А) Faster than the speed of sound

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 400.

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1. В нашем городе скоро будет построен новый театр. 2. Дом будет отремонтирован в следующем году. 3. Детей заберут в школу в восемь часов 4. Конференция будет проводиться в апреле. 5. В офисе уберут завтра. 6. Тебе скажут об этом. 7. Ей вскоре предложат новую работу. 8. Моему другу на день рождения подарят машину. 9. Новая фабрика будет построена в следующем году. 10. Этот автомобиль будет производиться в Германии.

Concord, the world's fasterst passenger plane, (develop) by France and Britain together. In the 1950s, both countries dreamed of having a supersonic plane and the project (start) in 1962. £1,5 billion (spend) on developing Concord and it (test) for over 5,000 hours, which makes it the most tested plane in history. The first passenger plane (introduce) by British Airways and Air France in 1976. Concord holds many world records , including the fastest crossing of the Atlantic from New York to London, which (achieve) in 2 hours 45 seconds! Flying at twice the speed of sound means that flying time (reduce) by half, which is why the Concord flight between London and New York (use) a lot by business people and film stars – you can leave Britain at 10.30 and arrive in New York an hour earlier!