Comets — Кометы

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1. The Sun — Солнце The big burning ball of gas that holds nine major planets in orbit is not unlike many stars in the universe. The Sun makes up 99.86 percent of the solar system’s mass and provides the energy that both sustains and endangers us. Scientists have lately begun calling its tremendous outpouring of energy «space weather». The […]...
2. Pluto — Плутон Pluto, which is only about two-thirds the size of our moon, is a cold, dark and frozen place. Relatively little is known about this tiny planet with the strange orbit. Its composition is presumed to be rock and ice, with a thin atmosphere of nitrogen, carbon monoxide and methane. The Hubble Space Telescope has produced […]...
3. The Earth and the Solar System — Земля и Солнечная система We, humans, live on the Earth. And our planet Earth is surrounded by space. The sky is what we see of space. There are billions of stars and probably billions of other planets moving through space. Our planet is moving through space too. We live on the surface of our planet Earth. Gravity keeps us […]...
4. The Solar System. Солнечная система The Solar System consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by gravity, all of which were formed from the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago. Of the many objects that orbit the Sun, most of the mass is contained within eight relatively solitary planets whose orbits […]...
5. Earth. Земля Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System’s four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the Blue Planet, or by its Latin name, Terra. Home to millions of species including humans, […]...
6. Mars. Марс Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. Mars can easily be seen from Earth with the naked eye. It is often described as the «Red Planet», as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. […]...
7. Saturn. Сатурн Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus. Saturn’s symbol represents the god’s sickle. Saturn, along with Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, is classified as a gas giant. Saturn has an average […]...
8. Биография Альберта Эйнштейна на английском языке, Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born Jewish theoretical physicist of profound genius, who is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20-th century and one of the greatest scientists of all time. He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect in 1905 and «for his services to […]...
9. Neptune. Нептун Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in our Solar System. Named for the Roman god of the sea, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third-largest by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than Uranus. On average, Neptune orbits the Sun […]...
10. Moon — Луна Though a satellite of Earth, the Moon is bigger than Pluto. Some scientists think of it as a planet. There are various theories about how the Moon was created, but recent evidence indicates it formed when a huge collision tore a chunk of the Earth away. Because it takes 27.3 days both to rotate on […]...
11. Uranus. Уран Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, and the third-largest and fourth most massive planet in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus. Though it is visible to the naked eye like the five classical planets, it was never recognized as a planet by ancient observers […]...
12. Пословицы На английском языке Перевод Русский эквивалент A bad beginning makes a bad ending. Плохое начало ведет к плохому концу. Плохому началу — плохой конец. Плохое начало не к доброму концу. A bad corn promise is better than a good lawsuit. Плохой компромисс лучше, чем хорошая тяжба. Худой мир лучше доброй ссоры. A bad workman quarrels […]...
13. Jupiter. Юпитер Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass slightly less than one-thousandth of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a […]...
14. Биография Madonna, биография певицы Мадонны Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, principally known by her first name, is an American pop singer, composer, actress, dancer, author, activist, and fashion icon. She rose to prominence in the 1980s, and has become the most successful female solo artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records. Madonna was born in Bay City, Michigan, to […]...
15. Биография Mark Twain, биография марка твена Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. At his peak, he was probably the most popular American celebrity of his time. William Faulkner wrote that Twain was «the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs». […]...
16. Russian space science — Русская космическая наука On April 12 every year the Russian people celebrate Cosmonautics Day in commemoration of the first space flight in the world which was made by Russian citizen. Here are three main dates in the history of space exploration. October 4 in 1957 the Soviet Union sends the first sputnik in the world into space. April […]...
17. Биография Бенджамина Франклина на английском языке, Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was one of the most prominent of Founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States. Considered the earliest of the Founders, Franklin was noted for his curiosity, ingenuity and diversity of interests. His wit and wisdom is proverbial to this day. More than anyone else, he shaped the American Revolution […]...
18. Ice Hockey. Хоккей на льду Ice hockey is one of the most action-paced of sports, demanding skillful skating, expert stick-handling, and masterly puck control. The game developed in the frozen expanses of North America, and a hundred years ago became the national winter sport of Canada. It also became very popular in the northern states of the United States, and […]...
19. The Weather and Climate Fluctuations ‘Funny weather we are having’ is a statement of the obvious we have used for generations as a greeting. When the deep cold lasts long and heavy snow and blizzards give us the shivers we replace «funny» with something stronger, such as «terrible», «ghastly». Sometimes we ask what is happening to the weather. So we […]...
20. Биография Элвиса Пресли на английском языке, Elvis Presley Elvis Aron Presley, also known as The King of Rock and Roll or The King, was an American singer and actor. Early in his career he was referred to as The Hillbilly Cat. Later, his friends referred to him as «E». Rolling Stone magazine said «Elvis Presley is rock ‘n’ roll» and called his body […]...
21. Asteroids — Астероиды Quick quiz: how many planets orbit our Sun? If you said nine, you’re shy by several thousand. Scientists consider asteroids to be minor planets — some are hundreds of miles wide. The vast majority of asteroids are small, compared with a large one like Ida, this 32-mile-long chunk of stone and iron that was photographed […]...
22. Биография Bob Dylan Bob Dylan is a highly influential American songwriter, musician, and poet. Much of Dylan’s best known work is from the 1960s, when he became a documentarian and reluctant figurehead of American unrest. Many involved in the civil rights movement found an anthem in his song «Blowin’ In The Wind». Millions of young people embraced «The […]...
