A few and few, a little and little A few (for countable nouns) and a little (for uncountable nouns) describe the quantity in a positive way: · "I've got a few friends" (= maybe not many, but enough) · "I've got a little money" (= I've got enough to live on) Few and little describe the quantity in a negative way: · Few people visited him in hospital (= he had almost no visitors) · He had little money (= almost no money) Some adjectives and adjectival phrases can only go with uncountable nouns (salt, rice, money, advice), and some can only go with countable nouns (friends, bags, people). With Uncountable Nouns With Both With Countable Nouns How much? How much? or How many? How many? a little no/none a few a bit (of) not any a number (of) some (any) ...
Weather forecast. Millions of people tune into the weather forecast each evening on television. Most of them imagine that the presenter does little more than arrive at the studio a few minutes before the broadcast, read the weather, and then go home. In fact, this image is far from the truth. The two-minute bulletin which we all rely on when we need to know tomorrow's weather is the result of a hard day's work by the presenter, who is actually a highly-qualified meteorologist. Every morning after arriving at the TV studios, the first task of the day is to collect the latest data from the National Meteorological Office. This office provides up-to-the-minute information about weather conditions throughout the day, both in Britain and around the world. The information is very detailed and includes predictions, satellite and radar pictures, as well as more technical data. After gathering all the ...
QUANTIFIERS 1.Fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers: much, many a. It seems to me that we've had ............................... assignments in English this term. b. How ........................................... material can we be expected to read in one week? c. ............................................................... books are not in the library. d. I've had ............................................................ headaches already because of stress. e. ....................................................depression can be attributed to being overworked. 2.Fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers: much, many, few, little, most. a. Our jard looks awful this summer.There are too ......................................... weeds. b.I didn't use ............................... fertilizer last spring, and that has made a difference. c. Also, I've paid attention to how ..................................
Indefinite Pronouns Table of Contents Some and any....................................................................... 2 No (+ Noun) and none (+ Pronoun) ........................................ 3 Every and each..................................................................... 3 Whole ................................................................................... 4 Both, either and neither ....................................................... 4 Few/a few – a little/little....................................................... 5 A lot of/lots of – much/many................................................ 5 Some, any + -body / -one, + -thing, + -where ........................ 6 Some and any Some and any mean a certain number or amount. They are used with or instead of plural or uncountable nouns. Some is a possible plural form of a/an and one: Have a ...
Inglise keel Grammatika MÄÄRAJAD Nimisõnadel on tavaliselt MÄÄRAJA nende ees: my mother, much snow. Kõige harilikumad määrajad inglise keeles on MÄÄRAV- ja UMBMÄÄRANE ARTIKKEL. Teised määrajad sisaldavad: 1. Omastavad nimisõnad ja asesõnad: Mike's bike, his car. 2. Demonstreeriv/näitav asesõna: this milk, that cat, these sweets, those phones. 3. Kõik/kogus/hulk sõnad: all boys, some girls, any juice, no water ( also: every, each, either, neither, one, another, both, several, enough, many, much, more, a few, a little, few, little ). 4. Wh-sõnad: what book? Which book? Whose book? Whatever book, whichever book? 5. Hüüatus sõnad: such a day! Such bad weather! What a day! What nice music! Kui on rohkem kui üks määraja, siis loevad need reeglid: 1. Aseta ALL ja BOTH määraja ette: They drank all the wine. Both his sons are tall. 2. Ase...
1. ÜLESANNE 1) packaging 2) leftovers 3) carton 4) landfill 5) natural ressources 6) household rubbish 7) reduce 2. ÜLESANNE 1) too/ very little 2) too much 3) a few 4) a little 5) (very) many 6) too much 3. ÜLESANNE 1) goes 2) 'll tell 3) doesn't get 4) 'll have 5) is 4. ÜLESANNE 1) D 2) C 3) E 4) F 5) B 6) A
Nimisõna.The noun. Oma ülesehituselt jagunevad inglise keele nimisõnad kolme liiki: 1) lihtnimisõnad nt: man, bird, apple, steam, love, pigeon, button 2) tuletatud nimisõnad (sisaldavad sufikseid) nt:teatcher, sailor, artist, building, translation, astonishment, friendship, childhood, lazines 3) liitnimisõnad nt: blackbird, newspaper, seaman, income, appletree, ballpoint, keyhole, rainbow, steamboat Tähenduselt on nimisõnad kas üldnimed või pärisnimed: 1) üldnimed (common nouns) nt:boy, tree, forest, people, family, air, cheese 2) pärisnimed (proper names) nt: Jane, Jack, Estonia, the United Kingdom, the Mississippi, New York, the Savoy (hotel), Oxford Street, Westminster Abbey, The Times Üldnimed on kas loendatavad või loendamatud nimisõnad. Loendatavaid nimisõnu (countables/count nouns) võib kasutada koos umbmäärase artikliga a/an, neil on mitmuse vorm ning neid saab ...
