Нет, это не Оксфорд стрит, не Шанз-Элизе (Елисейские Поля) и даже не Пятое Авеню. Новое исследование выяснило, что самое популярное место в мире для шопинга это … Нови Свят (Нови Швет). Где это? В Варшаве, Польша, конечно.
Недавнее исследование показала, что самая оживленная торговая улица в мире находится не в Лондоне, не в Нью-Йорке и не в Париже, а в Варшаве. Эта улица называется Нови Свят (произносится как Новый Швет), что означает Новый Мир. Невероятно, но каждый час 14 тысяч поляков проходят (вниз) по этой главной улице.
Это замечательное место для шопинга. Здесь очень широкие тротуары. Здесь расположены памятники (статуи), дворцы, привлекательные городские особняки, эксклюзивные кафе и высококлассные рестораны. Здания здесь не очень высокие. Они выглядят старинными, но в действительности весь город был заново отстроен после Второй Мировой войны.
Здесь нет билбордов или неоновых огней. Здесь также не слышна громкая музыка и здесь немного туристов. Люди думают, что польским магазинам нечего предложить, так что сюда никто не едет за шопингом (за покупками). Мир еще не знает об этом раем для покупателей.
Сейчас в Варшаве возможно купить все, что пожелаешь. Здесь очень много магазинов с Запада, но интересная вещь в том, что сейчас польские производители изготавливают высококлассные товары. Они хороши потому, что не являются товарами массового потребления (=они хороши, т.к. не производятся массово для мирового потребления).
В Нови Свят расположено очень много небольших магазинчиков, специальных магазинчиков и шикарных магазинов. Здесь нет огромных универмагов, продающих одинаковые товары по всему миру.
Если вы хотите изысканный костюм ручной работы, Нови Свят как раз то место, куда вам следует ехать. Это недешево. Вы выложите 1000 £ (фунтов стерлингов). За прекрасным французским детским костюмчиком идите в магазин «Petit Bateau». Вы заплатите 50£ за пару детских синих джинсов. Детское платьишко стоит около 90£. В знаменитом антикварном магазинчике «Désa» письменный стол стоит 5000£, а русская икона XIX века - 200£.
Однако не все так дорого. В магазине «Pantera» вы можете приобрести кожаные вещи: сумки, кошельки, пальто и ремни. Магазин «Cepelia» специализируется на предметах народного искусства. Здесь есть книжные и музыкальные магазины, а также небольшие бутики, продающие женскую и мужскую одежду по доступным ценам.
Если вы устали, то остановитесь в кафе «Café Blikle». Это модное место для встреч. Здесь вы найдете оживленную атмосферу, а также увидите хорошо известных (знаменитых) поляков. Замороженный йогурт и мороженое восхитительны, а знаменитые пончики очень вкусные.
(Это) Возможно путешествовать по миру и находить в каждой стране одинаковые вещи для продажи. Но в Варшаве по-другому, т.к. ее магазины уникальные – и они находятся на улице Нови Свят.
| 250 MILLION CHILDREN CANNOT READ OR WRITE |
A United Nations report says more than 250 million children of primary school age cannot read or write. They could also not do basic maths. The report said 120 million children have spent little or no time in school. The researchers said countries lose money when children do not go to school. Each year, governments lose up to $130 billion. A U.N. spokeswoman said there was a global "learning crisis". This is because in a third of countries, 75 per cent of primary school teachers do not have enough training. The spokeswoman said: "The issue now is to put the focus on quality." Most children not going to school are girls. Developing countries can get richer if they send girls to school – up to 25 per cent richer in 40 years. Almost two-thirds (66%) of girls in Arab countries and sub-Saharan Africa may never go to school. In Yemen, just 36 per cent of girls are literate. The Reuters news agency said: "If current trends continue, the poorest part of the young female population in developing countries won’t achieve literacy until 2072" The good news is that in Laos, Rwanda and Vietnam, the number of children not going to school fell by 85 per cent in the last five years.
ПЕРЕВОД ПРИБЛИЗИТЕЛЬНЫЙ, С ПОХОЖЕГО ТЕКСТА.
