Find words/phrases in the text which mean: businesses, point of view, a small amount, law-makers, being paid, improve.

1. it takes me twenty minutes to get to school. yesterday it took (me) forty minutes to get there. 2.it takes us five minutes to wake him up. yesterday it took (us) twenty minutes to do that. 3. it takes them ten minutes to get to the swimming pool. last sunday it took (them) five minutes.4. it usually takes you an hour to do your homework. i am sure tomorrow it will take (you) two hours. 5. it takes me an hour to get to the theatre. what about you? how long does it take (you) to get there?   6. it took me two hours to do the exercise. what about you? how long did it take (you) to do it? 7. i am sure it will take me a month to read the book. what about you? how long will it take (you) to do it? 8. it takes me ten minutes to wash up. what about you? does it take (you) ten minutes or more to wash up? 9. last year it took me three hours to do my homework. what about you? did it take you three hours or more to do your homework last year?

1. если он не сдаст экзамен, ему будет разрешено попытаться еще через месяц. 2. если бы мы приехали на станцию на несколько минут раньше, мы не должны были бы опоздать на поезд. 3. ты мог бы остаться у нас, если ты пообещаешь, что все будет в порядке.