teacher. _______ 7. Weekend market was a social event. _______ 8. Mark went to play football in his free time. _______