How much does life weigh? The question can be understood differently. Some might take it word by word, others in some metaphorical way. Many are convinced that a human body has an immortal part - a soul. With knowing how few it actually weights, we can only assume what we have in these grams and whether it is anything worth at all. First of all, what do we claim to be a soul? It is our conscience with no form or location. It is the energy that is a part of the whole universe. In consideration of this, every human being has their own soul. This is what makes us all different and unique. Because of this, how can we even question the weight of our lives, when it seems to be completely different for everyone? Well, let's think about the moment of death. It is the exact moment, where our energy leaves our bodies. It has been scientifically proven that at this moment, every human being loses weight - 21 grams on aver...
As soon as I saw the rest of the group at the airport, I realised that I made a dreadful mistake. I shouldn’t have booked this trip alone. I should have invited a friend with me. Rest of the group standing few hundred meters away from me were punks. I mean literally punk people with their weird hairstyles and entirely dressed in black. They seemed so terryfing to me. Few of them noticed me standing here and they gave me smirky smiles. That scared me even more. How the hell am I supposed to enjoy this trip with these guys? I started walking slowly towards them, thinking that maybe I should turn around and not go to this trip. But I payed so much money and waited for this journey for so long. I reached the group and I was shaking a little. But you know what? They turned out to be the nicest and friendliest people and I had the best trip ever with them. That’s why there is a saying that don’t judge a book by it’s cover- so basically don’t ...
Continuing Katherine Mansfield’s short story “Mrs. Brill” IB HL English A: Language and literature Written task 1 Rationale of the Written Task (Part four) This written task is created by using imagination and skills of creative writing. During the process of producing the task, the short story was analyzed from beginning to end in order to continue the story in a way that is suitable. The nature of this task is a short story as it continues Katherine Mansfield’s short story “Miss Brill.” In the continue of the short story a new literary device has brought in, in order to explain the short story’s protagonist Miss Brill. The literary device is external analepsis as in several parts of the story Miss Brill jumps in her thoughts back to the past. The main audience of the written task are people who enjoy reading Katherine Mansfield’s short story “Miss Brill” and who would now like to read a writt...
How to save fresh water? We all know what the problem is. Our lakes are dirty, people are wasting water for no reason not understanding how important it is not to waste it because we may soon run out of fresh water. It can seem like there's no solution, but there is! A few simple changes can help a lot. First of all, it is really important to keep our lakes clean, because nature is the premier source of fresh water. So people should stop dropping garbage into the lakes or near them. And walking pets near the lakes is also not such a good idea. It's not very nice to find some animal's body wastes while going to swim. Secondly, think about how much water you use. A few simple steps could save your money and help protect the environment. For example you should prefer shower to bath or you should turn the water off while brushing your teeth. Finally, people who work in agriculture, should start collecting rainwater to water their f...
Would you rather go to a large or a small school. I prefer large school. In a large school there are many opportunities to learn. First I would say that the big school is located in city. This is important to me. When I live in city i have to choose many number of schools. I have to do much more than go home and school. I have more time and i can go in many hobby groups. Secondly I would say that I do not like that teachers have less time. Teachers have little time to deal with people individually. Preparation of teaching materials is more difficult to have many classes in school. Work hard to improve because teachers do not have much time. Thirdly I would say I do not like that there are few nature in a big school near. City people do not surrounded the clean nature. People living in polluted climates, where cars travel every day. People should move to the land where it is cleaner and more recent. In a large sch...
CHOCTAW Ave Tüür 9.a Native American people, from Southeastren United States Population - 160 000 Descendants of the Hopewellian people and Mississippian culture Nanih Waiya mound Culture Combined European-American influences. And interaction with Spain, France, and England shaped it as well. Known for: rapid incorporation of modernity, developing a written language, transitioning to yeoman farming methods, and accepting European-Americans and African-Americans into their society. The Choctaw also practiced Head Flattening, but the practice eventually fell out of favor. Games Choctaw stickball- ,,little Chunkey- consisted of a brother of war" because of stone-shaped disk(12 it's roughness and inches in length). The disk substitution for war. 20-300 was thrown down ...
