Julia Ah well, I think we have very, erm, well-deserved reputation for being loud, w are certainly very loud, erm, everywhere, it doesnt matter where we are, we just talk ll t the same time and quite loud. And were also very disorganized, rm, l believe that we are, and another thing that is well-deserved. Erm, what else, were very lazy, erm, I dont think that is true, erm, we used to sleep our siestas r, but I think were bit more European now and we ll have the same sort of timetables. rm, and then well, were sociable and outgoing, rm, were always with other people, were rr... rarely n our own, erm, we tend to do lots of things at the same time, and thats also because, there are so mn places and they n until late, rm, its bit mr relaxed atmosphere than in England.
Zoltan Most foreigners seem to think that ll our dishes r spicy and rll hot, which is not exactly true... r... we use quite lt of paprika but its not hot t ll especially nt when its compared to Asian dishes for example. And also the other thing that people think of is... er... horses and... r... the great plains... n in five live in Budapest which is big city, and quite lot of people live in smaller towns and smaller cities and not n the great plains at ll and mn... would not have seen horse in their whole lives.
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V Listen to the text. The earth
The current scientific estimate for the age of the earth is 4.6 billion years. There are numerous indicators that the earth was in existence billions of years ago but it still is impossible to prove exactly how mn millions. The earth is considered to have maximum of seven continents. What are they? continent is n of several major land masses n the earth. These are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Many geographers and scientists now refer to just six continents, where Europe and Asia are combined (since theyre n solid land mass). w mn countries are there in the world? There are 193 countries in the world. East Timor is the most recent country, having gained independence from Indonesia in 2002. Which continent has the most countries? Africa is home to 53 independent countries, representing more than 25% of the countries of the world. The largest African country is Sudan. What is the population of the world! The population of the world is 6.1 billion people and it is growing all the time. Current research indicates that about five people are born every second, while two people die, leaving us with population increase of three new humn beings per second. Which country has the largest population! China. It is home to more than 1.2 billion people. India is currently the worlds second most populous country with 1 billion people, but b 2040, India is expected to have the largest population.
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V Listen to the text. The work as a correspondent
We have called you Daniel Patrick, but Ive bn told b m Chinese friends that u should have Chinese nm as well and this glorious dawn sky makes m think well ll you Son of the Eastern Star. Your coming has turned m upside dwn and inside out. So much that seemed ssntil to m has, in the past fw days, taken n diffrnt color. Like mn foreign rrsndnts I know, I have lived life that, n occasion, has veered ls to the edge: war zones, natural disasters, and darkness in ll its shapes nd forms. In world of insurit nd ambition and ego, its easy to b drawn in, to take chances with our lives, to gamble with death. Now, looking t your sleeping f, listening to your occasional sigh, I wndr how I could have ever thought glory and prizes were sweeter thn life. And its also true that I m pained, perhaps haunted is better word, b the mmr, suddenly so vivid nw, of each suffering child I have m across n m journey. tell you the truth, its nrl too much to hr t this mmnt to vn think of children being hurt and abused. And yet, lking at you, the images m flooding back. n-yr-ld Andi Mikhail n hillside in Eritrea, how his voice cried out, whn the wind blew dust n to his wounds. The two brothers, Domingo and Juste, in nngu, southern Angola. Juste, two years old nd dying from mlnutritin, bing carried n seven-year-old Domingos back. And Domingos words to m, was nice before, but nw he has the hunger.
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