- And this is our second podcast about time capsules. Last week, we gave you some tips. This week we want to talk about some real time capsules.
- Let’s start with the Boston time capsule because it's still the oldest and it has an interesting story.
- Yes, some builders came across this one in 2015. The workers were repairing the historic building when they found a metal box hidden inside the walls….men had left it there…..
- That's right. So, some experts opened the box very carefully because it contained fragile documents. Also, inside there were some unusual coins and medals, some newspapers from 1795 and some really interesting historic documents. All is in amazingly good condition.
- Those coins will be pretty valuable now.
- Let’s look at another one from the USA. This one is a bit bigger.
-Yes. It’s enormous, it’s in Georgia….
- It’s really a room, a waterproof room with a massive metal door. The idea for it came from university president in 1930s. He wanted future civilizations to have information about us. The opening date is the year 9114.
-That’s a long long time. It certainly is. They finished building the crypt in 1940….The things in the room are ordinary objects in 1940 like type writers and radios. But looking at the pictures some of them look really old-fashioned now.
- I know. Look at the toaster.
-Not all times capsules interesting. Some of them are really bad. One big mistake is to bury a time capsule underground. There is often water underground and water is not good for time capsules. Like this one in New Zealand. People thought it had historic documents in it. But after 100 years all they found it was dirty water and a button. Water had destroyed the documents long time before they opened it.
-A button. Great!
-Exactly! You definitely need some interesting things in your capsule in it. I like this story about a 50 old capsule in American town called Smithtown. More than 175 people came to watch some experts opened it. But the contents were really boring. It had typically men’s and women’s hats, some papers, some coins and not much gems. One man said that one most interesting thing came out of in with the smell.
My Favourite Season There are four seasons in a year: winter, spring, summer and autumn. All seasons are good in their own way. Winter, for example, is full of celebrations, presents and snow. Spring is the time of nature awakening and flower blooming. Autumn can be rainy and yet beautiful, full of multi-coloured leaves. However, my favourite season is summer. I choose summer not only because my birthday is in June, but also because it’s the time of holidays. Summer is the season when the sun shines brightly, the sky is rarely cloudy and the water in the sea becomes warm enough to swim. Even if it becomes too hot, you can always go for a walk in the shady woods. I also like summer because there are many berries, fruit and vegetables, not to mention numerous flowers on the fields. Among them roses, dandelions, daisies, and other flowers. Sometimes the air in summer becomes stuffy, but occasional thunderstorms bring relief. After the thunderstorms the air becomes remarkably fresh and very often we can see the rainbow in the sky. Summer is also the time when I and my family go on holiday to the seaside. It’s a wonderful time, when we can have a rest from the intense academic year and relax. I think all children love summer because of long school holidays and I’m no exception. I also enjoy my free time, playing with my friends, watching TV, and doing other fun activities. Nevertheless, I don’t forget to do some useful reading from time to time.
ответ: Задание 3, ответ С
Задание 4.
1. - (открыли не рабочие, а эксперты)
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4. - (нет, помещение откроют в 8113 году )
5. - (нет, они положили обыкновенные, вещи)
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- Hi, I'm Amy!
- And I'm Eric!
- And this is our second podcast about time capsules. Last week, we gave you some tips. This week we want to talk about some real time capsules.
- Let’s start with the Boston time capsule because it's still the oldest and it has an interesting story.
- Yes, some builders came across this one in 2015. The workers were repairing the historic building when they found a metal box hidden inside the walls….men had left it there…..
- That's right. So, some experts opened the box very carefully because it contained fragile documents. Also, inside there were some unusual coins and medals, some newspapers from 1795 and some really interesting historic documents. All is in amazingly good condition.
- Those coins will be pretty valuable now.
- Let’s look at another one from the USA. This one is a bit bigger.
-Yes. It’s enormous, it’s in Georgia….
- It’s really a room, a waterproof room with a massive metal door. The idea for it came from university president in 1930s. He wanted future civilizations to have information about us. The opening date is the year 9114.
-That’s a long long time. It certainly is. They finished building the crypt in 1940….The things in the room are ordinary objects in 1940 like type writers and radios. But looking at the pictures some of them look really old-fashioned now.
- I know. Look at the toaster.
-Not all times capsules interesting. Some of them are really bad. One big mistake is to bury a time capsule underground. There is often water underground and water is not good for time capsules. Like this one in New Zealand. People thought it had historic documents in it. But after 100 years all they found it was dirty water and a button. Water had destroyed the documents long time before they opened it.
-A button. Great!
-Exactly! You definitely need some interesting things in your capsule in it. I like this story about a 50 old capsule in American town called Smithtown. More than 175 people came to watch some experts opened it. But the contents were really boring. It had typically men’s and women’s hats, some papers, some coins and not much gems. One man said that one most interesting thing came out of in with the smell.
-With smell!
-Yes. I guess something in there was rotten.
-Nasty!
There are four seasons in a year: winter, spring, summer and autumn. All seasons are good in their own way. Winter, for example, is full of celebrations, presents and snow. Spring is the time of nature awakening and flower blooming. Autumn can be rainy and yet beautiful, full of multi-coloured leaves. However, my favourite season is summer. I choose summer not only because my birthday is in June, but also because it’s the time of holidays. Summer is the season when the sun shines brightly, the sky is rarely cloudy and the water in the sea becomes warm enough to swim. Even if it becomes too hot, you can always go for a walk in the shady woods. I also like summer because there are many berries, fruit and vegetables, not to mention numerous flowers on the fields. Among them roses, dandelions, daisies, and other flowers. Sometimes the air in summer becomes stuffy, but occasional thunderstorms bring relief. After the thunderstorms the air becomes remarkably fresh and very often we can see the rainbow in the sky. Summer is also the time when I and my family go on holiday to the seaside. It’s a wonderful time, when we can have a rest from the intense academic year and relax. I think all children love summer because of long school holidays and I’m no exception. I also enjoy my free time, playing with my friends, watching TV, and doing other fun activities. Nevertheless, I don’t forget to do some useful reading from time to time.