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She’s 109 years old, and she only eats junk food.

Yesterday was Mary Alston’s birthday. She is 109 years old, and she is the oldest person in the world. And she only eats junk food.

Mrs. Alston had a party with six generations of her family. Her daughter, Jenny Morgan, who is 85, said, “My mother loves chocolate, and eats only popcorn, pizzas, and burgers. She never eats fresh food. She says she doesn’t like it.”

Mrs. Alston lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was born on a farm in Pennsylvania, and worked as a teacher. In 1915 she married James Henry Alston. He died in 1983.

Her granddaughter, Annie, who is 65, said, “Grandma gets up every day at six o’clock, and goes to the hairdresser every Friday.”

Annie asked her grandmother what she wanted to eat on her birthday. Mary said, “I’d like a cheeseburger and fries!”

Exercise 12. Translate into English.

1. Самый большой яблочный пирог был сделан в Великобритании. Он весил 13,5 тонн.

2. Самый большой торт весил 58 тонн, включая 7,5 тонн мороженого.

3. Самый большой сыр весом более 18 тонн был изготовлен в США.

4. Самый большой рождественский пудинг (1390 кг) был изготовлен в Австралии.

5. Самый большой гамбургер весом 2500 кг был сделан в США.

6. Самое большое мороженое с фруктами и сиропом весило 24908 кг и было изготовлено в Канаде.

7. Самый большой омлет был сделан из 54763 яиц, 240 кг сыра в США.

8. Сосиска длиной в 21 км была изготовлена в Великобритании.

Unit 11 travelling

Proverbs and sayings

When you are abroad live according to the customs of the place.	В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят.
When you are at Rome do as Romans do.	В Риме делай по-римски.
He travels the fastest who travels alone.	Тот путешествует быстрее, кто путешествует в одиночестве.
In sports and journeys men are known.	Люди познаются в соревнованиях и странствиях.
East or West, home is best.	В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.

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Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. It is always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms.

Those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at exotic restaurants. City dwellers usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and laze in the sun.

Most travellers and holiday-makers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them - the sights of a city, old churches and castles, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains, waterfalls, forests; different kinds of trees, flowers and plants; animals and birds.

Later, perhaps years later, they will be reminded by the photos of the happy time they have had.

People travel by air, train, by boat and by car. Of course, travelling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way, but it is the most expensive, too. Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages. With a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined.

Speed, comfort, and safety are the main advantages of trains and planes. That is why many people prefer them for business trip to all other means of travelling.

Many people like to travel by car. It is interesting too, because you can see many places in a short time, you can stop anywhere you wish and spend as much time as you like at any place.

Nowadays a very popular method of travelling is hiking. It is travelling on foot. Walking tours are very interesting.

All means of travel have their advantages and disadvantages. And people choose one according to their plans and destinations.

If we are fond of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on TV. The best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand the people is to meet them in their own homes.