3 Complete the text with the verbs in the box and the correct form of be going to eat learn write see not see read walk not travel not take meet phone In y 1 1 Explorer Ray Fines is travelling to the USA on Saturday and he is going to walk 5,000 kilometres from New York to Los Angeles. He' on buses or in cars. He?... his family for ten months, but he his wife every week. 'I'm very excited about this expedition, says Ray. 14__ a lot of things about the USA. 15 some fantastic countryside and I _ a lot of different people . Ray' and sleep in cheap hotels. He any camping equipment in his rucksack. Ray's friends' about his expedition on the internet because he 10 a blog on his laptop every night.
Among the snakes encountered a small snake with a length of 15 cm and a relatively large – more than 3.5 m in length. As a rule, females are considerably larger than males.
Snakes have a slender body. The head of a small snake, some species are more or less clearly protected by a pair of symmetrically positioned flaps, other flaps weakly expressed. The pupils of the eyes of the snake round, rarely vertically or horizontally-slit (for example, the vertical pupils observed the cat snakes and Bogi, which belong to the family of colubrid snakes).
New Year’s Day is a family holiday for many Russians. Dinner usually starts late on December 31. Traditional meals include Russian salad, herring and sparkling wine. A pre-recorded address by the country’s president appears on TV, listing the achievements of the past year, at 11.55pm (23:55) local time in each of Russia’s time zones. Many people watch his address and raise a toast to the chiming of the Kremlin clock. The Russian national anthem begins at midnight and people congratulate each other and exchange presents. Some people go out to make a snowman or light fire crackers in their backyards.
People may celebrate the day at a friend’s house or attend the fireworks in their city. Celebrations for children include a decorated fir tree and Grandfather Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, who gives presents. Grandfather Frost often comes with his granddaughter, Snegurochka (“The Snow Girl”). As things quieten down later in the day, many people visit their friends or relatives. Another tradition is to wish a “Happy New Year” to passers-by throughout January 1.