Holidays in space the world tourism organization says that space will soon be a popular place to go on holiday – possibly by 2020. one japanese company is getting ready. they are planning a space holiday centre. it will look like a bicycle wheel and have a hotel for 100 people and a theme park. it will travel round the earth at a height of 300 km. the company hopes the centre will be ready in 2017. the company chairman says that flying to the centre will probably be quicker than flying from hong kong to singapore. when they are on board of the centre, the tourists will take short trips to the moon or go for walks in space. an american hotel group is also thinking of building a hotel, called the lunar hotel. this will be on the ьoon. most of the hotel will be under the ground so it won’t become too hot or too cold. the rooms will look just like they do on earth. the guests will eat normal food for lunch. the cooks will just push a button to mix dried food with water to become an instant meal part 1.read the article again and give answers to the questions. write no more than three words or a number. example: when will space be a popular place for holiday? in 2020 1. how many people will be able to stay at the hotel? [1] 2. when will the centre be ready? [1] 3. where will tourists be able to travel while they are at the [1] 4. where will most of the hotel on the moon be? [1] part 2. read definition of the word from the text. write it in the given place. 5. a 2-wheeled vehicle that a person rides by pushing on foot pedals [1] 6. the large round object that circles the earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun

1)100 people
2)2017
3)To the Moon.
4) Under the ground.
5) bicycle
6) Moon

Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents.[7] Most of Antarctica is a polar desert, with annual precipitation of 200 mm (7.9 in) along the coast and far less inland; yet 80% of the world freshwater reserves are stored there, enough to raise global sea levels by about 60 metres (200 ft) if all of it were to melt.[8][6] The temperature in Antarctica has dropped to −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) (or even −94.7 °C (−135.8 °F) as measured from space[9]), though the average for the third quarter (the coldest part of the year) is −63 °C (−81 °F). Organisms native to Antarctica include many types of algae, bacteria, fungi, plants, protista, and certain animals, such as mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Vegetation, where it occurs, is tundra.

Antarctica was the last region on Earth to be discovered, unseen until 1820 when the Russian expedition of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev on Vostok and Mirny sighted the Fimbul ice shelf. The continent remained largely neglected for the rest of the 19th century because of its harsh environment, lack of easily accessible resources, and isolation. In January 1840, land at Antarctica was discovered for the first time, almost simultaneously, by the United States Exploring Expedition, under Lieut. Charles Wilkes, and a separate French expedition under Jules Dumont d'Urville. The latter made a temporary landing; while the Wilkes expedition, though it did not make a landing, did remain long enough in the region to survey and map some 800 miles of the continent. The first confirmed landing was by a team of Norwegians in 1895.

1. Где возникли Олимпийские игры?
2. Как часто Олимпийские игры проводились в древние времена? Как часто они проводятся сейчас?
3. Состояли ли первоначальные игры исключительно из спортивных состязаний?
4. Какое единственное спортивное состязание проводилось в древних Олимпийских играх?
5. Могли ли женщины принимать в них участие?
6. Когда примерно закончились древние Олимпийские игры?
7. Чьей идеей было снова возродить их?
8. В каком городе первые современные Олимпийские игры? Какая страна принимала вторую современную олимпиаду? Где проводились последние Олимпийские игры?
9. Когда теперь проводятся зимние Олимпийские игры?
10. Какой комитет их организует?