2. The author of this text is Jane Runyon.
3. I think its a fiction.
4. The story tells about Mary Elizabeth, who loved music.
5. She was happy when she heard lovely sounds.
6. Mary Elizabeth had one wish.
7. She wanted to make music on her own.
8. When Mary was sad she went to heruncle Ben.
9. One day uncle Ben showed Mary how can make beautiful music from broken glasses.
10. In my mind its unusual.
11. I like this text because its interesting.
Questions:
1. Is this text about Mary who loved music?
2. Who cheered Mary when she was sad?
3. What was Marys dream?
4. Mary couldn't sing very well, could she?
5. Did uncle Ben show Mary how they can make beautiful music or poems?
2.. Imagine that you are taking part in the international conference on the topic The role of the Internet in peoples life. Tell: why Internet activities are so popular; how the Internet can help students in their studies; whether the Internet can be dangerous; why.
The role of the Internet in peoples life
1. To my mind, the Internet is one of the most wonderful inventions of mankind.
2. We use the Internet to find information, to prepare reports, presentations.
3. We find everyday news online, educational resources, films, music, games, books, can communicate with friends around the world.
4. Shopping on the internet is becoming more and more popular.
5. However, the Internet has certain disadvantages.
6. First of all, there is too much violence online, as well as aggressive pictures and irrelevant information.
7. Secondly, the Internet is a free space, where personal information can easily be stolen.
8. Thirdly, the Internet and computers have turned people into passive creatures.
9. In addition, computer radiation is dangerous for human health.
10. We should spend less time using the computer.
11. We shouldnt forget about real life and other activities.
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1. THE FIRST WOMAN IN BUSINESS
At the start of the twentieth century the idea of women in business seemed crazy. In those days men held all the positions of power and made all the decisions about money. They believed that a woman` s place was at home, looking after her children, cooking for her family and managing the house. If a woman needed to work she could perhaps find a job in a shop or in a factory, but she had no chance of working as a businesswoman or a banker, or a lawyer.
Women` s fashions in the USA and Europe at that time supported their position in society. Fashionable women wore long dresses that almost touched the ground. This made it difficult for them to drive a car, ride a horse or even walk quickly.
But many women were not happy with their position in society, and they didnt like the clothes they had to wear. One of those people was a French woman called Gabrielle Coco Chanel. When she went into business in 1910, she planned to change clothes that women wore. But over the next sixty years she did much more than that, as she became the richest and the most successful businesswoman.
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Coco Chanel had no experience of business when she opened her first hat shop in Paris in 1910. She was only twenty-seven years old and she came from an ordinary family. Many of Cocos customers in her first shop were her young women friends. They loved the simple but beautiful hats and dresses that Coco made for them, and soon her shop started to do well.
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1. The title of the text is THE FIRST WOMAN IN BUSINESS
2. The author of this text isDavidEvance.
3. I think its a fiction.
4. The story tells about very famous French fashion designer of women's clothes and founder of the Chanel brand Coco Chanel.
5. At the start of the twentieth century women were at home, looking after their children, cooking for their family and couldworkonlyin a shop or in a factory.
6. Women worelongdresseswhichwere not comfortable to driveor even walk quickly.
7. A French woman called Gabrielle Coco Chanel planned to change clothes that women wore.
8. She went into business in 1910 and opened her first hat shop in Paris.
9. She was only twenty-seven years old and she came from an ordinary family.
10. Her fist customers were her young women friends.
11. Over the next sixty years she became the richest and the most successful businesswoman.
12. I like this text because its interesting.
Questions:
1. Do you like this text?
2. Who is the main hero of this text?
3. When did Gabrielle Coco Chanel open her first shop?
4. She came from an ordinary family, didnt she?
5. Was she 27 or 30 years old when she started her own business?
. Imagine you are preparing for taking part in the conference on the language policy. Tell: why the English language is becoming so important; how many languages you would like to learn; what they would be;what problems people face while learning the languages.
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