If I Were a Minister of Education In the last five years we have witnessed several changes in the education system. Although some people find it useful and needed, others find it tragic. What has changed and what would I do to make school a better place? Firstly, there are several things that has been changed in the last few years, such as financing vocational schools. Students of vocational schools get paid for good grades and in some schools even for attending school. Even dorms are paid for students. That is true, we have a chance of getting a little scholarship in high schools, if we graduate with a medal, but it is times and times harder to achieve. In fact government has started to close high schools because they think that there are too many of them. It looks like our country wants only graduates with vocational education, which I find really sad. If I were a minister of education I would do every...
Anglo-norman period (1066-1300) The normans · The name derives from "the Northmen" · Descendants of the Vikings · Seized the north-western part of France · The area known as Normandy · Adopted French customs and Christianity · Norman-French (their version of French). 1066 · Edward the Confessor dies in January · Harold Godwinson crowned as king in Westminster Abbey on the same day · Another candidate for the throne William, Duke of Normandy · Gathered an army · Invasion delayed (bad weather) · Harald, king of Norway, invades England from the North · A battle at Stamford Bridge · Harald's army defeated, leaders killed · The end of the Viking Age · The Normans land in Britain (a few days after Stamford Bridge) · The Battle of Hastings · Harold defeated ...
Mustamäe College AUSTRALIA Report Compiled by Denis Doborovits 5A Tallinn 2009 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Australia 3. Animals 4. Cities 5. Economy 6. Summary Introduction I'll tell you a little about Australia. Australia is a continent In the southern hemisphere. The area is 7.7 million square km. The capital of Australia is Canberra. The population is 17 million. The official language is English. Australia The Outback is more than two-thirds of Australia, but its population is less than 100,000. Many people live on sheep or cattle stations which are enormous farms. There are a few catt...
Independence day 24 February. Estonian people often have a day-off from school and work, to celebrate this day. People often make big dinners and sit around in the circle of family. They often light a few candles on the window and all houses have an Estonian flag out. This is by law the most important holiday, commemorating the declaration of independence in 1918. New Year's Eve 31December The New Year's Eve is an event that happens when Estonians celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Estonians launch a big amount of fireworks up to the sky at midnight. It's a celebration with family and friends. After launcing the fireworks people watch and toast and wich a happy new year to each other. Christmas Eve 24 December Most of the traditions, such as Christmas dinner and gift giving are observed in Estonia on this day. Santa Claus visits homes in person, played by an older family member or a rent-a-Santa. In Est...
The Haunting House There is a land, far away from here. It is rocky and harsh and few people live there. There is very little transportation, few radio or television shows and certainly no newspaper circulation. There are towns nearby, but they are small and undeveloped. Actually, there is nothing to develop them into. The house, we're talking about, sits high atop a rocky hill alone, as a ruin. There is much history to this place, but that history is centuries old. Recently has nothing happened here. This huge manor has been vacant for nearly a hundred years. It was cleared of human-kind by a spirit so malevolent no one will step foot inside. It is mostly made of wood. There are no windows left, merely shells. The master of the house held it in such fear, that the ghosts are still visible, as reported by some who have been there. A master loved beer and whiskey. But he was incredibly mean and evil. ...
My dream house My dream house is located about few kilometers from the big city, in a very picturesque place near the endless river or bottomless lake. I dream about place like this as I prefer clean fresh air and unpolluted water. I don't find myself very happy in little and uncomfortable house, so my dream house is very cozy, comfortable, well planned, with lost of gigantic windows. If you asked about rooms, I must say that I don't need many of them, but it is very important that all these rooms were as large as it is possible. The modern front door opens into a spacious hall, where are many portraits of family members, exotic flowers. As far as bedrooms they are very large, comfortable and elegant as well. There are soft, huge beds and many antique things. It makes me to feel comfortable. By the way, every bedroom has bathroom and toilet, which are spacious and modern. There are a majority of m...
