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Good News .......................................................2 Do You Know the Meaning? .........4 Radio Stations and Radio Facts ..................................................6

Summer…

Really hot and wonderful summer…

It is a wonderful time just to relax and have fun. Meanwhile, I am happy to say that the TEENGLISH journalists are working really hard and smart. While everyone else is enjoying having nothing to do, our journalists are still working and, what is more important, enjoying it.

I am very grateful to Olga Zinchenko who wrote very good articles on technology, music and psychology. Her articles are easy to read and so informative!

We also have some newcomers, Ksenya Shevchenko, Alla Loseva and Nastia Vikhliayeva. We welcome them with all our open hearts, as they brought some new ideas, for example, articles about art, and it is something new for TEENGLISH. So why is it better to spend the time productively? Because when you do nothing, nothing is happening to you. When you do something nice – you change yourself a little bit, and you change the world for the better. In our case these people changed TEENGLISH for the better.

So, who is next? Who wants some changes for the better? Make them happen! And you are welcome to do it with us!

Enjoy your summer!

Yours, Nadia Klymyshyna

Steve Jobs .................................................8 Things You Never Knew About Umbrellas .......................................................10 Ice Cream Time ......................................12 The Black Eyed Peas .....................14 You Have Two Choices .................18 Holiday Test ............................................20 How to Get People to Like You and Make Friends .........................22 Not My Big Indian Wedding ...24 Sweet Dreams ......................................26 25 Fun Facts About Humming Birds ......................................28 Hilarious Stories .................................30 Productive Ways to Spend Your Summer ..................32 Animal Word Search ......................34 Detective Club ..................................35 My Teacher Ate My Homework. Part III ...............36

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Beatles

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the Next Generation

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James McCartney reveals he has discussed possibility of forming a band with other sons of Fab Four.

Let it be… James McCartney says Sean Lennon and Dhani Harrison are receptive to the idea of forming a Beatles 2.0.

A Beatles reunion might be impossible, but music fans may yet get to see Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starkey on stage together, because the Beatles’ sons have mooted the idea of starting a band.

At first, it seemed like a joke. “What would you say to forming the Beatles – the Next Generation,” BBC News’ Ian Youngs asked James McCartney. But the young McCartney gave a surprisingly genuine response, revealing he had already discussed the concept “a little bit” with the other Fab Four heirs.

“I’d be up for it,” the 34-year-old said. “Sean [Lennon] seemed to be into it, Dhani [Harrison] seemed to be into it… I don’t think it’s some-

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thing that Zak [Starkey] wants to do. Maybe Jason [Starkey, another drummer] would want to do it… I don’t know, you’d have to wait and see.”

Asked again if the collaboration could really happen, McCartney replied: “Yeah, hopefully…

I’d be happy to do it.”

Since 2010, McCartney has released two EPs, co-produced by his father and recorded in part at Abbey Road studios. Sir Paul is “very encouraging”, James said, admitting his surname has been “a help” to his music career. “It can be difficult standing on your own two feet,” James said, “but more than anything it’s a help.”

Although many of the Beatles’ progeny are musical, their commercial fortunes have been uneven. Only Julian Lennon has scored a hit, and that was almost two decades ago. Dhani Harrison currently performs with the band thenewno2, Sean Lennon with the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, and Zak Starkey plays drums with the Who.

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The Amur leopard was thrown a lifeline with the establishment of a new national park in Russia, announced by the World Wildlife Fund, to help protect the world’s rarest wild cat.

Fewer than 40 Amur leopards are believed to exist in the wild. The majority of those currently reside in the new Land of the Leopard National Park in Russia’s Far East. The park includes about 60 percent of the remaining habitat and all of the breeding areas for the critically endangered cat.

“Amur leopards are literally teetering on the brink of extinction,” said Dr. Sybille Klenzendorf, head of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) species program. “With the establishment of Land of the Leopard National Park, in conjunction with other conservation efforts, we can now start to focus on how to begin bringing them back.”

The Land of the Leopard National Park extends across nearly 650,000 acres (262,000 hectares), and is also home to 10 Amur tigers. The government of Russia announced an investment of around $16.6 million for the development of the park’s infrastructure, and another $1.3 million for its upkeep.

The park will be comprised of various zones, including protected areas, an economic development zone, and a recreational zone that will include forested areas and sites for eco-tourism.

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Do You Know The Meaning?

Philip Moon Historic Symbols That Mean the Opposite of What You Think

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Guy Fawkes Misunderstood by: Anarchists, 4Chan.

Despite anarchists’ general failure to unite long enough to make any meaningful progress against their ideological enemies (democracy, capitalism, communism and Internet forum moderationism), they do have a few symbols in common. One of the most widely known symbols is the 17th century English revolutionary, Guy Fawkes, who became famous for his attempt to blow up Parliament in order to destabilize the British government.

The comparison is probably most recognizable to popular culture as the basis of the comic book series V for Vendetta written by Alan Moore and its film adaptation, in which a dude dresses up like Fawkes and brings down an evil theocracy. In recent years, through some bizarre online game of Chinese whispers, Fawkes has also come to somehow represent Internet teenagers’ struggle against Scientology.

Because hey, why not?

While anarchists may be right that Fawkes was the only person ever to enter Parliament with honest intentions, they’ve forgotten what those intentions were. Fawkes wasn’t trying to destroy an evil theocracy, he was trying to install one.

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Fawkes’ Face of Freedom Fawkes was a fighter for Spain and the Catholic Church. His goal was to end the Protestant revolution in England by restoring Catholic domination. If the Gunpowder Plot had actually succeeded, Britain would probably look more like the fascist police state Alan Moore warned us about.

The Inverted Cross Misunderstood by: Satanists, heavy metal bands.

Modern Satanism walks the narrow line between religion and juvenile attention-seeking farce; like the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, but with a lot more chains, hair dye and self-mutilation. Generally intended as a giant middle finger to Christianity, Satanists deliberately adorn themselves with symbols that they think will inspire random people to try to give them a stern talking-to.

One of the most popular Satanist symbols is the upside down cross. With the possible exception of that pentagram thing with the goat’s head inside it, the inverted cross is the most

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immediately recognizable symbol of defiance against Christianity. It’s certainly the easiest to tattoo onto your own face.

If those Satanists had paid attention in Sunday school, they would probably realize that the inverted cross is actually the personal trademark of Saint Peter, the first Pope, and one of the most revered figures in the Catholic world. When Peter was martyred by crucifixion, he was said to have requested to be crucified upside down because he didn’t feel worthy of dying the same way as Jesus. As a result, many dyed-in-the-wool Catholics actually consider the inverted cross to be more acceptable than a regular right-way-up one.

“I’m more metal than you, Satanists!” – last words of St. Peter [apocryphal].

By wearing an upside-down cross, Satanists are unwittingly showing humility and unworthiness before Christ.

acceptable — прийнятний adorn — прикрашати apocryphal — невірогідний attempt — спроба seek (seeking) — шукати bizarre — химерний bring down — скинути chain — ланцюг Chinese whispers — зіпсований телефон cross — хрест crucify (crucified) — розпинати на хресті crucifixion — розпинання на хресті defiance — виклик deliberately — навмисне dude — чувак dye — забарвлення dyed-in-the-wool — закоренілий evil — лихий giant — велетенський Gunpowder Plot — Порохова змова humility — покірність inspire — надихати intended (intention) — задуманий (намір) inverted — перекинутий juvenile — юнацький martyr — мучити random — випадковий restore (restoring) — відновлювати revered — шановний self-mutilation — завдання шкоди собі stern — суворий struggle — боротьба talking-to — догана unwittingly — несвідомо worthy (unworthiness) — гідний (недостойність)

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Radio Stations

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Why Do Some Radio Stations Get Received Better at Night?

