Английский текст:
A skyscraper is a very tall multi-storey building with a load-bearing steel, reinforced concrete or composite frame, designed for the life and work of people. The largest skyscraper and building in the world is the Burj Khalifa. The minimum height of a skyscraper building is controversial. In the United States and Europe, skyscrapers are considered to be buildings with a height of at least 150 m. It comes from the Russian sky and scratch, tracing paper with it. Wolkenkratzer or skyscraper, from sky + scrape.
Русский текст:
Небоскрёб - это очень высокое многоэтажное здание с несущим стальным, железобетонным или композитным каркасом, предназначенное для жизни и работы людей. Самый большой небоскреб и здание в мире - Бурдж-Халифа. Минимальная высота здания-небоскрёба является спорной. В США и Европе небоскрёбами принято считать здания высотой не менее 150 м. Слово "небоскреб" происходит от русского небо и скрести, калька с нем. Wolkenkratzer или англ. skyscraper, от sky «небо» + scrape «скрести, соскребать».
1) We went to the theatre last night and saw a great play, although some of the acting was a bit poor.
2) Give me a ring tomorrow before I go to work and we'll arrange to meet at the office.
3) The prime minister told a reporter that the government wanted to pass a law banning hunting.
4) I asked the hotel manager where the pool was and she directed me to the seven‟th floor.
5) They said on the news on the radio that Mount Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii, could erupt again.
6) The car has revolutionized transport and is absolutely vital to the economy of most countries.
7) The judge read the jury's verdict aloud and then sentenced the accused to five years in prison.
8) A job in the media can be quite stressful because of the pressure you are under to do things on time.
9) Very few people in the 19th century went to school or university and most started work at a very young age.
10) I have a little free time since I gave up karate, so I‟m thinking of trying a new hobby, like learning a musical instrument.
