Many early cars were little more than horse carriages fitted by engines, which is why they were often known as “horseless carriages”, but they soon (1. develop) into an exciting new form of transport. A steam-powered carriage had been built as early as 1769, but the real breakthrough in the development of the car came with the invention of the first successful gasoline engine by German engineer Nikolaus Otto in 1876. Soon, experimental gasoline cars were being built. In 1885, the first car (2. roll) out of the workshops of Karl Benz in Mannheim, Germany, and was sold to the public. This was Karl Benz’s three-wheeled Motorwagen. The Benz Motorwagen’s top speed was 10 km/h, not much quicker than a fast walking pace! The age of the automobile had begun.
Mass production
First sold in 1908, Henry Ford’s Model T was reliable and easy to drive. In 1913, it became the world’s first mass-produced car. By using new factory methods, Henry Ford made his Model T in such huge numbers that it could be sold very cheaply. At the peak of production, up to 10,000 cars left the factory each day, bringing the price down to a level that ordinary people could afford. The first Model Ts sold for about $850, but by 1925 the price had fallen to $260. From 1914 to 1925, all Model Ts were black. This was because black paint (3. dry) the quickest. Ford had built 15 million Model Ts when he (4. stop) making the car in 1927, a record number that was overtaken only by Volkswagen’s Beetle in 1972.
заголовок - The City of the Future. In the future people will live in smart homes with robots-helpers. There will be no shops in cities: people will buy everything on the Internet. Robots will clean the streets of the city and drive cars. There will be a lot of green parks witn sports grounds, children's playgrounds and zoos Transport will travel above the ground or underground. All cars will be electric. People will build factories and plants far away from cities. The air in the cities will be clean.
русский: заголовок - Город будущего В будущем люди будут жить в умных домах с роботами В городах не будет магазинов: люди будут покупать все в Интернете. Роботы будут убирать улицы города и водить машины. Здесь будет много зеленых парков со спортивными площадками, детскими игровыми площадками и зоопарками. Транспорт будет передвигаться над землей или под землей. Все автомобили будут электрическими. Люди будут строить фабрики и заводы вдали от городов. Воздух в городах будет чистым.
In Russia conducts the musical festivals of different kinds. Fate-festivals are often conducted, are participants from around the world. A festival of classic music is in different regions. Teenagers choose the most various music. About tastes does not argue. So folk musical range of interests from classic and fate-music which is very popular in our days among young people. My favourite type of music is a fate and the classics. When I begin to listen their music, my heart of b'et'sya is quick, and small ants hurry on a skin.