Unit 12 Lesson 6 Ex. 1c

Kate: Hi John! Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?

John: Hello Kate! I’ve just come back from Australia.

Kate: Really? How interesting! What did you do there?

John: I helped my uncle to finish building his farm house.

Kate: Did you? I didn’t know your uncle lived in Australia.

John: He’s been living there for two years.

Kate: Has he? Why did he move there?

John: Well, he couldn’t find a good job here for a long time.

Kate: Couldn’t he? That’s a pity.

John: He’s fine now. He’s got a farm. Actually, he keeps crocodiles there.

Kate: He keeps what?

John: Crocodiles. His business brings him good money.

Kate: His business?

John: Yes, his farm is a kind of local entertainment. He organizes crocodile shows.

Kate: Does he? It must be dangerous!

John: Not really. I even learnt some tricks.

Kate: Did you? I’d like to see some day.

John: I’ve got a video. So I can show it to you.

Kate: Great! I’m looking forward to seeing it.

Unit 12 Lesson 7 Ex. 3a

Your publication began September 2009. Where and how did you get your start?

Well it all started with my good friend Aly Silverio of Jawbreaking Jewelry. She had been designing and selling her own handmade jewelry for a while and the success of her company inspired me to create a business of my own. I've always loved magazines and a challenge, so it was the perfect fit. I wanted to create something different from any other magazine I had seen. Something specifically tailored to what I personally would like to pick up and read if I was a magazine lover searching for a new read. Fast forward to now, WeTheUrban Magazine has had over 5 million page views and over half a million readers within it's first four issues! Crazy.

You've developed an eclectic taste for fashion, music, and art where did your inspiration come from? Magazines? Websites? Fashion Icons?

99% of my inspiration comes right from my Tumblr dashboard and fashion editorials. Most of the time I'll see an editorial imagine and love the way the models hair is positioned or I'll get inspired by the most miniscule aspect of a photo and build off of that to create my own editorial concepts. That happens a lot when I watch Youtube videos as well. There must be thousands of inspiration images I've saved and screen capped on my computer!

What's your primary goal for We The Urban? Do you plan on staying an online publication or would you branch out to print?

Collaborating and curating with everything and everyone! My two ultimate dreams would be to collaborate on a limited edition pair of sunglasses with the Italian brand SUPER! and to collaborate on a crew neck and t-shirt line with Opening Ceremony. I also see a shop in the near future and possibly even a record label. The sky is the limit!

What's your primary goal for yourself? Should we be expecting to see a fashion line in the future?

That would be to just wake up 10 years from now loving what I'm doing. As long as I'm creating, I'm happy. As for a fashion line, i'll never say never!

Being an editor probably doesn't warrant any free time; however, in the event you do, how do you spend it?

I'm still a teenager haha! I love going shopping, going to parties, the movies, etc. But believe it or not, I do love working! If I'm not constantly doing something to better my brand, I feel like I'm wasting valuable time.

Do you have any advice for people trying to break in to this industry?

Don't be lazy and don't be easily discouraged. This industry can be vicious, so be confident and always keep your head up. This industry is very small as well - don't get caught up in it for the wrong reasons. If your true passion is fashion and you're just starting out, remember that Rome wasn't built in a day and always do your research.

UNIT 13

Scripts Unit 13 Year 10 (gym)

Lesson2 ex.2

My name is Bikash Nahar. I came to Minsk from the Indian town of Calcutta 27 years ago.

At the age of 13 I finished school with flying colours and when I was 18 I got my first degree in Chemistry. As a student I was quite good at chess and very often I took part in various competitions where I met a lot of nice young people from the USSR. We made friends and thus I got interested in the Russian language and culture. And later I decided to continue my education there.

I came to Minsk in December, 1986. My first impressions of the city were unbelievable! I had never expected it to be so bitterly cold - about 30 degrees below zero! Since I wasn’t used to such weather, of course very soon I had a bad cold and was running a high temperature.

Before coming here, I didn’t know much about Belarus. It turned out to be extremely cosy and welcoming. I was impressed by people’s friendliness and responsiveness. Despite my poor command of the language at that time, I always felt comfortable here.

In fact, the Belarusians and Indians are very similar. Both the nations take pride in their history, deeply respect their parents and their Motherland. I believe that a person who worships his parents and his country will achieve inner harmony.

