I was watching Rain Man on DVD the other day when a part of the dialogue really 2 caught my attention. In fact I 3 was so surprised that I rewound the film to make sure I 4 had heard correctly. In the film, the character Raymond Babbitt, who is autistic, claimed that Qantas was the only airline that 5 never had never had a crash. I 6 went online to check out this fact. Apparently it wasn’t 100% true. At the time of the making of the film, Qantas 7 had had eight crashes but they 8 had all been propeller planes, not jets. I also 9 found out that all airlines (except for Qantas, of course) 10 took this line out of the film when they 11 were showing it on flights at the time. 1 My dad used to be a doctor but he retired. 2 I’m not used to (getting up) early. 3 When I was a teenager, I used to (ride) my bike everywhere. 4 When I first arrived in Brazil I wasn’t used to (kissing) people when I met them. 5 My grandmother used to (tell) us great bedtime stories. 6 He’s a pilot so he’s used to (working) long hours. 7 She used to (be) my friend but we had an argument. 8 After two years in Italy, I’m used to (drinking) strong coffee.
Hello, Tom! Thanks for your letter! As soon as I have received it I start writing to you. Привет Том тебе за письмо. Как только его получила, пишу тебе ответ. Now I am at school. My holiday is over. Сейчас я в школе. Мои каникулы закончились. I spent my holiday very well. I went out with my friends, read, listened to music, watched TV, played computer games. Я провела каникулы очень хорошо. Я гуляла с друзьями, читала, слушала музыку, смотрела телевизор, играла комп. игры. I spent some weeks in a summer cottage with my grandparents. I helped my grandpa to dig the garden, to water plants, and to gather fruit and vegetables. Несколько недель я провела в деревне у бабушки. Я капать огород, поливать растения, собирать овощи и фрукты. Also I was fishing with my grandpa. I enjoyed floating by boat, swimming in the river and helping my grandparents. Также я ходила на рыбалку с дедушкой. Мне понравилось плавать на лодке, плавать в реке и моим родным. Some days I was in the Crimea. It was a great time. I swimmed, walked by seaside, and visited many sights. Несколько дней я была в Крыму. Было классно. Я плавала, гуляла по побережью и посела достопримечательности. During my summer holidays I made many new friends, read a lot of interesting books, got to know a lot of useful things. Now I feel ready to get back to school. I am happy to meet my friends and teachers. Во время каникул у меня появилось много новых друзей, я прочитала много интересных книг, узнала много интересных вещей. Сейчас я готова к учебе. Я очень рада видеть своих друзей и учителей. What about you? How did you spend your holiday? Did you like it? А как ты? Как ты провела каникулы? Тебе понравилось, Sorry. I have to go. I must help my mother. Извини. Мне нужно идти. Я должна маме. With love, Lusy
film to make sure I 4 had heard correctly. In the film, the character Raymond Babbitt, who is autistic, claimed that Qantas was the only airline that 5 never had never had a crash. I 6 went online to check out this fact. Apparently it wasn’t 100% true. At the time of the making of the film, Qantas 7 had had eight crashes but they 8 had all been propeller planes, not jets. I also 9 found out that all airlines (except for Qantas, of course) 10 took this line out of the film when they 11 were showing it on flights at the time.
1 My dad used to be a doctor but he retired.
2 I’m not used to (getting up) early.
3 When I was a teenager, I used to (ride) my bike everywhere.
4 When I first arrived in Brazil I wasn’t used to (kissing) people when I met them.
5 My grandmother used to (tell) us great bedtime stories.
6 He’s a pilot so he’s used to (working) long hours.
7 She used to (be) my friend but we had an argument.
8 After two years in Italy, I’m used to (drinking) strong coffee.