Windsurfing was invented in the mid-sixties by two southern Californian surfers, Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake. Surfers need strong rolling waves, and hate days of calm sea. Schweitzer noticed that on days when waves were not high enough to surf, there was often a strong wind and he set about finding a way to use it. His first experiments Involved standing on his surfboard holding out a piece of sail cloth in his hands. Gradually he and Drake refined this idea into a basic design for a sailboard, similar to a surfboard, but holding a mast and a triangular sail which could be tilted and turned in any direction. The windsurfer operates a boom which controls the amount of wind in the sail, for speed and change of direction. Schweitzer immediately went into business designing and making the new sailboards and taking the idea abroad. By mid-seventies, the sport had spread to Holland, Germany and France.
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Sociologists from one university asked Kazakhstanis what they are passionate (увлечены) about in their free time and what hobby they like, and asked to mark (отметить) one, the most preferred (предпочтительный) option (вариант) for spending their leisure time (досуг, свободное время).
Relaxing in a cafe with friends is the most popular answer of Kazakhstanis to the question about their favorite hobby. Such a pastime (времяпровождение) is defined (определять) as a hobby by 13.3% of survey participants (участники).
Rest (отдых) with friends helps us to get away from everyday problems, plunge headlong (погрузиться с головой) into the world of fun and happiness, give rest to our nerves and get many new impressions (впечатления).
I am quite an active and sociable person and, like many Kazakhstanis, I like to spend time with friends and have fun with them. I think this can also be called my almost (почти) main hobby.
Уважаемый автор, если мой ответ оказался Вам полезен отметьте его, как лучший.
Объяснение:
This program can surprise even the most skeptical spectator. Usually each edition contains five different stories and experiments. Together with the presenter you can travel to distant places and even transfer in time. The “Galileo” team has several special agents, who conduct the experiments at scientific laboratories, factories and plants. Sometimes they travel into past or future. Some episodes are shot in foreign countries, such as Japan, the USA, Ukraine, etc.
Эта программа может удивить даже самых скептически настроенных зрителей. Обычно каждый выпуск содержит пять разных историй и экспериментов. Вместе с ведущим вы можете путешествовать в отдаленные места и даже перемещаться во времени. В команде «Галилео» несколько специальных агентов, которые проводят эксперименты в научной лаборатории, на фабриках и заводах. Иногда они путешествуют в или будущее. Некоторые эпизоды снимаются в зарубежных странах, таких как Япония, США, Украина, и т.д.
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world.
Football is played by 11 people. Every four years, all football fans rejoice, as is the World Cup. Top world teams compete for the right to be a champion. The whole world is watching this beautiful game.