III. Combine these sentences using the gerund. Make all the necessary changes.
Model: It is a wonderful novel. I am sure you will enjoy it.
I am sure you will enjoy reading this wonderful novel.
1. An old friend of mine is coming to Moscow soon. I am looking forward to
it. 2 .1 hope the weather will change for the better. Our trip depends on it. 3. They
can join us. Nobody will object to it. 4. My son often plays chess with his father.
He is fond of it. 5. It was difficult to translate the article. I could not finish it in the
time given to us
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is a great sport. It has been rising in popularity since the first skateboard was made in the 1950s in California.
Skateboarding is especially popular with teenagers who love cruising around, doing different tricks or riding on half pipes and obstacle courses. Ideally, you should wear a helmet and have protective pads for your elbows and knees. You shouldn’t forget about safety. It is also important to go skateboarding in special parks, not in the streets of your town. But if there are no skateboarding parks in your area, you can always be a street skater – just be careful not to knock down any pedestrians on your way.
Skateboarding as a hobby can help you to find friends, have a lot of fun and it will definitely make you fit.
Volga is one of the great rivers of Europe. Rivers of Russia, it is the sixth place, behind in catchment area only the giant Siberian rivers - the Ob, Yenisei, Lena, Amur and Irtysh. It takes its origin in the Valdai Hills where a source take the key, fastening wooden house near the village of Volgin. Mark source 225 m above sea level. Volga flows into the Caspian Sea. The river - 3690 km, basin area km2.Volgu 1,380,000 divided into three parts: the upper Volga - from the source to the mouth of the Oka, Middle Volga - the confluence of the Oka River to the mouth of the Kama and Lower Volga - the confluence of the Kama River to the Caspian Sea. After the construction of the Kuibyshev reservoir boundary between the middle and lower Volga usually considered zhigulevskogo HPP above Samara. During the Civil War of 1918-1920 occurred in the Volga major military action, and it has acquired an important military-strategic importance. Since the late 30's. 20th century Volga began to be used also as a source of hydroelectric power. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45, on the Volga was the largest battle of Stalingrad 1942-43.
Волга является одной из самых больших рек: Европы. Среди рек России она занимает шестое место, уступая по площади водосбора лишь сибирским рекам-гигантам - Оби, Енисею, Лене, Амуру и Иртышу. Свое начало она берет на Валдайской возвышенности где за исток принимают ключ, крепленный деревянным срубом у д. Волгине. Отметка истока 225 м над уровнем моря. Впадает Волга в Каспийское море. Длина реки - 3690 км, площадь бассейна 1380000 км2.Волгу принято делить на три части: верхняя Волга - от истока до устья Оки, средняя Волга - от впадения Оки до устья Камы и нижняя Волга - от впадения Камы до Каспийского моря. После сооружения Куйбышевского водохранилища границей между средней и нижней Волгой обычно считают Жигулевскую ГЭС выше Самары. Во время Гражданской войны 1918-1920 на Волге происходили крупные военные действия, и она приобрела важное военно-стратегическое значение. С конца 30-х гг. 20 века Волга начинает использоваться также и как источник гидроэнергии. В период Великой Отечественной войны 1941-45 на Волге произошла крупнейшая Сталинградская битва 1942-43.