10 days of my life Personal diary Student:Anton Stseglakov Teacher:Evelin Pähn School:Haapsalu Gümnaasium Grade:10b Haapsalu 2008 First snow in 2008-23 november On 23 November the first snow of year 2008 was falling down from the sky all day long. Snowdrift was caused by strong wind, and it was very interesting to look how everything was going white.It had been a long time since I saw snow, so I was looking forward to see it.But I didn't expect it to come down in such huge quantity. I could sit behind the window for hours, observing the power of nature.It made me forget everything negative I felt that time and gave me an unforgetable memorial. Travel to Riga on 26 October I woke up 15minutes later than my father.My eyes were still clo...
DAYDREAM I was kayaking across the ocean, when I realised I had come to a foreign land. Upon reaching the shore, I got out of my kayak and went exploring… I was walking on the beach when I suddenly noticed a tiny house in the middle of nowhere. The windows were broken and the door was open. It was made of wood and in a really bad condition. I saw the smoke coming from the chimney. I walked, scared, towards the tiny house, I was afraid to go in but I still entered. The house was really dusty. I was looking around, when suddenly a door appeared. I opened it and i was pulled in. The stair steps appeared one after another. I was really confused and at that moment I wished I had never got out of my kayak. I was walking down, when suddenly the stair steps started to get warmer and warmer. My legs couldn’t handle the heat, so I started running. The steps behind me began to explode and I ran f...
INTERNATIONAL DAY Introduction The aim of this report is to advance coming events and give some suggestions for that kind of enterprises. It is based on stundents reactions and notes taken on International day. General Students told that it was informative and interesting. They added that food and dancing was excelent. Most of them were pleased with that kind of event and many are looking forward to next. All in all the students were satisfied. Planning and Organisation It was found that it was planned rather last-minute and few people ended up doing all the work. It seems that people did not know, what was happening. One presentation tended to be boring and last too long. Equipment and Rooms There were some problems with equipment also: slide projector got stuck, music was not loud enough, rice cooker was not available and there was too little room for dancing. Everything else was working properly. Suggestions Fi...
INKA ISESEISEV TÖÖ ARE WOMEN BETTER PARENTS THAN MALE ? I think that it is hard to tell who is better parent mum or dad . I have no idea who is the better parent but a parent should give a child everything what a child needs to survive . My father left us when we were little . I have lived all my life with my mum . Sometimes it is hard but I don 't even imagine what life I would have if I should live with my dad . Because I don 't trust him . He was very violent to my mum . He is never there If I need him . My father should pay us alimony every month . He did it few months but now he has not sent us the alimony abot three months . Everytime when he came to our village , he didn 't came to visit us or to ask how we live . I have been thinking about him lately . Just wanna know how is he , is everyting OK and just wanna see him . I think that I don 't even recognize him when i should see him .
UNIT 17 TEST 1.ÜLESANNE 1) My goalis to finish school with good marks. 2) Everybody was surprised because Ann performed so confidently. 3) Expeditions are a good oppurtunity to meet people with similar interests. 4) My sister has done a lot of voluntary work at our youth club. 5) Do you fancy going to a football match? 6) Parents should pass on their experience to the next generation. 7) Mary decided to challange herself and take part in the swimming competition. 2. ÜLESANNE ( sample answers ) 1) Would you like to go swimming tonight? Yes, i'd love to. What time shall we go? 2) Do you fancy going to the theatre on Saturday? Sorry, I'm afraid i can't. I'm looking after my little sister. 3) Do you want to play basketball this afternoon? Thanks for asking me, but I'm studying for my history test. 3. ÜLESANNE 1) Tina and Ann do aerobics, but James doesn't. 2) None of them has/ have won an award. 3) All of them can speak a foreig...
The book ''The Klone and I'' tells a story about a woman named Stephanie. Stephanie is married woman and has two children- Charlotte and Sam. The book begins with that, that Sephanie's husband Roger decides to get divorced, because he had found a new love and he doesn't love Stephanie anymore. Stephanie is shocked, because for her it came very suddenly and unpredictably. So then the following months Stepahnie spends in deep depression, thinking what she did wrong. After months in depression, she starts dating and one day she decides to go to Paris. In Paris she mets a guy named Peter. Peter seems to be the best man in the world for Stephanie and their relationship is going more serious. Then they fly back to New York and have fun time together. Months later Peter has to go to California due to his work, but he says to Stephanie, that there will be a surprise for her, when he's away. The surprise for her was that few hours later, a man...
