Grammar Articles

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Among …¹ most accomplished and well-known of …² world’s deep-sea explorers, Robert Ballard is …³ best known for his historic discovery of …⁴ sunken R.M.S. “Titanic”. During his long career he has conducted more than 120 deep-sea expeditions using …⁵ latest exploration technology, and he is a pioneer in the early use of deep-diving submarines.

Ballard has pioneered distance learning in the classrooms of America and around the world with …⁶ JASON Project, …⁷ award-winning educational programme that reaches more than 1.7 million students and 38,000 teachers annually. He has received prestigious awards from …⁸ Explorers Club and …⁹ National Geographic Society as well as …¹⁰ Lindbergh Award. In 2003, …¹¹ President George W. Bush presented him with the National Endowment for the Humanities Medal in the Oval Office of  …¹² White House.

Ballard is …¹³ president of …¹⁴ Institute for Exploration, scientist emeritus from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and …¹⁵ director of the newly created Institute for Archaeological Oceanography at …¹⁶ University of Rhode Island, where he is in search of lost ancient history in the depths of the sea.

1. Я бы сыграл еще одну партию в шахматы. 2. Если бы Америку открыл Колумб, она бы называлась по-другому. 3. Если бы ты занимался спортом, ты бы меньше болел. 4. Я бы хотел совершить путешествие по Северной Америке. 5. Если бы не любовь к театру, мы бы не встретились. 6. Он мог бы написать книгу о своем детстве. 7. Если бы не аэробика, то у меня не было бы такой стройной фигуры. 8. Если бы не крики за окном, я бы не проснулась.