Radio waves naturally travel in straight lines. Because of the curvature of the earth, no ground-based radio station transmits farther than 30 or 40 miles. Certain radio stations, however, can actually travel much farther than they transmit.

Short-wave can circle the globe, and AM stations travel hundreds of miles at night. This is because of the atmospheric layer called the ionosphere, which reflects certain frequencies of radio waves, allowing them to bounce between the ground and the ionosphere, making their way around the planet. The composition of the ionosphere is different between night and day due to the presence (or absence) of the sun. The composition at night allows for better reflection characteristics.

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Why Do All FM Radio Stations in the United States End in an Odd Number?

Different activities in the U.S. have different frequencies. For example, cell phones have their own assigned frequencies, baby monitors have their own frequencies, and so on.

FM radio stations all transmit in a band between 88 megahertz (millions of cycles per second) and 108 megahertz. It doesn’t “have” to be that way, but it is, and it works, so it probably won’t be changed. Inside that band, each station occupies a 200 kilohertz slice, so there can be a station at 88.1 megahertz, 88.3 megahertz, 88.5 megahertz, and so on.

In Europe the FM stations are spaced 100 kilohertz apart instead of 200 kilohertz apart, and they can be even or odd. Neither way is right or wrong, so long as everybody follows the same rules in a given area. As to not following the rules – that way lies chaos.

Radio Facts • H einrich Hertz, a German inventor discovered wireless radio in the late 1800’s, when he proved energy (and thus sound) could be sent point-to-point without using wires.

• Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor and businessman is considered the “Father of Radio” because he turned the Hertz discovery into a product (wireless radio), got a patent for it and started his own company for it.

• David Sarnoff suggested the concept of broadcasting when he worked for the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America.

His suggestion was that the company should use wireless radio to send music into people’s homes. Sarnoff was working on the night the Titanic hit the iceberg; he decoded wireless messages from the Titanic.

• The Golden Age of Radio was from the late 1920’s to the late 1940’s when radio experienced its greatest popularity in the United States. During this time, radio had block programming (similar to TV today) in which programs were broadcast in blocks of time, usually 15 minutes, 30 minutes or one hour. Shows included sitcoms, soap operas, action shows, detective shows, dramas, news shows, etc…

• During the Golden Age of Radio, drama programs were named Soap Operas (the sponsors were soap companies).

What Is a Radio Wave?

Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic radiation. Frequency is the number of wavelengths that pass a particular point in one second and for radio waves the frequency is from 3 kHz to 300 GHz. Radio waves like all electromagnetic waves are able to carry information through space. Radio waves have a very long wavelength allowing them to pass through objects that have shorter wavelengths like you and me without problem.

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absence — відсутність allow for — сприяти apart — на віддалі assign — призначати band — смуга частот bounce — відскакувати broadcast (broadcasting) — передавати по радіо (радіомовлення) composition — побудова curvature — викривлення due to — внаслідок even — парний frequency (frequencies) — частота layer — шар mile = 1.6 km occupy (occupies) — займати odd — непарний presence — присутність reflect (reflection) — відбивати (відбиття) sitcom — комедія положень slice — частина thus — отже transmit — транслювати wavelength — довжина хвилі wire (wireless) — дріт (бездротовий)

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Mike Levchenko, Melitopol

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Nowadays “Apple” products are sold all over the world. All of this success was brought about by many people, but one man was the generator of the incredible ideas. He was the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of the corporation – Steve Jobs. He went a long way to become so famous.

Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was adopted at birth. There is an idea that he worked so hard to prove something to his birth parents.

However, in his authorized biography he stated that the people who brought him up were his parents “1,000%”. Did the separation from his biological parents affect him? We’ll never know.

After finishing school, Jobs was enrolled at an expensive college, but dropped out after only six months. He spent the next 18 months “dropping in” on the classes he found interesting. He didn’t have a dorm room, so he slept on the floor in his friends’ rooms and returned Coke bottles for food money.

The following year, in 1974, he desperately needed money, so he got his first job at Atari,

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a video game company. After earning enough money, he travelled to India in search of enlightenment. Back in the US Jobs returned to Atari. That’s when he had the idea to start his own company. Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak, his friend from high school formed their own business in 1976.

In 1984 Apple got its first big success that was brought by Macintosh, the first commercially successful personal computer with a mouse and a graphical user interface.

In 1985 Jobs founded a new company, NeXT Computer. It created high but very expensive technology. Steve Jobs introduced it as the first “interpersonal” computer that would replace the personal computer. It could share voice, image, graphics, and video in email for the first time.

In 1997 NeXT was acquired by Apple for $429 million. Jobs returned to the company he co-founded and became de facto chief. He introduced a lot of new projects, such as iTunes, iPod and iPhone. The latest Apple technologies are iPhone 4 and iPad, which are popular nowadays.

In 1986, Jobs bought The Graphics Group (later renamed Pixar). This was Steve’s so-called “hobby”. The cartoons produced by the studio include Toy Story, Cars, Monsters, Inc., and Ratatouille.

Some people call him a genius, other say he was a monster. We all see that he was one of the smartest people of XXI century, but was he really such a monster? First of all, Steve Jobs was really straightforward and realistic, though some people thought that he was rude. Actually, being realistic is not a bad character trait.

It came in very useful while ruling Apple – he thought about the company, and not about the people. Naturally, those who got unemployed because of Jobs disliked him! Some people say he was quite greedy. Steve tried to earn money really hard and he succeeded at it, which doesn’t make him a cruel tyrant.

In 2011 Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple. He didn’t work there for the money. As CEO he only earned 1 dollar a year! He had earned millions on his inventions and Disney’s cartoons. He was among the wealthiest and most successful people in the US, but one thing he forgot about was his health. In 2003 he was diagnosed with cancer, and on October 5, 2011 the illness took his life. Within hours of his death people began to show up at Apple stores with flowers. The world will miss the great genius.

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acquire — купити affect — впливати bring (brought) about — здійснювати co-found (co-founder) — засновувати разом (один із засновників) cruel — жорстокий de facto — фактично dorm (dormitory) — студентський гуртожиток drop out — кидати drop (dropping) in — бути вільним слухачем enlightenment — просвітлення enroll — приймати executive — виконавчий incredible — неймовірний invention — винахід replace — заміняти resign — піти у відставку separation — розлука state — заявляти straightforward — відвертий

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Are there any synonyms of the word umbrella?

Bumbershoot is an American term for umbrella that came into existence in the late 1890’s. Brolly is a synonym for umbrella that is commonly used in countries such as Britain and Australia. Other synonyms of umbrella include gamp, sunshade, rainshade and parapluie.

What were umbrellas originally used to protect people from?

Sun. People have been using umbrellas for thousands of years to protect them from the sun and its heat and only a few hundred years for rain protection.

Is it true that in Ancient Greece, umbrellas were a fashion accessory used only by men?

