21 August Texte

8/10/2019 21 August Texte

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/21-august-texte 1/9

TEXTE

1. Read the text and answer the following questions

The New TV Shows

I remember watching TV man hours a da when I was a child.

!ne of the

"rogrammes that I li#ed $er much was %candid camera%. There&

ordinar "eo"le were

tric#ed into doing ridiculous things and sometimes the were $er

funn. 'ut as Igrew u"& things changed. The Euro"ean tele$ision introduced what

we call toda

%realit shows%. The turn common "eo"le into (stars) b "utting

them in unusual

situations. Some of them are loc#ed in a small house with cameras

running twent

four hours a da. !thers are filmed in a hostile en$ironment where

the ha$e to findfood and shelter or the ha$e to face the thing that the are most

afraid of. In all these

cases the $iewers are those who decide who should lea$e or sta.

The TV com"anies

li#e this #ind of shows because the are chea" to "roduce and

attract oung $iewers.

'ut e$en if man "eo"le are attracted to watch or "artici"ate& there

are critics who

belie$e that "rogrammes li#e these are humiliating and the can be

dangerous for

societ.

1. *hat is the main idea of the text+

,. *hat #ind of "eo"le "artici"ate in these shows and wh+



-. *h do TV com"anies "refer to "roduce this #ind of shows+

. *hat is the critics/ o"inion+ 0o ou share it+

,. E2earning

'ecause more and more "eo"le use the Internet nowadas& a newconce"t of learning

is growing& namel elearning. Students stud at their com"uters&

read texts& write

essas& and tal# through Email to their instructors and classmates.

In other "arts of the

world students watch their teacher on a tele$ision screen at the

front of the classroom

while soundsensiti$e $ideo cameras can mo$e from teacher tostudent when

somebod as#s a question. (3t first& I was ner$ous about ta#ing a

language class

because there was no teacher in the room& but after a while ou

don4t e$en notice the

difference&% sas one of the students. 0es"ite the "hsical distance

from their teachers&

students can recei$e "ersonal attention when the need it5 "honecalls or emails.

3long with the new elearning technologies5 tele"hones& satellites&

com"uters&

interacti$e TV 60R!7s and Internet& boo#s will continue to be

im"ortant in "eo"le4s

education.


,. 8ow can the students attend courses b using a com"uter+-. 0o the students feel comfortable when using this new wa of

learning+ *h+

. 0o boo#s ha$e an role with the new elearning technolog+

*hich one would

ou "refer5 traditional learning or elearning+



,. The Im"ortance of 9riendshi"

9or man "eo"le in this world& life is cold& lonel and hard. If the

had one friend&their li$es would not onl be different& but ha""ier. 3 friendshi" is

a touch of hea$en

on earth.

9riendshi" is im"ortant for adolescents as the figure out who the

are. 8a$ing friends

who share similar attitudes and beha$iours is belie$ed to ma#e that

"rocess easier and

more meaningful. 3ll of us want to ha$e friends and to be friendswith those "ersons

who are ha""& "o"ular& or e$en influential. The are $er

im"ortant for our emotional

wellbeing. In friendshi"s we re$eal what we are and who we are

ca"able of

becoming. 9riends tell one another :ust about e$erthing that is

going on in each

other4s li$es. Stle of dress and musical interests& a sense ofhumour& understanding&

acce"tance and loalt& reci"rocal hel" and admiration& shared

"astimes and $alues are

onl some of the ingredients that ha$e to be culti$ated for a solid

friendshi".


,. *h is friendshi" so im"ortant for adolescents+

-. *hat are the most im"ortant criteria "eo"le use when the ma#enew friends+

. *hat are the attributes of a solid friendshi"+

Sta 7oti$ated



The word )moti$ation% means different things to different "eo"le.

It is a "ositi$e dri$e

which mo$es us towards what we desire. 3 "erson4s brain needs

constant moti$ational

in"ut :ust as muscles need exercise& engines need "etrol and "lantsneed water. Strong

moti$ation stems from a dee" rooted belief in what ou are tring

to do; it4s stronger

when it comes from our inner $alues. This creates a feeling of

enthusiasm which is

essential in order to remain moti$ated. 2oo# at the <eal of a

missionar. The best

salesmen are those who get $er excited about their "roducts andha$e total faith in

them. The sell with a firm con$iction that their "roduct is the best

a$ailable. To"

athletes ha$e the constant challenge to reach and sustain an

o"timum le$el of

moti$ation which o$ercomes "roblems and brings results. If there

is no challenge in

what ou are doing& moti$ation will soon wither and die. That4swh highl moti$ated

"eo"le are nearl alwas achie$ers.


