1. Look at the words and phrases and choose the correct definition according to the text in Unit 10D in the Student's Book.
Example: retired people - people who do not work any more.
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retired people people who do not work
people who used to be in
any more
prison
2
inhabitants
people who moved to live
people who live in one
to a new place to live place
cart
a small battery-powered
a two-wheeled vehicle
vehicle
drawn by a horse
4 mainland
the principal land of land washed by an ocean
a country
5 be founded
furnished
started
6 tavern
a cafe
a little food shop
7 resident
a diplomatic
a person who lives in
representative
a certain place
8 treasurer a person in charge of a person who travels a lot
money
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to die
to move to another
pass away
country
10 ghost town a town without inhabitants a town where somebody
died
Nowadays, almost every home has access to the Internet. We use the Internet for various purposes: gaining necessary information, taking part in communities, and even making money.
In my opinion, modern life can hardly be imagined without the world-wide web. The Internet can be helpful to everybody, including students. Firstly, students can use the Internet for learning purposes. I suppose that it is the strongest reason why they should get access to the Internet. Thousands websites place a mass of good information at the disposal of any person interested in mathematics, chemistry, foreign languages, etc. Many school teachers create special resources for their students. Secondly, the Internet offers a wide range of leisure opportunities. You can get in touch with your friends and send them e-mail messages, picture-cards, photos. You can make new friends from the whole world. The Internet offers a wonderful solution to the problem of loneliness.
Очень люблю красивую снежную зиму. Когда всё вокруг укрыто холодной ватой. Когда на улице «мороз и солнце». Тогда действительно каждый день кажется чудесным. А зимний восход! Это так красиво. Всё вокруг на несколько минут становится розово-оранжевым
, и снежная ткань начинает переливаться тёплыми тонами не смотря на то, что на улице минус двадцать.
Может это и странно, но особую красоту зимнему пейзажу придаёт солнце. Именно благодаря ему, лежащиеснежинки начинают блестеть. И если идти через поле, например, и смотреть на снег, то видишь, как тебя сопровождает непрерывный фейерверк снежных ярких-приярких искр. Красота - неописуемая