В новом докладе Организации Объединенных Наций сообщается, что более 250 миллионов детей возраста начальной школы не умеют читать или писать. Кроме того, они не могут произвести элементарных математических расчетов. В докладе также говорится, что 120 миллионов детей либо вообще не ходят в школу, либо ходят туда крайне редко. По словам сотрудников информационно-аналитического отдела, тот факт, что дети не ходят в школу означает, что государства теряют деньги. Каждый год правительства теряют до 130 миллиардов долларов. Вибек Дженсен, представитель ООН, сказала, что происходит глобальный “кризис образования”. И причина этому – недостаточное количество хорошо обученных педагогов в бедных странах. Также она добавила, что в одной трети стран у 75% учителей начальной школы недостаточный уровень подготовки. Вибек Дженсен заявила, что сейчас главная задача – уделить особое внимание качеству.
В докладе говорится, что большинство из тех, кто не посещает школу, девочки. В связи с этим, важно, чтобы девочек в развивающихся странах обучали. Отправляя девочек в школу, государство может увеличить свое благосостояние на 25% через 40 лет. В докладе также говорится, что две трети (66%) девочек в арабских странах и в странах Африки к югу от Сахары никогда не ходят в школу. В Йемене всего 36% молодых женщин имеют образование. Агентство новостей Рейтер заявило: “Если существующие тенденции сохранятся, то беднейшая часть молодого женского населения развивающихся стран достигнет уровня элементарной грамотности не раньше 2072 года». Есть и хорошие новости. В Лаосе, Руанде и Вьетнаме число детей, не посещающих школу, сократилось на 85% за последние 5 лет.
From the History of a Letter
We receive a lot of emails every day. It has become such a usual thing. It’s a fact that people have stopped writing letters. It is going out of date. Just imagine only a hundred years ago we looked forward to an envelope in our postbox. And it came to us in many trains,it flew through air, over the mountains and seas, it passed through the hands of many people. It is so simple to send emails today that people never remember that it was once a very difficult and special task.
In ancient times “letters” were brought by runners – men who could run fast and far – and the “letters” they carried were not written, but were told to a receiver. Postmen in those days had to have a good memory, and they had to be honest. This was especially important: the “letter” often had important secrets in it, it had to reach only ears of the receiver and without any change in it. Post runners were met everywhere with respect and honour. Nobody was allowed to stop them or to do anything against them. History has many stories about runners and descriptions of what they did.
Traditions connected with the postal service were different in different countries. In Mexico, for example, after a battle the people knew by the runner’s clothes whether the message he was carrying to the capital was good or bad. If he had on a white belt and his long hair was tied with a red ribbon it meant that the battle had been won; if he came from the battle field with his hair untied, he carried the news that the battle had been lost.
Post runners sometimes had other duties besides carrying letters. Indian post runners in Mexico, where the postal service was very fast, were sometimes used to send – fish! Sea fish for a king’s table. The capital was four hundred kilometers from the sea.
Effects of colours.
Different Colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In her new series ‘Colour me Healthy’, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are. ‘Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?’ says Verity. ‘Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products as being a bit disgusting. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.’ During this four-part series, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each programme. She meets people who work in all aspects of the colour industry, from people who design food packets, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their ideas, such as the American ‘Colour Doctor’ who believes that serious diseases can be cured by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results. Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity is goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the series, it’s up to the viewers to make their own decisions about how much they should believe.
АУДИРОВАНИЕ!!!
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Job Interview Dialogues In English 1: Engineer
Mr. A: Welcome to our engineering company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the Net last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes I’ve worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: It was a dead end job.
Mr. A: Yes our company is large and there is plenty of room for advancement.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first month you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Any questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50 k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.
Про Леди Гагу – этот текст, только укороченный!!!!!!.
DJ Ron Slomowicz: Listening to your music, I don't want to do a traditional Q&A interview. I'm going to say a bunch of names and you tell me what impact they've had on your life. Let's start with the Pussycat Dolls.
