Make the sentences general questions. Give short answers. 1. We (have) a meeting at 6 o’clock yesterday. 2. Henry (repair) the watch from 4 to 5 o’clock. 3. You still (work) when I left. 4. Betsy (read) when I rang her. 5. It (rain) hard all day yesterday. 6. I (clean) the flat all Saturday. 7. Dick (wait) for you when we saw him. 8. Mark (drive) home when the car broke down. 9. Henry (eat) a snack at midday yesterday. 10. George (watch) television when his brother called on. 11. You (not, listen) my explanation. 12. He (not, wait) for you after classes. 13. They (not, look) through the magazine when she came.
Ibn Battuta, the great Muslim traveller, was born in 1304 in Morocco, in the north-west of Africa. His real name was Mohammad ibn Abdullah.
His (1) FAMILY came from Egypt. He travelled to America, Africa, southern and eastern Europe,Arabia, Persia and Afghanistan; and (2) ACROSS the
Himalayas to India, China, central and south-east Asia and the Maldives.
In 1325, when he was just 22 years old, he decided to go to (3) NEW
lands and visit Mecca. In his first journey to Mecca he was in Alexandria and Cairo. Then he decided to see India and China.
In 1333, he made his (4) LONG journey to India via Samarkand and reached Delhi.
In 1342, the Sultan sent Ibn Battuta to China. This was a good (5) CHANCE
for him to see China.
In 1345, he went to Cambodia and on his way (6) BACK he visited
Sumatra, Malaya, Amman, Baghdad and Ceylon.
In 1347, he came back to his homeland after 28 years.
In 1352, he left home for his longest and (7) LAST journey. Passing
along the kingdom of Grenada in Spain, Western and Central Africa,
he returned to Morocco in 1354.
Ibn Battuta travelled for almost 30 years and (8) COVERED more than
120,000 kilometers. No one ever did better.
There are many Islands on the Volga river. Why is this Island my favorite place? Well, I like it because there are no people. It is very quiet and green. There are some sea-gulls there. What do we do there? We have picnics, play badminton, swim a lot. We go by boat early in the morning, and come late in the evening. We enjoy our picnic very much.
Мое любимое место это не город. Это небольшой остров на реке Волга. Я езжу туда с моей семьей летом.
На реке Волга есть много островов. Почему этот остров мое любимое место? Ну, мне нравится потому что здесь нет людей. Тут очень тихо и зелено. Здесь есть несколько чаек. Что мы делаем там? Мы устраиваем пикники, игрем в бадминтон, много плаваем. Мы едем на лодке рано утром и приезжаем поздно вечером. Мы очень наслаждаемся нашим пикником.