New P r e – I n t e r m e d i a t e FOURTH EDITION © Oxford University Press 2012 Unit 1 Test A 13 getting 1 6 2 Where were you born 2 amazed 3 Why are you here in Chicago 3 embarrassing 4 What are you studying 4 amazing 5 What did you do in India / What was your job in 5 embarrassed India 6 interested 6 How often do you go back to India 7 2 2 play 2 How much, a 3 go 3 How long, h 4 speak 4 Whose, d 5 does 5 How many, i 6 make 6 Which, f ...
Active Simple Continuous Present Walks Is walking Past Walked Was walking Future Will walk Will be walking Present Perfect Have walked Have been walking Past Perfect Had walked Had been walking Future Perfect Will have walked Will have heen walking Passive Simple Continuous Present is sold Was being sold Past was sold was being sold Future Will be sold Present Perfect Have been made Past Perfect Had been made Future Perfect Will have been sold A house on fire heas suhtes olema He...
The New Beginning II Morning came yet there was no happiness on the surface. The young man had no idea what to do next after all, he was one of the Royal Soldiers, not a babysitter. The child on his arms seemed so helpless...so innocent... And then he decided something that a few hours ago he`d never do: he will keep the child and raise it to be a worthy worrior who`d once destroy all of the ishues and free this country from the Demons. And so, the baby still asleep, he left the ruins of what was called a city once and moved towards east, where the Royal Palace was situated. By midday he finally reached the White Wall, where was a secret entrance to the Palace`s main hall. The gate keepers waved sleepily when he passed them. The young man decided not to disturb them so he went on in total silence. Soon he reached the main hall, but his leader, captain Jacques, wasn't there as he had expected. "W...
My favourite outfit My name is Kerli. I am a 16-year-old schoolgirl. I am from Estonia. I would say I am usually helpful and kind. If anyone needs my help in anything, then I will always lend a hand. I like doing sports and I like to wear sporty clothes, because they are very comfortable. Also, like to wear feminine clothes. My favourite outfit is a leather jacket with blue jeans, a white blouse and black platforms. The leather jacket has white stripes down the sleeves. It is also quite worn-out by now because I have had it for some time now and I tend to wear it throughout the spring and autumn months. In fact it has gotten quite a few little tears where it has got caught on sharp objects. These clothes came from one of those big department stores and not a specialist leather shop. I am a big believer in wearing clothing that makes you feel great. The ideal item of clothing is the one that makes you both look an...
BABA IS YOU Game REVIEW Baba is You, developed by Hempuli Oy, is a sokoban-pushing puzzle game with a twist of rules manipulation. In this 2D game, the internal rules are presented as pushable blocks and you main goal is to push these blocks around and then combine these words to form new rules to solve puzzles. Unlike other puzzle games that require you to follow rules to complete levels, Baba is You encourages you to break rules and also gives you enough freedom to create new rules to level up. I know, the idea sounds really interesting and smart！ The game doesn’t have too many instructions and it only has characters and corresponding objects on each stage. Players may be confused about how to play the game at first, but once you get deeper into the game and learn the game in practice, you will find the game has a lot of charm. We can see the little bunny Baba, three rocks, a yellow flag and four rules i...
Ghost story A family of four moved to a little old cottage. One night, when they went to bed they heard music coming from the attic, but when they got to the attic, there was nothing but the wind howling. They did not pay much attention to it because they thought it was just wind. A few weeks later, when they arrived home around 1 pm and found their dog, who almost never barked, barking and acting very strange. He was barking at their garage. The family at first thought it was a cat or some other small animal; the father turned his attention to the garage. The whole family then went to see what was going on, when they opened the old squeaking garage door; they saw an old lady who was sitting in a chair rocking back and forth very slowly. The father went to the car and directed the cars headlights towards the lady, they saw nothing, when he turned the lights out again, and the lady appeared. He did it again, same thing happened. The fam...
What are the Estonians like? Estonia is a very small country, therefore its population is quite small. We, Estonians, are very friendly and care about each other. When our country is going through rough times , we stick together and try to go through them as one . There aren't many riots in our country, because we aren't violent people. We like to stay quiet, so only a few of us have the courage to say their opinion out loud. Estonians have quite good manners. We say hi to each other and we often say sorry, even if our acts aren't so bad. There are also many gentlemen in Estonia, who open doors for women and make a lot of compliments. I really like that, because one opened door or one little compliment can make your mood for the entire day. Our country has four seasons and every season changes our mood. In summer and winter Estonians are very happy, but in autumn, when the weather is rainy, foggy a...
