Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. It's always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms.
Those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at exotic restaurants. City-dwellers usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and laze in the sun.
Most travellers and holiday-makers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them — the sights of a city, old churches and castles, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains, waterfalls, forests; different kinds of trees, flowers and plants, animals and birds.
Later, perhaps years later, they will be reminded by the photos of the happy time they have had.
People travel by train, by plane, by boat and by car.
All means of travel have their advantages and disadvantages. And people choose one according to their plans and destinations.
If we are fond of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on TV. The best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes
Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. It's always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms.
Those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at exotic restaurants. City-dwellers usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and laze in the sun.
Most travellers and holiday-makers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them — the sights of a city, old churches and castles, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains, waterfalls, forests; different kinds of trees, flowers and plants, animals and birds.
Later, perhaps years later, they will be reminded by the photos of the happy time they have had.
People travel by train, by plane, by boat and by car.
All means of travel have their advantages and disadvantages. And people choose one according to their plans and destinations.
If we are fond of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on TV. The best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes
What is the average life of a human in years?
Какова средняя продолжительность жизни человека в годах?
a 77
What is the approximate population of the planet?
Каково приблизительное население планеты?
d 7 billion
d 7 миллиардов
What is the distance from London to New York?
Какое расстояние от Лондона до Нью-Йорка?
b 5,585 kilometres
b 5 585 километров
How many millimetres are there in a kilometre?
Сколько миллиметров в километре?
b 1,000,000
How many years are there in a millennium?
Сколько лет в тысячелетии?
a 1.000
How much time does the average child in Britain
watch TV every day?
Сколько времени проводит средний ребенок в Великобритании
смотреть телевизор каждый день?
3 hours
3 часа
What distance is a marathon running race?
Какая дистанция является марафонским забегом?
b 42.195 kilometres
b 42.195 километров
How many minutes are there in three quarters of an hour?
Сколько минут осталось в трех четвертях через час?
с 45
What was the year of the first Olympic Games?
В каком году были первые Олимпийские игры?
a 776
What is the number pi (m)?
Что такое число pi (m)?
b 3.142