Texts to read, translate and use in the research work.

Rewrite the sentences in the Passive.

1. The teacher usually corrects exercises at home.

Exercises __________________________________

2. They built this bridge in 1995.

This bridge ________________________________

3. After the accident, they immediately took him home.

After the accident, he ______________________________

4. I am sure he will complete his work next week.

I am sure his work ________________________________

5. A loud noise in the street frightened her.

She _____________________________________

6. People all over the world play football.

Football ________________________________

7. Russian people celebrate Christmas on the 7^th of January.

Christmas ________________________________

8. The President of the university will open the ceremony.

The ceremony ___________________________________

9. Our friend invited us to his birthday yesterday.

We ___________________________________

Text 1. It's all in your head

It is estimated that there are more than 1,000,000,000,000,000 connections in brain.

A piece of the brain the size of a grain of sand contains 100,000 neurons and one billion synapses, all "talking" to one another. You have 15 times more neurons in your head than there are people on the planet.

Although the brain registers pain from the rest of the body, it can’t feel pain itself. There are no pain sensors inside the brain, so surgeons can operate on the brain while a patient is fully awake.

The human brain is approximately 85 per cent water.

The world record for time without sleep is 264 hours (11 days), set by Randy Gardner in 1965.

The brain is more complicated than any computer. The world’s most sophisticated computer is currently only as complicated as a rat’s brain.

It’s commonly thought that you use only 10 per cent of your brain. Not so! You may not use every neuron at the same time, but each is very important.

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