Эвриван ноус зэт зер ф фор сизанс ин э иар: спринг, саммер, отэм энд винтер. ич оф зэм ласт фри мантс.
спринг камс ин марч энд эндс ин мэй. ит оффн раинс ин спринг эспэшели ин эприл.
саммер из зэ хоттст сизен ин зэ иар. ит бэгинс ин джун энд эндс ин огэст. ин саммкр зэ скай из клиар энд клаудлесс. щэ дэйс а лонг энд зэ найтс а шорт энд ворм. саммер брингс фрутс энд вэджетэйбелс. итс плизанд то спэнд зис сизен бай зэ сисайд ор самвэрэ ин зэ кантри.
отэм мантс а сэптембэр, октобэр энд новэмбэр. зэ дэйс а бекаминг шотэр, зэ сан лузс итс форс. ит оффн рэинс. ит зэ сизен оф харвестинг.
винтер ластс фри маунтс эз велл: дэсэмьэр, джэнуэри энд фебруэри. итс гэттинг колдэр дэй бай дэй. зэ сан шайнс рэрели энд ит шоус оф фэн. бат эврифинг лукс соу притти ковэрд виз сноу.
соу ин эври сизон зэ а брайт энд дарк сайдс. бат ви маст би тфэнкфул тугэзэр вотэвэр щэ вэзэр.
1 He asked her if she was leaving the following day.
2 My brother asked me If I could help him with his homework.
3 He asked if he was coming next Tuesday.
4 My flat mate asked me when his mother had called him.
5 Ann wanted to know where I had been lately.
6 I asked Joe if he had passed his exam.
Television Телевидение
Since the times of its appearance television has played a very important role in people’s lives. It’s considered to be one of the most powerful media sources. The first sketches of moving objects in electronic devices were made in 1878, later in the 20-s and 30-s of the XX century the first real television appeared.
Television has consequently become a cheap form of entertainment for people worldwide. The first TVs were white and black, and only in 1967 the citizens of our country saw colour television. Nowadays television has progressed and changed a lot for the better. Nearly every family has one or two TVs in their homes, and these TVs differ a lot from the past ones. Contemporary TV sets offer digital television (DTV), high-definition television (HDTV) and other new technologies. There are also hundreds of thematic channels instead of two and three, which were back in the 60-s.
Television has lots of advantages, for example, keeps us informed, entertained and in some cases even educated. It can also get the family together in the evenings. However, there are also some disadvantages. It cuts people from the real world. Some people get addicted to it and can’t stop watching. Another disadvantage is the content sometimes shown. First of all, there is so much advertising, that it occupies the majority of television time. Secondly, there is lots of violence and cruelty on TV nowadays. It gets difficult to find something neutral to watch.
Nevertheless, television has obviously changed the society, and it’s probably used more than any other type of mass media.