Questions:
1. Why is it necessary to speak English?
2. Is it difficult for you to learn English?
3. Is English popular now?
4. How do you learn English?
5. Do you like studying English?
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Read the article and answer the questions bellow.
England
England is the largest and the richest country of Great Britain. The capital of England is London but there are other large industrial cities, such as Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and other famous and interesting cities such as York, Chester, Oxford and Cambridge. Stonehenge is one of the most famous prehistoric places in the world. This ancient circle of stones stands in Southwest England. It measures 80 metres across and made with massive blocks of stone up to four metres high. Why it was built is a mystery.
Not far from Stonehenge stands Salisbury Cathedral. It is a splendid example of an English Gothic Cathedral; inside there is one of four copies of Magna Charta and the oldest clock in England. Chester is very important town in the north-west of England. In the past it used to be a Roman fort; its name comes from the Latin word castra, meaning "fortified camp". In Chester there is a famous museum which contains over 5000 ancient and modern toys.
Oxford is the home of the oldest university of England. The most famous college is Christ Church. It has a great hall which was built during the reign of Henry VIII and its chapel has become the Cathedral of Oxford. Cambridge is the home of Britain's second oldest university. York was the capital of Northern England. It is one of the best preserved medieval cities of Europe. It was built by Romans, conquered by Anglo-Saxons and ruled by the Vikings. Birmingham is often called the "City of 1,500 trades" because of the great variety of its industries.
Questions:
1. What are large industrial cities of England?
2. What is one of the most famous prehistoric place in the world?
3. Where are the oldest clock in England and a copy of Magna Charta now?
4. What is Chester interesting for?
5. What are two oldest universities in England?
6. What was the capital of Northern England?
7. Why is Birmingham called the "City of 1,500 trades"?
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Read the article and retell the text bellow.
My name is Ann. I am a student. I am a future economist. As I study at the university, I do not have much free time. My classes finish at 4 p.m. Then I have to do my homework for the next day. I have a lot of friends at the university and sometimes we stay after classes together and help each other with our home tasks. When we are ready with the tasks, we usually visit a cafe. We eat our favourite ice-cream and drink a cup of tea or coffee. On weekends, I have more free time and can visit my friends. We usually go to a disco and have a lot of fun there. Late in the evening, I read a book or watch TV with my family. On holidays I can meet my friends and relatives more often. I sometimes organize a party for my close friends. I cook something tasty and lay the table. We sit around it, discuss our student life and our plans for future. When the weather is bad, I usually sit on my sofa and call my friends. I like talking on the phone, though my mother doesn't approve of it. She usually says, I should spend more time preparing for my classes. I like my future profession. Economics is my hobby. That's why I sometimes dedicate all my free time to searching for some new information in economics.
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Write an informal email to update someone on your life
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Describe yourself when you were younger
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Tell a friend about your future plans
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Ask and talk about personal likes and dislikes
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Talk about people who influence you
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Describe yourself when you were younger / make general predictions about the future
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Describe a situation where you weren't satisfied with your job.
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What are you good at that nobody knews?
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What's the most important for you in life?
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What's the most creative thing you have done?
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What's your proudest moment?
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Who are your heroes or ideal person?
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What do you want to learn about?
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What do the teachers misunderstand about you as a learner?
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What do you know about physical activity?
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What's your personal phylosophy?
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What does success mean to you?
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What does it mean to you "to study"?
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Where does your inner drive came in?
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What do you value?
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What should "school" do?
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What is your responsibilities?
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How do you motivate yourself?
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What is "upbringing" and "bring up"?
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Your Programme Organiser sends you an e-mail, asking you to tell her your first thoughts on the topic you intend to do for your summer dissertation. She wants to know about it now, so that she can allocate an appropriate member of staff to supervise your dissertation. Write a text outlining your plans.
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Your Supervisor sends you an e-mail, asking you to give a talk on your research topic at the School’s graduate seminar in two weeks’ time, and to send her an abstract for the talk. Write an e-mail message in reply: Either accept her invitation and compose the abstract; or decline the invitation and tell her why you’re not yet ready to give a talk, and when you will be able to do so.
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Your Personal Tutor e-mails you and asks what your plans are for next semester: which courses you would like to take. S/He also needs to know whether you are going to spend the Christmas vacation in the UK or at home, and when you will be finally leaving Edinburgh.
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Your task is to describe the process of getting a university place in your country. You will need to make clear the various stages in the process for someone who is unfamiliar with the system.
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Does everything depend on a student’s exam results, or do teachers’ reports from their secondary school play a role?
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Write a recommendation for future years - would you suggest any changes?
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