ответ: История выжившего
1836 человек погибли когда ураган Катрина обрушился на Новый Орлеан. 16летний Брайн Коутс вспоминает этот опыт.
Что ты делал, когда ударил ураган?
Я посещал моих бабушку и дедушку в Новом Орлеане в те выходные. Мы видели новости по телевизору - до этого мы не знали ничего о шторме.
Что насчёт твоих родителей? Они ждали тебя дома?
Нет, они слышали, что шторм приближается и уехали в Техас с моим братом Куртом. Они пытались связаться со мной, но телефоны не работали.
Что ты сделал тогда?
Вода начала подниматься во время того, как я был дома у дедушки с бабушкой. Тогда мы поехали в отель и забрались на крышу.
Как долго ты ждал там?
5 дней. Наконец вертолёт забрал нас в аэропорт. Затем мы поехали в Вашингтон, округ Колумбия, и они отправили нас в аварийный центр. Там не было много людей моего возраста, но я нашёл друзей, когда пошёл в школу там.
Ты вернулся в Новый Орлеан?
Нет, мои родители решили остаться в Техасе, и я переехал туда тремя месяцами позже. Наш дом в Новом Орлеане был полностью уничтожен, и мы потеряли всё. Мои родители были очень расстроены, но я чувствую себя везунчиком, что выжил хотя бы.
Probably, every person in his life asks the question: "What is happiness?". It is difficult to talk about such a thing as happiness. For each person, the word happiness has its own special meaning, associated with how his life develops. Is it a feeling of lightness, joy, peace, or is happiness measured by a person's achievements? Everyone determines this for themselves, and this is the only universal recipe for how to become happy. For many, happiness is material possessions secured by
life. For spiritually rich people, the possibility of spiritual growth is of great value. Sometimes it seems that happiness is something that is missing or not at all in life. Then a person tries to find it, to make his dreams come true – and this is already happiness for him. The happiness of seeking, acting, testing
Still, I believe that happiness is just living. Every day to see the sky above your head, communicate with people, travel, just come home where you are waiting, enjoy the little things, and, if possible, experience less mental turmoil
In conclusion, it should be said that every person deserves to be happy, despite the fact that everyone has his own happiness. I would like people not to interfere with being happy with each other. I hate it when someone next to me suffers. I dream of living in a good world where everyone is free to build their own happiness
Past Simple:
1 Mark fixed his bike last Sunday.
2 Megan went to the zoo last week.
3 My parents visited their best friends yesterday.
4 Bobby won the championship last month.
5 Kate had a baby three days ago.
6 My uncle was a famous scientist when he was younger.
7 Jessica decided to give up smoking last week.
8 Their cousin sent them an expensive present last year.
9 My grandmother baked a delicious cake yesterday.
10 We didn't watch TV yesterday. We went for a walk.
11 Molly wrote the best essay last week.
12 Patrick came home, had dinner, and phoned Ann.
13 Michael Jackson wrote and sang beautiful songs.
14 W. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
15 He kept his money in the garage.
1 She was reading at 5 p.m.
2 When we came home, the girls were playing the piano.
3 They were discussing an important question at that moment.
4 When I phoned her, she was having a shower.
5 They were baking a cake at 7 p.m.
6 My best friend was texting me a message while I was writing my essay.
7 The boys were fixing their bikes while the girls were sweeping the floor.
8 When I saw him, he was crossing the street.
9 My mother was cooking while my father was doing a crossword.
10 At this time yesterday he was jogging in the park.
11 My sister was reading Paul's letter and smiling.
12 He was walking home at 5.30 yesterday.
13 I was translating the text while my brother was playing with the cat.
14 She was dusting the furniture while I was vacuuming.
15 Wendy was singing while her younger sister was dancing.