Albert Einstein’s trip

The following fact is a little known, but its _______ story about Albert Einstein… Albert Einstein almost finished his work on the theory of special relativity, when he __________ to take a break and go on vacation to Mexico. Each day, late in the afternoon, in the dark ____________, he _________ in the white Mexican sand and ____________ in the fresh Pacific sea air. On the last day, he sat down on a bench and ___________ the Sun set. When the large orange ball was just disappearing, a last beam of light seemed to radiate toward him. The event _____________ him back to thinking about his physics work. "What symbol should I use for the speed of light?" he asked himself. The problem was that nearly every Greek letter had been taken for some other purpose. Just then, a beautiful Mexican woman ____________ by. Albert Einstein asked her "Do you not zink zat zee speed of light is zery fast?" The woman ___________ at Einstein (which, by the way, made his heart sink) and replied, "Si." And now you know the rest of the story…

By Paul Harvey

Task 2. Say if the statements true or false. Correct the false statements:

1. Albert Einstein was working on the theory of gravitation.

2. He went on vacation, because he was ill.

3. His vacation he spent in Argentina.

4. He liked to walk along the beach of the Pacific Ocean.

5. The problem question was about speed of sun beam.

6. The scientist couldn’t find the symbol, because he didn’t know the letters of the Greek alphabet.

6. The young woman helped him to find the answer.

Grammar

Use the correct tense

Conversation

Ann: Do you like travelling?

Bill: Yes, I (like) .................................................. travelling very much. It (be) ............................................... my hobby. I always (take) .................................................. my camera with me and (take) ......................... pictures of everything that (interest) .................................................. me: the ruins of ancient buildings, the sights of cities, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, waterfalls and even animals and birds.

Ann: What countries (visit, you) .................................................. ?

Bill: Well, I (be) .................................................. to Italy, Greece, Russia and India. Some day I (go) ............ to the United States. My cousin (live) .................................................. there. She (invite) ........................... me several times already. When I (have) .................................................. enough money, I (go) ................ to the States.

Ann: I (be, never) .................................................. to any of these countries. When (be, you) .....................

..................................... in Russia?

Bill: Two years ago.

Ann: Did you go there alone?

Bill: No, I (go) .................................................. there with my father. We (visit) ...........................................

Moscow and St. Petersburg, the most beautiful cities of Russia.

Ann: I (want, always) .................................................. to travel to other countries, but I (have, not) ..........

............................... the opportunity. I (go) .................................................. to Germany in my childhood, but I (be, not) .................................................. anywhere since then.

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