1.6. Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong 1) born in New Orleans, USA, on July 4, 1900. When he was thirteen years 2)_______,he began to play in a jazz band. He played different musical instruments.

In 1925, Armstrong went 3) Chicago and started his own band there. It became very popular. Armstrong and 4)________ band gave concerts in many countries.

Louis Armstrong changed the style 5)______ jazz. He invented singing without words. The classic music of black Americans became the music of all Americans.

He was 6) happy man and he wanted other people to be happy too. Louis Armstrong died in his sleep on July 6, 1971. But people still remember him and listen 7) his music.

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1.7. An Indian tale

A wise man heard that the Rajah (раджа) liked to talk to wise people. So he came to the capital and went right to the Rajah's palace. But the wise man was 1) ________ rich and his clothes 2)________old and cheap. The Rajah looked at the man's clothes and did not like them. So the Rajah did not want to talk to him and did not invite the man in.

Next day the wise man went to his old friend and borrowed (взял взаймы) some new clothes from him. Then he again 3)______to the palace. The Rajah met the man at the door, looked at him from head to toe and said that he was happy to see him. Then the Rajah took the man to a large room where they sat 4)_______ to a rich dinner.

At dinner the Rajah saw that the wise man did not eat but put pieces of food 5)_______the pockets of his new coat. The Rajah was surprised.

"What are you 6) ?" he asked.

"You see," the wise man answered, "Yesterday I came in old clothes and you did not want to talk to me. 7)_________ I came in new clothes and you asked me to dinner. So I understand that this food is not for me but for my new clothes, and I feed them."

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1.8. Sport in our life

Many people say that they like sports because they enjoy 1)________ a game of football at a stadium or on TV while sitting in comfortable armchairs. But watching sport events and going 2)_______for sports are two different things.

Sport helps people to be healthy. At the same 3)_____ those who go in for sports try to win sports competitions. Nowadays you can train in any kind of sport. You can 4)_____physical exercises or play games at sport and fitness clubs, you can swim in swimming pools, play games on playgrounds or jog in the park.

Sport makes people healthy and strong, brave and cheerful. It helps people 5)______ good friends, especially in team sports. It's impossible to 6)_______ a game if players in a team are

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7) good friends.