Sport in our life (Healthy style of fife) № 3

They say, "Health is above wealth." One of the first our duties is to keep our bodies in perfect condition.

      There are certain laws of health and they are very simple.

- A certain amount of exercise is necessary to keep the body in perfect condition.

- Moderation (умеренность) in eating and drinking,

-  enough sleeping time (not less than 7-8 hours a day),

- recreation (восстановление) and rest,

-  tidiness(опрятность)                             lay the foundations for health and long healthy happy life.

   When you ask people why they spend so much time, effort, and sometimes money doing sports they will talk about feeling fit, sleeping better, the chance of living a more active life, meeting people with similar interests and the team spirit.  

    Thousands of ordinary people devote their spare time to going in for sports. They play indoor and outdoor games: volleyball, basketball, table tennis, hockey.

There are different sporting societies, clubs and complexes in our republic. The most famous of them are the Olympic complexes «Raubichi», «Staiki», «Dinamo» stadium. They are used for international and world competitions. They were built for the 22^nd Olympic Games which took place in 1980.

As for me, I like sports too. When I was a junior pupil I liked swimming, so I went to the swimming pool every day. Now I play table tennis twice a week. From time to time I play volleyball or football.

To sum up, I’d like to say  if you want to keep fit you must go in for sports because sport makes people strong, healthy and optimistic.

 

FASHION № 20

We all pay attention to fashion.But what is? Everybody understands it in his own way. Generally, this is our appearance that helps us to be attractive and to differ from others. – СОРИ, в электронке темы у меня нет.

TRAVELLING AND T0 URISM

Тема на экзамене называется Travelling and tourism, поэтому к этому тексту прибавьте еще один – 2 вида туризма из учебника.

№ 22. Environmental issues

What can we do for the environment EVERY DAY?

- SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAGS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

- FIT AT LEAST ONE ENERGY-SAVING LIGHT BULB

- TURN OFF UNNECESSARY LIGHTS

- PUT YOUR GUM IN THE BIN - RECYCLE YOUR BOOKS

- USE A GLASS INSTEAD OF TAP RUNNING WHEN YOU CLEAN YOUR TEETH (it could save 10 liters of water every night and evening) - WASH VEGETABLES AND SALAD IN A BOWL

1. People say that our planet is in danger. Do you share this opinion?	The protection of the environment is now the question of life or death on the Earth. There are many problems which threaten our natural environment. Water and soil pollution, resource and ozone depletion, high level of radiation and acid rains, global warming, deforestation, littering are among the most serious ones. In such conditions we must do our best to save our planet, our lives.
2. What do you think people should do to protect the environment?	There is a good formula of 4 Rs. It is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We can reduce the usage of electricity and drinking water. We must make an effort to recycle such things as plastic bottles, metal, paper, glass. To sum it up, we should realize that we are all responsible for what’s happening around us.
3. What would you ask your British friend about measures (мерах) that are taken to protect the environment in Britain?	1. What laws are passed in Britain to protect the environment? 2. Are there educational programs on TV that educate people how to help our planet? 3. People in Britain are concerned about the environment, aren’t they? 4. Are there many environmental groups in Great Britain?
4. A friend of yours wants to develop a program to protect the city where he lives. Give him a piece of advice	If I were him I would suggest an educational program that would teach people to save energy, not to litter, try to limit the use of cars, save electric power and water, recycle paper, glass, plastic. I could also try set up an environmental group. We could hold meetings, and draw people’s attention to environmental problems in the city.
5. Green School of the Year contest is held in the country and you want your school to enter it. Give ideas for some green events.	What about organizing a concert and collecting money to help to save some endangered animals or national parks. Why not get together and clean the forest near our town from litter. I suggest that we should shoot a video clip about endangered species in our region and show it on local TV.

 

Weather and climate (5)

     Weather is the mix of events that happen each day in our atmosphere, including temperature, rainfall and humidity. But it is not the same everywhere.

     Climate controls the weather where you live. It has a very important influence on plants, animals and humans. Weather has also much impact on people’s health and moods.

