Complete the sentences with function words.
1) Turn ... the radio, quick! My favourite programme is beginning.
2) Soon the ice in the fridge turned ... water.
3) Turn ... the page, the picture you are looking for is there.
4) The music sounds too loud. Could you, please, turn ... the radio.
5) The letters p. m. stand ... post meridiem”.
1) As for me, I don’t get much free time, especially on weekdays. However, at weekends I try to do the activities I like most of all. They are skating, bowling, dancing, swimming, reading, listening to music and going out with my friends. Ice-skating is something that I have taken up recently and I quite enjoy it. Swimming is my all time favourite activity. For bowling and dancing I need a company. Sometimes me and my friends go to the nearest disco and dance there. The ground floor has bowling alleys, so we can combine these two activities.
2)The most noticeable distinguishing feature of the youngest Russians is the active use of the Internet and social networks. The Internet as a source of information overtook television among young people 1.5-2 years ago.Young people have always been criticized by every previous generation, at all times. Lermontov also wrote: "Yes, there were people in our time, not like the current tribe." And this is natural, because it is clear: each new generation is a new, different generation. Therefore, it is not surprising that today's young people have distinctive features. Nevertheless, I think that many young people have the best qualities that are always present in people — patriotism, decency, honesty, purposefulness.
The most noticeable distinguishing feature of the youngest Russians is the active use of the Internet and social networks. The Internet as a source of information overtook television among young people 1.5-2 years ago.Young people have always been criticized by every previous generation, at all times. Lermontov also wrote: "Yes, there were people in our time, not like the current tribe." And this is natural, because it is clear: each new generation is a new, different generation. Therefore, it is not surprising that today's young people have distinctive features. Nevertheless, I think that many young people have the best qualities that are always present in people — patriotism, decency, honesty, purposefulness.I would like to wish that all the same young people understand and realize that you can achieve success first of all with dedication and work. Unfortunately, work is sometimes forgotten, overlooked. Yes, to achieve something, you need to work very hard. One of the strengths of today's young people, I think, is that they are less complex than the previous generation, more creative, bold in making decisions.
Today we’ll speak about sport. Sport plays an important part in the life of the English people. All sports are very popular in Britain. The British are proud that many sports originated in their country and the spread throughout the world. The national British sports are: football, cricket, table tennis, lawn tennis, racing and darts.
Football is the most popular game in the world. There are two kinds of it in Britain: association football (soccer) and rugby. Soccer played almost in all countries remains one of the most popular games in Great Britain. Rugby football originated in Rugby public school. In this game players may carry the ball. Rugby is played by teams of 15 men with an oval ball.
Golf, one of the most popular sports in Britain, originated in Scotland.
Englishmen are fond of cricket. It is played in schools, colleges, universities. Matches with other countries are held regularly. Cricket is a slow game.
Table tennis originated in England in 1880. But the British players are not lucky in tennis international championships.
Englishmen like all kinds of racing. Horse-racing, motor-car racing, boat-racing, dog-racing, donkey-racing are very popular in England. The most famous boat race in England is between Oxford and Cambridge. It first started in 1820 and has been held almost every spring since 1836. A lot of people come to watch it.