I like Belarusian people and enjoy Belarusian nature. My wife is Belarusian and my children were born here. I’m still on good terms with men and women I studied with. But we don’t meet very often, because we are all busy. In the mornings I work at the Komarovski market, or Kamarovka, as they say, where I sell Indian goods and in the evenings I teach yoga. If necessary I translate, because I know six languages: English, Russian, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and Farsi. All this is not just business, I take a lot of pleasure in it. Yoga is a great hobby for me, and I’m proud to have 65-year-old ladies in my Yoga club. From time to time I run workshops in nonconventional medicine.

I live in Minsk and I love it! It is a wonderful and very clean city. I also enjoyed my visits to Grodno, Slonim, Mozyr, Mogilev and Vitebsk. Every summer I go Slavianski Bazar.

Belarusian culture appeals to me very much. When I was younger I used to go to the circus with my kids. My daughters loved the circus! But now we are more into ballet. The ballet here is great! We all love it. I also believe that dance enriches person’s inner world.

Belarusian sport impresses me all the time. Although Belarus is a dozen times smaller that India, sport here is developed far and away better. I believe that the Belarusian president does a great job in the sphere of sport. If I had a chance I would shake his hand and thank him for giving young people such an amazing opportunity. Maxim Mirny and ViktoriaAzarenko are my favourite sportsmen. Isn’t it great to watch them win? If I have time I always watch sport on TV.

I like Belarusian cuisine very much, even though I’m a true vegetarian and I eat neither meat nor fish. That is why Belarusian Draniki is my favourite dish. My wife and I often cook national Belarusian and Indian dishes.

I feel that Belarus is my second native country. I live and work here, my family are here with me. I’m a Belarusian citizen and am proud to be so. I’m happy that my lucky stars brought me here one day.

Lesson 4

Ex.2

Presenter: (P:) What print media is currently operating in Belarus?

J: A variety of print media and electronic media of different forms of ownership is operating in Belarus. Foreign media are widely represented in the national media space, too.

P: Are newspapers and magazines state owned or private?

J: As of 1 January 2012, 678 newspapers and 676 magazines were published in Belarus. More than two thirds of them are private.

P: Are they all published in Belarusian?

J: Printed press is available mainly in the Belarusian and Russian languages, though there are some newspapers in English, Polish, Ukrainian and German.

P: What are the most influential newspapers?

J: The most influential newspapers include Belarus Segodnya and the Respublika. Local editions of major Russian newspapers Komsomolskaya Pravda and ArgumentyiFaktyare very popular in Belarus, too.

All in all, more than 4,000 print media outlets are distributed throughout the country, including those from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, the USA, the UK, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.

Ex.3

As everywhere else, in Britain we have the press and radio and TV. Let’s start with newspapers. First of all there is no subscription. You may buy any at newsagents. We have popular and quality papers. The popular such as Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, The Sun are small with many pictures, big headlines and short articles. The quality papers are for serious people. These papers are bigger in size, with larger articles and more detailed information. I think that the most popular are The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Financial Times, and The Independent.

There are also Sunday papers which may be both popular like News of the World, Sunday Express, Sunday Mirror, Mail on Sunday and quality like Observer, Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph. They have a higher circulation than the dailies.

There are two radio and TV stations. The first one - well-known BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation, and the second - IBA - Independent Broadcasting

Lesson 5

Ex.2

A: Hi Nastia, how’s life?

N: Busy as usual. I’ve just come home from dancing class and still have a composition to write.

A: I can phone later.

N: Oh, no. It’s OK. There is a TV show I Sing in twenty minutes. I’ll watch it first as I need some rest before getting down to work.

A: What kind of show is it?

N: It’s a song contest for young people, 6 to 15 year olds. Many of them live in child care or have one parent only. They are so talented! The winner goes to Euro Disney in Paris.

A: What a coincidence! I was phoning to interview you about TV in Belarus and your favouriteprogrammes.

N: I don’t really watch TV a lot. This contest doesn’t run long. Five or six programmes a year. I also enjoy similar contests such as Slavianski Bazar and Eurovision contest. I love songs and dances! There is one programme though which I watch regularly. It’s Good Morning Belarus – a weekday morning programme where you can listen to news very briefly, listen to some nice music and various interviews. Saying ‘watch’ is not probably correct. I listen to the programme and have an occasional glance while getting ready for school. It’s a nice programme, very informative and relaxing. I also watch an evening news programmePanorama to know what has been going on in Belarus and the world. My dad usually watches it. So, in a way it’s a family habit. He has another habit though, watching all sports – football, hockey, tennis, biathlon and what not! He is a great sports fan but I am more into music and dancing.

