TEENS
At Spotlight on Russia we get a lot of emails from children all over the country. Here are two of them written in completely different parts of Russia.
Spotlight on Russia hears from two young Russians from very different parts of the country
Hi. My name is Sergey Demidov and I’m 13 years old. I live in Yakutsk which is the capital of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in northern Siberia.
I love my city in the winter when the clean, crisp snow covers everything. The temperature often falls below −40 degrees, so we wear fur caps and coats, thick woollen mittens and unty which are fur boots made of deer skin. Today it’s bright and sunny. It’s only −25˚C outside, so I’m going skiing with my family for the first time this year.
I go to a Russian school, but we have lessons in our native Yakut language as well. My father plays the khomus – a traditional Yakut instrument, and my mother does embroidery with beads. She also makes hats and her friends sometimes ask her to make outfits for our national summer holiday. It’s called Yhyakh, and it’s a great chance for me to perform a dance called Ohuokhai and to drink kumys – a national drink that’s made from mare’s milk.
Hello, I’m Irina Smirnova. I’m 14 and I live in Kolomna – one of the biggest and most beautiful towns in the Moscow region. Kolomna is over 800 years old and a lot of tourists come here to see the old Kremlin, the churches and monasteries, as well as the museums and art galleries.
I love my town because there’s so much to do here. In the summer, I like to go rowing and sailing on the Oka River, and we can go ice−skating at any time of the year in our new Ice Palace. Dmitry Dorofeyev, the Olympic silver medallist (2006), and Ekaterina Lobysheva, Olympic bronze medallist (2006 and 2014), are from Kolomna and we have a long history of success in this sport.
There are more than 30 schools in Kolomna and mine is one of the new ones. In the spring and autumn, my class goes to the Park of Peace after lessons to look after the plants and flowers. Tomorrow is Sunday and we’re going to see a play at the Maly Theatre in Moscow. It only takes us an hour and a half to get there by bus and I’m really looking forward to it.
DISCUSS
• How similar/different are the teens’ lifestyles? Why?
• What does your lifestyle depend on?
ACTIVITY
• What is your lifestyle like? What is it like to live in your town/city/area? Write to Spotlight on Russia and let us know!
Объяснение:
ответ
1) Choose the right variant.
1. She has enough money now, so she that computer.
2. Please tell me! I promise I anyone.
3. Will you go to the bank? No, I .
ответ: 1. is going to buy, 2. won't tell, 3. won't
2) The train (to leave) at 11:45.
leaves
3) We (to have) dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday.
are having
4) If it rains tomorrow, we (stay) at home.
will stay
5) On Sunday at 8 o’clock I (to meet) my friend.
am meeting
6) They (to fly) to London on Friday evening.
are flying
7) Wait! I (to drive) you to the station.
will drive
8) The English lesson (to start) at 8:45.
starts
9) I (to see) my boss tomorrow.
am seeing
10) Listen! There’s someone at the door. I (to open) the door for you.
will open
11) They broke their computer last week. (to get/a new computer)
ответ: They are going to get a new computer.
12) We have a new DVD. (to watch/ it)
ответ: We are going to watch it.
13) 1. We(go) to a concert this evening.
are going
2. Silvia is doing a course now. The course (finish) on Monday.
finishes
3. Next week Steve(buy) a car. He has a lot of money.
is buying
14) I need to call my mum. Can I take your ?
mobile phone
15) They will travel a lot. They need a for taking colourful pictures.
camera
16) What can I press to open this folder?
button
17) спутниковая тарелка
satellite dish
18) солнечная энергия
solar power
19) вебкамера
webcamera
20) You can download a lot of books and read them on this device.
e-book device
21) This device has all the functions of a computer, but it's light and portable.
laptop
22) This device allows us to make phone calls, take and store pictures and videos, and easily fits in the pocket.
mobile phone
23) This device is designed for playing games of high quality.
game console
24) You can take high quality pictures with the help of this device, though some people think that mobile phones are gradually substituting it.
digital camera
25) With the help of this device you can listen to music at any volume without disturbing others.
headphones
26) Many children have mobile phones.
true
2. Mobile phones can help with studies and other simple questions.
true
3. Mobile phones will be at school and teachers will use them at the lessons.
doesn’t say
27) 1. But I don’t see the point of social networks.
2. Most of what I’ve heard about it isn’t so good.
3. I suppose it’s good to tell the world what’s happening in countries that take away people’s freedom.
28) 1. In 2010 the speaker changed the model of his phone.
doesn’t say
2. The speaker says that his acquaintances have several phones.
true
3. The speaker is waiting for waterphone.
false
Объяснение:
Я сделал тест на 100%!
Всё абсолютно правильно!
Удачи!
