1. Write the Past Simple of the verbs in the correct box. Pass, explore, protect, smoke, solve, create, study, travel, try, decide, laugh, miss.

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In the 1970s new tv technologies were  developed. a lot of tv programmes are devoted to politics. in the future new tv stations will be built in russia. i am sure the best tv films will be shown next year. television is used for many purposes. the is known as the best non-commercial television system. television signal is sent from a central source and received by home tv sets. more and more people will be touch with the help of television in the future. our lives will be dominated by television in the future. we hope that more good films are watched by young people.

My family consists of five people: mum, dad, my brother, grandmother and me. my brother's name is nikita. my mother's name is irina. my dad's name is oleg. my grandmother's name is valentina. we live very friendly. ( можно начать: my family is not very big. there are 5 of us: mum, dad, my brother, grandmother and me. my brother's name is nikita. my mother's  name is irina. my dad's name is oleg. my grandmother's name is valentina.)