Как и у великого детектива Шерлока Холмса, у Конан Дойла было много чудесных талантов. Многие люди не знают, что он писал разного вида книги: научную фантастику, исторические приключения, страшные истории, рассказы о сверхестественном. Он также писал фактические книги по истории и политике. Во всем, что он делал, он показывал свою невероятную креативную энергию.
Он был выходцем из семьи художников. Его отец был талантливым художником, а мать очень хорошей рассказчицей. Конан Дойл пошел в школу-интернат, когда ему было 9 лет, в школе он развлекал своих школьных товарищей рассказами, которые он сам придумывал. После окончания Эдинбургского университета у него была собственная медицинская практика в Лондоне. Но у него не было много пациентов, поэтому как врач он зарабатывал немного. Поэтому Конан Дойл свое свободное время тратил на написание рассказов. Вскоре стал печатать свои рассказы, он стал понимать, что это может ему дать больший доход, чем медицина.
Конан Дойл не был удовлетворен тем, что он просто писатель оригинальных и развлекательных рассказов. Он был очень активным в молодости, в качестве судового врача плавал в путешествие в Арктику и в Западную Африку.Когда в Африке началась Англо-бурская война, Конан Дойл добровольно пошел воевать. Но его не взяли, потому что он был слишком стар, (ему было сорок лет). Однако он поехал в Южную Африку как враг лечить раненых и больных, позже он написал историю Англо-бурской войны.
Конан Дойль был настроен делать что -то хорошее для общества, он попытался поступить в парламент, но безуспешно. Более успешным он был в работе по улучшению законодательства. Он усердно работал, чтобы помочь людям, которые по ошибке попали в тюрьму.
Конан Дойль в своей жизни сделал много, но про него будут помнить больше, как писателя, создателя Шерлока Холмса.
1)This text is about the great writer. Arthur Conan Doyle. He was not only a writer, but he was a doctor. He was a very active man. He did many things in his life, but he will be remembered most as a writer, a creator of Sherlock Holmes.
2) Like the great detective Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle also had many wonderful talents. Many people do not know that he wrote many other kinds of books: science fiction, historical adventures, horror stories and stories of the supernatural. He also wrote factual books on history and politics. In everything he did, he showed his incredible creative energy.
3) When he worked as a doctor he used his free time by writing stories.
4)He was a great man of action. He tried to enter Parliament, he worked to improve the law system.
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A 10-year- old boy has been helped by dolphins to talk for the first time in his life. Now, after taking part in a dolphin interaction programme he has began to use words to communicate. He is just one of the many children who have been helped by dolphins.
Dolphin therapy began some 20 years ago. How does it all work? Close contact with the dolphins works as a motivator. Swimming with the dolphins is an experience that reached deep down and demands the levels of concentration that are necessary for learning.
Despite its evident success at helping children, not everyone is enthusiastic about dolphin therapy. Animal rights groups warn that it is a myth that dolphins are harmless creatures. They are wild animals with wild instincts.
Other people point out the harm done to the dolphins. Captive dolphins must be used for the therapy of course. This creates problems when the animals are returned to the wild. It is partly for this reason that some therapy centres only use dolphins that have been rescued from the wild.
Although dolphin therapy has shown itself to be of great value to many sick and disabled children, the right measures must be taken to ensure the protection both of the dolphins and the children who swim with them.
The dolphins helped a 10-year-old boy to talk for the first time in his life.
Swimming with dolphins help the children to concentrate.
Some people are not very enthusiastic about dolphin therapy because they think that dolphins are wild animals with wild instincts.
Education
The system of education in any country is aimed at developing a personality for the good of the individual and society as a whole.
Pre – school education in England begins at the age of 3 or 4. children attend nursery schools organized by the parents. Kids play a lot, learn to listen attentively and to behave.
Compulsory primary education begins at the age of 5. Children go to an infant school. They are taught reading, writing and arithmetic, besides they have a lot of fun, drawing, reading, dancing or singing.
When they are 7 pupils move to a junior school till they are 11. They study a lot of subjects: English, Maths, Science, History, Geography along with Technology, Music, Art and Physical education.
Secondary education begins at 11. The majority of secondary schools are Comprehensive schools where boys and girls study together.
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HAND MADE CHOCOLATES
Jane Turner began her chocolate making business in a village near the seaside resort, of Torquay about three years ago, before that she had worked for a large food processing company in south-west England. We talked to her about her experiences.
Why did you decide to make such a big change of lifestyle?
"First of all, I was not happy in my job. Though it was a well-paid job, the work was very stressful and I had to work long hours. I just wanted to improve the quality of my life. I also wanted to live by the sea again. I knew that it would be difficult to find a good job in this area, so I decided to set up my own business."
