Exercise on Short Answers
Complete the short answers with the correct form. 1. Are you from Germany? - Yes, ". #as your sister $ot a car? - Yes, %. &o you spea' (n$lish? - Yes, ). Can he play foot*all? - Yes, . / No, . . / No, . / No, . / No, . / No, . . . .
I am
. / No, . / No, . / No, . / No,
I'm not
. . . . .
2. Are Peter an !ue your frien s? - Yes,
. / No,
+. #a they li,e in -on on *efore they mo,e to .anchester? - Yes, /. 0s she $oin$ *y *us? - Yes, 1. &i you tal' to him? - Yes, 2. #a,e you *een waitin$ for lon$? - Yes, 13. 4ill she sen us a mail?- Yes,
New York
Statue of Liberty
5he !tatue of -i*erty stan s on -i*erty 0slan , at the mouth of the #u son 6i,er in New Yor' #ar*or. 5he statue represents the $o ess of li*erty with a torch in her ri$ht han an a ta*let in her left han . 7n the ta*let you can see the ate of the &eclaration of 0n epen ence 89:-Y 0; .&CC-<<;0= >9uly %, 1//+?. 5he copper statue is %+ meters hi$h an was ma e *y @re eric Au$uste Aarthol i an Gusta,e (iffel >who also *uilt the (iffel 5ower?. 0t was $i,en to the :nite !tates *y @rance on the occasion of the 133th anni,ersary of the &eclaration of 0n epen ence.
Empire State Building
5he (mpire !tate Auil in$ was opene on .ay 1, 12"1. 0t is an office *uil in$, *ut the platform at the top of the *uil in$ is also a popular tourist attraction. 0ts hei$ht from *ottom to the 132n floor is "11 meters. 0nclu in$ the *roa castin$ tower, which was a e in the 12)3s, the total hei$ht is %%".) meters.
Aefore the attac's on the 4orl 5ra e Center on !eptem*er 11, 2331, the (mpire !tate *uil in$ was the secon hi$hest *uil in$ in New Yor'. 5he @ree om 5ower, which is planne to *e constructe on Groun Bero, will a$ain *e hi$her than the (mpire !tate Auil in$.
Central Park
Central Par' lies in .anhattan an co,ers an area of ".% 'mC >% 'm D 133 m?. 0t is one of the most famous city par's an not only a popular oasis for New Yor'ers, *ut also for mi$ratin$ *ir s.
Grammar Exercise on the Text
Short Answers
:sin$ a short answer in (n$lish is more polite than Eust sayin$ FYes. / No.F @or further information, chec' out our $rammar sectionG H !hort Answers
Exercise
6ea the teIt a$ain an answer the followin$ Juestions with a short answer. >5he first sentence is $i,en as an eIample.? 1. 0s the !tatue of -i*erty ma e of copper?
Yes, it is.
2. &oes the !tatue of -i*erty stan on -i*erty 0slan ? ". 0s the (mpire !tate Auil in$ more than )33 meters hi$h? %. Can tourists $o to the platform of the (mpire !tate Auil in$? ). Are there any *ir s in Central Par'?
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