Task 1
прочитайте тексты (1-6). подберите правильные заголовки (д
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e) sport and traditions
a) sport of nowadays
b) record that needed courage
1) one team, one colour
c) together with people on earth
g) testing his men
d) six-year-long race
1. wimbledon is the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. the first tennis competition took
place at wimbledon as early as in 1877. every tennis player in the world dreams to play in it. at
wimbledon, the players compete on grass and must wear all white. wimbledon is not only a sports event,
but also a social occasion, and it's traditional to eat strawberries and cream there.
2. sunita williams is an american astronaut and the first person to run a marathon in space. she took
part in the boston marathon but did it aboard the international space station. by the time sunita finished
her marathon, she had circled the earth two times.
3. rugby is the most popular sport in new zealand. the country even has the world's first rugby
museum. rugby appeared in the country for the first time in 1870. new zealand's national rugby team,
the all blacks, have become very famous. the all blacks got their name because they wear black shorts,
shirts, socks and shoes. their shirts have the sign of the silver fern, a native plant which is sacred to the
maori people.
4. martin strel, from slovenia, has become the first man in the world to swim the whole length of the
amazon river. it took martin 66 days to swim 6,259 kilometres of the mighty river. the amazon is the
world's widest river and the second longest. it's also a dangerous place to go for a swim. that's because
it is full of piranhas, crocodiles, sharks and anaconda snakes. "i think the animals have just accepted me.
i've been swimming with them such a long time that they must think i'm one of them now," said martin.
5. in the 11th century, scottish king malcolm iii organized contests in a scottish village called braemar
to find the strongest and fastest men in his kingdom. those who were the strongest became the king's
bodyguards and those who were the fastest became his messengers. the highland games were very
spectacular and many people came to braemar at the time of the contest. some wanted to take part,
others just came as visitors.
6. robert garside, a former police officer from britain, is the first person to run around the world. he
started out on his adventure in 1997, and finished it in 2003. it took him all those years to run across 30
countries. and it's taken years to prove that he did it without walking. now robert has a certificate
saying that he is a real record-holder. “i'm really happy about this, this run cost me everything," he said
Passive voice is a typical feature for a technical text. Paraphrase the
sentences using the passive voice.
Example:
The oil industry leaders outlined their support for the accord and highlighted
the country’s extensive energy trade With Canada and Mexico.
The supparffar the accord was outlined, and the caumry’s extensive energy
trade wiIh Canada and Alexico was highlighted,
1. The industry continues to develop the use of artificial intelligence and other
digital technologies to increase efficiencies and make more infonned
exploration decisions.
2. BP discovered a revolutionary technique in seismic imaging that helps the
company more accurately find natural gas and oil underground.
3. BP can more efficiently find natural gas and oil, reducing environmental
impact of exploration and potentially slashing energy costs for consumers.
4. ExxonMobil has spent approximately $8 billion researching biofuels, carbon
capture and storage, energy—effieieney processes, natural gas technologies.
5. GlobalData expects that 130 new crude and natural gas projects Will start
operations in Asia over the next eight years.
6. Global Wire Rope Industry report also includes Wire Rope Upstream raw
materials and Wire Rope downstream consumers analysis.
7. Another trend Mr van Veluw highlighted is how much power a crane uses,
and the growing use of electric cranes.
8. Electrically—driven cranes are environmentally fliendly because they don’t
require the use of potentially polluting hydraulics.
9. Mr Ryan first
Объяснение:
Российская Федерация (Россия) - самая большая в мире страна. Она от Арктического океана до Черного моря и от Балтийского моря до Тихого океана. Она расположена в Европе и Азии. Общая площадь страны составляет более 17 млн кв км. Россия граничит со многими странами, такими, как Финляндия, Украина, Прибалтика, Китай, Монголия и другие.
Поверхность России разнообразна. Вы можете встретить низменности и высокогорья, леса и широкие луга на ее территории. Российская Федерация размещена на двух равнинах. Самые длинные горные цепи - Уральские горы, разделяющие Европу и Азию, Кавказские и Алтайские горы. В нашей стране много рек и озер. В крупные реки входят: Волга в европейской части, Енисей, Обь и Лена в азиатской. Байкал в Сибири - самое глубокое озеро в мире.
На обширной площади нашей страны находятся разные климатические зоны. На севере очень холодно даже летом. В центральной части России климат умеренный. На юге тепло даже зимой. Климат Сибири - континентальный: летом сухо и жарко, а вот зимы очень холодные.
Россия богата природными ресурсами, которые наряду с обширными участками лесов, плодородными почвами и отличным водоснабжением, включают в себя месторождения газа, угля, железной руды и так далее. Три четверти природных богатств находятся в Сибири и Дальнем Востоке.
Население России составляет больше 150 млн человек. Большинство жителей страны (более 80%) россияне, но в нашей стране также живут более 100 других национальностей. Европейская часть страны густо населена. Большинство (около 70%) предпочитают жить в городах и на их окраинах. Официальный язык страны - русский.
Глава страны - президент, являющийся главнокомандующим вооруженными силами. Президент назначает министров, но их должность должна быть подтверждена Федеральным собранием. Глава правительства - это премьер-министр.
Российский флаг был принят в 1991 году. На нем три горизонтальные полосы, символизирующие: белый - землю, синий - небо, красный - свободу. Кроме российского флага есть и другой символ России - двуглавый орел.