August: Osage County review August: Osage County is a 2013 American drama film written by Tracy Letts and based on his Pulitzer Prize–winning play of the same name, and directed by John Wells. It is produced by George Clooney, Jean Doumanian, Grant Heslov, Steve Traxler, and Bob and Harvey Weinstein. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin. Beverly Weston hires Johnna as a housekeeper, she is young beautiful American woman. Beverly’s wife Violet is strong-willed and addiction to narcotics. Then arrives Barbara with her husband and their fourteen-year- old daughter, Jean, Ivy and Violet’s sister Mattie with her husband. Family finds Beverly dead in the bedroom, he kills himself. After few days takes place funeral and dinner. In the dining room, they argue about their family issues. My favourite scene is that when Ivy tell her mother abou...
HOW ROSE GOT ITS THORNS AND COLOUR A story found in the Internet was used as an example Once upon a time one girl went walking to the forest . She took a basket with her , so that she could pick the flowers and put them into it . She wanted to give them to her parents and make them happy . The basket was so big that it could be filled with many flowers . With so many flowers she could decorate all her home . She was hopping and singing along the path when she suddenly noticed beautiful anemones . She picked them in her basket . There were so many anemones and they were so pretty . However , she went to look for other flowers . On the verge of the forest she saw one blue spot . Hepaticas were in blossom . The girl picked many of them and now the basket was full . She started to walk back home , now she...
Wildlife under threat Giant panda The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China. As a result of farming, deforestation and other development, the panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived. The Chinese language has given the bear 20 different names, such as ,,large bear cat'' or ,,bamboo bear'. Unlike other bear species, pandas have round pupils. Pandas are known for their large black patches around their eyes, ears and across their round bodies. Male pandas can weigh up to 160 kg and females can weigh as little as 75 kg. The giant panda's thick, wooly coat keeps it warm in the cool forests. It has strong jaw muscles and teeth for eating tough bamboo. Giant pandas are generally solitary. Each adult has a defined territory and female pandas do not tolerate each other. Pandas are known to attack humans, but rather out of irritation than ag...
TOPIC 8 The greatest poet of Scotland Robert Burns is loved by all Scotsmen as their greatest poet. The future poet was fortunate in his father who was understanding, friendly and fearless man. So it was probably from him that the poet inherited his great love and undrestanding of people. From his mother he, too, learned something that was to be value to him. His mother often sang the old songs and ballads of the countryside. Although William Burns, Robert´s father, was a poor peasant, he was man who valued knowledge. His greatest wish was to give his children the best education in his power. It was from him where Robert received his love of books. When Robert was six he and his brother Gilbert went to school, but only after a few months the teacher left and the school was closed. Their father persuaded two or three neighburs to join him in engaging another teacher. The new teacher was called John Murdoch. Although he was only eighteen...
My languages I love different languages. I mean, I really, really love different languages. I also believe and have been told that I pick them up rather easily. That might be true, although I did not pick any Greek up in Greece but that might have been because they spoke so damn fast that I could not tell if it was a word or an entire sentence. The first foreign language I learned was Russian. Considering I was ten when Estonia became a Republic, it makes sense. We began studying Russian in first grade, though it was simplified – "koška" instead of "kot", "medvešonok" instead of "medved", "saichik" etc. Did not make much sense and we mostly played some games in Russian (Tare-tareke etc). Learned as much playing outside, since we had Estonian-Russian kids around as well. Not that we played with them. It's sad to say but it was not a nice time to be a Russian kid. We were mean to them, and we...
Memoirs of a Geisha While reading the book I was quite impressed about the lifestyle and the hard work, which comes along with becoming a geisha. It was not only a good book to read, it was also like a schoolbook for history. It took place in Japan in the beginning of 19th century and at the World War I. It explained the thought of a geisha: why have many misused the word geisha, and misunderstood the reality. The book itself is about a girl, who was sold to a family by her own father. She worked there as a maid, but as time went by she grew up and a famous and loved geisha decided to train her to become a geisha too. She worked hard, but succeeded well - she was one of the most valued geishas. The book takes us to a tour where any detail of a great and merry Japanese village cannot be left out, where every little flower or Japanese cherry tree is blossomed, where geishas are highly valued and respected, until t...
