Maria, some links for you to listen:
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суббота, 14 декабря 2013 г.
понедельник, 2 декабря 2013 г.
суббота, 30 ноября 2013 г.
Are traditions important?
What does our life consist of? From my point of view it is made up of things that we can completely or partially control and be sure of and things we can never predict to happen. Clearly, we feel better about the first type of things and those include traditions.
Traditions make us feel more confident and secure, they soothe us by showing that life is not so changable and dreadful. Some traditions are even more pleasant - different festivities and celebrations escape us from the rut, bring bright colours into our lives and let us relax. People get together because of the traditions and have a great time. They feel that they are nor alone and that they belong somwhere.
I believe that if there weren't traditions, humans would be senseless creatures who start each day fresh and don't care about what have been done before.
Traditions make us feel more confident and secure, they soothe us by showing that life is not so changable and dreadful. Some traditions are even more pleasant - different festivities and celebrations escape us from the rut, bring bright colours into our lives and let us relax. People get together because of the traditions and have a great time. They feel that they are nor alone and that they belong somwhere.
I believe that if there weren't traditions, humans would be senseless creatures who start each day fresh and don't care about what have been done before.
среда, 13 ноября 2013 г.
Biotechnology
Task 1 Read the text and fill the gaps.
GM food: we can no longer afford to ignore its advantages
To alleviate some of the worst dangers from the looming food crisis, we must tap into the rich potential of genetic modification.
Robin McKie, The Observer, Saturday 13 October 2012 20.02 BST
(1) ... As the government's chief scientific adviser, Sir John Beddington, once put it in an Observerinterview: "There will be no silver bullet."
(2)... It would also be foolish not to make the maximum use of the new technologies that we are developing in order to alleviate some of the worst dangers we will face in the decades that lie ahead.
And among those scientific wonders, the use of genetically modified crops has a particularly rich potential, Beddington added. "Just look at the problems that the world faces: water shortages and salination of existing water supplies, for example. GM crops should be able to deal with that."
It is a good point. (3) ... That loss comes to around 30%, agriculture experts calculate, a rate that cannot be allowed to continue. And GM crops are perfectly placed to solve that sort of problem.
The work of scientists at the Rothamsted research station in England provides a good example of the sort of benefits that can be achieved through genetic modification. (4) ... In effect, it tells other aphids to fly away. For good measure, E-beta-farnesene also attracts aphid predators such as ladybirds and wasps. (5) ... Aphids cause an estimated £100m of damage to crops every year in the UK alone.
At present, the effectiveness of Rothamsted's anti-aphid GM wheat has only been demonstrated in the laboratory. (6) ... However, their protest fizzled out, a development that suggests the green movement is growing up over its opposition to genetically modified crops.
(7) ... We need to act now to start to cope with crises over water supply, world population numbers and rising carbon emissions in the hope that advances in agriculture and genetics can give us time for such measures to be introduced and take effect.
(8) ... "It is unimaginable that in the next 10 to 20 years there will not be a worsening of that problem unless we take action now, and we have to include the widest possible range of solutions."
To alleviate some of the worst dangers from the looming food crisis, we must tap into the rich potential of genetic modification.
Robin McKie, The Observer, Saturday 13 October 2012 20.02 BST
The United Nations has warned of a looming worldwide food crisis in 2013. Photograph: Reso/Rex Features
(1) ... As the government's chief scientific adviser, Sir John Beddington, once put it in an Observerinterview: "There will be no silver bullet."
(2)... It would also be foolish not to make the maximum use of the new technologies that we are developing in order to alleviate some of the worst dangers we will face in the decades that lie ahead.
And among those scientific wonders, the use of genetically modified crops has a particularly rich potential, Beddington added. "Just look at the problems that the world faces: water shortages and salination of existing water supplies, for example. GM crops should be able to deal with that."
It is a good point. (3) ... That loss comes to around 30%, agriculture experts calculate, a rate that cannot be allowed to continue. And GM crops are perfectly placed to solve that sort of problem.
The work of scientists at the Rothamsted research station in England provides a good example of the sort of benefits that can be achieved through genetic modification. (4) ... In effect, it tells other aphids to fly away. For good measure, E-beta-farnesene also attracts aphid predators such as ladybirds and wasps. (5) ... Aphids cause an estimated £100m of damage to crops every year in the UK alone.
At present, the effectiveness of Rothamsted's anti-aphid GM wheat has only been demonstrated in the laboratory. (6) ... However, their protest fizzled out, a development that suggests the green movement is growing up over its opposition to genetically modified crops.
(7) ... We need to act now to start to cope with crises over water supply, world population numbers and rising carbon emissions in the hope that advances in agriculture and genetics can give us time for such measures to be introduced and take effect.
(8) ... "It is unimaginable that in the next 10 to 20 years there will not be a worsening of that problem unless we take action now, and we have to include the widest possible range of solutions."
A They have engineered a strain of wheat so that it emits a chemical called E-beta-farnesene which is also emitted by aphids when they are threatened.
B Earlier this year field trials were prepared but were threatened by anti-GM campaigners.
C Or, as Beddington has made clear, there are almost a billion people today who are suffering from serious food shortages and who face starvation.
D Consider the simple issue of food that is lost before it can be harvested because it has been eaten by pests that humans have never learned to control.
E In the end, however, science can only delay the inevitable, as Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute in Washington has made clear.
F However, the population biologist added a crucial caveat.
G In short, it delivers a double whammy – and one with rich potential.
H Given the crises facing the planet, with the population set to reach the 9 billion mark by 2050 and increasing strains being placed on water, energy and food supplies, it would be wrong to hope there could be a single solution to the storms that lie ahead.