False. Umbrellas were first used by women in Ancient Greece in the 5th century BC. The men did not use them as they were not considered to be manly enough. The tradition of Greek women with umbrellas continued for thousands of years.

In Egyptian mythology what was thought to be the underbelly of a god that stretched from one side to the other like an umbrella?

Sky. Ancient Egyptians believed the sky was the underbelly of a god and looked like a giant umbrella. This was why Pharaohs and other notable people were often seen under the shade of an umbrella.

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In the 1400s sailors from Portugal that were destined for the East Indies carried an umbrella over their captain’s head when they landed on a new island. Why did they do this?

To show his authority. Like many cultures, the Portuguese also saw the umbrella as a sign of authority and status. The same ships also carried umbrellas to offer as gifts to the native royals that they encountered on these islands.

John Hanway was the first person to introduce an umbrella to England. Why did the coachmen of the time resent him?

They feared the umbrella would affect their business. John Hanway brought the first umbrella to England from Portugal in the 17th century. A good portion of the coachmen’s income at the time came from gentlemen who took cabs in order to keep dry on rainy days.

battle — бій BC = before Christ coachman (coachmen) — вiзник commonly — звичайно comprise — мiстити credit — приписувати destine — призначати encounter — зустрічатися з evidence — доказ fit (fitting) — уміщуватися (належний) flexibility — гнучкість fold-up — що згортається income — заробіток manly — мужній mouthful — ковток notable — видатний resent — зневажати rib — ребро rod — лозина royal — шляхетна особа shade — тінь steel — сталевий stretch — простягатися underbelly — низ живота whalebone — китовий вус whale — кит

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In the 1700s umbrellas were in regular production in Britain. What material was most often used for the ribs of the umbrellas?

Whalebone. That’s right, they chose to use whalebone. Whalebone is a material found in the mouths of whales that they use to filter out the small food such as krill from large mouthfuls of water. The whalebone was used because it offered both strength and flexibility.

Gosselin of Amiens is credited with inventing a certain type of umbrella. What type of umbrella did he invent?

Fold-up umbrella. The fold-up umbrella has been around since the 1750s and the original model comprised of four steel rods was designed to fit inside pockets.

Is it true that some British soldiers took umbrellas with them into the battles of the Napoleonic wars?

True. The Napoleonic Wars took place in the early 1800s. Umbrellas were carried by some soldiers until the British military decided that they were not a fitting image for fighting soldiers. Soldiers from other countries including America also took umbrellas to some wars such as the Indian wars.

What is brolliology?

Brolliology is the study of umbrellas. Brolliologists usually study the origin and history of umbrellas. They cannot, however, agree upon where the umbrella originated, as there is evidence that they have existed for thousands of years in civilizations such as the Ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians.

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Ice Cream Time!

Almond Ice Cream Cups Recipe

For dessert, these dessert cups can’t be beat. The recipe is a fun and delicious way to dress up plain vanilla ice cream.

Preparation/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 12 Servings Ingredients 1 pint (1/2 litre) vanilla ice cream, softened 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1 cup whipped cream 1/4 cup crushed shortbread cookies 1 tablespoon sliced almonds, toasted Directions In a large bowl, combine the ice cream, chocolate chips and extract; fold in whipped cream. Spoon into paper-lined muffin cups.

Sprinkle with cookie crumbs and almonds.

Serve immediately or freeze.

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Hot Berries ‘n’ Brownie Ice Cream Cake Recipe

almond — мигдаль beat — перевершити bowl — миска brownie — шоколадне тістечко з горіхами carton — пачка cayenne — червоний стручковий перець chilled — прохолодний cinnamon — кориця coated — вкритий crumb (crumble) — крихта (кришити) crushed — подрібнений evenly — рівномірно firm — твердий fold — складати fudge — помадка ground — мелений hulled — очищений layer — шар melt — топити muffin — кекс occasionally — час від часу plain — звичайний reduced-fat — знежирений seep — просочуватися shortbread — пісочне печиво skillet — невелика каструля з довгою ручкою sliced — подрібнений spread — вкривати sprinkle — посипати stir (stirring) — розмішувати topping — верхівка whipped — збитий wire rack — ґратка yield — видобуток zippy — енергійний ‘n’ = and

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This dessert is a taste of Heaven. The hot mixed berry topping seeps through the brownie layer into the cool vanilla ice cream for a zippy chilled cake. Yum! Healthy Diabetic Friendly Preparation time: 20 min. (+ 30 min. bake time + freezing) Yield: 24 Servings Ingredients 1 package fudge brownie mix (13-inch x 9-inch (33 cm x 23 cm) pan size) 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 1/4 cup canola oil 2 eggs 1 carton (1–3/4 litre) reduced-fat no-sugaradded vanilla ice cream, softened BERRY SAUCE: 2 tablespoons butter 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 quart (1 litre) fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced 2 cups fresh blueberries 2 cups fresh raspberries Directions Prepare brownie mix using water, applesauce, oil and eggs. Bake according to package directions; cool completely on a wire rack.

Crumble brownies into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces; sprinkle half into a 13-inch x 9-inch (33 cm x 23 cm) dish coated with cooking spray. Spread evenly with ice cream. Press remaining brownie pieces into ice cream. Cover and freeze for 1 hour or until firm.

Remove from the freezer 5 minutes before serving. For sauce, in a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in the sugar, honey, lime juice, vinegar, cinnamon and cayenne.

Add berries; cook for 3–5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Cut cake into squares; top with hot berry sauce.

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Olga Zinchenko, Melitopol

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The Black Eyed Peas is a popular American band which was formed in the 90s and since then their popularity has never stopped growing. They are known all over the world, and many people define them as a truly global band. It consists of four members: Will.i.am (William Adams), Fergie (Stacy Ferguson), Taboo (Jaime Gomez) and Apl.de.ap (Allan Pineda).

The history of this amazing band dates back to the 80s when one of its founders, Will, was in high school. He met a boy, Allan, who was from the Philippines. They became very good friends. As Will recalls, they were both considered odd at school. Will’s mum was very strict; she didn’t let him hang out on the street, made him wear suits and so on. Many people asked

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Will where he was from, because they thought he wasn’t American. Their story once again proves that being different from everybody else is a good thing. Will and Allan met Taboo when they were in a club and became very good friends. They formed the group in 1995, and it was initially called “The Black Eyed Pods”.

Fergie joined them in 2003.

Their 2009 album, The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies) has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. Their single, “Boom Boom Pow” was the most downloaded song of 2009 on iTunes.

With their other hit, “I Gotta Feeling”, they were on the Billboard Hot 100 for 26 consecutive weeks. No individual or group had ever done that before. Their music is not easy to categorize, they mix rap, hip hop, pop, club and elec-

tro music, rock and many other different beats.

The Peas aren’t popular only among teenagers, but adults as well. The Black Eyed Peas have won several Grammies and lots of other awards.

Lately it seems like the Peas are everywhere.

Some people say, “What an unlikely foursome!” It really is so. They’ve all had a range of experiences, and Fergie likes to call them “misfits”. You can find exclusive information about each member of Peas in this article.

Will.i.am Will grew up in a poor East L.A. neighborhood and was raised by his single mum. He was always passionate about making music, even in his childhood he was known among his friends as being a rapper. He had two records, “Must B 21” and “Songs about Girls” which were inspired by his ex-girlfriend. His third album is going to be released in 2012.

