10 Reasons to Visit London

• Task 1.

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Questions.
1) Where can we come face-to-face with the dinosaurs?
2) What are the most interesting canals in London for tourists? 
3) What is the largest urban shopping centre in Europe? Where is it situated?
4) What are popular gardens in London? Parks?
5) What opportunities of accomodation are there in London? 

• Task 2.

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Definitions. 
1) .................. (adj.) - Showing a great deal of variety; very different.
2) .................. (noun) - Miscellaneous objects and ornaments of little value.
3) .................. (pronoun) - A large or sufficient amount or quantity; more than enough.
4) .................. (verb) - Develop gradually.
5) .................. (adj.) - Extremely impressive or attractive.

Multiple choice (choose a/b/c/d)

TOP 10 Best airports in the World.

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Read the text and then choose a/b/c/d answer for every question. 

1) How many passengers Singapore Changi Airport served in 2012? 

   a) 15 million 

   b) more than 15 million

   c) more than 50 million

   d) 50 million

2) Which awards were received to the Incheon International Airport in 2013? (choose 2 answers)

   a) Best Airport Design

   b) Best Airport Staff Service 

   c) Best Registration For Flight

   d) Best International Transfer Airport 

3) Where is situated Schiphol Airport?

   a) in Madrid

   b) in Amsterdam

   c) in Lissbon

   d) in Wales

4) In which place was Hong Kong International Airport in 2012?

   a) in the first

   b) in the second

   c) in the third

   d) in the fourth

5) When was opened Beijing Capital International Airport?

   a) in 2012

   b) in 2002

   c) in 1992

   d) in 2008

6) Choose Munich Airport's awards. (choose 2 answers)

   a) Best Airport in Central Europe

   b) Best Airport With Food Area

   c) Best Airport in South Europe

   d) Best Airport Dining Experience

7) What good distinctive feature has Zurich Airport?

   a) Best Airport Baggage Delivery

   b) Best Airport Baggage Storage

   c) Best Airport Baggage Loss

   d) Best Airport Baggage Finding

8) What is the only airport in this rating from North America?

   a) John F. Kennedy International Airport

   b) Miami International Airport

   c) Vancouver International Airport

   d) Orlando Airport 
9) What qualities has Tokyo International Airport?
   a) clean
   b) small
   c) domestic atmosphere
   d) dirty
10) What does it mean "T5"?
   a) To five
   b) Terminal 5
   c) The 5
   d) To 5

Formal letter (about the article)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30183262

25 November 2014

Deat Editor, 

I am writing to protest about the article "Casablanca piano sells for $2,9m in New York auction": the information given in the article is not right. A buyer and a cost of piano are another. 

On that day I was one of the auction's participants. First, the article says that Casablanca piano is from classic 1940s - however, it is from 1950s (this is a fact from history). The second false fact is about a buyer, article says that it is Bonhams, but it is another. Now I do not remember exactly how it is called. The third thing is cost of the piano. You wrote that $2.9m, but it was bought for $290 thousands. 

I hope you will correct the information of the article as soon as possible, before other people did not read it. 

I look forward to get an answer for you.

Yours faithfully, 

Roman Gorbenkov

Questions for an article

http://www.usatoday.com/experience/beach/best-beaches/10-affordable-motel-style-beach-resorts/9320555/

Here are some questions about the article.

• Where is situated Southernmost Hotel (city)?
• How many rooms has a hotel Tamarindo Diria Beach & Golf Resort?
• What extras are in a low-priced hotel in Kapaa?
• In what beach is situated Kon Tiki Inn motel?
• Are there in Jake's motel a phone, Internet and TV in the cottages?
• Is a charming surfer town, Haleiwa, near the Ke Iki Beach Bungalows? How near is it situated?
• In what motel are some of the condos have high-end technology and modern kitchens with stainless steel appliances?
• What motel is maden in Caribbean decor?
• WIth what are decorated one-, two- and three-bedroom units in Barbados motel?
• Who might appreciate the Townhouse's proximity?