23. Биография Winston Churchill The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS, PC was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. At various times a soldier, journalist, author and politician, Churchill is generally regarded as one of the most important leaders in British and world history. […]...
24. Биография Эмили Дикинсон на английском языке, Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Though virtually unknown in her lifetime, Dickinson has come to be regarded with Walt Whitman as one of the two great American poets of the 19-th century. Her life has inspired numerous biographers and voluminous speculation; mostly about her sexuality, of which little is definitively known. Life. Dickinson […]...
25. Английские пословицы о любви На английском языке Перевод Русский эквивалент Take us as you find us. Принимайте нас такими, какие мы есть. Полюби нас черненькими, а беленькими всякий полюбит. Tarred with the same brush. Одной и той же кистью мазаны. Одним миром мазаны. Из одного теста сделаны. Из одной плахи вытесаны. Tastes differ. Вкусы расходятся. Вкусах не спорят. На […]...
26. Mercury. Меркурий Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 87.969 days. It completes three rotations about its axis for every two orbits. Mercury is bright when viewed from Earth, but it can only be viewed in morning or evening twilight. Comparatively little is known about Mercury; ground-based telescopes […]...
27. Упражнения на Past Continuous 1. Прочитайте текст и проанализируйте употребление времен. Ответьте на вопросы после текста. An Embarrassing Incident One day last summer I was walking through the local park. It was a hot day and I was eating an ice cream. As I was walking past the boating lake, I saw my friends, Carol and Jim. They were […]...
28. My Favourite Season. Мое любимое время года There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Every season is beautiful in its own way. When spring comes nature awakens from its long winter sleep. The days become longer and the nights become shorter. The ground is covered with emeraldgreen grass and spring flowers. The air is fresh, the sky […]...
29. Погода What’s the weather like? Что за погода? It’s… Сейчас… Sunny Солнечно Hot Жарко Windy Ветренно It’s… Сейчас… Raining Идет дождь Snowing Идет снег Pouring with rain Идет проливнй дождь What a nice day! Какой чудесный день! What a beautiful day! Какой прекрасный день! It’s not a very nice day Это не самый хороший день What […]...
30. Описание своего дома Описание дома и квартиры Слова и выражения, описывающие дом человека, типы жилья, части дома и прилегающую территорию, а также слова, связанные со строительством и ремонтом дома, квартирным оборудованием и ведением домашнего хозяйства. Описание комнатных принадлежностей. General — Общие слова, связанные с жильем, а также его покупкой и наймом Building Здание, сооружение, дом Erect a building […]...
31. Биография Эдди Мерфи на английском языке, Eddie Murphy Edward «Eddie» Regan Murphy is an American comedian, singer and actor. Murphy began his comedy career at the young age of 19, as a performer on NBC’s Saturday Night Live television show after graduating from Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School. His characters include a parody of Buckwheat from the Little Rascals and of Fred Rogers. Former […]...
32. The Causes of Floods Floods are second only to fire as the most common of all natural disasters. They occur almost everywhere in the world, resulting in widespread damage and even death. Consequently, scientists have long tried to perfect their ability to predict floods. So far, the best that scientists can do is to recognize the potential for flooding […]...
33. Биография Jesus Christ, биография Иисуса Христа Jesus, or Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is Christianity’s central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. In Islam and the Bahá’í Faith, he is regarded as a major prophet. The primary sources about Jesus are the four canonical Gospel accounts, which depict him as a Jewish preacher, […]...
34. Weather The weather is a subject we can always talk about. It often changes arid brings cold and heat, sunshine and rain, frost and snow. One day is often unlike the next. In summer the sun shines, often there is no wind and there are no clouds in the sky which is blue and beautiful. We […]...
35. The Earth — Планета Земля The third planet from the sun is, in scientific terms, quite similar to the first two. In fact, the four planets of the inner solar system all share rock and metal as their primary ingredients. Each of these so-called terrestrial planets has a solid surface, unlike the gaseous planets of the outer solar system. Perhaps […]...
36. Биография Доктора Сеусса на английском языке, Dr. Seuss, биография английского писателя Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel. He was a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for his children’s books. Life and Work. Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1925, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Casque & Gauntlet Society, and […]...
37. Pulp Friction Every second, 1 hectare of the world’s rainforest is destroyed. That’s equivalent to two football fields. An area the size of New York City is lost every day. In a year, that adds up to 31 million hectares — more than the land area of Poland. This alarming rate of destruction has serious consequences for […]...
38. Загрязнение атмосферы Топик — Topic Air pollution Загрязнение окружающей среды — одна из главных проблем на сегодняшний день. Миллионы людей по всему миру проживают в областях, где воздух небезопасен для дыхания. Что касается России, Алтай был признан регионом с самым высоким содержанием опасных веществ в атмосфере. В большинстве случаев люди повинны в загрязнении атмосферного воздуха. Одним из главных источников загрязнения является промышленность. […]...
39. Биография Jimi Hendrix, биография Джимми Хендрикса James Marshall Hendrix was an American musician, songwriter and virtuoso guitarist, widely regarded as the best electric guitarist in the history of popular music. Mostly self-taught on the instrument, the left-handed Hendrix used a right-handed guitar that was restrung and played right side up. As a guitarist, he built upon the innovations of blues stylists […]...
40. Биография Henry Ford, биография Генри Форда Henry Ford was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and is credited with contributing to the creation of a middle class in American society. He was one of the first to apply assembly line manufacturing to the mass production of affordable automobiles. Ford was born on a prosperous farm in Springwells Township owned by […]...