Will also takes an interest in politics. He has always supported Barack Obama and even created a political album with several songs devoted to him, the most famous of those being “Yes We Can”. This song reached more than 40 million online views and even won a Grammy. Will.i.am has 7 Grammies in total and he’s planning to win even more.

What’s even more exciting about him is the fact that he works at Intel as the Director of Creative Innovation and is currently participating in an Intel project called “Ultrabook”. It involves travelling to distant countries, getting inspired by various cultures and making music on a laptop. One can only imagine how busy Will must be all the time and how he manages to balance his career and stay grounded.

Apl.de.ap Apl has been legally blind since his birth, so he participated in a sponsorship program. A sponsor brought Apl to the U.S. from the Philippines when he was 14. Even though he didn’t speak any English, he and Will found a common bond, their love for music and dancing. Apl hasn’t forgotten his native land, and donates money to various funds in the Philippines.

Taboo Tab joined Will and Apl and was performing with them at night while keeping his job at Dis-

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beat — ритм bond — зв’язок consecutive — послідовний devote — присвячувати distant — віддалений donate — жертвувати founder — засновник foursome — четвірка grounded — розсудливий hang out — розгулювати initially — спочатку inspire (inspirational) — надихати (який надихає) legally blind — практично сліпий misfit — людина, погано пристосована до оточення odd — чудний passionate — палкий pea — горошина pod — стручок range — ряд recall — згадувати remarkably — незвичайно sneaker — кросівок strict — суворий unlike (unlikely) — на відміну від (малоймовірний)

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neyland cleaning up after horses. He still likes going to Disneyland, though. It’s very nostalgic for him.

He has written a remarkably inspirational book “Fallin’ Up” which is aimed towards a large audience. Tab has his own sneaker brand called “Taboo delta” which is really great.

Fergie She started her career when she was 8 years old. She starred in a TV show called “Kids Incorporated”. She sang with a girl group Wild Orchid in the 90s, then quit Wild Orchid and joined the Peas. At first she was just friends with the boys, but one day Will needed a woman’s voice to sing something in the background when they were recording a song for their album “Monkey Business”. Fergie agreed, and she ended up singing with the Peas in almost every song. This is how she became a member of the Black Eyed Peas. Fergie has also achieved mega success on her own, with her album “The Dutchess” which went triple platinum and was produced by Will.i.am.

The Black Eyed Peas have been together as a group for almost 20 years and have achieved a lot. Unlike other people in the music industry, they’ve managed to stay popular for a long time. What’s the secret of their success you ask?

It’s got to be keeping an open mind to new ideas and being futuristic. If you think they are popular now, wait another 10 years, Will says.

The Time

I had the time of my life, And I’ve never felt this way before.

And I swear this is true, And I owe it all to you x2 I came up in here to rock Light a fire, make it hot, I don’t wanna take no pictures, I just wanna take some shots, So come on let’s go, Let’s lose control, Let’s do it all night Till we can do it no more.

People rockin’ to the sound, Turn it up and watch it pound, We gon’ rock it to the top Until the roof comes burnin’ down.

Yeah it’s hot in here, The temperature Has got these ladies Gettin’ freakier.

I got freaky freaky, baby, I was chillin’ with my ladies, I didn’t come to get bougie, I came here to get crazy.

I was born to get wild, That’s my style, If you didn’t know that, Well, baby, now you know now.

Chorus I had the time of my life, And I’ve never felt this way before.

And I swear this is true, And I owe it all to you x2 All these girls, they like my swagger, They call me Mick Jagger, I’ll be rollin’ like the Stones, Jet-setter, jet-legger.

We ain’t messin’ with no maggots, Messin’ with the baddest Chicks in the club.

Honey what’s up?

Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who’s the baddest of them all?

Yeah, it’s gotta be the apl.

I’m the mack daddy y’all, Haters better step back, Ladies download your app, I’m the party application Rockin’ just like that.

Chorus x4

Це був найкращий час в моєму житті. Я ніколи так не почувався. Клянуся, це правда. І все це завдяки тобі. x2 Я прийшов сюди відпочивати, Запалити вогонь, щоб було жарко. Я не хочу фотографувати, Я просто хочу зробити пару знімків. Так, давайте, поїхали. Давайте втратимо контроль, Давайте будемо розважатись всю ніч, Поки не стане сил. Народ відривається під звук. Зроби голосніше і дивися, як усі танцюють. Ми будемо запалювати по максимуму, Поки не обрушиться, зайнявшись, дах. Так, тут жарко Від такої температури, Дівчата втрачають розум, Я втратила голову, малюче, Розважаючись зі своїми подружками. Я прийшла сюди не просто танцювати, Я тут, щоб втрачати розум. Я народжена, щоб бути некерованою, Це мій стиль. Якщо ти цього не знав, То тепер, малюче, ти це знаєш. Приспів x2 Це був найкращий час в моєму житті. Я ніколи так не почувалася. Клянуся, це правда. І все це завдяки тобі, Тобі-тобі-тобі. Усім дівчатам подобається мій розв’язний стиль, Вони кличуть мене Міком Джаггером. Я запалюю, як один зi Стоунів, Найкрутiший, Ми не зв’язуємося з ким завгодно, Ми тільки з крутими Дівчатами клубу. Мила, як справи? Дзеркало, дзеркало на стіні. Хто гарніша за всіх, скажи? Так, це Apl. Я найкрутiший чувак. Ви, Заздрісники, краще зробіть крок назад. Дівчата, танцюйте. Я додаток до цієї вечірки, Запалюю просто так. Приспів x4

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Jerry is the manager of a restaurant. He is always in a good mood.

When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would always reply: “If I were any better, I would be twins!” Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs, so they could follow him around from restaurant to restaurant.

Why? Because Jerry was a natural motivator.

If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling him how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him: “I don’t get it! No one can be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?”

Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, I have two choices today. I can choose to be in a good mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood.

I always choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be victim or I can choose to learn from it. I always choose to learn from it.

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Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I always choose the positive side of life.”

“But it’s not always that easy,” I protested.

“Yes, it is,” Jerry said.

“Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice.

You choose how you react to situations.

You choose how people will affect your mood.

You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood.

It’s your choice how you live your life.”

Several years later, I heard that Jerry accidentally did something you are never supposed to do in the restaurant business. He left the back door of his restaurant open. And then in the morning, he was robbed by three armed men. While Jerry was trying to open the safe box, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him.

Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the hospital.

accept — приймати affect — впливати apply — застосовувати armed — озброєний attitude — ставлення bullet — куля complain (complaining) — скаржитися decline — відмовлятися junk — мотлох point out — звертати (чиюсь) увагу release — випускати rush — мчати scar — шрам slip off — зісковзнути victim — жертва wound — рана

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After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body…

I saw Jerry about six months after the accident.

When I asked him how he was, he replied, “If I were any better, I’d be twins. Want to see my scars?” I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place.

“The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door,” Jerry replied. “Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or could choose to die. I chose to live.”

“Weren’t you scared?” I asked.

Jerry continued, “The paramedics were great.

They kept telling me I was going to be fine.

But when they wheeled me into the Emergency Room, and I saw the expression on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, ‘He’s a dead man.’

I knew I needed to take action.”