Article's description

The name of article is "10 affordable motel-style beach resorts". 
An article was written by Jane Reynold. 
The link is http://www.usatoday.com/experience/beach/best-beaches/10-affordable-motel-style-beach-resorts/9320555/
 
In article is written about 10 places in America - motels (not hotels) near beaches, where tourists can relax without spending too much money. There is an attractive description of all places - about habitation, nature, location and features of these places. The autroh has traveled to beaches all over the world and has stayed not only in luxe beachfront hotels, but also in lovely motel-style beach properties that are affordable. Here are her top ten picks.

• Ke Iki Beach Bungalows, Oahu

• Ocean Palms Beach Resort, Carlsbad, California

• Southernmost Hotel, Key West 

• Jake's, Jamaica 

• Ocean Dunes Resort & Residences, Amagansett, N.Y 

• Tamarindo Diria Beach & Golf Resort, Costa Rica

• Kon Tiki Inn, Pismo Beach, Calif ornia

• White Sands Beach Villas, Barbados 

• Aston Islander on the Beach, Kauai, Hawaii 

• Townhouse Hotel, Miami

Are traditions important?

   Traditions are big human knowledge, what we must remember and continue. In my opinion it's important to continue traditions of our families, because they were taking place long ago. Traditions are part of history, they say us where we came from.

Biotechnology

BIOTECHNOLOGY

http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/forget-meds-new-implants-could-deliver-meds-131020.htm

Forget Shots - New Implants Could Deliver Meds

If you’re diabetic or have Pernicious anemia you have to manage injections, sometimes daily. Now there’s hope for treating such chronic diseases via implants powered by nothing more than light-triggered engineered cells.

The implants could also monitor toxins in the body in real time, providing long-term health data — either warning you to take your heart meds or even administering the meds themselves.

5 Major Advances in Robotic Prosthetics

The technology, reported in the journal Nature Photonics, consists of transparent polymer implants. Each implant has genetically modified cells in it that activate in response to light. The cells can be programmed to release chemicals. 

Myunghwan Choi and Seok Yun led a joint Harvard University and University of Toronto team to build a set of implants made of hydrogel, a polymer material that is compatible with tissue. Each hydrogel implant was 4 millimeters by 40 millimeters, and only a millimeter thick. The patches were loaded up with cells engineered to respond to light.

Choi and Yun demonstrated the implants in two ways. In one experiment they used them to deliver insulin, and in another they were toxin detectors.

The insulin system was used on diabetic mice. The scientists sent blue light through an optical fiber to the implant, inducing the cells in the implant to make a protein that stimulates insulin production.

Artist Implants Chip For GIF Tattoo

For the toxin detection, the engineered cells emitted green light in the presence of heavy metals. By measuring the light levels from the implant, they could see how much heavy metal was present.

There is still work to be done before it gets to local clinics. First, the cells have to be taken from the host — otherwise there is the risk of immune reactions. Also, the transmission of light through the hydrogel has to be extended — humans are bigger than mice. Third, it will take time to discover how porous the hydrogels should be in order to best deliver the kinds of drugs necessary. 

If that happens, one day our bodies could be networked as much as our devices.

OCT 20, 2013 01:00 PM ET // BY JESSE EMSPAK

TASK 1 Read the text and choose a correct answers.

1) What could implants also monitor?

a) pesticides in the air

b) toxins in the body in real time

2) Can this technology help you if you are diabetic and Pernicious anemia ?

a) Yes, only if you are diabetic.

b) Yes, only if you have Pernicious anemia.

c) No

d) Yes.

3) Who were Myunghwan Choi and Seok Yun?

a) doctors from a joint team

b) technologists from a joint team

c) policemen from a joint team

4) How many experiments had Choi and Yun?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

5) Does protein stimulate insulin production?

a) Yes

b) No

6) Is this technology finished?

a) No, it's fail.

b) No, there is still work to be done before it gets to local clinics.

