READING Task 2. Read the text. Then write true or false. THE CAPITAL OF THE NORTH Next month I’m going to visit Manchester in the UK. Manchester is sometimes called ‘the Capital of the North’ in Britain because it’s a very big, important city. It’s a really popular place for tourists. Last year there were 912,000 visitors!Trafford Football Stadium! Manchester United is one of my favourite teams – I like Inter Milan, too. David Beckham played for Manchester United between 1992 and 2003, and in 1999 he won the Footballer of the Year award! My favourite player is Lionel Messi. He doesn’t play for Manchester.
Example: Manchester is a small city. false 1. Over 900,000 people visited the city a year ago. 2. The writer’s mum and dad aren’t interested in museums. 3. The writer only likes one football team. 4. David Beckham played football for a Manchester team for eleven years. 5. David Beckham is the writer’s favourite player. 6. Next year he is going to visit Manchester in the United Kingdom.