“What did you do?” I asked.

“Well, there was a big nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked if I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes, to bullets,’ I replied.

Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Please operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.

I learned from him that every day you have the choice to either enjoy your life or to hate it.

The only thing that is truly yours – that no one can control or take from you – is your attitude, so if you can take care of that, everything else in life becomes much easier.

Now you have two choices to make: 1. You can ignore this message or 2. You can learn and apply the lessons from this story.

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Holiday Test Holiday Retort 1. Yesterday I _______ to an archeological site because I want to be an archeologist.

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . go b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . went c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visited

2. The problems I have _______ the language are to do with spelling.

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hardly b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hard c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . easy

7. Most people don’t want to study Latin because it is a _______ language.

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . death b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . old c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dead

3. If I want to pass my exams, I _______ study very hard.

8. I’ve forgotten the name of my teacher but I think it is something like _______.

4. The _______ thing of all difficulties in a language is vocabulary.

9. What is the name of the _______ you put tea into?

5. I have been _______ English for 5 years.

10. I _______ a lot of presents for my birthday.

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . can b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . must c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . will

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . worst b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bad c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . worse

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6. When we walked into the school, we saw that the students were working very _______.

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . study b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trying c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . learning

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a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brown b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smith c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jones

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . think b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thing c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thinking

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . got b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . became c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . become

Eating Out 1. As there are so many dishes on the menu, would you like me to _______ something to eat?

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . decide b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . suggest c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . offer d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . consider

2. They simply couldn’t decide which restaurant to choose, and so in the end they took a vote and the _______ decided on a Chinese one. a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . most b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . majority d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . main

3. We waited one hour for the main dish to _______, and then it was the wrong order.

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arrive b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reach c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . deliver d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . send

6. There was a great discussion about which particular type of cuisine the guests would choose, and finally they reached a _______ and settled on the set menu. a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . compromising b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . compromised c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . compromise d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . compromisingly

7. It doesn’t matter how late you arrive at this restaurant, you can always _______ on a warm welcome from the owner.

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trust b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . confide c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rely d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . believe

8. The place was so full of people and tables that the waiter had to _______ us through the crowds to our table.

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . show b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . guide c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . conduct d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enable

9. The problem about writing on 4. If you really want to enjoy the full food is that however hard you try, flavour of that particular meal, you you will say what you like and end must remember to _______ the up being _______. right balance of sauces together. a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . join b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stick c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . attach d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mix

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subjective b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . objective c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reflective d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . directive

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . familiarized b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . familiar c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . familiarly d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . familiarity

a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . attract b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . appeal c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . attend d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . appear

10. The success of a really good meal 5. It is always more relaxing to eat is that not only must it taste good, in a restaurant where the faces of but it should also look good and the staff are _______ and you know thus _______ to your eye. everyone by name.

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How to Get People to Like You and

Make Friends Olga Zinchenko, Melitopol

[Part 2] In the previous issue of TEENGLISH you read Part 1of the article “How to get people to like you” and learned what kind of people others don’t want to be friends with. Now it’s time you read the rest of it.

• If you want to get people to be interested in you, the only way for this to happen is to become genuinely interested in their lives instead. Once you have found someone you would like to be closer with, take an interest in their hobbies and their daily activities.

• Researchers say that when meeting someone for the first time, you should listen to your acquaintance 70% of the time and talk for about 30% of the time. This makes your “target” realize that you’re interested in them and thus gives them a feeling of importance.

• Don’t forget to smile a lot, because happiness is the best cosmetics. Nothing makes you more good-looking than an authentic smile. In fact, if you forget this simple rule of success, don’t even bother trying to get people to like you. Nobody wants to have anything to do with a melancholy individual.

• Don’t be afraid to be outspoken, as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone’s feelings. To

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get a conversation going, it’s not enough to agree with everything your interlocutor says; you should have your own opinion as well. It doesn’t mean being rude, but when it’s your turn to speak, you may share your point of view.

• When it comes to psychology, the sweetest word for everyone is their name. When you address someone by their name, it means you’re showing them respect. You have to repeat their name in your conversation, so there are more chances this person will like you.

• Be yourself. Don’t pretend to be someone you’re not. If you aren’t afraid to show the real you, people will like that.

• If you realize you’re wrong in the middle of an argument, don’t be ashamed to admit the other person was right. If you’re not afraid to admit your errors, people will respect you.

• Be talkative. There’s nothing wrong with being the initiator. There is no fine line between talking too much and too little, but keep in mind that others interpret talking too little as being snobby and talking too much as being a glutton for attention.

• Try to be unique. People will be interested in you if you aren’t like everybody else. Find

acquaintance — знайомий admit — визнавати ashamed — присоромлений authentic — справжній awesome — чудовий bother — турбуватися cover — охоплювати discourage — збентежений eventually — зрештою feature — особливість genuinely — щиро glutton — жадібний instead — натомість interlocutor — співрозмовник issue — номер журналу matter — мати значення outspoken — відвертий snobby — пихатий stuff — речі target — мішень thus — отже treat — ставитися

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something about yourself that you think is awesome and make it your best feature. Others will be attracted to you when they see that you’re an interesting personality. If you want to have a lot of friends, you have to be an original person in order for someone to like you. Find a hobby and something you’re good at, if you still haven’t.

If people don’t like you or treat you badly, don’t be discouraged by this. Haters only hate the things that they can’t get and the people they can’t be. And remember, they can’t hurt you unless you let them. Try putting yourself into a slightly different environment and see if you will be treated better there. If you like singing, go to a choir club and meet new people there. They might actually become your friends eventually.

It might seem that being popular is all that matters, but it really isn’t so. Once school ends, you’ll go to college and find real friends there.

The only thing that matters is being a good person and finding something that you like doing. Don’t concentrate on being popular and having lots of friends, instead think about stuff that’s important, like your education.

Once you’ve got that covered, success is practically guaranteed.

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Not My

Nadiya Viunnyk, Kharkiv

BIG INDIAN WEDDING

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An Indian wedding is a special story! India is a big country, the people in each region speak a different language, and the culture is different too. The Indian wedding I have seen was a Bengali wedding.

So, a Bengali wedding is an event of three days! On the first day the groom and his relatives go to the bride’s place. This is the day of the ceremony with a priest. The bride’s family organizes everything on this day. They greet the groom with music and fireworks, decorate the place and prepare the food.

I was impressed by everything around me, the Indian music, the decorations made of real flowers, people looking their best… And in return, everyone was paying attention to the white girl wearing a sari – me! Wearing a sari is not an easy job, especially if you have never done it before. A special thank you to my Indian sisters for helping me! I believe I looked really good wearing a sari, and I definitely looked unusual and exotic. So many people wanted to take a picture with me! I was proud to have been introduced to everybody as a special guest from Ukraine! Most of the people there had never even heard of the country. What’s more, as it is a small place, some people had

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never seen a white-skinned person. Anyway, everybody was kind and friendly!

On the morning of the second day the bride and the groom go to her house, and the future wife gets ready to leave her home and family.

Her mother and relatives may cry because their daughter is leaving their place… In the evening the groom takes the future wife to his house.

The family greets them with a live orchestra, dances and fireworks. This is the part where the bride is shown around the groom’s house.

