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danger retain integral eliminate alignment

beneath visibility
recognition principal
altered anticipated
mediums slightest
hedge bends

1. The ... rivers of Europe are the Volga, the Danube, the Ural and the Dnieper. 2. She takes offence at the ... thing. 3. There was a new ... of European powers. 4. This dike was built to ... the floodwaters. 5. How long were you on the ...? 6. He has ... a great deal since I saw him a year ago. 7. The road is closed to ... traffic. 8. The teacher asked him to ... all slang words from his essay. 9. It is said that Columbus discovered

America, but he was probably ... by sailors from Norway who reached Labrador 500 years earlier. 10. Will this ... keep the sheep in the field?
11. It is ... to complain. 12. The earthquake victims are in ... need of medial supplies. 13. Oil paints and watercolours are ... for the creation of works of art.14. Sharp ... in the road may cause accidents. 15. The aircraft turned back because of poor ... . 16. He was given a cheque for $25 in
of his services. 17. The arms and legs are ... parts of a human body. 18. Rock-climbers sometimes ... their lives. 19. The wreck is a ... to shipping.
20. I had a slight ... on the way to work this morning.

                     All children should learn English from a young age

Nowadays nobody questions the importance of knowing English. Many people believe that children should learn it from a young age. However, there are both pros and cons to this opinion.

On the one hand, there are a few advantages of starting learning English in early childhood. Firstly, it is easier for young learners to acquire a new language in comparison with adults. Children pick up the pronunciation better and enjoy copying and learning through games. Secondly, children are not as shy as adults and are not afraid of mistakes. Finally, children learning an additional language are more creative, better at solving problems and usually score higher on tests.

On the other hand, there is an opinion that children should not learn English unless they start school. Some people think that children need to master their mother tongue first and learning English at an early age is confusing and a time waster. There is a fear that learning English may delay development of the child’s first language.

To sum up, the benefits of learning English at a young age outweigh the disadvantages. After all, we need to know English, and childhood is the best time to learn it.

    Все дети должны учить английский язык с самого раннего возраста

В настоящее время никто не ставит под сомнение важность знания английского языка. Многие считают, что дети должны учить его с юных лет. Однако у этого мнения есть и плюсы, и минусы.

С одной стороны, изучение английского в раннем детстве имеет несколько преимуществ. Во-первых, юным ученикам легче усвоить новый язык по сравнению со взрослыми. Дети лучше воспринимают произношение, им нравится копировать и учиться в играх. Во-вторых, дети не такие застенчивые, как взрослые, и не боятся ошибок. Наконец, дети, изучающие дополнительный язык, более креативны, лучше решают задачи и, как правило, получают более высокие оценки в тестах.

С другой стороны, существует мнение, что дети не должны изучать английский язык, пока не пойдут в школу. Некоторые люди думают, что дети должны сначала освоить свой родной язык, а изучение английского в раннем возрасте сбивает с толку и становится пустой тратой времени. Существует опасение, что изучение английского может задерживать развитие родного языка ребенка.

Подводя итог, можно сказать, что польза от изучения английского в раннем возрасте перевешивает недостатки. В конце концов, нам необходимо знать английский, а детство - лучшее время для его изучения.

1. Nina celebrated her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there were many flowers in it. When I came in, somebody was playing the piano, two or three pairs were dancing. 2. Listen! Somebody is playing the piano. 3. I  like music very much. 4. When I  looked out of the window, it was raining heavily and people were hurrying along the streets. 5. What  were you doing at seven o'clock yesterday? — I was having supper. 6. When I  came home yesterday, I  saw that all my family was sitting round the table. Father was reading a letter from my uncle who  lives in Paris. 7. Where were you  yesterday? — I was at home the whole day. — How strange. I rang you up at two o'clock, but nobody  answered. — Oh, I was in the garden. I was reading your book and did not hear the telephone. 8. What wereyou  doing at five o'clock yesterday? — I was working in the library. — I was there, too, but I did not  see you. 9. Yesterday I was working at my English from five till seven. 10. It was raining the whole day yesterday. 11. Where is your sister  now? — She is in her room. She is doing her homework.