A: Is that all you watch?

N: No, of course not. Films…

A: Any soaps?

N: Oh, no! No time for that! But there is one more programme which is probably my favourite. It’s Tomorrow Is Us! It’s a very inspiring programme about fairly young people who’ve already achieved something.

A: Like what?

N: All possible achievement in studies, arts, sports. One programme was about a young musician who is only a second year student and who already won an international competition. Another is about two girls who set up a private enterprise with the help of Business Startup week. If you were here I would’ve recommended you to watch these programmes. They just show that patience hard work and persistence bear fruit.

A: Thank you. That’s already something. I’ll talk to Dasha, Vlad and Anton.

N: That’s a good idea. I was just about to apologize as the show is about to start.

A: Oh yeah. Don’t miss it. Thank you. Buy-buy.

N: Buy-buy.

Lesson 6

ex.4

Wooden House by Theresa Suslov

The apartment I rent, and in which I live, is located in a wooden house on a cozy, cobble-stoned square across the street from the Bridge of Tears in Minsk.

To enter the house, there are two steps which lead directly into a small, enclosed porch. The owner usually keeps vegetables harvested from her ‘dacha’ in this area. The porch remains cool during the autumn and winter months, so her bounty of produce will not spoil.

Once inside the small enclosed porch, there is a heavy, thick door separating the entrances to the house. I write entrances in the plural because this house is a duplex. Upon opening this door, there is another door straight ahead, which leads to the owner’s apartment. The entry door to my apartment is immediately to the left.

Entering my apartment, one must climb a staircase of heavily varnished stairs. The stairs and floors throughout the apartment are made of wood the color of honey. Along with the wooden doors, the warmth of the wood adds to the comfortable feeling in the apartment.

At the top of the stairs, straight ahead, is a door leading to the large kitchen and bathroom. The kitchen and bathroom have high ceilings. The owner took great pride in renovating this apartment and installed a heated floor in the bathroom. It is a lovely feeling to put feet down on this floor during the cold winter months.

On the staircase’s landing, to the left, is an area which acts as a buffer between the kitchen and bathroom area and the rest of the apartment. This area is also used to remove, or put on, shoes, as there is a cabinet here for storing them. Personally, I use this area to do my daily exercises. There is little furniture here, and I have plenty of space.

Through double doors is the living area and bedroom. These two rooms, along with the buffer area, have slanted ceilings. The living area consists of two sofas, three cabinets lining the wall on the right, a desk and its accompanying chair, a round, glass topped table and an area rug, pink in color with a brown floral design.

Along the left side of the living area is a row of four square windows which look out upon the inner square. These windows are protected with iron bars formed in small squares. Small blue, pull down shades are installed to cover the windows if desired.

Through the living area is the bedroom. The bedroom consists of a queen sized bed, a chest of drawers with mirror attached, a cushioned sitting chair and an area rug. There is a large closet with three sections, each section separated by sliding doors. One of these doors is mirrored. There are two windows in the bedroom. One is large, spanning almost the entire length from floor to ceiling. The other is very small, square in shape, and high up close to the ceiling. Each of the windows has a pull down shade.

The apartment in which I live is my sanctuary. It is clean, cozy and comfortable and I always look forward to coming ‘home’ to it.

Lesson 7

Ex.1

Sometimes just a smile on your face Can help to make this world a better place. Stand up for the things that are right. Try to talk things out instead of fight. Lend a hand when you can, get involved this is good. You can help to make a difference in your neighborhood.

Ex.3

My story takes place in my home town, an old mining community in Pennsylvania. I love my community and my state, and want my leaders to recognize the environmental destruction caused by coal mining and the effects on human health.  I did a lot of research into environmental affects of different types of pollutants in our environment including the larger scale pollutants such as greenhouse gases, and so I kind of started exploring all these different things related to climate change.

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I kind of stumbled upon the work of James Hanson because I was involved with an online community through NASA and studied graphs and reports about how much the climate was changing, and how little was being done about it. ​

My community gets its energy from coal plants, and residents suffer from the effects of extraction. Everything I learned led me to want to do something about climate change.

I walk a lot in my small community and once when I was out taking photographs, I noticed an absurd amount of litter in the water and along the side of the road.​

And I kept thinking to myself, it wouldn't take that long to clean this up. Just a small group of people together could make the entire area better and improve and help our community as well as the environment. So, I called my friend and we decided to start the "Pollution Patrol."