On the morning of the next day the bride wakes up early to clean the house and then serve lunch for everybody. And in the evening the final ceremony organized by the groom’s family takes place along with the formal reception. The bride and the groom sign a notice of intended marriage. I was surprised to learn that besides signing each document they also need to provide their fingerprints. It was a wonderful wedding ceremony with a nicely decorated place, music and dancing. It felt as if I were in an Indian movie!

I was lucky to visit a few places around Falakata and even see the Indian wildlife. I saw leopards and deer; peacocks – the national bird of India; a real Bengal tiger; a few differ-

cute — милий deer — олень eggplant — баклажан event — подія flooded — затоплений hospitable — гостинний kingdom — королівство mustard — гірчиця notice of intended marriage — повідомлення про намір укласти шлюб peacock — павич priest — священик provide — надавати reception — прийом snap — знімок surrounded — оточений worth — вартий

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ent kinds of crocodiles on a crocodile farm in Bhutan! And, for the first time in my life, I had a chance to see a wild elephant in an Indian jungle!

We also spent a day in Bhutan, a small kingdom bordering India. It is located on the Himalayas. A very nice place with architecture and people very different from the Indian. And here’s a funny story! In a monastery we met a couple of local Bhutanese people. They were wearing traditional clothes, very cute. I wanted to take a picture with them but was too shy to ask… And as I was passing by, they stopped me: “Excuse us, can we please take a snap with you?” I did it with pleasure! Most probably I was the first Ukrainian person there too! :-) I really enjoyed watching India through a car window while travelling! Small cities and villages are flooded with coconut palms, mango and bamboo trees… They are surrounded by green tea gardens, yellow mustard fields, fields with rice, potato, cabbage and eggplant…

India is a big and different country. I visited only a small part of it. Some people may say that India is poor and dirty… I will remember it as a country of rich, interesting culture and great, very hospitable and friendly people! It was really worth visiting!!!

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Sweet Dreams Some are scary and some are silly, but your dreams have meaning. Match what you may dream about with what it might mean.

Being hugged Falling A car Flying A tornado Being lost or trapped An animal Being naked in public Being chased Being late for school or not ready for a test A house

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k.

You’re afraid of something.

You’re nervous.

This symbol represents you.

You feel good or confident about something.

This symbol stands for part of your personality.

You feel anxious or unprepared.

You don’t feel in control.

You feel exposed or vulnerable.

You want to be closer to a person.

You’re confused.

What happens with this symbol stands for what’s happening with you.

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anxious — занепокоєний chase — гнатися confused — заплутаний courage — хоробрість direction — напрям exposed — незахищений get through — впоратися hug (hugged, hugging) — обіймати lack — нестача naked — голий ostrich — страус pressure — тиск science — природничі науки seem — тут: здається stand for — означати swan — лебідь trapped — у пастці unprepared — непідготовлений vulnerable — уразливий

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1 Being hugged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i When you dream about hugging, it means you want to be closer to the person you are hugging or you want to be more like him or her.

2 Falling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b If you dream you’re falling, you probably feel nervous about something in your life – for example, a science project that you can’t seem to get finished.

3 Car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . k What is happening with a car in your dream stands for something happening with you.

For example, if the car is going in a new direction, you might be trying some new things or meeting new people.

4 Flying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d Flying means you feel good or confident about something. This kind of dream can also mean you feel free.

5 Tornado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . g A dream about a tornado symbolizes that you feel lack of control over something in your life. You might be under too much pressure or going through something emotional like a big change.

6 Being lost or trapped . . . . . . . . . . . j A dream in which you’re lost or trapped means you’re feeling confused about something in your life, such as an argument you and your best friend had.

7 Animal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e Animals that you dream about stand for parts of your personality. Think about the animal in the dream and how you are like it. A dream about an ostrich might be about your shy side, while a dream about a graceful swan might be about your dancing ability.

8 Being naked in public . . . . . . . . . . . h This kind of dream means you feel exposed or vulnerable about something. For example, maybe you’re worried about forgetting your lines in the school play.

9 Being chased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a Dreams where you’re being chased mean that there is something in your life you are afraid of, such as a big test, moving to a new town, or a parent losing a job. Your dream might be giving your mind a chance to face the fear and find the courage to get through it.

10 Being late for school/not ready for a test f This kind of dream means you feel unprepared for something or you are anxious about something. Try making a list of what you need to do before going to bed to ease your mind.

11 House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c Dreams about houses or rooms in houses are really about you. The room you dream about represents a part of your life. A house dream might mean you’re thinking carefully about something that you’re not so sure about.

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Fun Facts About

Hummingbirds

Melissa Mayntz, About.com Guide

All birds are fascinating creatures, but there are many facts about hummingbirds that make them astonishing to even experienced birders.

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1. There are more than 325 hummingbird species in the world.

2. A hummingbird’s brilliant throat color is not caused by feather pigmentation, but rather by iridescence in the arrangement of the feathers and the influence of light level, moisture and other factors.

3. Hummingbirds cannot walk or hop, though their feet can be used to scoot sideways while they are perched.

4. The bee hummingbird is the smallest species and measures 2.25 inches (5.7 cm) long.

5. Hummingbirds have 1,000–1,500 feathers, the fewest number of feathers of any bird species in the world.

6. The average ruby-throated hummingbird weighs 3 grams. In comparison, a nickel weighs 4.5 grams.

7. 25–30 percent of a hummingbird’s weight is in its pectoral muscles, the muscles principally responsible for flight.

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8. A hummingbird’s maximum forward flight speed is 30 miles (48.3 km) per hour, though the birds can reach up to 60 miles (96.6 km) per hour in a dive.

9. Hummingbirds lay the smallest eggs of all birds. They measure less than 1/2 inch (1.27 cm) long but may represent as much as 10 percent of the mother’s weight at the time the eggs are laid.

10. A hummingbird must consume approximately 1/2 of its weight in sugar daily, and the average hummingbird feeds 5–8 times per hour.

11. A hummingbird’s wings beat between 50 and 200 flaps per second depending on the direction of flight and air conditions.

12. An average hummingbird’s heart rate is more than 1,200 beats per minute.

13. At rest, a hummingbird takes an average of 250 breaths per minute.

14. The rufous hummingbird has the longest

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migration of any hummingbird species with a distance of more than 3,000 miles (4,830 km) from Alaska and Canada to its winter habitat in Mexico.

15. The ruby-throated hummingbird flies 500 miles (800 km) nonstop across the Gulf of Mexico during both its spring and fall migrations.

16. Depending on the species, habitat conditions, predators and other factors, the average lifespan of a wild hummingbird is 3–12 years.

17. Hummingbirds have no sense of smell but have very keen eyesight.

18. Hummingbirds do not suck nectar through their long bills, they lick it with fringed, forked tongues.

19. A hummingbird can lick 10–15 times per second while feeding.

20. Hummingbirds digest natural sucrose in 20 minutes with 97 percent efficiency for converting the sugar into energy.

21. Many hummingbird species can breed together to create hybrid species, one fact that makes identifying hummingbirds very challenging.

22. The peak fall migration period for hummingbirds is from mid-July through August or early September, depending on the route.

23. Despite their small size, hummingbirds are one of the most aggressive bird species and will regularly attack jays, crows and hawks that infringe on their territory.

24. The bill of the aptly named sword-billed hummingbird, found in the Andes Mountains, can reach up to 4 inches (10 cm) long.

