Miklukho-Maclay was a Russian scientist and traveller who lived more than a year on the island of New Guinea. The ship came to the island in the evening of a September day in 1871. Next morning the captain said to Maclay: “You are coming ashore. Why don’t you take more men with you? Have you a gun?”“I don’t need a gun. I have presents for the natives.”
The island was beautiful. There were trees and flowers everywhere, and it was very hot. The sun shone brightly high above Maclay’s head. He walked for some time down a forest path. Suddenly he stopped because he heard a noise. A native stood in front of him. He looked at Maclay quickly and then started running away. Maclay ran after him. The native looked back and suddenly stopped. Maclay took out some presents and showed them to the man. The native took the presents and smiled. This was how Miklukho-Maclay met the first black man on the first day of his life in New Guinea. The native’s name was Tui. He was Maclay’s best friend all the time that the traveller lived on the island.
On the first of October Maclay started out for a walk in the forest. He carried no gun. He had only a notebook and a pencil. In the forest, he met a native boy who saw him and ran away. Maclay heard the voices of men and women and the cries of children. Suddenly many men with spears in their hands came out. They stopped and looked at Maclay angrily. When he tried to say something, one of the men wanted to throw his spear at him. Maclay did not know a word of their language. He could not explain that he was their friend. He knew that he had to do something quickly. And a good idea came to him. He suddenly sat down on the ground and began to take off his shoes. Then he lay down, put a bag under his head and ... slept. The natives did nothing to him.
Write an article for a school magazine about a famous sportsperson. Include paragraphs on
(80-90 words)
three or four of these topics or your own ideas.
– family;
– early years and education;
– first experience of sport;
– early successes;
– greatest achievements;
– why you admire him/her.
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1. Mother (cooked) a very tasty dinner yesterday.
2. Tomorrow Nick (won't go) to school.
3. Look! My friends (are playing) football.
4, Kate (doesn't write) letters every day.
5. (Did you see) your friend yesterday?
6, (Did your father go) on a business trip last month?
7. What (did Nick do) yesterday?
8. When (does Nick get) up every morning?
9, Where (will your mother go) tomorrow?
10. I (will или shall invite) my friends to come to my place tomorrow.
11. He (won't play) the piano tomorrow.
12. We (saw) a very good film last Sunday.
13. (Does your mother cook) every day?
14. We (made) a fire last summer.
15. I (spent) last summer at the sea-side.
16. Where (did you spend) last summer?
17. Where (will he spend) next summer?
18. What (is mother doing) now? — She (is cooking) dinner.
19. I (didn't play) computer games yesterday.
20. Last Sunday we (went) to the theatre.
21. I (met) my friend yesterday.
22. I (wrote) a letter to my cousin yesterday.
23, (Will you write) a dictation tomorrow?
24. I (am not writing) a report now.
1. Granny has been kniting in the living room since morning
2. Helen has been traveling round Europe for 3 weeks.
3. She has already visited 3 countries
I haven't seen him for ages.
He has been doing his lessons since lunch.
I haven't heard about him for a long time.
I have been driving since I was 17.
Jack has failed his driving test three times because he doesn't know how to park.
I think he has made a lot of improvement.
Alice hasn't passed her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.
She has been worrying about this for two months.
She has been studying the driver’s manual for hours every day.
She hasn't taken another test yet.
I have had a headache since I got up.
He is my friend, I have known him for a long time.
Ivan has a stomachacke. He has been eating junk food all day.
I have never heard that song before.