Story began in 19th November. The group round the fireplace was nearly all composed of lawyers. The most famous of them was an old mr. TREVES .Mr TREVES eas close to eighty. He was member of the famous lawyer company. He knows the historical background to various more than anyone else in England. People said Mr. Treves ought to write his memoirs. Mr. TREVES knew better. He knew that he knew too much. He's opinion was always respected. The group who sat around the fireplace talked about the murder what had happened in the Old Bailey in the morning. They talked themselves out, little by little and then their eyes turned to mr. Treves. Then mr. Treves said a few wise words. He likes a good detective story, but they all start with the wrong place. They start with the murder. But murder is and should be at the end of the story. It should begin at long before, perhaps even years before that. the whole story should culminate to towards zero. T...
Word Processing Practice ex 1 sí sí BARCELONA sí sí It's vibrant and hip, it buzzes till dawn and will leave you exhausted, exhilarated and aching for more. For a sleepless weekend, Barcelona is the place to go. CATALANS The Catalans really know how to have a good time. They love life, love to party and see little point in sleeping when they could be out enjoying the night scene. At the hour when most people in Britain are heading home to bed, the action in Barcelona is just warming up. And when most Scottish clubs are closing their doors, the hippest clubs in this city are just opening theirs. GAUDI Most tourists will want to take in stunning sights such as Gaudi's wackily- designed flats, his unfinished Sagrada Famiglia church and the city's more traditional Santa Eulalia cathedral. Young locals, however, are more likely to be found w...
Polar bear Ursus maritimus or the "sea bear." Polar bears live near the circumpolar at north in areas where they can hunt seals at open leads. Scientists estimate that there are between 22000 to 27000 polar bears. Its closest relative is the brown bear. Adult male polar bears are 2,5 to 3 meters tall. They weigh 250 to 770 kilograms. Adult female bears are smaller. They are about 1,8 to 2,5 meters tall and weigh 90 to 320 kilograms. Polar bears usually eat seals usually the ringed seasl, but sometimes the bearded seals. When hunting is good, polar bears will typically eat only the fat and leave the rest of the carcass for scavengers including arctic foxes, ravens, and younger bears. Polar bears also sometimes kill and eat both walrus and beluga whales. They have even hunted short-legged reindeer and sometimes even birds and bird eggs. Polar bears are top of the food cha...
Tallinn Tallinn is a beautiful city in NorthEstonia. It is washed and influenced by the Gulf of Finland in the north. Tallinn has a lot on sights and I'm going to introduce some of them. Town Hall Square the square in front of Tallinn's Town Hall functioned as a marketplace for centuries, dating back to times even before the Town Hall itself was built. Through the years this served as a place of celebrations as well as executions. St. Olav's Church was the tallest church in Medieval Europe. The earliest data on St. Olav's Church come from 1267. Little is known about the building of this Gothic style church and its early years. Church of the Holy Ghost is the only sacred building from the 14th century in Tallinn that has preserved its original form. The simple, humble Church of Holy Ghost was completed in the 1360's, but for the exception of the baroque spire, it h...
We live in a cruel world where people only think about themselves. There are extremely few people who care about homeless people even though homelessness has greatly increased over the past decade. But why is that so? Are they worse than us? As Mike Yakonski once said: “Sometimes it's easy to walk by because we know we can't change someone's whole life in a single afternoon. But what we fail to realize it that simple kindness can go a long way toward encouraging someone who is stuck in a desolate place.” I can relate to that fairly well because everyday i see homeless people and it makes me extremely sad. When i got a spare change with me i always give it to the ones that need it the most, because i think it is the only thing at the moment that i can do for homeless people. The reasons people lose their home are mostly addictions, losing their job, expelled from school or even family problems. If they have already lost everything, mos...
Performing the presentation Introducing yourself and your talk Greeting, name, position, opening formalities Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Good afternoon, everyone. Good morning. My name's (...). I'm the new Finance Manager. Good morning. Let me start by saying just a few words about my own background. I started out in... Welcome to Standard Electronics. I know I've met some of you, but just for the benefit of those I haven't, my name's (...). It's very nice to see you all here today. I'm very pleased to be here. I'm glad you could all make it. Thanks for inviting me. Thank you (all) for coming. Title/Subject I'd like to talk (to you) today about ... I'm going to present the recent ... explain our position on ... introduce ... brief you on ... inform you about ... ...
