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The Sun rises in the East. |
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In Dublin there is a wonderful Zoo. |
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People use umbrellas to stay dry. |
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Many visitors love the weather in Ireland. |
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Some people say it rains almost every day. |
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The poor man asked me for some money. |
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He has a good level of English. |
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Is the cheetah the fastest animal in the world? |
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Most students in my class use email. |
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A few students play rugby. |
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He worked in Spain in 1975. |
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After he had worked there he was arrested in France. |
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He told the police that his friend made him do it. |
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If he had been put in jail, no one would have been surprised. |
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He has worked both in France and Spain. |
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U2 come from Dublin and are well known all over the world. |
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Many people believe they are the greatest rock group of all time. |
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To be the best in the world is not easy. |
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Rock stars have to work very hard to succeed. |
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Although it was hard work they did always enjoy playing music. |
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The history of the Irish people is |
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quite an interesting one. |
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For many centuries Irish men had tried to get their freedom, |
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but with little success. |
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In the 19th century people succeeded in getting some reforms. |
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But it wasn´t until the revolution at the beginning of the last century |
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that the Irish became free. |
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Dublin which was the biggest city, |
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became the capital of what is now called 'The Republic of Ireland'. |
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Two hundred years ago many people lived on small islands around Ireland. |
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Theirs was a difficult life. They were very poor. |
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There were no ferries that are such a common sight today. |
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In 1850 they could hardly have imagined that |
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not much more than fifty years later, |
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the population would be reduced by 25% because of famine. |
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Nowadays people give aid to those affected by famine. |
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Although Television has existed for less than seventy years, |
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we are now dependent on it |
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for all kinds of information. |
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Not only is it used for entertainment, |
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but also to show what kind of weather to expect. |
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By 2008 my wife and I will have been living in Dublin for twenty years |
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and we are planning to have some wonderful parties. |
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When these are taking place |
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it will be the first time that we will have seen |
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some of our old friends in many years. |
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Looking back and laughing at it now, |
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the most terrifying experience in my life was |
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being in an aeroplane, |
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flying above Dublin, |
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with nothing but aviation fuel fumes in the tank. |
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I told my friend, it was the first time I realised how mortal I was. |