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Balloon Fiesta
If you love stories by Jules Verne and have always dreamt of going for a ride in a hoy air balloon. England is the country for you. Every August England celebrates the biggest hot air balloon festival in Europe. The festival takes place in Bristol, a world centre for ballooning and is called the Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
The festival was founded 25 years ago and has an amusing history. It began in 1978 when Don Cameron, owner of the world’s largest balloon manufacturer, Cameron Balloons, decided to create an event that would help balloonists from all over the world to get together.
On the weekend of the 7th- 9th September 1979, a small group of balloonists got together to celebrate the first Bristol Balloon Fiesta. Twenty-seven balloons shot into sky and were cheered by a large group of spectators. Not all the balloons were from England, some came from Germany, Luxemburg and Ireland. Local businesses and some national companies sponsored the Fiesta. Each sponsor was given a balloon to display his or her advertising banner. A total of 117 flights were made and the first balloon festival was declared a success. Over the years, the festival has grown to become Europe’s largest hot air balloon festival enjoying crowds of delighted spectators and national media coverage.
This year the Balloon Fiesta has celebrated its 25th anniversary. The show started on the 27th of August and lasted 4 days. Alongside traditional round shaped balloons there were also so called “special shapes’ which are balloons in the form of different objects and characters such as cartoon characters and cars.
Of course, the main condition for this festival to be successful is not good management but the weather, which, as you all know, is England’s worst enemy. Nobody in the whole world knows how many wonderful hopes and events have been ruined by its Majesty the Rain.

1. England celebrates the British Balloon Fiesta every …
a) month b) autumn c) August
2. The festival was founded …
a) to show the best balloons manufactured in England.
b) to help balloonists from different countries to get together.
c) to honour Don Cameron.
3. The first British Balloon Fiesta was held …
a) in 1879 b) in 1978 c) in 1979
4. The first balloonists that attended the festival were from …
a) England, Ireland, Germany and Luxemburg.
b) England and Ireland.
c) England and America.
5. The Balloon Fiesta was …
a) a success b) boring c) a failure
6. The businessmen who sponsored the first Fiesta …
a) were allowed to ride in a hot air balloon.
b) were given a balloon.
c) could display their advertising banner on the balloons.
7. Today the Balloon Fiesta is held for …
a) a month b) 4 days c) 7 days
8. The festival has been celebrated for …
a) 25 years b) 50 years c) 35 years
9. The shape of the balloons …
a) is traditional round.
b) is round and oval.
c) sometimes can be in the form of cartoon characters and cars.
10. The main enemy of the Balloon Fiesta is …
a) snow b) rain c) bad management

1) am packing

2) packs

3) don't save up

4) are you saving up

5) am meeting

6) meet

7) are looking

8) loses, looks

9) are you doing, am waiting

10) cries, waits

this summer i was in the camp. i was there for 3 weeks. there were many interesting things in the camp. every morning we did exercises. then we had our breakfast. after it we cleaned our rooms and territory of our camp. then we went to the sea. when we returned to the camp we had dinner. after it we slept for 2 hours. then we went to different   sections. in the evening we had supper and went to the disco. at 10 o'clock we went to sleep.

фортепианно.на этом инструменте играли часто и проктически на каждом празднике играла музыка.до этого фортепианно было названно орган.играя на фортепианно мы начинаем вдохновляться  и расслабляться от всего негативного.на фортепианно есть белые- простые клавиши  а черные-диезные и бемольные клавиши.научиться играть на фортепианно не легко, нужно достаточо много усилий, хитя с виду кажется что это просто.какая прелесть эти звуки из фортепианно.

    nowadays television is the main branch of mass media. it appeared much later than newspapers, magazines and radio. the first tv set was constructed in our country not so long ago - it happened in 1949.

    the majority of people watch tv just to relax or to learn some sporting events, to enjoy a good film. recent events or fresh information are reported over the television. so, people turn on the russia or ntv channel to be informed about the latest russian, european and world news.

    there is one interesting question. why do teenagers so much time in front of the television screen instead of walking, viziting friends or learning something? it absolutely clear that watching tv for many hours is bad for your eyes.

    it is an absurd idea that television makes you its slave, but some friends of mine are sometimes so attracted to the screen that they don't do their homework till night. some of them even fail their tests because they watch tv too much, or choose to spend a fine day glued to the rest, rather than go for walks. that's why only a small part of my free time is given to television.

    in my opinion tv is a great force. we must watch television to be well informed.

    в наши дни телевидение является важнейшим средством массовой информации. оно появилось намного позже, чем газеты, журналы и радио. первый телевизор был собран в нашей стране не так давно - произошло это в 1949 году.

    большинство людей смотрят телепередачи исключительно для того, чтобы отдохнуть и узнать спортивные новости, насладиться хорошим фильмом. информацию о только что произошедших событиях всегда по телевидению. поэтому зрители включают канал "россия" или "нтв", чтобы узнать последние новости в россии, европе и мире.

    существует один интересный вопрос. почему подростки проводят так много времени перед телеэкраном, вместо того чтобы погулять, сходить в гости к друзьям или выучить что-нибудь? абсолютно ясно, что многочасовое сидение у телевизора портит зрение.

    мысль о том, что телевидение порабощает человека, - абсурдна, но некоторые мои друзья подчас так увлекаются, что до самой ночи не садятся за . некоторые из них даже не в состоянии написать текст, так как смотрели телевизор, или предпочтут провести хороший денек, глядя в "ящик", нежели пойти погулять. вот почему лишь небольшую часть своего свободного времени я посвящаю телевидению.

    на мой взгляд, телевидение - огромная сила. мы должны смотреть телепередачи, чтобы владеть информацией.