The most important among them is the capital of the country, Ottawa. It is situated on the picturesque bank of the Ottawa River. One third of its population is descendants of English and French immigrants. Before the colonization, the Ottawa region was an Indian trading centre. The name of the city comes from the Indian word meaning “trade”. For a very long time Ottawa was a furtrading centre. The suburbs of the city house different industrial factories: electronic enterprises,foodprocessing factories, paper mills and others. Ottawa is a city of bridges. There are more than 20 bridges in the city. Ottawa is famous for its walks, along which about a million of tulips bloom in spring.
1) For the first time data on people who received electric shocks appear in ancient Egyptian texts in 2750 BC. Who is to blame? Electric fish!
2) In ancient Rome, electric fishes were used for treatment. It was believed that touching them helped the headache and gout.
3) Electric power tried to work out in 600 BC. It was the Greek philosopher Thales from Miletus. He conducted experiments by rubbing pieces of amber.
4) For the first time in the literature the word electric appeared in 1646.
5) Thomas Edison created an electric chair not for execution, but simply to show the danger of alternating current ...
6) The first street with electric lighting appeared in 1879 in England. Today diesel power plants are often used for such purposes.
7) The first household electric appliance was a sewing machine. Then a fan appeared. After the kettle and toaster.
8) In Mexico, in the city of Torreon, you can not drive a car and at the same time shave with an electric razor.
9) Iceland is the only country on Earth using only renewable alternative sources for electricity.
10) Electric acne can hit with a current strength of 600 volts.
11) Electricity is moving at a speed of 300,000 km / h.
12) The static electricity charge sometimes reaches a power of 3000 volts.
13) There are 3,000,000 volts in lightning.
14) Lightning temperature is 30,000 degrees. Its speed is 210,000 km / h.
15) Electricity is extracted from wind, water, sun, animal excrement.
16) Thomas Edison created not only a chair, but also the first power plant in the world.
17) The first battery appeared 200 years ago.
18) A bird can sit on one transmission line. But if she touches the second, it will close the chain and kill her.
I don't think that British kids and kids from my country are different at all. But parenting in Britain is different. Parents educate kids very strict. Because of that, kids in Britain are polite. British people appreciate discipline. Kids from my country are emotional and not always polite. Mindset is different. But there are some similarities between us and British kids. They are have got similar school rules as we have. They also like playing football like us. We have got more similarities between us, but we have got more difference than similarities.
1 She won't be able to get to the airport in time.
2 Will you be able to send him an e-mail tonight?
3 They won't be able to watch TV for some time: something has happened to it.
4 I'm afraid he won't be able to help me move to the new house next week.
5 Will you be able to do this work tomorrow?
6 I don't think she will be able to solve this problem.
7 I'll be free tomorrow and I'll be able to help you.
8 Shall/Will we be able to go to New York next year?
9 Will you be able to fix/repair my stereo?
10 Yesterday I wasn't able to see the director, because he was at the conference, but today after work I'll be able to do this.
11 He's happy that he was able to finish his task in time.