Task 1. read and translate the text into russian: meals in russia the russian custom of having meals varies from family to family but we generally eat three meals a day. they are breakfast, dinner and supper. some people also have late afternoon tea. breakfast generally comes before eight o’clock in the morning, as most people start for work and the children must leave for school. some russian families have a light continental breakfast. but most of the families make breakfast quite a big meal of the day. it usually includes some kind of porridge, fried eggs or sausages and vegetables followed by coffee or tea. dinner is the main and the biggest meal of the day. russians generally eat somewhere between one or two o’clock. the working people eat dinner away from home as a rule. every factory and office has a dining-room or some kind of cafeteria. they generally plan some meat for dinner or fish for a change. in addition to the meat dish russian dinner always includes some soup, potatoes or rice as garnish. they finish dinner with coffee, tea, milk or juice. supper is the third meal of the day and the lightest one. it comes somewhere between seven and nine o’clock in the evening. it consists of some sandwiches, fruit or biscuits and tea or hot milk. task 2. answer the questions to the text: 1) how many meals do people in russia have? 2) what are the names of usual russian meals? 3) what is the time for breakfast in russian families? 4) what dishes does breakfast consist of? 5) when do the most russians have their supper? task 3. make up 8 sentences to the topic “my meals” (how many of them do you have, what time; what dishes do you have for breakfast (dinner, supper); can you cook or not) task 4. translate the word combinations into english: - приготовленный обед - накрытый стол - вареные овощи - добавленные в суп специи - нарезанные ингредиенты для салата

3) what is the time for breakfast in Russian families

Nowadays, extreme sports are quite popular. They attract many people so they want to experience the thrill. That's why people risk their lives to entertain themselves. Most people are categorically against such entertainments for they appreciate their lives.

Honestly, extreme entertainment is sometimes funny and interesting. Then desire to experience it becomes stronger than fear and the person takes to an extreme sport. A person experiences unforgettable emotions that he will never forget. Most often, people who have tried an extreme sport, are delighted and want to repeat it in the near future.

To my mind, there are more cons than pros in doing extreme sports. Firstly, it is dangerous and can cost lives. Not everyone wants to risk their lives to have fun. People with heart troubles cannot be engaged in extreme sports. They are strictly prohibited for them. Even a healthy person can get a heart attack due to the large influx of adrenaline.

In conclusion, I want to note that I do not do extreme sports, but I admire people who overcome the threshold of possible and impossible. Extreme sports require courage and inner strength, self-discipline, which in turn is worthy of respect.

Сегодня экстремальные виды спорта довольно популярны. Они привлекают много людей, и они хотят испытать острые ощущения. Вот почему люди рискуют жизнью, чтобы развлечься. Большинство людей категорически против таких развлечений, потому что они ценят свою жизнь.

Честно говоря, экстремальные развлечения иногда забавны и интересны. Тогда желание испытать их становится сильнее страха и человек увлекается экстремальным видом спорта. Человек испытывает незабываемые эмоции, которые никогда не забудутся. Чаще всего люди, которые попробовали экстремальный вид спорта, в восторге и хотят повторить его в ближайшее время.

На мой взгляд, в экстремальных видах спорта больше минусов, чем плюсов. Во-первых, это опасно и может стоить жизни. Не все хотят рисковать жизнью ради удовольствия. Люди с больным сердцем не могут заниматься экстремальными видами спорта. Они им строго запрещены. Даже здоровый человек может получить инфаркт из-за большого притока адреналина.

В заключение хочу отметить, что я не занимаюсь экстремальными видами спорта, но восхищаюсь людьми, которые преодолевают порог возможного и невозможного. Экстремальные виды спорта требуют мужества и внутренней силы, самодисциплины, что в свою очередь заслуживает уважения.

1. When we met him, he was going to the shop. He wanted to buy some food. 2. What were you looking for when I opened the door? 3. Was your daughter skating on the pond from five till six? 4. What were they laughing at when he came in? - They were laughing at a funny story. 5. Where was he going when rain began)? - He was going to the office. 6. What was she playing when I rang her up? - She was playing the violin. 7. Who was quarrelling at that time? - His friend was quarrelling. 8. Beth and Tom were watching a TV programme when their mother asked them to help her. 9. Were you helping your mother while she was washing up? 10. The scientist working in the laboratory when some­body switched off the light. 11. Whom were you talking on the phone to, when I came into the room? 12. Jane was having a walk in the park when it began to snow. 13. Why weren't you having classes at nine o'clock? - Our teacher was ill. 14. Yesterday the whole lesson we revised grammar. 15. While Helen was  taking a shower mother was washing the dishes. 16. I was laying the table when I broke a plate. 17. When I met them in the yard, they were laughing. 18. She didn't get up at six o'clock yesterday. She got up at eight. 19. They were just leaving the house when we arrived. 20. When he came to the station, his friend were already waiting for him.