I really enjoy going to the cinema; it is one of the favorite pastimes even though I don’t really go that often. Fortunately, the cinema isn’t too far away from where I live and I can get there by bus within ten minutes. I am very lucky to live in a big town because it means that I have a choice of cinemas and a wider choice of films. Watching films is always very relaxing and entertaining. The convenience of the cinema is that you can choose what time you want to go because there are usually a number of showings. You know, it is popular to go out somewhere first and then go on to a late-night film. The cinema is particularly popular among students because they don’t have to pay full price for some films and is therefore a reasonably cheap form of entertainment. There are a variety of films available today. I especially like comedies or love stories. Detective stories with a lot of action and suspense grab my attention also. I particularly enjoy films where you become so involved with the story that you forget you are sitting in a cinema. The last film I went to see was an American comedy (Thriller called «Who’s Watching the Baby-sitter? »). I really enjoyed it because it was funny, it had a lot of action in it and the end was so unexpected. Nowadays cinemas are so comfortable that it is almost like being at home so it is a luxury to go to the cinema.
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Filipino sika deer
This beautiful beast is known to the scientific world as a separate species for only three decades, although it was described at the end of the 19th century. In 1870, or a little earlier, the British Prince Alfred, who was in the Philippines, sent the skin and skeleton of a small deer, caught in the dense forests of one of several Visayan islands, located in the central part of the archipelago, to the Zoological Society of London. The package fell into the hands of the taxonomist Philip L. Sclater, and he, having studied it with all possible care, called a new animal a deer Alfred.
For more than a century, scientists have not recognized this discovery as a separate species, believing the Visayan deer as a subspecies of the first Indian zambar, and then the Philippine zambar. At least, neither in the final third volume of “Systematics of mammals” edited by academician Sokolov, published in 1979, nor in his reference book “Rare and Endangered Animals. Mammals ”in 1986 there is not a word about this beast. Nevertheless, in 1983, zoologists of the world decided that still the Alfred deer, he is also a Filipino sika deer, is a completely independent species, and besides, the rarest of deer on the planet, which should be immediately saved ...
After the First World War lie managed to set up his own film company. He rented an old camera and a garage. He became the owner of a small studio. He loved cartoons and was full of ideas. He had clear ideas of what he wanted.
Disney's cartoon Films became popular all over the world.
The Disney studios continued producing movies after Walt's death in 1966. Wherever American films are shown, the name of "Disney" still draws the crowds.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in Albania . Her real name was Agnes . She was the youngest of three children. Her father was a good businessman and the family had a comfortable life. Her parents were very religious. Agnes's mother taught her children to pray and to love and help other people. They often gave food and money to the poor. They were the first lessons in kindness for little Agnes.
When Agnes was only nine, her father died. The family became poor. But later her mother opened a shop, and The business did well. That was the second lesson in life from her mother: when life is difficult you must try, try and try again.
In 1928 Agnes left her family to become a nun. She chose a new name for herself— Teresa. Sister Teresa went to India to teach poor children. Later she began to help the poor. She took care of people who had no one else to look after. She worked hard. She was sure that she would succeed. She believed that "all men are created equal". In 1948 she and her pupils set up Missionaries of Charity (Благотворительная миссия).
They worked in hospitals and schools, took care of children without parents and helped the sick and the dying.
Mother Teresa never worried about money. She always said that the help would come when it was needed. In 1979 Mother Teresa got the greatest prize in the world — the Nobel Peace Prize. She received the prize of $190,000 not for herself but for the poor people of the world. She used this money to feed hungry people and to give help to the sick and dying. Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize because all her life she loved and helped people.
After Mother Teresa's death her Missionaries of Charity continue their work trying to help people all over the world.
You've just read an interview with Slava Polunin who is generally recognized as one of the greatest living clowns. He is one of those rare artists who have climbed to the top of their chosen profession. This is how the newspaper "The Irish Times" has described this world famous mime actor. One of his most successful productions has
been the "Snow Show" which began in 1996 in Britain. A well known Russian artist and fashion designer Mikhail Shemyakin made some fantastic costumes for Slava's "Snow Show".
The "Snow- Show" can transform adults into wide-eyed children.
Slava was born in a small place in Central Russia. As a boy, he was fond of playing snowballs and making tunnels under the snow. In his "Snow Show" Slava realized the fantasy of his childish games as a mime actor.
Mime traditionally means acting without words. Mime artists believe that they can communicate without language — speak with their bodies, Slava Polunin believes that you can do a show without words but if it needs a word, it's better to put one in.
The "PIay-Makers group", founded by Slava Polunin, is known all over Russia and the world. They have travelled through more than 20 countries. Over 25 years they have made unbelievable progress and have become a national attraction. Their theatrical characters are known to everyone in Russia,
At the moment Slava is about to start work on some new productions working with clowns from Britain and Russia, Polunin's show is constantly changing. Each show is so different from another that "If you watch the show once a year, you will see that each time, it's a new one," says Slava Polunin.
Дорогой Мигель, Хит, я Билл Фелпс, мне тринадцать лет. Я из Сиднея, Австралия. Вот фотография моей семьи и наших родственников. Имена моих родителей - Сью и Сэм. У моего отца короткие темные волосы. Моя мама высока с короткими светлыми волосами. У меня нет брата, но у меня есть две сестры. Они близнецы. Их именами являются Ким и Кейт, и им восемь лет. Майк - брат моего отца. Он доктор, и он женат на Джанет. У них двое детей, Джонни и Гилл. Том и Бет - мои дедушка и бабушка. Они находятся в конце шестидесятых. Ну, это все обо мне и моей семье. Пожалуйста, напишите в ближайшее время и расскажите мне о своей семье. Отправьте снимок тоже. Пока, Билл
Вот перевод
We always
celebrate my mother's birthday. It is in September, in autumn. I decorate an
apartment. Grandmother bakes a cake and prepares a special dish. My twin
brothers prepare bright festive decorations. We get dressed stylishly, and buy roses
to our mother and sing her favorite song.