How did the chocolate making begin?
"It had always been my dream. I found a suitable building in a village and installed all the equipment. My sister and a couple of her friends came to work with me and about six months later we were ready to start making cakes. After the cake business had begun to do well and we were supplying hotels and restaurants on a regular basis, I began trying to make my own chocolates. It is not easy to make good chocolate as there arc so many factors involved: creativity, the quality of ingredients, even the temperature of the room. When I had developed a good enough range of chocolates, I sent some to the hotels and restaurants. They liked them and ordered more. That is how the chocolate making grew."
Have you made any mistakes?
"Oh, yes, a lot. Perhaps the biggest mistake was trying to sell our cakes and chocolates over the internet. It was a disaster. First of all, it was expensive to get a professionally designed website set up. Then it was difficult and expensive to deliver cakes and chocolates to places that were far away. We had to use special packaging to protect the cakes and chocolates, which was also expensive. Sometimes, the chocolates arrived late, or despite everything they were damaged. Then we had to deal with some very angry customers!"
What are your plans for the future?
"We are thinking of setting up our own shop in Torquay with cake and chocolate making facilities inside."
1. Read the magazine article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.
2. Why did Jane Turner start her business? Read aloud the extract which says about it.
3. How did her chocolate business develop?
4. What mistakes did she make?
Самодельный шоколад
Джейн Тернер начала своей бизнес по изготовлению шоколадок в деревне возле морского курорта Торкей около трех лет назад, до того она работала в большой компании пищевой промышленности на Юго- Западе Англии. Мы разговаривали с ней о ее опыте. Почему вы решили настолько изменить образ жизни?
«Прежде всего я недовольна была своей работой, хотя это была хорошо оплачиваемая работа, было много стресса и мне приходилось работать долгие часы, я просто хотела улучшить качество своей жизни. Я также хотела опять жить у моря. Я знала, что это будет трудно найти хорошую работу в этом районе, поэтому я решила открыть свой собственный бизнес».
Как началось изготовление шоколада?
«Это всегда была моя мечта. Я нашла подходящее здание в деревне и установила все оборудование. Моя сестра и пара ее друзей пришли работать со мной и спустя около 6месяцев мы были готовы начать делать торты. Бизнес по тортам шёл хорошо, мы снабжали отели и рестораны регулярно, я стала пытаться делать свои собственные шоколадки. Это нелегко сделать хороший шоколад, поскольку вовлечено много факторов: творчество, качество ингредиентов, даже температура комнаты. Когда я достигла достаточно хорошего уровня изготовления шоколада, я послала их в отели, рестораны. Они им понравились и они стали заказывать больше. Вот так рос шоколадный бизнес». Вы делали ошибки?
«О да, много. Возможно самая большая ошибка, что пытались свои торты и шоколадки продать через интернет. Это была катастрофа. Прежде всего было очень дорого открыть профессиональный дизайнерский веб сайт. Затем было трудно и дорого доставлять торты и шоколадки в дальние места. Нам приходилось использовать особые упаковки, чтобы защитить торты и шоколадки, что также было дорого. Иногда шоколадки прибывали поздно или они разрушались. И нам приходилось иметь дело со злыми покупателями». Ваши планы на будущее?
«Мы думаем открыть свой собственный магазин в Торквэй.
1) This text is how to make business.
2) 2-й абзац
3) She began with making cakes and she supplied hotel sand restaurants with cakes. Then she began trying to make her own chocolates and ordered more. That is how the chocolate making grew.
4) She sold her cakes and chocolate over the internet. It was very expensive to deliver them to far away places.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed Sherlock Holmes when writing the stories took up too much of his time. Now, 80 years after the author’s death, Britain’s most famous detective is being brought back to life with a new novel by Anthony Horowitz.
The character of Sherlock Holmes was originally created by Arthur Conan Doyle, who featured him in four novels and more than 50 short stories.
But it’s the first time that the Arthur Conan Doyle estate has officially asked an author to write a new novel. He has been names as Anthony Horowitz and is best known for his Alex Rider children’s series. So, was he afraid of the challenge?
Anthony Horowitz:
“ Well obviously, it was exciting to deal with probably the most famous detective in the whole history of literature. And I didn’t want to disappoint the fans and the people who love these books.
But to be honest with you, I found it fairly easy to write because I have always loved those books, I’ve read them two or three times during the course of my lifetime – in fact, my whole life as a writer of crime fiction was inspired by Doyle and I find the book not so scary as I thought it might be.”