25. Hummingbirds are native species of the New World and are not found outside of the Western Hemisphere.

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Flying Blind I was flying from Shanghai to Zhengzhou.

By the time we took off, there had been a 45-minute delay and everybody on board was slightly annoyed. Unexpectedly, we stopped at Nanjing on the way. The flight attendant explained that there would be another 45-minute delay, and if we wanted to get off the aircraft, we could re-board in thirty minutes.

Everybody got off the plane except one gentleman who was blind. I noticed him as I walked by and could tell he had flown before because his guide dog lay quietly underneath the seats in front of him throughout the entire flight. I could also tell he had flown this very flight before because the pilot approached him and, calling him by name, said, “Lee, we’re in Nanjing for almost an hour. Would you like to get off and stretch your legs?”

Lee replied, “No thanks, but maybe my dog would like to stretch his legs. Would you take him for me please?”

Now picture this. All the people in the gate area came to a completely quiet standstill when they looked up and saw the pilot walk off the plane with a guide dog! The pilot was even wearing sunglasses that day. People scattered not only trying to change planes but also trying to change airlines!

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The photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of a great forest fire. Smoke at the scene was too thick to get any good shots, so he frantically called his home office to hire a plane.

“It will be waiting for you at the airport!” he was assured by his editor.

As soon as he got to the small, rural airport, sure enough, a plane was warming up near the runway. He jumped in with his equipment and yelled, “Let’s go! Let’s go!” The pilot swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air.

“Fly over the north side of the fire,” said the photographer, “and make three or four low level passes.”

“Why?” asked the pilot.

“Because I’m going to take pictures! I’m a photographer, and photographers take pictures!” said the photographer with great exasperation.

After a long pause the pilot said, “You mean you’re not my flying instructor.”

Well Done?

Kevin was furious when his steak arrived cooked too rare.

“Waiter,” Kevin shouted, “Didn’t you hear me say ‘well done’?”

“Of course I did, sir, I can’t thank you enough, sir,” replied the waiter. “I hardly ever get a compliment.”

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A Generous Diet Needing to shed a few pounds, Robert and his wife Jennifer went on a diet that had specific recipes for each meal of the day. They followed the instructions extremely closely, dividing the finished recipe in half for their individual portions. Robert and Jennifer felt terrific and thought the diet was wonderful; they had never felt better, nor did they ever feel hungry.

As time progressed, Robert and Jennifer realized that they were, in fact, putting on weight and not losing it. They decided that they ought to check the detail of the recipes just one more time. It was then that they found their error.

There, in small print, Robert and Jennifer saw, to their horror: “Serves 6”.

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Volunteer Opportunities • Read and record books for the blind and dyslexic. They are in short supply of volunteers.

• Knit or crochet for babies. If you know how to knit or crochet, check with your local hospital.

Travel • Volunteer abroad. It is a great way to travel and really get to know the culture.

• Visit friends. You can probably crash with them, so all you need to pay for is getting there and back, and your food and entertainment money.

Expand Your Knowledge • Learn a language. Whether you go on vacation later or can use that skill at school, you’ll be on your way to speaking the language.

• Take up a new hobby. While school is out is the perfect time to learn new hobbies.

• Learn to cook. Grocery and houseware stores often offer cooking classes. You can also find videos online or just buy some cookbooks.

• Visit museums. Check out the museums in your town, then venture out to nearby towns.

It is an easy and inexpensive way to expand your knowledge.

Earn Extra Money • Find a job related to your field of study. Not only can you gain important experience, but you can also save money.

• Take a part time job. If it’s something you really enjoy doing, carry it over to the fall and keep earning extra cash.

• Start your own business. From walking dogs to house sitting to web design, settle on something you can do well, line up some references, and spread the word.

For School and Beyond • Find your focus. Use this time to research, talk to others, and possibly do some volunteer

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work to help determine what direction you want your future to take.

Buy books early. If your professors already have their books listed, get started reading before classes start.

Improve your writing skills. Establish excellent writing habits to see improvement in school and a great skill for your resume.

Personal Challenges Take a hike. Hiking can be a great way to connect with nature and find yourself.

Clear the clutter. Clean up your living space, work space, and computer, and you will be able to focus more easily on what you need to do.

Get fit. Take on an exercise program, examine the way you are eating, and make positive changes that can help you become healthy and fit.

Develop healthy habits. Quit smoking, drink alcohol in moderation, and take up positive habits such as exercise and maintaining healthy relationships with friends.

Help the Earth Take a bicycle tour. Not only will you help the environment, but you will improve your fitness and can meet new people on your journey.

Avoid fast food. Fast food is one of the worst environmental polluters with the enormous amount of paper and plastic goods used, and it is just about the least healthy thing you can eat.

Personal Development Learn to manage your money. This skill will help you make it through life with fewer stresses.

Learn to manage your time. Time management can help you complete assignments more efficiently and is an important skill to carry over to your career.

Get organized. Set up a system so that you have a place for everything once the new semester starts.

Learn to embrace failure. Failure can be an important teaching tool and often leads to later success.

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It was a dark and stormy night, October 1415, Agincourt, France. That year, Henry V of England had invaded France. But finally Henry V said, "I'm tired. I'm sick. I want to go home. I don't want to fight."

The French said, "Tough. You're fighting." The French had about 25,000 soldiers.

Henry V had about 6,000 tired guys.

So the French said “When the battle is over, we will take the British soldiers that have not been killed and remove certain parts of their bodies so that they might never be able to fight again!�

Well, it was raining heavily and the French were at a disadvantage. The tactics of the British soldiers were superior. And, the Brits won!

When the battle was over, the victorious British showed what was to have been cut off. It is a popular symbol, known to this day by most adults and some children.

QUESTION: What part of body did the French want to cut off?

By the way, the British were archers.

E-mail your answers

by September, 15 teenglish@ukr.net

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Part III Dan Greenburg Mrs. Wolfowitz started down the street. We let her get half a block ahead of us, then we started to follow.

“You think she’s going home?” I said.

“How should I know?” said Spencer.

A sudden ice-cold wind came up and blew dead leaves in my face. I shivered and brushed them away. The sun had set already, but it wasn’t very dark out. I looked up at the sky and realized why. It was a full moon, just as Spencer said.

Mrs. Wolfowitz walked along the street for several blocks in that strange hunched-over walk of hers. We followed, trying to keep out of sight. Then Mrs. Wolfowitz turned into an alley.

“Why in the world is she going down that alley?” I whispered.

“I don’t know,” said Spencer. “Maybe she lives there. Let’s follow.”

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We waited about thirty seconds. Then we followed. When we got to the corner, we peeked down the alley. By the light of the full moon we saw an incredible sight. In back of a butcher shop, Mrs. Wolfowitz had turned over a big plastic garbage can. She was digging in the garbage. After a while she found what looked like a huge bone.

“Spencer,” I whispered. “Shoot this!” We crept forward and hid behind another garbage can. Spencer took out his camcorder and began to shoot.

Mrs. Wolfowitz held the bone in both paws – I mean hands – and began to gnaw on it.

“Do you believe this?” I whispered.

Spencer giggled.

“Yuck!” I whispered. “Can you imagine what that old bone tastes like?”

“No,” Spencer whispered, “but I can practically taste that A-plus this tape is going to get us.”

