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What questions should you ask a travel agent to learn more about a tour?



- Is this town worth visiting? - Are these activities included or available for an additional fee? What documents do I need to carry with me when I travel? - 4 meals are included, aren’t they? - Which activities are included in the cost?

4. What can you advise a person who doesn't know where to spend his/her holiday? I would advise a person to spend his /her holiday in Belarus and visit Nesvizh and Mir castles. Nesvizh lies in Minsk region. It is one of the oldest towns in Belarus. From the 16th century it was the residence of the rich family – the Radziwils. There is a monument to Radziwil-Sirotka in Neswizh. The castle in Mir is older than the castle in Nesvizh. It dates from the 15th century. There is no other castle in the world like this one. The builders used red bricks for the castle. Since 1992 the castle in Mir has been a museum. This place is also famous for its beautiful park. The castles are very interesting. They are famous for their ghosts. The Nesvizh ghosts are the Black Dame and the Black Nun. The Black Nun likes to play tricks on people. The ghost can push someone or break a mirror. And the Black Dame still walks in the castle. It’s the ghost of Barbara Radziwil.

5. What difficulties can you have when visiting a foreign country? Is it possible to avoid them? – I think you may face language difficulties, increased cost, some problems with safety and local traditions when visiting a foreign country. So you should follow some rules to avoid the problems: 1) Know the local customs. 2) Make copies of your passport, travel itinerary and tickets, credit cards, driver's license, and any other important documents.3) Get the addresses and phone numbers of your country's embassy in the foreign country. 4) Keep your personal information secret.

 

 

№ 17     I.1.Read the article and say in 2—3 sentences what it is about.

MOTHER TERESA

Mother Teresa was a simple nun1. She never wanted to be famous, but everyone in the world knows who she is.

Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in what is now Macedonia2. She was the youngest of three children. Agnes’3 father died when she was a child. Her mother made dresses to support the family. Agnes’ mother also liked to do charity work, such as visiting the sick. Agnes often went with her, and she enjoyed helping these people.

Even as a child, Agnes wanted to be a nun. When she was 18 years old, she joined a group of nuns in India. There, she chose the name Teresa. Then she went to Calcutta to work at St. Mary’s School, in a convent4. Sister Teresa worked there for 20 years and eventually became the principal.

One day in 1946 Sister Teresa was riding on a train to Darjeeling5. She looked out of the window and saw dirty children wearing rags and sleeping in doorways. Sick and dying people were lying on dirty streets. At that moment, she believed God sent her a message. She decided to go to work with the poor.

Two years later, Sister Teresa left the convent and opened a school for the kids from poor families. Though at the very beginning the school had no roof, no walls, and no chairs, later it became well­known all around India. In 1948, Sister Teresa started her own group of nuns. They were called the Missionaries of Charity. The nuns lived in the slums6 with people who were poor, dirty, and sick. It was hard work and the days were long. But many young nuns came from around the world to join Mother Teresa.

Later, she started homes for children without families. She also started clinics. Over the years, news of her work spread around the world. Many people sent her donations of money, others came to work with her. By 1990 the Missionaries of Charity were working in 400 centres around the world.

Mother Teresa got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. But she always said her greatest reward was helping people. Her message to the world was: ‘We can do no great things — only small things with great love’.

1 a nun [nʌ n] монахиня      2 Macedonia [ˌ mæ sə ˈ də ʊ nɪ ə ] Македония

3Agnes [ˈ æ ɡ nɪ s] Агнес        4 a convent [ˈ kɒ nv(ə )nt] монастырь

5 Darjeeling [daː ˈ dʒ iː lɪ ŋ ] Дарджилинг (город) 6 slums трущобы

2.The author writes about Mother Teresa’s family. Read the extract which says about it.

3. Why did Mother Teresa decide to devote her life to people in need?

4. What did Mother Teresa do for people?

 

 

II. Listen to the interview and answer the questions below.

1. What does Jackie want to become?

2. Why has she chosen this profession?

3. Why is it important for students to do sport at school?

III. Let’s talk about accommodation.

1. Let's talk about different types of houses. What does your house/flat look like?

I really like my flat, because it's cosy and comfortable. My parents were very happy, when we moved into this flat ten years ago. The flat looked very spacious to them at that time. But now as I have grown up, they think it's not as large as it used to be as there's not enough space for the three of us.

The flat consists of a living-room, my parents’ room and my room. Of course, there's a kitchen and a bathroom, two halls and a lavatory. All the rooms are separate. We have all modern conveniences such as central heating, electricity, gas, cold and hot running water and a telephone. I think our flat is nicely furnished.

Our living-room is the largest in the flat. The windows of the living-room face the avenue (yard). This room looks very nice, because the curtains on the windows match the wallpaper and the furniture. By the wall you can see a sideboard, in the corner there is a colour TV set. In the opposite corner there is a sofa, two arm-chairs and a small table. On the floor we have a nice thick carpet.

It's really wonderful to have a room for yourself. I think it means that I've got some independence and privacy. My room is quite big and spacious. It contains almost everything I need. The writing-table and two chairs are placed near the window. There are several bookshelves on the walls. I use my room as a study, where I do my homework. I have an armchair and a little table with a tape-recorder opposite my bed. My friends often come to my place and we like to get together in my room. They say that they would also like to have such a big and nice room as mine.

There is a saying «Men make houses, women make homes». It's true about our family. My father tries to renovate the flat from time to time. But mum wants to make it cosier and more attractive. All of us do our best to keep the flat clean and tidy.


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