     As for me, I don’t depend on weather, In my opinion a man should create his mood himself.

 

A Glimpse of Belarus The Republic of Belarus is situated in the centre of Europe in the extreme western part: of the East-European Plain within the basins of the Dnieper, the Western Dvina and the Upper Neman it. borders on Poland in the west the Baltic states - Lithuania and Latvia - in the north-west, on the Russian Federation in the east and on Ukraine in the south, Belarus is situated at the crossroads of trade routes from west to east, and from north to south,

Belarus occupies the territory of 207, 6 thousand square kilometres, it's quite a compact country. It stretches for 560 kilometres from north to south and for 650 kilometres from west to east. By the size of its territory, Belarus is the 13th among the European countries and the 5th among the CIS countries. The area of Belarus is slightly smaller than that of Great Britain, its population is about 10,3 million people, 78% of whom are Belarusians, Representatives of more than 100 ethnic groups live in Belarus, Most people in Belarus about 64% live in towns and cities

Belarus is situated on a plain rising to hills, the highest of which is Dzierzhinsky Hill reaching 350 metres above the sea level. About twenty thousand rivers arid streams run in all directions across the country. Their distinctive feature is that half of them flow into the Baltic Sea, the other half into the Biack Sea. Seven of them are more than 500 kilometres long each. They are the Dnieper, the Neman, the Western Dvina, the Pripyat, the Berezina,, the Sozh and the Viiia,

Belarus is a lake country. There are about 10,800 lakes here. The takes are particularly numerous in the north. The largest is Lake Naroch. its surface stretches for 80 square kilometres. The lakes are noted for their great depth, transparent waters and beautiful scenery around them.

The swamps of Belarus deserve separate mention. They are even entered in the Guinness Book of Records. These unique natural ecosystems take up nearly a quarter of the country. In scale and diversity of life there are no equal places to them in Europe,

The real treasure of Belarus lies in its forests. Large and small, old and new, they cover a third of the country. Their canopy shelters a multitude of animals and birds National parks and reserves - Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Braslavsky and Narochansky National Parks, Berezinsky Reserve and others - have been created to ensure the best protection for the rarest examples of Beiarusian nature. Here one can enjoy a great diversity of flora and fauna, some of which have survived only in Belarus.

The natural environment of Belarus is incredibly rich and varied, The beauty of its natural landscapes continues to charm its inhabitants and visitors.

The climate of Belarus is moderate continental with mild and humid winters» warm summers and rainy days in autumn. The average temperature in January is minus 5-8 degrees Celsius and that in July is plus 20 °C, Even though Belarus is a land-iocked country, its climate is strongly

influenced by the Baltic Ssa,

 Political system in Belarus Belarus is a presidential republic, governed by a president and the National Assembly. The term for each presidency is five years. Under the 1994 constitution, the president could serve for only two terms as president, but a change in the constitution in 2004 eliminated term limits. Alexander Lukashenko has been the president of Belarus since 1994.

The National Assembly is a bicameral parliament including the 110-member House of Representatives and the 64-member Council of the Republic. The House of Representatives has the power to appoint the prime minister, make constitutional amendments, make suggestions on foreign and domestic policy. The Council of the Republic has the power to select various government officials, accept or reject the bills passed by the House of Representatives.   

The government includes the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court, which deals with specific issues related to constitutional and business law. There also some political parties such as Communist Party of Belarus, Agrarian Party of Belarus. Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus and others.

House of Government in Minsk, with a statue of Vladimir Lenin in the foreground

Дополнительные вопросы по теме:

1) How many states does GB consist of?

2) What are these states? Show them on the map, please

3) What are the main rivers of GB?

4) What are the capitals of the United Kingdom’s states? Show them on the map, please

5) What do you know about royal family?

6) What is the name of the queen? – (Elizabeth the 2^{nd (SECOND)})

7) What is the capital of England? And the flower symbol? – London, rose

8) --- Scotland? – Edinburgh, thistle

9) --- Wales? - Cardiff - daffodil

10) --- Northern Ireland? - Belfast, shamrock

 

№ 25. Great Britain