7) Where from are Choi and Yun? (2 answers)

a) From Harvard University

b) From University of Denver

c) From University of Toronto

8) How many major advantages are there in Robotic Prosthetics?

a) 3

b) 5

c) 7

Biotechnology

http://news.discovery.com/human/genetics/smoking-cigarettes-genetic-damage-110115.htm http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/forget-meds-new-implants-could-deliver-meds-131020.htm

Summary of article

Summary of article: Facebook, your parents and you. http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine/science-and-technology/facebook-your-parents-and-you Nowadays for many teenagers and adults Facebook is neccessary in daily life. They use it not only for virtual connection with people, but also for listening to music, reading news and watching videos. On the one hand, it's comfortable that one website has all these functions.If somebody is bored at work or, for example, waits for a flight, he may entertain himself with Facebook. But on the other hand, Facebook has bad points too. For example, everybody can know where are you at the moment or what you did at this weekend. People send daily photos to the Facebook and a lot of people from the whole World may see it. But teenagers must remember that parents can use Facebook too. And they are interested in this, where their child was yesterday and with who. But teens don't want that their parent know everything about them. That to avoid a trouble teens must check their settings on Facebook. They can make a closed profile, not free. It helps them avoid trouble not only with parents but also with unknown people who not always are good. It seems to me, that in our generation it's normal, that Facebook is so popular in the World. But people must be careful: don't become addicted to Facebook and know, that on Facebook are a lot of bad people. To avoid it users may make closed profiles.

Creative writing prompts

Imagine your life is now a book. In 100 words, write the blurb for it. (It’s what people will read on the back cover). When Jerry finds a dusty old piano in the loft of his new house, his parents offer to pay for the music lessons. Turned out, that piano is quite serviceable. Jerry decided that it would be cool to learn to play piano. But there was something strange about Jerry’s piano teacher – Dr. Shreek. Something really strange. Sometimes Jerry can’t understand what the teacher wants to say. Soon Jerry has heard the stories. Really terrible stories. About the students at Dr. Shreek's music school. Students who went there for a lesson . . . and never came out.

Email to teacher

Hello, Stella Remmelg. I want to thank you for giving your idea to registrate on World Education Games. So we can exercise in our English. My registration became well, in the same minute I had an answer in my email. I confirmed invitation, filled a profile. I hope this World project, where I participate third time, will be a good opportunity to exercise in English. Roma

Estonia and estonian people. Presentation

Estonia and estonian people from RomaGorbenkov

Describing a picture 2

   In the picture I can see a huge sport area, where is a concert of the most popular and unusual singer in  the World - queen of POP - Lady Gaga (whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta). She is the best know and scandalous celebrity nowadays.

   In this photo we can see her on of the first her concerts in Seoul, which is from 27.04.2012 to 2013 year. She has the greatest World Tour - "The Born This Way Ball tour", and there will be more than 110 concerts over the World.

   In the photo there are a lot of people (more than 50000). All the people are happy and have fun because they are seeing  their idol. Also there very much lighting effects and speakers of the loud music. Lady gaga is singing all her very popular songs, which listen hundreds of million people over the World. Compared with the stadium her scene is very small.

   The weather is cloudy and there is dark, because this is night.

Describing a picture

I see a picture. There are 6 people: 2 men and 4 women. I think that they are 5 students and 1 teacher. They all are sitting on the chairs maybe in the school library. Teacher is telling something to students.She is wearing in red blouse, dark trousers and shoes. She has long dark and curly hair; she is about 45 y.o. Three others students - girls have long hairs too, but two have light and one has dark hair. One of the light-hair girls has a bow in her hair. Second girl has grey sweater, and third has white blouse and black Near their are sitting two men. One of their has short black hair and striped grey-blue sweater. Second man has blak T-shirt with white picture, he has long straight hair.
Behind them are a lot of books on the shelfs, small TV and 2 bottles of wine: bright and red. It is day, because in the room is very light. Perhaps, it is autumn, winter (but not spring and summer), because people are wearing warm clothes. I think students are about 20 years old.