Mrs. Wolfowitz stopped chewing and looked around nervously. Maybe she heard us whispering. We ducked down behind the garbage can. After a minute or so, we peeked out.

She was gone!

“Oh, no,” I said. “We’ve lost her!” “No you haven’t,” said a voice behind us.

I turned around.

It was Mrs. Wolfowitz!

Mrs. Wolfowitz had a crazy smile on her face. Her eyes were practically popping out of her head. I was so scared, I was afraid I’d pee in my pants.

“What are you doing here?” she asked. “Are you spying on me?”

“S-s-spying?” I repeated. “N-n-no, of course not, Mrs. W-wolfowitz.”

“Then why is Spencer holding that camcorder?” she asked.

“Which camcorder?” I said.

She pointed.

“That camcorder,” she said.

“Oh, th-that camcorder,” I said.

“Yes, that camcorder,” said Mrs. Wolfowitz.

“W-well, there’s a very simple explanation for that,” said Spencer.

“And what is it?” said Mrs. Wolfowitz.

“W-we’re making a d-documentary,” said Spencer. “On alleys.”

“Is that so?” said Mrs. Wolfowitz.

“Th-that happens to be the honest t-truth,” said Spencer.

“Do you know what Mr. Underpence told me this afternoon?” said Mrs. Wolfowitz. “He said Vernon Manteuffel told him that Zack thinks I’m a werewolf.”

“A w-werewolf?” I repeated. “Th-that’s ridiculous, ma’am! You? A werewolf?” I burst into hysterical laughter.

Suddenly Mrs. Wolfowitz growled a terrible growl. She lunged straight at me.

I side-stepped her. She tripped and fell.

“Run, Spencer, run!” I shouted.

I ran. Spencer followed. We raced down the alley as fast as we could go. Mrs. Wolfowitz loped after us, growling louder than ever.

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When we got to the end of the alley, we turned left onto the street and ran back in the direction of school. It was brighter on the street than in the alley. I prayed somebody would see us and save us.

Running for his life, Spencer pulled ahead of me. We were running so fast, it was hard to breathe. My heart was pounding away in my chest. My lungs were practically bursting.

I looked back. Mrs. Wolfowitz was gaining on us!

Up ahead, a man in a tuxedo was walking his dog. The dog saw us and growled. Behind us, Mrs. Wolfowitz growled at the dog.

“Help us!” I shouted ahead to the man in the tuxedo. “We’re being chased by a werewolf!”

“My word!” said the man in the tuxedo. He had a British accent. “How do you know she’s a werewolf?”

“She ate my homework!” I shouted as I caught up to him.

“That doesn’t prove she’s a werewolf,” said the man in the tuxedo. “Perhaps she just likes to eat paper. I confess that –” “Never mind,” I said as I ran past him. Talking was using up breath I needed for running.

“– I eat paper myself,” called the man in the tuxedo, running after me. “It’s quite tasty, really.

I don’t see how eating your homework makes her a werewolf. Do you have any proof she’s a werewolf?”

“Just forget it, OK?” I gasped.

We must have been a weird-looking group, running down the street. First came Spencer with his camcorder. Right behind Spencer was me. Behind me was the man in the tuxedo leading his dog. And behind the dog was Mrs. Wolfowitz.

“I’m quite serious, actually,” called the man in the tuxedo. “Deciding this woman is a werewolf without proof is terribly unfair.”

“I said forget it!” I shouted. I looked back.

Mrs. Wolfowitz was gaining on me. Now she was almost up to the man in the tuxedo.

“I couldn’t help overhearing,” called Mrs. Wolfowitz. “Thanks for seeing my side of it.”

“You’re quite welcome,” puffed the man in the tuxedo. “It’s the only civilized thing to do.”

‘Oh, I quite agree,” said Mrs. Wolfowitz. “Seeing both sides is the only civilized way.”

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Then Mrs. Wolfowitz sprang at me and bit a big hole in the seat of my pants.

We ran for a few more blocks, then we lost Mrs. Wolfowitz.

Spencer and I were completely out of breath. It was cold out, but I was really sweating under my clothes.

“Boy… that was a close one,” gasped Spencer.

“It… sure was,” I said.

We were still puffing so hard, we could barely talk. Sweat was streaming down my face. My heart was beating like crazy.

“You know, I said, “Mrs. Coleman-Levin… lives only a… few blocks from I here. I really think… we need… her help.”

“Good… idea,” said Spencer.

I stopped at a pay phone to call Dad. I was afraid he might be worrying where I was.

“Zack,” said Dad when he answered the phone. “Where have you been? I was worried about you.”

“I’m… fine,” I said. “I’m… with Spencer.

We’re… doing an extra-credit… science project… for school.”

“Why are you so out of breath?”

“Well… we were running,” I said.

“Say, you aren’t in any trouble, are you?”

“No,” I said.

“Does this have anything to do with Mrs. Wolfowitz?” Dad asked.

“Maybe… a little bit,” I said. “We’re going over to… Mrs. Coleman-Levin’s place now. I’ll be… home soon.”

I hung up the phone before he could tell me not to go.

A few minutes later, we buzzed Mrs. Coleman-Levin from the lobby of her building. She didn’t buzz back. She got on the intercom instead.

“Who’s there?” she asked.

“It’s Zack and Spencer,” I said.

“Zack and Spencer,” she repeated. “What are you boys doing here?”

“Oh,” I said. “Well, we’re having kind of a problem, and we thought you could help us.”

“I’m afraid this isn’t a good time for me,” she said.

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“Why not?” I said. “Are you sick, Mrs. Coleman-Levin?”

“Not sick, Zack. Just a bit hazy.”

“Mrs. Coleman-Levin, this is really important. If you can possibly let us come up and talk to you, it would really help.”

I could hear her sigh over the intercom.

“Very well,” she said. “Come on up. But I told you, I’m a bit hazy.”

We went up in the elevator. When she finally opened her door, it was a little hard to see her. Not because it was dark in her apartment, although it was dark in her apartment. It was because Mrs. Coleman-Levin was really hazy.

I could sort of see right through her. There were tons of palm trees in her apartment and a little waterfall. There was something burning. It smelled OK, though. I remembered what it was.

Incense.

“So, boys,” said Mrs. Coleman-Levin, “what can I do for you?”

“Our new substitute teacher, Mrs. Wolfowitz, is acting really weird,” I said.

“Weird? In what way?”

“Well, yesterday she ate my homework,” I said. “And tonight she bit a hole in the seat of my pants.”

“Well, she must have had a perfectly good reason,” said Mrs. Coleman-Levin.

“What reason could she possibly have for eating my homework and biting a hole in the seat of my pants?”

I showed her the hole in my pants.

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How to Choose the Perfect Pair of Headphones Characteristics of Emotional Intelligence E-cigarettes: One Bad Habit for Another?

KEY to the Holiday Test (p. 20) Holiday Retort 1. b) went 2. c) with 3. b) must 4. a) worst 5. c) learning 6. b) hard 7. c) dead 8. b) Smith 9. b) thing 10. a) got Eating Out 1. b) suggest 2. c) majority 3. a) arrive 4. d) mix 5. b) familiar 6. c) compromise 7. c) rely 8. b) guide 9. a) subjective 10. b) appeal

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– second level, medium

– third level, challenging

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