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buenos aires
i may live in a south american city, but it has as much in common with european cities as it does with other cities on this continent. most people live in apartment blocks with open balconies - much like madrid, paris or rome - and the city's 9th de julio street is the world's widest avenue.
for this country, the city is huge - about a third of the country's population lives in its metropolitan area. it is a lively place to live, especially at nighttime. most people go out to eat around 11pm, and then hit the bars around lam. and nightclubs don't even open until 3am!
there is a big dance scene here, and tango is currently making a comeback as young people pick up this traditional form of dance that was born here.
football is another big passion. maradona, possibly the best player ever, was born in boca, one of the poorer districts on the southern outskirts of the city. maradona used to play for the football club boca juniors and he is almost treated like a god here. another area of the city is home to river plate, another successful football club that is known as "the millionaire's club," since the players earn so much money.
two years ago, the city was in turmoil. the country's debt was out of control after the government had borrowed more and more from lenders overseas, and the economy had been poorly managed for years. as a desperate measure, the currency was devalued by two-thirds of its value. people reacted angrily as their savings and properties were suddenly worth so little. over that christmas/new year period, the streets were filled with ordinary people protesting. when some of the protests turned into riots, the authorities hit back with tear gas and showers of rubber bullets. it was chaos* and for the first time, serious crimes -including murder - became commonplace.
thankfully, the tension of those times has died down, and it feels like a peaceful, safe city again. with the devalued peso, most people can no longer afford to travel or buy things from abroad but they are getting on with their lives. with our new president, there is a feeling of optimism for the future. nevertheless, you can still see bullet holes in buildings, and many of our monuments are daubed with graffiti written by angry protesters.
завдання 1. directions: statements 1 through 10 (decide if the statements are true or false):
1. buenos aires is more similar to madrid than to other south american cities.
2. inhabitants of buenos aires are more likely to live in a flat than in a house.
3. maradona is a poor section of buenos aires, where people are passionate about football.
4. roughly 30% of argentinians live in and around buenos aires.
5. residents of buenos aires are not night owls.
6. economic problems were solved after the government borrowed money from other countries.
7. according to the article, people fill the streets of buenos aires every christmas and new year.
8. buenos aires is usually a very violent city.
9. people in buenos aires used to travel by pesos.
10. the author is a resident of buenos aires.
It was a stormy autumn night. The sky was dark with clouds and a strong wind was blowing. My brother and I were at our granny's. We were on holiday. Granny's old house stood alone on the other side of the village, near a forest. We were telling spooky stories in bed, when we heard a strange scary sound outside. When we looked out of the window, we saw a shadowy figure that looked like a bush moving in the pouring rain. Suddenly a branch popped out of the bush and knocked on the window. We screamed in fear and the bush disappeared. And then we heard our granny's voice. She told us to calm down and went to open the door. At that moment lightning flashed, and we saw the "bush" standing in the doorway. It was our granny's neighbour who had been on a hunting trip, so he was wearing his camouflage cloak.
Была бурная осенняя ночь. Небо было темным от туч, и дул сильный ветер. Мы с братом гостили у бабушки. У нас были каникулы. Старый дом бабушки стоял особняком на другом конце деревни, рядом с лесом. Мы рассказывали жуткие истории, лежа в постели, когда услышали снаружи странный пугающий звук. Когда мы выглянули в окно, то увидели темную фигуру, похожую на куст, движущийся под проливным дождём. Внезапно из куста высунулась ветка и постучала в окно. Мы закричали от страха, и куст исчез. А потом мы услышали голос нашей бабушки. Она сказала нам успокоиться и пошла открыть дверь. В этот момент вспыхнула молния, и мы увидели «куст», стоящий в дверном проёме. Это был сосед нашей бабушки, который ходил на охоту, поэтому он был одет в маскировочный плащ.
Можно его по-другому изменить, перефразировать!