THE EARTH AND ITS IMAGINARY LINES
Lines of latitude or parallels are horizontal lines dividing the
Earth's surface. The line of latitude in the centre of the sphere
is called the Equator. The Equator divides the globe into two
hemispheres. Anything above the Equator is in the northern
hemisphere and anything below is in the southern hemisphere.
Coordinates specify a north-south position on the Earth's
surface, ranging from 0 degrees on the equator to 90 degrees
at the poles. The North Pole is at 90 degrees north, and the
South Pole is at 90 degrees south.
The Tropic of Cancer and The Tropic of Capricorn are two other
important parallels. The Tropic of Cancer is above the Equator
at 23.5 degrees north and the Tropic of Capricorn is below
the Equator at 23.5 degrees south. These two lines of latitude
mark the northern and southern limits of what is known as the
tropics.
Lines of longitude or meridians are the vertical lines dividing
the Earth's surface. The line of longitude passing through the
Royal Observatory at Greenwich, near London, is the Prime
Meridian. It's the international zero-longitude reference line.
Places to the east of the Prime Meridian are in the eastern
hemisphere, and places to the west are in the western
hemisphere перевод
1)- I am lookig for Jack. Do you know where he is?
- No, I do not know
2)Ann speaks German very well.
3)She got up at 7 o’clock yesterday.
4)Tom burnt his hand while he was cooking the dinner.
5)Jane was waiting for me when I arrived.
6)Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
7)Jane does not drink tea very often.
8)It is getting dark. Shall I turn on the light?
9)The swimming pool is opened at 9 o’clock and closed at 18 o’clock every day.
10)The earth goes round the sun.
11)– How did you learn to drive?
- My father taught me.
12) It was warm yesterday, so I took a coat.
13) We were seeing an accident while we were going to hospital yesterday.
14) – What was you doing this time yesterday?
- I was sleeping.
15) Where did your mother live last year?
16) What time are banks closed in Britain?
17) Jill is interested in politics but she does not belong to a political party.
18) He came from London three years ago.
19) Mary, don’t take this book, John is reading it.
20) His parents did not be great persons of the latest century.
21) I speak very loudly. Do You hear me?
22) She was a doctor in 1941 when the war begun.
23) Yesterday while Ann was cooking she cut her finger.
24) When we woke up the wind was blewing, the sun was shining through the clouds.
25) This time last month I sat on a beach.
26) My sister usually reads a book after dinner.
27) She was studying French last semester, this semester is studying English.
28) The moment she was speaking I recognized her voice.
29) Mrs Brown sometimes knits but she does not knit tonight.
30) I always look for the key because nobody ever puts it back on its place.
They were: Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Russian Literature, Chemistry, English, History of this country and many other subjects.
It was rather difficult to go to school when a school-leaver, we had so much to do.
I know that all the subjects are important and they all must be payed much attention to, but still I didn't like exact sciences.
I spent much time on doing them at home.
However hard I tried, all those formulas and definitions were
mixed up in my head and I couldn't make it out after all.
So I had nothing to do but sit for two or three hours swotting Physics, Chemistry and Maths.
My favourite subjects were Literature, History, English.
Most of all I liked English.
I read English books, tried to translate some stories from newspapers from English into Russian and vice versa.
I had some English handbooks and they were of great help to me when I studied English Grammar and did some exercises.
At our English lessons we read quite a lot of dull texts from our textbooks.
But in my view, written texts and textbooks are not important.
The best way to improve your language skills and habits is to work at a language laboratory.
But there was no good language laboratory at our school.
And I spent plenty of time at home listening to the tapes, imitating the sounds and intonations of the native speakers of English.
I was working hard at my pronunciation because my teacher said that it was my weak point.
Sometimes I spoke English with my friends after classes and they said I was making good progress in the language.
I decided to take my entrance exams to the Institute because I want to know English.
Nowadays, it's impossible to do without foreign languages because of expanding economic, cultural ties of this country with other countries of the world.
Besides, one can't be a learned and well-educated person if he doesn't know at least one foreign language.
As for me, I'd like to read English and American Literature, to understand it without resorting to anybody's help.
Перевод :
В школе мы изучаем много предметов.
Это такие предметы как физика, математика, биология, русская литература, химия, английский язык, история нашей страны и многие другие.
Когда я был выпускником, было трудно учиться в школе, у нас было много работы.
Я знаю, что все предметы важны и всем предметам надо уделять много внимания. Но все-таки мне не нравились точные науки.
Я проводил много времени, изучая их дома.
Как я ни старался, все эти формулы и определения перемешивались у меня в голове и я не мог ничего понять.
И мне ничего не оставалось делать, как сидеть по два-три часа и зубрить физику, химию и математику.
Моими любимыми предметами были литература, история, английский язык.
Больше всего мне нравился английский.
Я читал английские книги, пытался переводить некоторые рассказы из газет с английского на русский и наоборот.
У меня были некоторые английские справочники, и они мне очень когда я изучал английскую грамматику и делал упражнения.
На уроках английского языка мы читали много скучных текстов из наших учебников.
Но, я думаю, письменные тексты и учебники не важны.
Лучший усовершенствовать языковые умения и навыки — это работать в языковой лаборатории.
Но в нашей школе не было хорошей лаборатории.
И я проводил много времени дома, слушая кассеты, подражая звукам и интонации носителей английского языка.
Я усердно работал над произношением, потому что мой учитель говорил, что это мое уязвимое место.
Иногда я говорил по-английски с моими друзьями после занятий, и они говорили, что я делаю успехи в английском.
Я решил сдавать вступительные экзамены в институт, потому что я хочу знать английский язык.
В наше время нельзя обойтись без иностранных языков из-за расширения экономических и культурных связей нашей страны с другими странами мира.
Кроме того, нельзя быть эрудированным и образованным человеком, не зная по крайней мере одного иностранного языка.
Что касается меня, мне бы хотелось читать английскую и американскую литературу, понимать ее, не обращаясь к чьей-либо