Grammar Practice - Herbert Puchta, Jeff Stranks, Peter Lewis-Jones 2012

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Midhurst is 1... small town in West Sussex. It is on ²... river called the Rother. There’s one bridge on ³... river. ⁴... bridge is at the entrance to ⁵... town. There’s ⁶... raft race on ⁷... river every year in August.

There’s ⁸... old castle. ⁹... castle is in ruins. ¹⁰... ruins are famous. They are very beautiful.

There is ¹¹... polo field and ¹²... golf course.

There is ¹³... famous competition on ¹⁴ ... polo field in July. ¹⁵... golf course is a hundred years old.

Lots of tourists visit Midhurst. There are hotels and bed & breakfasts for ¹⁶... tourists in ¹⁷... town centre. There are shops, pubs and restaurants. ¹⁸... shops are expensive.