Activity 14. Read English proverbs, make necessary changes and express your agreement or disagreement.
1. (Imagine) is more important than (know. )
2. (Patient) is a plaster for all sores.
3. (Polite) costs nothing.
4. Experience is the mother of (wise).
5. (Poor) is no sin.
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6. (Cautious) is the parent of (save).
7. (Happy) invites (envious).
8. (Procrastinate) is the thief of time.
9. Act honestly and hate (dishonest). 10. (True (wise) is the price of (happy).
Activity 15. Open the brackets changing the form of the word according to the context.
1. Best (defend) is (offend).
2. (Confess) is the first step to (repent).
3. (Curious) killed the cat.
4. (Brief) is the soul of wit.
5. The (except) proves the rule.
6. Time is a great (heal).
7. The (friend) is imperishable.
8. The more (acquaint) the more danger.
9. (Flatter) is the food of fools. 10. (Prevent) is better than cure. 11. Every sin carries its own (punish). 12. (Punctual) and (polite) are the inseparable. 13. (Silent) is golden. 14. (Beautiful) is no (inherit) 15. No man may be both an (accuse) and (judge).
A population of 374 174 persons (1 October 2015)[4]. Area — 124,538 km2.
The city is located in the Eastern part of Vitebsk region on the banks of the Western Dvina river. The second most ancient city in Belarus after Polotsk. Fourth by population (after Minsk, Gomel and Mogilev) city in the country.
The town was founded on the high banks of the Western Dvina and Vitba, which gave him the name that is on the way "from the Varangians to the Greeks". As the urban legend of the 18th century it was founded by the Saint equal to the apostles Princess Olga. The city was formed as one of the centres of the Association of Slavic Krivichi, and a convenient geographical position at the crossroads of major trade routes contributed to the growth and prosperity over the next centuries