Exercise 33. Change italicised words into their synonyms from the vocabulary. To (put) rails on granite blocks, to (ensure) drainage, a greater (steadiness) of the track, the (intensive) traffic, to (abolish) rail joints, (to substitute for) iron rails, a (trunk) line, to be (rightly) called; (both switches and) rails, to (back up) the idea; the (peculiarities) of modern track; to know (exactly); the (simplicity) of calculation.
2.После порядковых числительных (The second) и с прилагательными в превосходной степени (The best).
3. С фамилиями, если говориться о всей семьи в целом(The Millers).
4. С развернутыми названиями стран и их сокращениями, театров, музеев, уникальных сооружений ( The Pyramids, The USA).
5. Перед названиями водоемов, кроме озер.
6. Перед названиями рельефов, гор, низменностей/возвышенностей (The Urals)
7.С частями системы ( The Sun, The Earth)
8. C названиями архипелагов (The Brittish isles)
I would like to talk about my younger brother. I have a brother Dima. My brother is nine years old. He is schoolboy studying in the fourth grade. He learns German. Dima takes after his mother. He has dark hair and blue eyes. Dima is pretty boy. My brother goes to a music school and a puppet theater group. In his spare time, my brother likes to watch cartoons. He is an easy-going person.
We have our own family traditions that we always adhere to. Celebrate Christmas and New Year together - one of the most beloved traditions.
In fact, we are very close-knit family. We understand each other at first sight and help each other without additional words.
I love my family.