4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions to the text of Ex. 2, page 150. 1. What kind of place is a park?
2. Where are there many parks?
3. Are the parks beautiful in all the seasons of the year?
4. Do the parks turn green in spring or in autumn?
5. What events do the parks host in summer?
6. What does any park connect people to?
2. Мама сказала, что она хочет остаться дома. My mum said that she wanted to stay at home.
3. Я знал, что ничего особенного с ним не случилось.I knew that nothing special had happened to him.
4. Нам казалось, что она смеется над нами.It seemed to us that she was laughing at us. или She seemed to laugh at us.
5. Все знали, что он ошибается, но никто не решался сказать ему об этом. Everyone knew that he was mistaken, but no one dared to tell him about it.
6. Она сказала, что ждет свою подругу уже четверть часа. She said she had been waiting for her friend for a quarter of an hour.
7. Они спросили меня, что я буду делать в субботу. They asked me what I would do on Saturday.
8. Я не был уверен в том, что он поговорил с родителями. I wasn't sure that he had spoken to his parents. или I wasn't sure that he spoke to his parents.
9. Тренер объяснил нам, что это очень опасный вид спорта. The coach explained to us that it was very a dangerous sport.
10. Моя двоюродная сестра пообещала мне, что навестит меня через неделю. My cousin promised me she would visit me in a week. (с согласованием времен) или My cousin promised to visit me in a week. (без согласования времен)
11. Отец сказал, что не знает, звонил ли мне кто-нибудь, потому что его не было дома. My father said he didn't know if anybody had called me because he hadn't been (wasn't) at home.
12. Она сказала, что не хочет кофе, что она выпьет чай. She said she didn't want coffee, she would drink tea.
13. Он сообщил нам, что делегация прибудет сюда около трех. He informed us that the delegation would arrive there at around three o'clock.
14. Я хотел знать, какой язык они изучают и разговаривают ли они по-английски. I wanted to know which language they studied and whether they spoke English.
15. Он понял, что потерял хорошую возможность заработать немного денег. He realized that he had lost a good opportunity to earn some money.
16. Она волновалась, потому что не знала, понравятся ли детям ее подарки. She was worried, because she didn't know, if the children would like her gifts.
17. Они сказали, что экономическая ситуация хуже, чем они думали. They said that the economic situation was worse than they had thought.
18. Мы надеялись, что это будет интереснейшая встреча. We hoped that would be a (the) most interesting meeting.
19. Мой брат написал мне, что он поступил в университет. My brother wrote me that he had entered the University.
20. Его дядя сказал, что придет к ним в гости. His uncle said that he would come to visit them.
We live in the energy-rich country of Russia. We have a lot of oil, gas, forests, seas, rivers, etc. Previously, people used all the resources without saving them. But time has shown that these riches will come to an end someday. Energy resources are being depleted. The Government is putting a lot of effort into educating the population about the lean use of energy. Our family uses all the modern achievements of the science of energy conservation. Exactly:
1- We use energy-saving light bulbs.
2- We do not leave electrical appliances on unnecessarily.
3- They insulated their house with modern building materials, as well as heat-preserving windows.
4- During the heating season, we maintain the internal temperature of the premises +18 degrees, + 20 degrees.