Нептун - восьмая от Солнца и самая удаленная планета Солнечной системы. Это газовый гигант и представитель категории солнечных планет внешней системы. Плутон вылетел из планетарного списка, поэтому Нептун замыкает цепочку.Нептун нельзя отыскать без использования инструментов. Впервые его заметили лишь в 1846 году. Позицию вычислили математически. Имя дано в честь морского божества у римлян.Экваториальные облака выполняют оборот за 18 часов.Он меньше Урана, но превосходит по массе. Под тяжелой атмосферой скрываются слои водорода, гелия и метановых газов. Есть вода, аммиак и метановый лед. Внутреннее ядро представлено скалой.В 1989 году мимо Нептуна пролетел Вояджер-2, приславший первые крупномасштабные снимки системы. Также за планетой наблюдал телескоп Хаббл.
Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the farthest planet in the Solar system. It is a gas giant and a representative of the solar planets category of the external system. Pluto flew from the planetary list, so Neptune closes the chain.Neptune is impossible to find without the use of tools. It was first noticed only in 1846. The position was calculated mathematically. The name is given in honor of the sea deity of the Romans.Equatorial clouds serve as a rotation for 18 hours.It is smaller than Uranium, but superior in mass. Under the heavy atmosphere are hidden layers of hydrogen, helium and methane gases. There's water, ammonia and methane ice. The inner core is represented by a rock.In 1989, Voyager 2 flew past Neptune and sent the first large-scale images of the system. Also the planet was observed by the Hubble space telescope.
Упражнение 1. Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other.
I (have known) her for six years.
I (knew) him when I was at school.
He (lived) in Paris from 1997 to 2000.
He (has lived) in New York since 2001.
Where's Pete? I (have not seen) him for ages.
I (did not see) Pete last night.
We (were) at primary school from 1993 to 1998.
We (have been) in this class since September.
I (have not watched) this video yet.
I (did not watch) a video at the weekend.
Упражнение 2. Choose the correct verb form (Past Simple or Past Continuous) to complete the sentences.
The film was rubbish, so we left the cinema and went to the cybercafé.
I didn’t like the program we were watching, so I turned off the TV.
Dave rang me while I was doing my homework.
As I was falling asleep, I heard a strange noise.
I dropped my keys while I was running for the bus.
The competition judges didn’t know whose food they were tasting.
Упражнение 3. Выберите правильную форму страдательного залога
1) This book (republish) by the end of September.
will have been republished
2) The doctor said that Tommy`s leg (X-rayed) the following day.
would be X-rayed
3) A police car came when the injured man (carry off) the road.
was being carried off
4) I (bear) in a small Russian town not far from Samara.
was born
5) The thief (arrest) late last night.
was arrested
6) The announcement (make) tomorrow.
will be made
7) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I (be) Charles Trump.
am
8) I (report) from BBC news headquarters.
am reporting
9) Earlier this evening an earthquake hit Cairo, Egypt. Many people (kill);
are killed
10) many more (injure)
are injured
11) and much of the city (destroy).
is destroyed