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Cenote, Mexico. Public domain Bimmah, Oman. Public domain China. Public domain Mendoza, Argentina Guatemala City Describing a place or building of a historical interest Read complete text in Wikipedia   The 65-metre-long (213 ft) main chamber of the Old Library, the Long Room, was built between 1712 and 1732 and houses 200,000 of the Library's oldest books. Initially The Long Room had a flat ceiling, shelving for books only on the lower level, and an open gallery. By the 1850s the room had to be expanded as the shelves were filled due to the fact that the Library had been given permission to obtain a free copy of every book that had been published in Ireland and Britain. In 1860, The Long Room's roof was raised to accommodate an upper gallery. The Long Room is lined with marble busts. The marble bust collection was formed when 14 busts from the famous sculptor Peter Scheemakers were acquired by the college. Many of t...

What words do you associate with seaside ? When was the last time you went to the beach? Did you have a good time? Did anything wrong or unusual happen? Has anyone or anything ever spoilt your holiday at the seaside? You are going to read an extract from Bill Bryson's book Notes from a Big Country . Reading Read "A day at the seaside" and explain why Bryson had a hell of a time. Vocabulary  Click here to download a works heet with vocabulary from the text above. Reporting verbs When we report or paraphrase a message or what someone said, we use reporting verbs such as tell, say, advise, convice, claim, sugge st, recommend, etc. Reporting verbs follow different patterns: verb + direct object (hearer) + to-infinitive Jenny asked me to come to the party verb + direct object (hearer) + that clause I convi nced myself that I was doing the right thing verb + to-infinitive I refuse to tell you the truth verb + that clause  Claire recommend s ...