1. When did you have your last meal? — I had my last meal 2 hours ago.
2. Where were you last December? — I was at my grandma's house one year ago.
3. What did your parents do in 1984? — My parents studied 29 years ago.
4. When did you go to the cinema last? — I went to the cinema 1 month ago.
5. What sort of coffee did you drink last? — I drank a latte 1 hour ago.
6. When did you drive a car last? — I drove a car for the last time one year ago
7. What newspaper did you read last? — I read just a magazine 10 minutes ago.
8. When were you ill last time? — I was ill for the last time 2 weeks ago.
9. Where did you buy your new shoes? — I bought them in the boutique 2 days ago.
10. When did you have lunch? — I had a lunch 2 hours ago.
This text is about a biologist and conservationist Roger Payne. He discovered that whales sing and their songs can be heard across entire oceans.
Before he studied whales he had become an expert in animal acoustics. In 1967 Roger went to Bermuda where he met Frank Watlington. Frank told Roger about strange sounds that he had heard underwater. Frank thought the noises were coming from whales.
After that Payne and his colleague Scott McVay found out that the sounds were whales' songs which could travel across entire oceans. It happened at the time when hunters killed thousands of whales. Roger Payne released a recording of whale songs and it helped to start the 'Save the Whales' movement. In 1986 commercial whaling was banned.
Payne still is busy studying and protecting whales.
The Hermitage
I think that most people in our country know the building of The Hermitage.
The Hermitage is one of the world’s largest museums. It is located in Saint Petersburg. It consists of 5 buildings. The museum’s collection houses about 3 million different works of art.
From the very beginning the Hermitage was Catherine’s II private collection of paintings, but in the time of Nicholas I the Hermitage was opened for public. It happened in 1852.
Nowadays thousands of people from our country, as well as foreigners from other countries, visit this wonderful palace all year round.
Эрмитаж
Я думаю, что большинство людей в нашей стране знают здание Эрмитажа.
Эрмитаж - один из крупнейших музеев мира. Он расположен в Санкт-Петербурге. Он состоит из 5 зданий. В коллекции музея хранится около 3 миллионов различных произведений искусства.
С самого начала Эрмитаж был частной коллекцией картин Екатерины II, но во времена Николая I Эрмитаж был открыт для публики. Это случилось в 1852 году.
В настоящее время тысячи людей из нашей страны, а также иностранцы из других стран посещают этот замечательный дворец круглый год.