Reading Task 1. Read the text. Are the statements True or False? Transport
There are as many means of transport as you can only imagine. They are a bus, a bicycle, a car, a ship, a train, a plane and so on. And today I want to discuss all of them.
The most popular means of transport is a car. Nowadays there are so many car producers and brands that a car becomes the most popular and comfortable type of transport. You can travel by car everywhere. Another popular transport is a bus.
The cost of travelling by bus is much lower than that of a car.
Bicycle is popular among young people. They use it during the warm seasons to travel around the city or the nearby places. It’s healthy and affordable for most of people.
Train is popular for its low cost and cozy atmosphere. You can make a long travel on the train and don’t need to pay a lot for it.
Planе is popular for its speed but the cost is quite high. The most luxurious means of transport is a ship. I mean not those small ordinary ships, but the ones that travel across the oceans with thousands of tourists. They are often called liners. So we just need to pick up the one we like and completely enjoy it.
1) A car is the most famous and pleasant kind of transport. T/F *
Мой ответ
2) The price of travelling by bus is higher than that of a car. T/F
Недостаток в том, что настоящего образования они не получают. А зачем нужны образованные люди? Еще задумываться начнут.
Ну или Достоинства в том, что ещё есть бесплатные школы при низкой зарплате учителей, а недостатки в том, что продолжаются издевательства над учителями со стороны учеников и порой их родителей, и за это никто наказания не несёт!Как тебе больше нравится
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Russia has about 120,000 rivers over 10 kilometers long. The total length of these rivers is 2.3 million kilometers. The largest rivers are the Ob, Irtysh, Yenisey, Amur, and Volga in the European part of the country. There are about 2 million freshwater and salt lakes in Russia. The largest lakes are Lake Baikal (which holds about 20% of the world's total freshwater supply, not counting the fresh water frozen in the polar ice caps and glaciers), Lake Ladoga, Lake Onega, and Lake Taimyr.
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Climate
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Russian time zones
There are eleven time zones in Russia (more than in any other country in the world): from UTC +1 in Kalinigrad to UTC +12 in Kamchatka.