Progress check (хобби, досуг), listening, Interest. 1. A hobby is a special

or activity that you do in your free time.
2. A growing number of people prefer watching sporting
on TV to attend them.
3. Popular occupations are
the Internet, playing computer games,
to music.
4. Your
makes your life more interesting.
5. Both and children are of playing different computer games.
6. Many people
something - coins, toys and so on.
2.Fill in: playing, hang out with, riding, do, go on, popular, mounting, package, surfing, collecting
1.
hobby
6.
the Internet
2.
chess
7.
friends
3.
climbing
8
a cruise
4
motobike
9
sightseeing
5
postcards
10.
holiday
3.Fill in: around, by, in, off, on with
1.I don't get
Ben. I don't like his attitude.
2. It is difficult for people in wheelchairs to get this part of town.
3. I don't know how you can get
on such a low salary.
4. What time does your train get
5. I must get now. See you later.
4. Put the verbs in brackets into correct past tense.
1. Why.
_( you/not answer) my text message? I'm sorry but I (take) a bath.
2. He (finish) his packing after Ann had left.
3. When I
(come) home my mother (cook) dinner.
4. Mike was tired. He (clean) the house since early in the morning.
5. They
(wait) for two hours before Ann finally arrived.
Tiva
5. Underline the correct prepositions.
1. How often do you travel in/by train?
2. It's not very far. Let's go by/on foot.
3. We arrived in/ at Moscow at 7 o'clock.
4. When did you last go in/on holiday?
5. We'll get to the airport faster if we go by/on car.
6. Continue the sentences.
1. A hobby is
2. My favourite hobby is
3. I enjoy
4. I do it
5. I love it because it is​

What Is Antarctica Like?

Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. The temperature in the winter is cold enough to freeze water all the time. The temperature in the middle of Antarctica is much colder than the temperature on the coasts.

Antarctica has two seasons: summer and winter. Earth is tilted in space and the direction of tilt never changes. During summer, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted toward the sun. It is always sunny. In winter, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted away from the sun. Then, the continent is always dark.

Antarctica is a desert. It does not rain or snow a lot there. When it snows, the snow does not melt and builds up over many years to make large, thick sheets of ice, called ice sheets. Antarctica is made up of lots of ice in the form of glaciers, ice shelves and icebergs.

Antarctica has no trees or bushes. The only plants that can live in a place that cold are moss and algae.

Who Lives in Antarctica?

Antarctica is too cold for people to live there for a long time. Scientists take turns going there to study the ice. Tourists visit Antarctica in the summers. The oceans around Antarctica are home to many types of whales. Antarctica is also home to seals and penguins.

What Can NASA Learn About Earth From Studying Antarctica?

NASA uses satellites to study Antarctica. NASA wants to know how Antarctica is changing. Scientists want to know what the changes in Earth's climate are doing to Antarctica's ice sheets. They also want to know what changes in Antarctica's ice might do to Earth's climate.

One tool that NASA uses is ICESat. That stands for the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite. Using ICESat, NASA can measure changes in the size of Antarctica's ice sheets. ICESat also helps NASA understand how changing polar ice may affect the rest of the planet. Melting ice sheets in Antarctica may change sea levels all over the world.

NASA instruments have also helped scientists create detailed maps of Antarctica. The maps help researchers when planning trips to Antarctica. They also give people a clearer view of the continent.

What Can NASA Learn About Space From Studying Antarctica?

Antarctica is a good place to find meteorites, or rocks that fall from space to Earth. Scientists find more meteorites in Antarctica than any other place in the world. Meteorites are easier to see on the white ice. Also, meteorites that fall to Antarctica are protected by the ice for a long time.

NASA sends teams to Antarctica to learn more about the planet Mars. Antarctica and Mars have a lot in common. Both places are cold. Both places are dry like a desert. NASA tested robots in Antarctica that later landed on Mars.

NASA also goes to Antarctica to study astronaut nutrition. Like people that are in Antarctica in the winter, astronauts in space are not in the sunlight. The sun helps the human body make vitamins. Scientists study people that visit Antarctica to learn how to help astronauts in space get enough vitamins.

Хз мб вот это  for the first time the idea of building the underground railway in moscow was discussed before the revolution. but the construction of the first section (from sokolniki to central park) was initiated only in 1932, and lasted 3 years. it was called the record period of time by the world press. the russian engineers carefully studied the existing underground systems abroad before working out their own project, which represents a significant improvement on the london system. the engineering difficulties were great mainly because much of the soil was composed of running sand*. fortunately most of the running sand lay close to the surface and it was found possible to use out-and-cover method** of construction under many of the streets. but in the center of the city where the line is 100 ft or more deep, the construction of tunnels was necessary. the moscow underground consists of a circle line, which runs round the city center, several radial lines crossing the city and connecting with each other and the lines running to the countryside. some constructional work is still going on. now the length of the underground lines reaches about 300 km. at present the moscow metro handles more than 5 million passengers each day. during peak hours trains run at a speed of 90 km per hour with the intervals of about 80 seconds. one train takes up to 1,500 passengers. for greater safety of travel all trains are inspected every 6-9 hours of running. being in operation for about 13 hours daily each metro train covers the distance equal to that from moscow to st. petersburg. the trains servicing the underground are supplied with low voltage direct current. the current is obtained from the third rail by special devices that are mounted beneath the motor coaches. rolling stock is completely replaced approximately once every four years. the moscow metro can compete with the underground railways in any of the european capitals in level of automation. at present experiments are being conducted with an “automatic driver”, i.e. with computer-controlled trains. the computer devices will help to relieve the nervous strain on the drivers and make it possible to increase the cruising speed*** of trains even more. these automatic devices have already been tested over the circle route by way of experiment.