APOPHIS – Killer Asteroid? How old will you be on Friday 13, 2029?That is how old you will be when a large asteroid ,called Apophis comes very ,very close to our planet. Asteroids are rocks that circle the sun in space and sometimes come close to Earth and even hit it. Most asteroids are very small and, If you are lucky, you can sometimes see them in the night sky as ‘falling stars’.
However, most scientists believe one large asteroid, about six to twelve kilometers across, hit the earth and killed all the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. Apophis is also big. Scientists discovered it in 2004 and the say that it is about 300 meters across. That’s about the size of a large sports stadium. An asteroid this size, according to scientists, is not large enough to destroy several cities. It will probably miss the earth, they say, but not by very much –it will miss us by about only 35000 kilometers –that’s much closer than our moon which is about 240000 kilometers away. Another way of thinking about it is that it will miss us by only a few minutes.
If you don’t find that scary, then consider this: the same asteroid will visit earth just a few years later, in 2036, again by only a very small distance… probably. The only sure thing is that all the eyes and telescopes in every country in the world will be watching the skies on those two days.
Task. Choose the correct answer.
1. The article is about an asteroid.
A) True B) False C) It doesn’t say
2. Falling stars are rocks.
A) True B) False C) It doesn’t say
3. How large is the Apophis asteroid?
A) six meters across B) twelve kilometers across C) 300 meters across
4.Apophis killed all the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
A) True B) False C) It doesn’t say
5. In paragraph 2, what does “they” mean?
A) Asteroids B) scientists C) cities
6. How far away is the moon from Earth?
A) Only a few minutes away B) 35000 kilometers C) 240000kilometers
7. What is the name of the asteroid that will come close to Earth in 2036?
A) Apophis B) Scientists don’t know what to call it? C) It doesn’t say
8. Scientists are sure that the Apophis asteroid will miss our planet?
A) True B) False C) It doesn’t say
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If you apologised, Sandra will speak to you again.
6 Marcia asked her uncle if he had gone fishing as a boy
Marcia asked her uncle, Have you gone fishing as a boy?
7 I'm going to walk to the stadium tomorrow evening.
I'm going to get to the stadium by walking tomorrow evening.
8 Every three years, someone repaints the doors and windows for us
Every three years ,we have the doors and windows repainted by someone.
9 Harry is so in debt that he'll have to cancel his holiday.
Harry has got such a large debt that he'll have to cancel his holiday
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I think it is impossible to imagine our life without radio and TV. Radio and TV are widely used in today’s world. It is the quickest means of spreading news and the information. Radio plays an important role in reflecting the life of society and building opinions. It performs the service of information well enough but on TV everything is much more real. Radio and TV keep us informed about current events, extend the education, provide the cultural recreation, allow us to follow the latest developments in science and politics and offer an endless number of programmers which are both instructive and entertaining. So they give us a lot of useful information and are exciting.
When I come home from school I turn on the radio, leave it on and go about my household duties. So I am actually doing two things at one and the same time. The best radio station for me is Europa Plus and Radio Maximum. I watch TV at the evening when all the lessons I have done. I prefer to see news programs such as: ”Vesty” and ” The Time”. Sometimes we can watch rather interesting films at TV. There are different kinds of films, for instance: a nature film, a war film, a crime film, a travelogue, an adventure film, a musical film and comic film. As for me I prefer to see comic and crime films.
My favorite channel is the “6th channel”. There are many interesting programs for me like “The wold of computer”, “Farcop”, “News” “Show-Business” and others. I like this program because there are not so many advertisement. Also every weekend there are three films which are popular all over the world. So the “6th Channel” program is my favorite one because it satisfy my different interests in the best way. As for me my favourit radio station is “Europa plus”. It broadcasts many programs , for instance: “Press-Digest”, “Prezent”, “Garage”, “News” and others. Also there are a lot of programs where everyone can win something. It satisfies my interests in the best way. Sometimes when I came home from school I turn on the radio and leave it on and go about my household duties. So the best radio for me is “Europa Plus” and I like to listen to it.
That’s why I think that we can’t live without TV and radio nowadays.
Я думаю, что невозможно вообразить нашу жизнь без радио и ТВ. Радио и ТВ широко используются в современном мире. Это - самые быстрые средства распространяющихся новостей и информации. Радио играет важную роль в отражении жизни общества и строительства мнений. Это выполняет обслуживание информации достаточно хорошо, но по телевизору все намного более реально. Радио и ТВ информируют нас о текущих событиях, расширяют образование, обеспечивают культурный отдых, позволяют нам следовать за последними достижениями в науке и политике и предлагать бесконечное число программистов, которые и поучительны и интересны. Таким образом, они дают нам много полезной информации и захватывающие.
Когда я прихожу домой из школы, я включаю радио, оставляю его на и иду о моих домашних обязанностях. Таким образом, я фактически делаю две вещи в одно и то же время. Лучшая радиостанция для меня - Европа Плюс и Радио-Максимум. Я смотрю телевизор вечером, когда все уроки я сделал. Я предпочитаю видеть программы новостей, такие как”: Vesty” и” Время”. Иногда мы можем посмотреть довольно интересные фильмы в ТВ. Есть различные виды фильмов, например: фильм природы, военный фильм, фильм преступления, фильм о путешествиях, фильм приключения, музыкальный фильм и комический фильм. Что касается меня я предпочитаю видеть фильмы преступления и комик.
Мой любимый канал - “6-й канал”. Есть много интересных программ для меня как “Пустошь компьютера”, “Farcop”, “Новости” “Шоу-бизнес” и другие. Мне нравится эта программа, потому что нет так многих рекламы. Также каждые выходные есть три фильма, которые популярны во всем мире. Таким образом, “6-й Канал” программа является моим любимым, потому что это удовлетворяет мои различные интересы лучшим Что касается меня моя любимая радиостанция - “Европа плюс”. Это передает много программ, например: “Обзор прессы”, “Prezent”, “Гараж”, “Новости” и другие. Также есть много программ, где все могут выиграть что-то. Это удовлетворяет мои интересы лучшим Иногда, когда я приходил домой из школы, я включаю радио и оставляю его на и иду о моих домашних обязанностях. Таким образом, лучшее радио для меня - “Европа Плюс”, и мне нравится слушать его.
Вот почему я думаю, что мы не можем жить без ТВ и радио в наше время. Перевод с переводчикаа:DDD