Unit 4 Lesson 3 Ex. 2b

UNESCO club ‘Gulfstream’ was founded in Minsk Gymnasium 12 in 2008. At present there are 26 members of the club including both students and teachers. The main stream of our work is International Cooperation in the spheres of Education, Ecology, Model UN conferences and Healthy Lifestyle.

We participate in different educational contests and festivals. Participation in international Model UN conferences is an excellent opportunity for students to study leadership, to get acquainted with main principals of humanity, tolerance, democracy. We have participated in MUN conferences held in Germany, Poland, Saint Petersburg and Minsk. We are proud to be the organisers of GYMUN conferences for the last two years.

Through different actions, games and contests we make our students understand how important it is to care of nature. We have found appropriate ways to teach them ecology problems.

Among the brightest events we have taken part in I can name “The Youth Training” devoted to the World Anti-AIDS Day, the Swedish-Belarusian on-line «Young Masters Programme», the action “Utilisation” aimed at utilizing used batteries, the meeting with a representative of the European Volunteer Network “Creative ideas in business”, the international projects “Now And Then”, “Let’s Discover Europe” and many more. We are young, active and open to new ideas!!!.

Unit 4 Lesson 3 Ex. 3b

In my view, MUN conferences help me and other participants develop our communication and critical thinking skills. In the future I’d like to work in the sphere of international cooperation and here we learn to be diplomats. These conferences let me feel important in solving world problems. We hold intelligent, respectful discussions and debates which raise awareness of the challenges and dilemmas faced by ‘governments’. It’s a chance to look at an issue from another point of view as the participants are made to speak on behalf of a certain country, not expressing their own opinion. Moreover, the delegates aren’t allowed to speak Russian, so it’s a great opportunity to improve your English. And of course, the participation in such conferences let us make new friends from all over the world.

Unit 4 Lesson 4 Ex. 3b

“We are the world, we are the children”

There comes a time when we heed a certain call When the world must come together as one There are people dying And it’s time to lend a hand to life The greatest gift of all We can't go on pretending day by day That someone, somehow will soon make a change We are all a part of God’s great big family And the truth, you know, Love is all we need [Chorus] We are the world, we are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So let’s start giving There's a choice we're making We're saving our own lives It’s true we'll make a better day Just you and me Send them your heart so they'll know that someone cares And their lives will be stronger and free As God has shown us by turning stones to bread So we all must lend a helping hand [Chorus] When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all But if you just believe there's no way we can fall Let us realize that a change can only come When we stand together as one Unit 4 Lesson 5 Ex. 1b

After passing his A Levels, Prince William took a gap year. That means he had a one year break before going to university. He spent the first part of it in the Belize jungle sleeping in a hammock, wearing jungle combats, and eating army rations. He also worked on a farm in the UK before travelling to a remote part of Chile. As a volunteer for the charity Raleigh International, William helped build new walkways and teach English in a mountain village in the south of the country. William spent 10 weeks in Chile where he lived in primitive conditions. He took his turn with the chores such as cooking porridge for the team or cleaning out the toilet.