1.Read the text So happened that once I came across a popular scientific book about metals, read it and got interested in metallurgy. I learned from the book that the ancient peoples in China, India, Egypt and Mesopotamia had used iron 4000-5000 years ago, at first for ornaments, even for drugs / лекарство /, and then for weapons and tools. I also learned that the most famous of all ancient furnaces for iron making were those used in Spain, they were called “Catalan” after the country where they were invented. The furnaces were low, crude and primitive and yet they were used for many centuries.
2.Give the antonyms:
1. often; 2. early; 3. huge; 4. to begin; 5. rapidly; 6. cheap; 7. to increase; 8. advantage.
3.Give the russian equivalents:
1.scientific book; 2.weapons; 3. primitive; 4. ornaments; 5. tools
Dinosaurs
The word "dinosaur" comes from the Greek language and means "terrible lizard".
Dinosaurs lived on our planet a very long time ago. The oldest known dinosaur is Eoraptor, a meat-eater that lived 228 million years ago. People believe that dinosaurs lived on the Earth until around 66 million years ago.
Some dinosaurs ate meat and others ate plants. Most dinosaurs hatched from eggs, and they could not fly or live in water. Some dinosaurs walked on two legs, while others walked on all four legs. Some had horns and spikes, others had thick bumpy skin, and some even had feathers.
The biggest dinosaurs were over 30 metres long and about 20 metres tall. The largest dinosaur was the sauropod. The smallest dinosaurs were the size of a chicken.
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Динозавры
Слово «динозавр» происходит из греческого языка и означает «ужасная ящерица».
Динозавры жили на нашей планете очень давно. Самый старый известный динозавр - эораптор, плотоядный (мясоед), который жил 228 миллионов лет назад. Люди полагают, что динозавры жили на Земле еще 66 миллионов лет назад. (потом вымерли)
Некоторые динозавры питались мясом, другие ели растения. Большинство динозавров вылуплялись из яиц, не могли летать или жить в воде. Некоторые динозавры ходили на двух ногах, в то время как другие ходили на всех четырех ногах. У некоторых были рога и шипы, у других — толстая бугристая кожа, а у некоторых даже были перья.
Самые большие динозавры были длиной более 30 метров и высотой около 20 метров. Самым крупным динозавром был зауропод. Самые маленькие динозавры были размером с курицу.