Legend "Bear Lake Monster"

Bear Lake Monster

A Utah Ghost Story 

retold by

S. E. Schlosser

  

  
   If you travel to Bear Lake in Utah on a quiet day, you just might catch a glimpse of the Bear Lake Monster.

   The monster looks like a huge brown snake and is nearly 90 feet long. It has ears that stick out from the side of its skinny head and a mouth big enough to eat a man. According to some, it has small legs and it kind of scurries when it ventures out on land. But in the water - watch out! It can swim faster than a horse can gallop - makes a mile a minute on a good day. Sometimes the monster likes to sneak up on unwary swimmers and blow water at them. The ones it doesn't carry off to eat, that is.

  A feller I heard about spotted the monster early one evening as he was walking along the lake. He tried to shoot it with his rifle. The man was a crack shot, but not one of his bullets touched that monster. It scared the heck out of him and he high tailed it home faster than you can say Jack Robinson. Left his rifle behind him and claimed the monster ate it.

   Sometimes, when the monster has been quiet for a while, people start saying it is gone for good. Some folks even dredge up that old tale that says how Pecos Bill heard about the Bear Lake monster and bet some cowpokes that he could wrestle that monster until it said uncle. According to them folks, the fight lasted for days and created a hurricane around Bear Lake. Finally, Bill flung that there monster over his shoulder and it flew so far it went plumb around the world and landed in Loch Ness, where it lives to this day.

   Course, we know better than that. The Bear Lake Monster is just hibernating-like. Keep your eyes open at dusk and maybe you'll see it come out to feed. Just be careful swimming in the lake, or you might be its next meal!

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Homework (11.11.2011)

QUESTIONS.

1) What say scientists about physical exercise? What it gets?
2) What is "brain-derived neurotrophic factor"? Your answer must be to 1 word.
3) What makes protein which release brain?
4) Continue: "Children who aren’t as active are more likely to become..."
5) How many minutes a day kids must to do exercises, that to be better in studying?
6) Call some food with Omega-3 fatty acids and other right foods.
7) What can cause not getting enough sleep to kids?

Aphorisms about job

• When you are asked if you can do a job, tell, "Certainly I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it.

• Many people quit looking for work when they find a job.

• For many people a job is more than an income – it's an important part of who we are.

• We pretend to work because they pretend to pay us.

Describing a profession

Fashion designer.

Fashion designer is very interesting and unusual profession. People, who want to be designers, may be creative, fashionable, persistent and enduring. These people must to "be in fashion": must know, what now is "in fashion", must be with their own style, must be very creative, must drow well, must be little strange and unusual. Usually, these people like at school art and handicraft - subjects, where everyone can invent and create something. Human, who want work in high fashion, must know very much about fashion: successfull and famous designers, their biographies, must know famous models and Fashion Houses. All successfull designers have their own individual taste. Fashion designers are different:  some invent and drow sketches of clothes, some sew clothes, some construct clothes. Successfull designers (Coco Chanel, Vivienne Westwood, Christian Dior...) are famous in whole World, they are very rich.

Household jobs.

I hate doing my homework.
I do not mind empty dishwasher.
Emptying the rubbish really get on my nerves.

Story.

   This story I saw on TV. One day one mother in the evening walked with her little child in the park. Suddenly, she wanted to go to the shop, because there were very big rebates. Child slept, and mother left him alone in the street. She did some steps, when suddenly pushchair with her child rushed down. Fortunately, passenges could  to catch its. But mother only looked at her child and still went to the shop. When she came back after shopping, child disappeared! She was shocked, but called to police and they found pushchair with little child in the park with old woman. She said, child very cried and she took him for peacing. Mother was happy.