In December 1915 , Lake Morena was nearly empty and everybody in San Diego was praying for rain. In desperation , the city council contacted Charles Hatfield , the Rainmaker. Hatfield agreed to fill the lake for $10 ,000. On January 1 1916 , he started work , using his secret rain-making chemicals. By January 5 , the rain had started. By January 20 , it had been raining non-stop for two weeks. On January 26 , the level of the lake was rising by two feet per hour when suddenly it stopped一just five inches from the top. Having kept his promise , Hatfield wanted his money. But the city council refused to pay ,saying that the rain was an ‘ act of God'. Hatfield had only made a verbal agreement , and hadn't signed a contract. He never received a penny.
Надо выразить мысль, используя выражения из предыдущей части. В общем, пиши: 1. What does Anna feel about learning grammar? 2. Anna finds learning idioms hard. 3. Anna finds learning idioms far more difficult than learning words. 4. Anna has an idea of how to learn grammar. 5. Anna has no problem learning words connected with her interests. 6) It ts important to keep yourself up-to-date with idioms. 7. If you do intonation wrong, people may think you're rude. 8. It's important to know how to ask for information. 9. It's far more polite to say, "I'm afraid I don't know" than just "I don't know". 10. Some people find it useful to make a note of words to memorize them. 11) It's good to know that you have no problem understanding what you are listening to. 12) Make sure to do your homework before 5 o'clock. 13) I am sure he can cope with the job. Ну вот, что-то в этом роде. Кстати, в следующий раз не забудь написать, какой урок. И не забудь оценить мой тяжкий труд:)))
1. Chris Bromham jumped - c. Over 18 big red buses on his motorbike.
- Крис Бромхэм перепрыгнул через 18 больших красных автобусов на своём мотоцикле.
2. Chad Hundeby swam - e. Across the sea from England to France in 7 hours and 17 minutes.
- Чад Хандеби проплыл, пересекая море от Англии до Франции, за 7 часов, 17 минут.
3. Iris Alvarez jumped - d. Into the sea from 18-metre rock.
- Айрис Альварес прыгнул в море с 18-ти метровой скалы.
4. Michael Johnson ran - f. Around a 400-metre track in 43.18 seconds.
- Майкл Джонсон пробежал 400-метровую дистанцию за 43.18 секунд.
5. Takao Arayama climbed - b. Up Mountain Everest when he was 70 years old.
- Такао Араяма взобрался на вершину горы Эверест в возрасте 70 лет.
6. Joseph Kittinger fell - a. Through the air for 31,000 metres in the world's highest skydive.
- Джозеф Киттинджер совершил прыжок с высоты 31 000 тысячи метров, это самый высокий прыжок с парашюта в мире.