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Comment on the quotation from the novel “Waterland” by Graham Swift (use 180–220 words). Quotation And what does this question Why imply? It implies […] dissatisfaction, disquiet, a sense that all is not well. In a state of perfect contentment there would be no need or room for this irritant little word. Скачать это задание (PDF) Выбрать другое задание

Find and underline ten mistakes (lexical and grammar) and write the wrong variant in the left and the correct variant in the right column of the table below the text. Текст с ошибками When he saw his wife off at the station, he returned home as he hadn't to be at the airport till 9.30. He hadn't to pack, for his wife already did that for him and his case was ready in the hall. He didn't have to check the door and windows neither for his wife always did that before she had left the house. All he had to be done was to decide whether or not to take his overcoat with him. At the end he decided not t…

Write the appropriate ending to the story given below (use 60-90 words). A certain poet had written a play, and arrangements were being made to perform it. Of course, the poet was asked to give his advice on the scenery, the lighting, and all the other things that help to make a play successful, and he proved to be a very difficult man to please, as he had his own very definite ideas of how each scene should look. In one of the scenes in the play, it was necessary to produce the effect of a wonderful sunset, which the young lovers watched together before singing one of their great love songs. Th…

Comment on the story in pictures. В задании не указывался предполагаемый формат ответа и его объем…

Comment on the following statement: «Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth» (Aristotle)…

Comment on the following extract. Can Artificial Intelligence Replace the Real Human Intelligence? They say   Artificial Intelligence (AI) will soon replace many blue collar and white collar jobs.  Artificial Intelligence   is exhibiting a slow but continuous influence on the value and availability of work  - in the form of wages and the number of adult workers with full-time jobs. The widespread disappearance of jobs would result in a soci…

Babies are born able to produce all of the sounds of all the world languages and ready to speak any of them. Write down your ideas on this statement…

Create your own story based on the series of pictures (use 150–180 words). Выбрать другое задание

Find ten mistakes and write the correct variant. Текст с ошибками The drying East wind, which always had brought hard luck to Eastern Oregon at whichever season it blow, had combed down the plateau grasslands through so much of the winter that it was hard to see any sign of grass ever grown on them. Even though March has come, it still blew, drying the ground deep, shrinking the watercourses, beating back the clouds that might delivered rain, and grinding coarse dust against the fifty odd head of work horses that John brought down from his homestead to…

Answer the question and comment on the statement. If now the computer already helps us to think, sometime it inevitably will start to think and act. What if created by hands and brains of the person the computer, really, unexpectedly will get out of control…

Explain the meaning of the following words which reflect peculiarities of British / American cultures. Нажмите на термин, чтобы увидеть ответ и сравнить со своим.  Investiture Investiture is a ceremony at which honours or rank are formally conferred on a particular person. In the UK, around 2,600 people are invested personally by the monarch or another member of the royal family each year. Approximately 25 investitures are held annually, usually either at Buckingham Palace or in Windsor Castle. Honours include various orders, decorations, medals and other awards…

Comment on the story in pictures. В задании не указывался предполагаемый формат ответа и его объем…

Find the synonyms of the following words (one for each word). Выбрать другое задание

Give up to 10 examples of healthy nutrition and eating habits. (1) Not to eat after 6 o’clock…

Comment on the following extract. Is there necessarily a limit to human aging? The wish to extend the human lifespan has a long tradition in many cultures. Optimistic views of the possibility of achieving this goal through the latest developments in medicine feature increasingly in serious scientific and philosophical discussion. Focusing on interventions in biological ageing, one can distinguish between research that is first and foremost aimed at prolonging life by slowing or e…

Comment on the following quotation: Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens (Jim Hendrix)…

Comment on the following extract. Koalas Aren’t Extinct, but Their Future Is in Danger, Experts Say. Claims that koalas were “functionally extinct” spread widely online as fires raged in Australia. With large areas of their crucial habitat ravaged, it is unclear what the future holds for a species that was already under threat before this round of bush fires. Some koalas have been rescued, and with blazes still burning, it is hard to know how many have been kille…

Below is a number of famous colourful quotes that came down to us from time immemorial. They are all based on logic and common sense, so can you possibly make a full phrase, adding some words? Example: All roads _ _ _ _ _ Ответ: LEAD TO ROME Нажмите на предложение, чтобы увидеть ответ и сравнить со своим.  April showers bring _ _ _ _ _ MAY FLOWERS. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man _ _ _ _ _ HEALTHY, WEALTHY, AND WISE. Haste makes _ _ _ _ _ WASTE. Out of sigh…

Find and underline ten mistakes (lexical and grammar) and write the wrong variant in the left and the correct variant in the right column of the table below the text. Текст с ошибками “Ring out the old, ring in the new,” wrote Alfred Lord Tennyson, the nineteenth-century English poet. And that’s exactly that Americans do every December 31. New Year’s Eve is a time for merriment. At midnight, bells ring, horns blow, and friends change kisses. Everyone stays up lately to celebrate the arrival of another January. At home or in restaurants, most Americans…

Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences without changing their meaning. Use Modal verbs, phrases and constructions with the Verbals. Нажмите на предложение, чтобы увидеть ответ и сравнить со своим. Note: в официальных ключах была пометка 'Possible answers' — это означает, что ваш ответ может отличаться от предложенного, но быть, тем не менее, правильным. Ann saw them. I’M SURE SHE TOLD YOU about it. She must have told you NOBODY KNEW how he would react to the news. There was no knowing/telling IT…