How long does it take you to get to school
How long does it take you to get to school
How Long Does It Take You To Get to School?
Have You Ever Wondered.
Today’s Wonder of the Day was inspired by Aiden. Aiden Wonders, “Why do school buses come early?” Thanks for WONDERing with us, Aiden!
How do you get to school in the morning? Do you live close enough to walk? Perhaps an adult drives you to school. If you’re like the vast majority of kids, however, you probably ride to school on a big yellow school bus.
If you live in a rural area, you might have to get up rather early to catch the bus. You might also have a long ride to school. This is reality for many kids across the United States.
Welcome to life in Point Roberts, Washington. It’s a tiny town at the southern end of the Tsawwassen Peninsula that happens to be an exclave, which means it’s a part of the United States geographically separated from the mainland because it’s surrounded by Canada.
How did this happen? The residents of Point Roberts can thank the Convention of 1818 between the U.S. and Great Britain following the War of 1812. The Convention had to decide how to determine the border between the U.S. and Canada.
To make things as easy as possible, they decided that the boundary from the middle of Minnesota westward would follow the 49 th parallel (a line of constant latitude 49 degrees north of the equator). This solution worked pretty well until you get to the Tsawwassen Peninsula and realize the 49 th parallel cuts through it, giving the small town of Point Roberts at the southern end to the U.S.
By the time people realized what had happened, no one seemed to care enough to fix it. Located about 110 miles north of Seattle, Point Roberts is a geographic anomaly : five square miles of territory surrounded by Canada that’s home to about 1,200 U.S. citizens.
It’s not alone, though. There are a few other areas along the border like it, including Alburgh and Province Point in Vermont, Elm Point and the Northwest Angle in Minnesota, and an unnamed point in North Dakota.
Locals claim there are as many as 50 people living in Point Roberts who are part of the federal government’s witness protection program. Tight border security helps to keep people safe from criminals who may be pursuing them.
The border also creates a lot of daily traffic as a result of international economics. Each day, thousands of Canadians cross the border to get gas and shop for groceries in Point Roberts, where these and other goods and services can be 30% cheaper. Many Canadians also use shipping and receiving companies to do business with online retailers who don’t ship to Canada.
If Point Roberts sounds like an interesting place to live, just be warned that it can take some time to get even the simplest things done. Governed by Whatcom County, residents report that the county is often slow to respond to its infrastructure needs. For example, they point to the fact that it took them two years to install a single streetlight!
Английский язык ENJOY ENGLISH Английский с удовольствием 7 класс Биболетова. SECTION 2. On the way to school. Номер №24
Interview your classmates:
| How long does it take you to get to | … |
|---|---|
| the nearest bus stop? | … 5 minutes |
| the nearest underground station? | |
| your favourite supermarket? | |
| the school? | |
| the stadium / a fitness centre? |
Английский язык ENJOY ENGLISH Английский с удовольствием 7 класс Биболетова. SECTION 2. On the way to school. Номер №24
Решение
Перевод задания
Возьмите интервью у своих одноклассников:
| Сколько времени вам нужно, чтобы добраться до | … |
|---|---|
| ближайшая автобусная остановка? | … 5 минут |
| ближайшая станция метро? | |
| твой любимый супермаркет? | |
| школа? | |
| стадион / фитнес−центр? |
ОТВЕТ
How long does it take you to get to the nearest bus stop? – It takes me 10 minutes to get to the nearest bus stop.
How long does it take you to get to the nearest underground station? – It takes me 15 minutes to get to the nearest underground station.
How long does it take you to get to your favourite supermarket? – It takes me 5 minutes to get to my favourite supermarket.
How long does it take you to get to the school? – It takes me 30 minutes to get to the school.
How long does it take you to get to the stadium / a fitness centre? – It takes me 20 minutes to get to the stadium / a fitness centre.
Перевод ответа
Сколько времени тебе нужно, чтобы добраться до ближайшей автобусной остановки? − До ближайшей автобусной остановки я добираюсь за 10 минут.
Сколько времени тебе нужно, чтобы добраться до ближайшей станции метро? − До ближайшей станции метро я добираюсь за 15 минут.
Сколько времени тебе нужно, чтобы добраться до любимого супермаркета? − До любимого супермаркета я добираюсь 5 минут.
Сколько времени тебе нужно, чтобы добраться до школы? − Я добираюсь до школы за 30 минут.
Сколько времени нужно, чтобы добраться до стадиона / фитнес−центра? − До стадиона / фитнес−центра я добираюсь 20 минут.
Английский язык.
Поместите глаголы в скобках в present simple, present continuous, настоящее совершенное или present perfect continuous.Хотя бы что сможете.
1 A: What (you/do) at the moment?
В: I (play) a computer game.
2 A: How long (it/take)
you to get to school?
B: Ten minutes on the bus, but tomorrow
my dad (give) me a lift.
3 A: Your mum (cook) very well.
B: Yes. Actually, she
(make) a cake right now.
4 A: You look tired. What
(you/do)?
В: I (work) in the garden all day.
5 A: (you/want) to come over
to my house to watch some DVDs?
B: No. Sorry. I (not/finish)
my homework yet.
6 A: (you/come)
shopping with me today?
B: I’d love to, but I (not/have)
any money.
7 A: What time (train/leave)?
B: There (be) one in five minutes.
8 A: I (see) Tina this afternoon.
B: Really? Can I come? I
(not/see) her for ages.
9 A: (you/play)
computer games all afternoon?
B: No. I (tidy) my room and
I 1 (walk) the dog as well.
10 A: (you/like) sports?
B: Yes. We (play)
football every Saturday.
11 A: What (you/do)
and where is your sister?
В: I (listen)
to music and Ann (surf) the Net.
12 A: (you/work) this week?
B: No, it (be) my week off
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13 A: Let’s go to the park. It
(not/rain) now.
B: Really? It (rain) s
this morning.
14 A: I (think) about going to
cinema (you/w Лучший ответ
How long does it take you to get to school
You are going to take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions. Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.
Воспользуйтесь плеером, чтобы прослушать запись.
Вы могли бы ответить так:
Electronic assistant: When do you get up on week days?
Student: I get up at seven o’clock on week days.
Electronic assistant: What do you prefer to eat for breakfast in the morning?
Student: I prefer to eat scrambled eggs in the morning.
Electronic assistant: How long does it take you to get to school?
Student: I spend thirty minutes to get to school.
Electronic assistant: What is your favorite part of the day: morning, afternoon or evening? Why do you like it?
Student: My favorite part of the day is evening because I have free time.
Electronic assistant: What do you do to help your parents about the house?
Student: I regularly take out the garbage and go shopping.
Electronic assistant: What would you recommend to teenagers who are often late for school?
Student: I would recommend them to set two alarm clocks.