If you have created something, then try to be open minded Teacher: O'Mahony V.PG 11A 09.03.2009 This written essay here is talking about my thoughts and facts of life, what is around us. First I thought that why is always easier to create something but to destroy is much harder. Exactly there have been so many wars in history. Everybody wanted to own a lot of countries and others had to fight for their created country. Also they started to teach young people to kill and protect their country with killing enemies. Also government tried to keep a low profile, if there were some wars in state. These are my thoughts of creating and keeping something. In the old times were many wars. Some states predominated over other weaker countries or states. Weaker countries had created their own and loved country and they wanted to live like that for a long time. But also stronger countries wanted to broaden their boards and...
Kordamine inglise keele eksamiks II 1.1 Fill in the missing prepositions where necessary. 1) Mary sat ..... the window and read ..... interesting book. 2) Su was cooking ..... the garden. 3) Alice went ..... see Mr Thompson. 4) While waiting ..... the hospital, one nurse offered us ..... coffee. 5) Keith smiled ..... his idea it was total nonsense. 6) She looked ..... Charlie searching ..... something more than nothingness that echoed ..... his dark eyes. 7) It was too dark we could see nothing as we crossed .... field. 8) A kitten was playing ..... the tree. 9) She was knitting ..... total silence. 10) She jumped ..... the wooden table and walked slowly ..... the room. 11) After he had bent and taken a glance of the darkness, Tom whispered ..... Mark that no one was there; the thieves had escaped. 12) Sheila stood still as the wind was blowing ..... her silky hair in a pleasant way. ...
Global warming The problem of desertification increases every year. More and more fertile areas become useless. Seas, lakes and other bodies of water dry out. Desertification does not only have an effect on the dry areas but also influences the areas that aren't haunted by the lack of water and land. Desertification has an effect on all of us. It slows down the development of agriculture or puts a total stop to it. The poor living conditions of developing countries drive people to search food somewhere else. In addition to natural ways, humankind helps along to the process of desertification that eventually leads to global warming. The main reasons are the fast growth of the population and it's consequences too intensive animal raising and the arable lands that are made too fast for the nature to adjust. As I said before desertification eventually leads to global w...
TRANSHUMANT GRAZING SYSTEMS IN TEMPERATE ASIA Merlin-Hans Hiiekivi Authors:J.M.Suttie S.G Reynolds Intro • Temperate Asia has vast areas of grazing lands • Both transhumant and agropastoral systems are common Cold semi-arid Asia • Over most of area thee is little interaction between herding and croping • A major herding skill is getting stock fat summer and autumn to survive the winter • In 20th the livestock industry was collectivized for a period • Most of the countries of th region report serious degradation of their grazing lands. By the least affected is Mongolia Mongolia Case Study • Topographic features , weather andfeed availability influence the itineraries chosen for immigration • All movements are west-east to make better use of pasture recources and climatic differences • Distance travelled annually is between 90 and 180 km • No herders stay at higher altitudes in winter • Since decollectivi...
The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. The resulting steam explosion and fires released at least 5% of the radioactive reactor core into the atmosphere and downwind. Two Chernobyl plant workers died on the night of the accident, and a further 28 people died within a few weeks as a result of acute radiation poisoning. The April 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine was the product of a flawed Soviet reactor design coupled with serious mistakes made by the plant operators. It was a direct consequence of Cold War isolation and the resulting lack of any safety culture. The accident destroyed the Chernobyl 4 reactor, killing 30 operators and firemen within three months and several further deaths later. Acute radiation syndrome was originally diagnosed in 237 people on-site and involved with the clean-up. Of these, 28 people ...
French Joe By W. Somerset Maugham CHARACTERS: • Captain Bartlett – pilot, bald, alcoholic, queer fish • Captain Cook – discovered the Thursday Island on a Thursday. • Woman – a red flannel dressing-gown; holding a paraffin lamp; hair - a little bit over her shoulders, long black wisps, a little stoutish, keen eyes, a red nose. • French Joe aka Josep de Paoli – 93Y, Corsican, a lietutenant of artillery, French army in 1851, later communist, started new life many times, black shining eyes, really thin and old. • Boswell Johnson – really famous author, the ancestor of Joe. • Napoleon Bonaparte – a relative of French Joe, lietutenant of artillery • Russians + Prussians – Joe fougth against them in French army • Hospital Nurse PLACES: • Thursday Island in Torres Straits – where...
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