4 Some English verbs are irregular, 4 ACTIVATE Follow the steps in the writing guide. O WRITING GUIDE A TASK Write an account of the 'Noughties' (2000-2009). B THINK AND PLAN 1 What positive events happened in the Noughties? 2 What were the fashions like? 3 What music and films were popular? 4 What issues did people become more aware of? 5 What new inventions changed the world? C WRITE Paragraph 1: Introduction Paragraph 2: Music, film and fashion Paragraph 3: Events Paragraph 4: How the world changed D CHECK • phrases for giving examples past tenses 15 Hobbies and qualities o

I really like the country of Russia. Here are some of the most interesting facts about her.
1)In honor of the first Russian warship "eagle", built by the Dutch sample, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich established a new flag, different from the Dutch tricolor sequence of red and blue stripes. After the split of the Russian Navy on military and civilian during the reign of Peter I, the civil flag became a symbol of Russia.
2)Space era for the Soviet Union began in 1957 with the release of the Earth's orbit the first man-made satellite. Since the languages of the world added a new Russian word Sputnik.
3)The Russian Empire first in the world to conduct decimalization currency. Since the 18th century, 1 silver rouble was equal to 100 kopecks.

What can we do to ensure that cleanliness always prevails in our city? So that no cigarette butts, candy wrappers, plastic wraps lay around? And that the inhabitants do not breathe smoke and dust? I think that for purity in the city and so much is being done. For example, the streets are covered with asphalt, so that there is no dirt. Every morning, janitors come out to work, they sweep streets, yards and avenues of fumes. Then the garbage trucks take the waste from each container. Can you imagine what would have happened if all this had not been done? The city would simply drown in fallen leaves, bottles, wrappers, broken things, kitchen cleaning and other waste! Another thing is that the janitors are trying, and other townspeople add their work, throw garbage anywhere, past the urn. And if each person stops throwing cigarette butts on the asphalt, throwing empty packages on the lawns, "hiding" bottles in the bushes, then the city will become clean. As if by magic! But every resident of the city must do this. Do not nod at each other or say: "Why me! Let the neighbor take care of cleanliness! ". It is necessary to make your personal rule of cleanliness not only at home, but also in the city. I think if every citizen thinks about ecology, there will not be garbage in the city. And the streets will be clean. And also it will be possible to solve other problems of ecology of the city. For example, there will be no smoke from the factory pipes and car exhausts that pollute the air in the city. Or sewage from factories and factories that poison urban rivers so that they can not swim in townspeople. The main thing is not to be indifferent and do what is in your power.