3study the words in blue in the text. then
choose the correct words to complete the rules
and definitions.
1 we use a (small/large) amount of with
countable / uncountable nouns.
2 we use both to talk about two / three things.
3- half means one of two / four equal parts
of something! ​

люди беларусии любят спорт. президент беларусии также играет в хоккей.

have you anything shorter than this dress?

this hat is the best we have in the shop.

i have not so many penfriends as she has.

i want a suit more modern than this one.

the weather in october was as sunnier as in september.

they were as happier as we were.

1. погода это вещь которую я никогда не могу понять. 2. "они приедут после обеда, вот увидешь", сказали мы друг другу. 3. мы не имеем в виду промокнуть - нет, нет. 4. с мыслью, что это все сразу случится, как раз как только люди отправятся домой, они в конце концов промокнут больше чем когда-либо. 5. пол часа 6. оба подолжали весь день.

future – one of the strongest magic words in the history of humanity. from old times people began to ponder upon their future. sometimes ill-omened sometimes hopeful but it always attracted the human thoughts. there were many clairvoyants being engaged in predicting the future and very often there was nothing but pessimistic ways in their conclusions. and many times our civilization really stood on the edge of total wreck but heavens and just ordinary people by their efforts allow our planet to survive. but now standing on the boundary of the centuries and considering all the circumstances concerning with the problems of interrelations between countries, threat of ecological catastrophe, possibility of the beginning of the third world war, especially in the light of the events in yugoslavia, we cannot be sure that and this time any miracle will save the humanity from disaster.                but diverting from such pessimistic thoughts let me imagine our future concentrating on the aspects of developing and applying new technologies.                a few words about the space. i guess that cosmology will make a great strides in the near future. there will be a good possibility of inventing the light speed engine for the space vehicles or using the directed emission of the elementary particles but even otherwise i'm sure that the human civilization will spread its influence at least on the now known expanses of the universe. we will settle our colonies on the various planets and who knows whether on the earth there will be the centre or if you want the capital of mankind. maybe on these planets we will find the remains of old civilizations and use their knowledge and technologies for our needs. or, it's also possible, we will disturb any martial people and our civilization will be erased from the face of the universe. who knows? eventually, still sallusty said: “all that come into the world doomed to death”.