From there I went to my township and a borough meeting and presented the idea and asked if we could be the clean up crew and promote environmental stewardship. We became the first "Adopt-a-Community" in Westmoreland County.

It’s always worth starting with something small even if you think about serious environmental improvement.

Lesson 8

Ex. 2

Official Name -Republic of Belarus

President of Belarus - Alexander Lukashenko (1994 - present )

Total land area of Belarus - 207,600 km²

Population – 9.463,3 million (on 1 January 2013)

• Life expectancy at birth – 70.6 years

• Population living in cities – 76.3%

• The capital is Minsk – 1.900,8 million inhabitants

Regional centres of Belarus (January 2013):

• Brest  – 321,4 inhabitants 

• Vitebsk  – 360,3 inhabitants  

• Gomel  – 514,9 inhabitants 

• Grodno  – 352,4 inhabitants 

• Mogilev  – 366,8 inhabitants 

Ethnicity

Belarusian  Russian  Polish  Ukrainian  Jewish

83.4% 8.2% 3.1% 1.7% 0.13%

LanguagesspokeninBelarus -BelarusianandRussian

NationalholidaysinBelarus: 15 March – ConstitutionDay (15 March marks the day in 1994 when Belarus established its new Constitution: April - Union Day of Belarus and Russia (This is the official holiday marking the union of the states of Belarus and Russia;2nd Sunday in May - Day of the National Emblem and Flag of Belarus (This holiday is dedicated to the main symbols of the country which embody the ideas of national unity and are the major attributes of sovereignty and independence in Belarus); 9 May - Victory Day (Victory Day commemorates victory in the World War 2 (known as the Great Patriotic War).During the war, 25 per cent of the population of Belarus died. The occasion is marked with a large parade in Minsk Victory Square led by war veterans);3 July - Independence Day (In Belarus, Independence Day is celebrated on 3 July and marks the liberation of Minsk in 1944 from fascist aggressors. The occasion is marked with a large military parade in Pobeditilei Avenue.   Independence Day demonstrates the achievements of a sovereign Belarus and reminds the people that by suffering great loss, they have won the freedom of their country).

Other holidays and memorable dates in Belarus

Holidays:1 January –NewYear;7 January- OrthodoxChristmas;23 February- Fatherland Defenders and Armed Forces day of the Republic of Belarus – a day that pays tribute to servicemen past and present, and recognises all men too;8 March - Women’s Day. In modern Belarus 8 March is a celebration of love and respect towards women;1 May: Labour Day (Worker’s Day) - International Labour Day is one of the most popular holidays in Belarus. To celebrate there are lots of concerts and public entertainment and many families celebrate with picnics and barbecues.7 November- OctoberRevolutionDay;25 December- CatholicChristmas.

Memorable dates:  Belarus officially established memorable dates to acknowledge victims of great tragedy and to pay respect to those that died:  9^th day after Orthodox Easter: Commemoration Day (Radonitsa) – on this day, people in Belarus usually visit cemeteries to pay respect and lay flowers on the tombs of relatives and friends; 26 April-  Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl tragedy;22 June-Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Great Patriotic War.

Apart from the official holidays in Belarus there are also popular ancient national holidays:    6 – 7 July: Kupalle – Celebrated over the entire night of 6 July, this holiday is accompanied by songs, dances and traditions such as fire-jumping and night swims. 

National holidays when all offices are closed:

• 1 January: NewYear

• 7 January: OrthodoxChristmas

• 8 March: Women’sDay

• 9th day after Orthodox Easter: Radonitsa

• 1 May: LabourDay

• 9 May: VictoryDay

• 3 July: IndependenceDay

• 7 November: OctoberRevolutionDay

• 25 December: CatholicChristmas

Currency of Belarus

Belarusian rouble (Br)

Main Business Partners of Belarus: Russia, Netherlands, Ukraine, Germany, Latvia ,China, Poland,Italy, Lithuania, Brazil, Venezuela

Main Industries of Belarus: metallurgical, mechanical engineering, including tractors and agricultural, cars, machine-tool constructing and tool industry, instrument making, radio engineering, electro technical, electronic, optics-mechanical industry; and metal working, chemical and petrochemical, light industry, food industry

Agriculture: specializes in grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beet, flax, meat and dairy products

Natural resources: wood, peat, small oil and natural gas fields, granite, dolomite limestone, clay, sand

Number of people in employment

4.6 million (2012)

Internet users: more than 6.8 million