Lady Gaga: Well you know, I love a girl in her underwear, first of all. Secondly, I've been writing for them, so Nicole Scherzinger has been in my head for probably the past three months. There's something that's very humbling about being able to write for a powerhouse group like that. Probably the biggest influence that they've had on me is making me want to be a better writer for them.
RS: That's awesome. How about Akon?
Lady Gaga: Akon is a very talented songwriter to work with. His melodies, they're just insane. It's funny, I think about him a lot when I'm doing my melodies because he's so simple, and he's just been great. He keeps me on my feet, very grounded, but he also puts me on a silver platter, which is always very nice. So it's been an incredible influence. It's like every time you work with somebody that's better that you are, you become greater.
RS: Really cool. How about the Scissor Sisters?
Lady Gaga: Oh, I love them, I can't breathe. I remember the first time I heard them, it was on the radio, and I was like, 'who the heck is that?' They are a big influence. I love the disco, their outfits, and they really care about their performance. Conceptually I just think they're very smart in their approach. I'm also a big Elton John fan, and you can hear the influence on every record, so I love them. They were big – I really thought about them when I did "Dirty Rich."
RS: You can definitely hear that. How about Red One?
Lady Gaga: Red One is like the heart and soul of my universe. I met him and he completely, one hundred and fifty thousand percent wrapped his arms around my talent, and it was like we needed to work together. He has been a pioneer for the House of Gaga and his influence on me has been tremendous. I really couldn't have done it without him. He taught me in this own way – even though he's not a writer, he's a producer – he taught me how to be a better writer, because I started to think about melodies in a different way.
RS: So where does the name Lady Gaga come from?
Lady Gaga: Queen's song "Radio Ga-Ga."
RS: You are coining all kinds of great words. Tell us about retrosexual.
Lady Gaga: Retrosexual – I came out with that a long time ago. Me and my buddy Tom were hanging out one day in the studio and we were talking about metrosexuals, because he had bought a pair of boots and I said 'Those are very metrosexual.' And he was like 'I don't know, I think they're kind of retro.' And I said 'So you're retrosexual.' It was kind of a joke. The more I thought about it – I'm so obsessed with all things retro, the 70s and 80s. I don't know, that word just kind of flew out of my mouth one day, and it stuck with me. I often do that – if I coin terms, they'll become like the centerfold of my entire project or an entire record.
RS: Very cool. What was it like filming the video for "Just Dance?"
Lady Gaga: Oh it was so fun, it was amazing. For me it was like being on a Martin Scorsese set. I've been so low budget for so long, and to have this incredibly amazing video was really very humbling. It was really fun, but you'll see if you ever come to a video shoot of mine one day – I'm very private about those things, I don't really talk to everybody. I'm not like the party girl running around. I might even seem to be a bit of a diva. I'm sort of with myself, in my work head space worrying about costumes, and if extras look right, and placement. I don't just show up for things, you know. That video was a vision of mine. It was Molina the director who wanted to do something, to have a performance art aspect that was so pop but it was still commercial, but that felt like lifestyle. It was all those things, I love it.
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John: Ah, good morning, Pia Marcotti, isn't it?
Pia: Yes, good morning.....
John: Oh, I'm John Reeves. I manage the sales department here at Rosco International. You can call me John.
Pia: Ok John.
John: Have you already been shown around the company?
Pia: Yes, I got here at 9am and Suzy gave me a tour of the place.
John: And what did you think?
Pia: It's a lot bigger than I thought it would be.
John: Yes, a lot of people say that. Now we have over fifty people working for us here. Did you bring your CV(resume)?
Pia: I sent it by e-mail last week.
John: Oh yes, of course. I was reading it only yesterday. Now, where is it....ah, here it is, here we are. Pia Marcotti, 26 years old, born in Rome...hmmm...ok, let's see. Where did you hear about Rosco International?
Pia: My brother worked for you a couple of years ago and has always spoken well of you.
John: Luigi Marcotti, yes I remember him. How long did he work here for?
Pia: I think it was about 10 months. Now he's living in the UK. He's been working for a magazine in London for around a year.
John: You'll say "hi" to him from me, won't you?
Pia: OK, sure.