1. The following text is incomplete. To improve it, and make the meaning clear, add the additional information given below, in the form of Relative Clauses (formal style). Britain before the Romans
About the year 5000 BC, the waters the English Channel and North Sea joined together, and Britain became an island.
The human population of the new island at that time was a few hundreds (1)
.
But at the very time (2)
. A revolution was occurring thousands of miles away in the Near East (3)
. He was learning not merely to hunt and kill for his food, but to keep the animals. He was learning, too, to gather the seeds of the grasses and scatter them about him to grow into the food (4)
. He was learning, in short, to be a farmer.
Men with this new knowledge did not cross the still widening waters between Europe and Britain until about 2300 BC. And when they came they had to keep to the chalky and sandy soils where they could turn the ground over for their seeds to grow. So the area (5)
was very limited.
These first settlers on the chalk ridges were men (6)
. They crossed it only if they had to and they crossed it where it was narrowest. But there were others (7)
men
Living along the coasts of Spain or Britany. When they crossed, it was where the English Channel was wider. The settlements of these people can be distinguished today by their remarkable burial places (8) .
It was about the year 900 BC that a large westward movement of races on the European continent produced another invasion of Britain, by a people (9)
. These were the Celts, and they
Spoke a language (10) .
(from A History of England by J. Thorn, R. Lockyer and D. Smith)
The additional information:
They lived by hunting with roughly made stone instrument.
This separation of Britain from the continent was taking place.
It was to change for ever the life of man.
The animals provided food in captivity (неволя).
He wanted to make food.
They settled on this area.
To them the sea was a natural barrier.
For them the sea had fewer terrors.
Its roof is a great stone.
These people are the first to have left on this island something more than material remains.
The tongues of Ireland, Wales and the highland of Scotland are direct descendants of this language.
My Favourite Writer (M. Lermontov)
One of Russia's most celebrated poets of all times, Michael Lermontov was born in Moscow in the family of a nobleman. He spent his childhood and youth in Tarckany, in the province of Penza.
In 1830 Lermontov entered the Moscow University, but very soon he had to leave it. Then he entered St. Petersburg School of Cavalry Cadets. He finished it and served in the Hussar Regiment of the Imperial Guard.
In 1837 the poet was exiled to the Caucasus for his poem "Poets Death". In 1840 Lermontov was exiled to the Caucasus for the second time. He was provoked into personal quarrel with his schoolmate. The quarrel led to a duel. On July 15th, 1841 the poet was killed. He was not even 27 at that time.
Lermontov began writing when he was very young. One of his first writings to be published was his verse tale "Hadji Arbek".
But he won fame as a poet after his poem "Poets Death" was published. Lermontov's poems "Demon" "Mtsyri" his great novel "A Hero of Our Time" and his play "Masquerade" are masterpieces of Russian literature.
Whether he wrote poetry, drama or prose, the stamp of his genius was to be found on his works. Lermontov's influence as of a poet and a thinker on all Russian writes can't be overestimated.
Изучение иностранного языка - это нелёгкое дело. Это долгий и медленный процесс, который отнимает много времени и сил. Люди изучают иностранный язык по разным причинам. Наиболее важной причиной является общение. Все больше и больше людей путешествуют за границу и знание иностранного общаться друг с другом. Другая причина - бизнес. Крупные компании обычно предпочитают нанимать сотрудников, которые знают по крайне мере 1 язык на высоком (продвинутом) уровне. Поэтому изучение иностранного языка или нескольких языков вам найти хорошую работу. В мире существует огромное количество языков. Некоторые не так широко распространены; другие являются международными, например как английский и немецкий. Английский язык является официальным языком нескольких международных организаций как Олимпийский комитет, ОНН и многих других. Он также - универсальный язык вычислений. Много интересных и полезных сайтов и ПО на английском, хотя некоторые из них предоставляют информацию и на других языках. Английский также является национальным языком многих стран: Великобритания, США, Канада, Австралия, Новая Зеландия и другие. В некоторых бывших британских колониях он является вторым официальным языком. Более того, множество языком взаимствуют английские слова и фразы, и люди используют их в повседневной речи. Такие слова как "менеджер", "продюсер", "мобильный телефон" используются различными людьми по всему миру. Однако, несмотря на тот факт, что английский стал универсальным языком общения, китайский считается самым разговорным языком, т.к. Китай - самая населённая страна в мире. Китайский, Японский и Арабский считаются самыми сложными языками в плане изучения. Я изучаю английский в школе и понимаю, что это хорошая возможность для меня. Я пытаюсь усовершенствовать мои знания английского, смотря фильмы и читая книги в оригинале. У меня также есть друг по переписке из Англии и мы переписываемся(общаемся). Я задумываюсь о выборе английского в основе моей будущей профессии, потому что я хорош в нём. Ещё я бы хотел изучать другие иностранные языки, если у меня будет такая возможность. В заключение, изучение иностранного языка это очень важный процесс и я рад, что люди понимают это и начинают его учить
9. I think, that it's important, because you can improve your language skills
10. It's a good idea. I will be able to practice my English and learn the culture of the country.
11. It's a good idea. To my mind it help to improve my knowledge
12. No, i can't. In my opinion it's very difficult process
13. I think, the best age for learning languages is 9-20
14. No, it's very interesting process
15. It's grammar for me
16. Languages should be taught at school
17.Yes, Big companies usually prefer hiring employees who know at least one language at advanced level
18. They are English, German, Chinese
19.Learning English gives a lot of opportunities for the traveler. Knowledge of English allows you to find interesting interlocutors and make friends around the world. A good knowledge of the language will help you to learn, understand and appreciate the elements of the culture of other countries
20. I think, It's English
21. The most spoken language is English
22. No. It's because they are very difficult languages
23. No, because words and grammatical forms learned in childhood are forgotten much more slowly than those remembered in adulthood. Also the child's perception is truly limitless