Complete the sentences with either complete or brief.
1 The journey took me an hour and was a
nightmare.
2 He only caught a
glimpse of the girl's
eyes, but he fell in love with her at first sight.
3 Let me just say a _
word about our guest.
4 I told them I could swim, but it was a
lie.
5 You're a
_fool if you think she'll give you
the money back.
6 Hi, I know you're having extra classes in an hour, so I'm
just calling for a
chat.

why it is important to study foreign languages? whether it is difficult for you to learn english? what things help you to improve your communicative skills? your advice to those who begin to study english?

in our modern life english became the language of international communication.it's a language that used for communication between people with different first languages,knowledge of english has become a requirement in a number of fields. and? computers languages and programmes are connected with english. and a lot of information in the internet is also written in english.

nowadays english is widely used in tourism, trade, technology, so it's very useful to speak english. it's easy to communicate english everywhere.

to improve and widen my english vocabulary i listen a lot of songs in english, watch english-speaking tv programs, like bbc and sky, and, of course, a lot of american cartoons.  

for those who begin to study english i can recommend to do the same, watch tv programs and listen to the english-speaking programs.

i spend my free timeina volleyballclub- я провожу мое свободное  время в волейбольном клубе

вроде так.

passive voise -это действие, направленное на подлежащее (т.е. с ним что-то делают)

1.this house was built two years ago.

2. the car is being washed.

3. i was asked bu my friend.

4. the book is usually read by me in the evening.

5. the grammar rule is usually explained twice.

6. the newspapers are brought in the morning.

7. the walls are painted blue.

8. the books are sold at the bookshop.

9. at that moment the newspaper was being printed in the printing house. (в это врем газета печаталась в типографии)

10. the doctor has just been sent for. (за доктором только что послали)

i always thought babies were born as blank slates and the parents molded and taught them gender roles, etc.  i had two boys. we didn't allow guns in the house. we didn't talk about them, just basically ignored their existence. the first time the oldest got some lego blocks, he built a gun! we had plenty of toys and dolls etc, and he always went for the cars and traditionally "male" toys. we didn't encourage it, he wasn't in childcare, he was just "like that."my best friend had two girls, the same ages. the wanted to do the girly things when they came over.  we moved away and had two girls. meanwhile my friend had some boys. she later called and apologized for all the things she had said about my parenting. i was amazed at how different and easier girls were.  i have always been a women's libbist, and have a degree in chemistry. but i had to admit i was wrong about the blank slate idea.  my second son did have a period when his sister was born when he was inseparable from his baby doll, that he dragged around by the leg.he refused to put clothes on it, so i had to crochet a little dress directly onto the doll because i didn't like her being naked all the time.  and my older daughter insisted on climbing trees and couldn't stand dolls. she is like me, not a girly girl at all. but the older one now has a degree in linguistics and is choosing to stay at home and raise children while her husband works. they hope to get a big horsefarm someday and work together doing tourist rides in alaska.despite my women's libbist tendencies, i have loved being a mom and my kids are wonderful, so i must have done something right. my brother-in-law stayed home with the kids while my sister worked, and that worked for them.  the bottom line is that boys and girls are overall wired differently, but there is some overlap. there will always be traditionally female and male roles, but also with some overlap. the one thing we can do to really screw up society is to have quotas. the best thing to do is to encourage each person to follow their heart.