While in Moscow argue whether paid Parking and is it possible to transplant motorists on public transport, someone offers to completely close the city centres. Imagine a city without cars! Beauty. The City Council of Oslo has stated that by 2019, in the centre of the Norwegian capital will ban vehicular traffic. Permanently. This is the first time such restrictions in the European capital.Instead, the Council plans within three years to pave 60 kilometers of bike lanes. I also want to attract investment for maintenance of bus and trolley traffic in the center. And for dessert — going to subsidize the purchase of electric bicycles.This news caught me in the English media. There write about it with ill-concealed delight: look, they say, what good fellows, care about the environment, constructs a city for pedestrians and cyclists. Yeah, complaining about businesses that are located in this part of town shopping centers may decrease the number of buyers. But does it matter when we're trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent global warming?I wanted details, so I went on a Norwegian news sites. Things were not so rosy.
My family isn't large. Besides my parents I have an elder sister whose name is Irina. She is 19 and she is a student of the institute. She can play the piano very well but she can't speak English as her friend can. I am Masha. I am 13 and I am a student of the secondary school. I am not very tall but I am not short either. I like skating and reading. But I can't play chess as my father can. My mother's name is Inna Vasilievna. She is 39 and she is a nurse in our hospital. My mother is very pretty and kind. She can draw very well but she can't play the piano as my Granny and my older sister. My father's name is Ivan Petrovich. He is 42 and he is a driver in the same hospital. My father is very strong and strict. He likes to play chess but he can't draw as well as our mother can/. Our granny doesn't live with us, but she lives not far from our house so I often come to see her on Sundays. We are a friendly family and we try to get along with each other and try to discuss our problems and to solve them together.
Моя семья небольшая. Кроме моих родителей у меня есть старшая сестра, чье имя Ирина. Ей 19, и она учится в институте. Она хорошо умеет играть на пианино,но не умеет говорить по-английски как ее подруга. Я Маша. Мне 13 лет, и я учусь в средней школе. Я не очень высокая, но я не маленькая. Я люблю кататься на коньках и читать. Но я не умею играю в шахматы как мой отец. Мою маму зовут Инна Васильевна. Ей 39 лет, и она работает медсестрой в нашей больнице. Моя мама очень красивая и добрая. Она умеет хорошо рисовать, но не умеет играть на пианино как моя бабушка и моя старшая сестра. Моего отца зовут Иван Петрович. Ему 42 года, и он работает водителем в той же больнице. Мой отец очень сильный и строгий. Он любит играть в шахматы? но не умеет так хорошо рисовать как мама. Наша бабушка не живет вместе с нами, но она живет не далеко от нашего дома, поэтому я часто прихожу к ней по воскресеньям. Мы дружная семья, и мы стараемся ладить друг с другом, мы обсуждаем наши проблемы и стараемся решить их вместе.
1. What was she doing when you came to her? She was cleaning the room. 2. I saw you when you were running down the street. Where were you hurrying? 3. We were going home late. It was not raining, but a strong wind was blowing. 4. We shall go to Warsaw in a month. 5. What was your son doing while we were talking? At this time he always watches TV. 6. She says her mother works for a large transportation company. 7. We know that he is at home. 8. I thought you were busy. 9. He asked me how I had managed to settle the issue of the cargo shipment. 10. He said that he went/had been to Paris in January 1990. оба варианта 11. We read in the newspaper that at that place a new hotel complex would be built.