B Earlier this year field trials were prepared but were threatened by anti-GM campaigners.
C Or, as Beddington has made clear, there are almost a billion people today who are suffering from serious food shortages and who face starvation.
D Consider the simple issue of food that is lost before it can be harvested because it has been eaten by pests that humans have never learned to control.
E In the end, however, science can only delay the inevitable, as Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute in Washington has made clear.
F However, the population biologist added a crucial caveat.
G In short, it delivers a double whammy – and one with rich potential.
H Given the crises facing the planet, with the population set to reach the 9 billion mark by 2050 and increasing strains being placed on water, energy and food supplies, it would be wrong to hope there could be a single solution to the storms that lie ahead.
среда, 6 ноября 2013 г.
четверг, 31 октября 2013 г.
среда, 30 октября 2013 г.
Summary of the article
The headline of the article I have read is "Facebook, your parents and you" published in British Council magazine on the 16 April, 2012. The author of the article is Sophie Newnham.
This article provides information on the data we share in our Facbook page and its availability to other people, especially our relatives.
According to the author there are advantages and disadvantages of revealing every movement you take to your facebook friends, sometimes including parents. If your parents have access to see your latest news, its, on the one hand, good because they don't have to worry but, on the other hand, we don't really want our relatives to know everything about our personal life.
In conclusion, the author persuades readers to check their account settings and choose the best option of sharing information.
In my view we should not just choose appropriate privacy settings but also reduce the amount of posting in Facebook because you can become addicted and you will only think about how you are going to write about that event or moment and consequently you won't completely enjoy what is really happening with you. However being friends with your parents on Facebook and sharing everything without hiding any pictures, texts,etc is a great thing because that means you have good relationships.
According to the author there are advantages and disadvantages of revealing every movement you take to your facebook friends, sometimes including parents. If your parents have access to see your latest news, its, on the one hand, good because they don't have to worry but, on the other hand, we don't really want our relatives to know everything about our personal life.
In conclusion, the author persuades readers to check their account settings and choose the best option of sharing information.
In my view we should not just choose appropriate privacy settings but also reduce the amount of posting in Facebook because you can become addicted and you will only think about how you are going to write about that event or moment and consequently you won't completely enjoy what is really happening with you. However being friends with your parents on Facebook and sharing everything without hiding any pictures, texts,etc is a great thing because that means you have good relationships.
четверг, 24 октября 2013 г.
вторник, 30 апреля 2013 г.
The British Parliament
The Palace of Westminster in London
The House of Commons Chamber
The House of Lords Chamber
The House of Commons Chamber
The House of Lords Chamber
среда, 24 апреля 2013 г.
History of the British Isles
Key
- Empress
- death
- postage/post
- Britain
- famous
- society
- illeagal
- industrial
- healthier
- science
- grew
- greatly
- end
- electric
пятница, 29 марта 2013 г.
Writing a story
Describe a
day in the life of a young spider monkey who lands on a faraway planet.
Once upon a time there lived a young and
curious spider monkey. He liked jumping from one tree to another going far away
from his family place. He knew his living area very well and wanted to go farther
but his parents didn’t allow him to.
One day he decided to go to the waterfall that
was seen from the highest tree in the forest. He thought he would return
quickly and no one would find out about it. When he reached the place he
noticed a really unusual object standing on the top of the waterfall. The monkey
came closer and without realizing that it was a flying saucer went in through an
opened hatch. As the spider monkey was extremely curious he started to touch
and test everything that he was seeing. When he pushed the big red button the flying
saucer began to shake and then instantly took off and flew in the sky. The
monkey was thrown into a wall and blacked out.
The monkey woke. He revealed that the saucer
had already landed and the hatch was opened. The spider monkey got out. He wasn’t
a coward, but finding himself in a foreign place scared him at first. After some
time he set off to explore the planet. There was no soul in sight and monkey
calmed down. He believed that it was nothing to be afraid of and that he was
safe and sound. Suddenly, a dread unreal creature appeared. The spider monkey
got a fright and ran away as fast as he could. He ran to earth and was waiting
for alien to leave. However the strange creature didn’t do that. It had been
standing for a while and then turned into a beautiful butterfly. The monkey was
amazed. Now he wasn’t afraid anymore and approached the alien. It turned out
that the butterfly was just defending itself and didn’t mean to hurt the
monkey. It suggested to show the planet and its other habitats.
There were lots of magic beings on the planet. It
seemed so wonderful and fabulous. Aliens fed the monkey with their tasty meals
and drinks. They also sang songs and had fun. The day passed very quickly. Then
the spider monkey remembered about his family that must have been worried and
was probably looking for him now. But he didn’t know how to go back home!
Fortunately, the aliens were aware of such things like flying saucers and
instructed the monkey. The spider monkey thanked hospitable aliens and
successfully returned to the Earth. There he discovered that everything remained
the same, it wasn’t even dark yet. When he got home nobody said to him a word
because for his family it was a normal day. In contradistinction to our young adventurer…
четверг, 28 марта 2013 г.
вторник, 19 февраля 2013 г.
World education games
Good day, dear teacher!
Thank you for encouraging me to participate in World Education Games online. I've just successfully completed my registration and they've sent me the sign in details.I hope that the competition will be interesting and useful.
Best wishes,
Maria.
Thank you for encouraging me to participate in World Education Games online. I've just successfully completed my registration and they've sent me the sign in details.I hope that the competition will be interesting and useful.
Best wishes,
Maria.
воскресенье, 13 января 2013 г.
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