,. *hat is the author4s definition of moti$ation+

-. *hat ma#es a salesman the best in his domain+

. *hat ha""ens to "eo"le4s moti$ation when there is no challenge

in what the

do+ 0o ou agree+

Ecotra$el

No matter where ou go or how ou tra$el& ou will ha$e an effect

on the en$ironment



and the "eo"le ou $isit. 'ut if ou tra$el res"onsibl ou can

minimi<e the negati$e

im"act& and& in man cases& can actuall hel" conser$e the

en$ironment and "reser$e

indigenous cultures. If ou don4t concentrate on where ou want togo but on what ou

want to do and learn& our tra$el ex"erience will ha$e a real&

meaningful "ur"ose.

Now imagine tra$elling with a "ur"ose a "ersonal one and a

global one and

returning home re$itali<ed& refreshed and fulfilled. Imagine ha$ing

seen and

ex"erienced things ou ne$er thought "ossible& stretched ourselfand left a "ositi$e

im"act on the "eo"le and "laces ou $isited. ' loo#ing at tra$el

from a different

"oint& ou will disco$er the benefits of a meaningful& "ur"oseful

tra$el. Ecotourism

accommodates and entertains $isitors in a wa that is minimall

intrusi$e or

destructi$e to the en$ironment and sustains = su""orts the nati$ecultures in the

locations it is o"erating in. Its true meaning bears a weight of

res"onsibilit for both

tra$ellers and ser$ice "ro$iders. 3s a res"onsible ecotourist ou4ll

ha$e lots of fun

and hel" sa$e the earth while ou are doing it> Su""orting eco

tourism grou"s& nature

conser$ancies& cultural "reser$ation institutions and other

organi<ations also will hel" build a brighter future e$en while ou are not tra$elling.


,. *h is this new wa of tra$elling so im"ortant+



-. Should tourists be res"onsible for what ha""ens to the

en$ironment+

. *hat could ou do to act as a res"onsible ecotourist+ 6an ou

thin# of some

other acti$ities that would hel" to "rotect the en$ironment+

Read the text below and then answer the questions 5

Twent ears ago& #ids in school had ne$er e$en heard of the

internet. Now& I4ll bet

ou can4t find a single "erson in our school who hasn4t at least

heard of it. In fact&

man of us use it on a regular basis and e$en ha$e access to it fromour homes> The

4net4 in internet reall stands for networ#. 3 networ# is two or more

com"uters

connected together so that information can be shared& or sent from

one com"uter to

another. The internet is a $ast resource for all t"es of information.

?ou ma en:o

using it to do research for a school "ro:ect& downloading ourfa$ourite songs or

communicating with friends and famil. Information is accessed

through web "ages

that com"anies& organi<ations and indi$iduals create and "ost.

It4s #ind of li#e a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses>

'ut since anone can

"ut anthing on the internet& ou also ha$e to be careful and use

our best :udgment

and a little common sense. @ust because ou read something on a "iece of "a"er

someone stic#s on a bulletin board doesn4t mean it4s good

information& or e$en correct&

for that matter. So ou ha$e to be sure that whoe$er "osted the

information #nows



what the4re tal#ing about& es"eciall if ou4re doing research> 'ut

what if ou4re :ust

emailing "eo"le+ ?ou still ha$e to be $er careful. If ou4$e ne$er

met the "erson that

ou4re communicating with online& ou could be on dangerousground> ?ou should

ne$er gi$e out an "ersonal information to someone ou don4t

#now& not e$en our

name>

1. *hat is a networ#+

,. 8ow is information accessed on the internet+

-. *h should ou not trust e$erthing ou find on the internet+. In what was does the internet influence our li$es+

Read the text below and then answer the questions A-B "ointsC5

There are ideas about England and the English which are :ust not

true. England does

not sto" for afternoon tea e$er da& although the English do drin#a lot of the liquid

Ahot& with mil#C and although the weather is $er changeable& it

doesn/t rain all the

time>

3lso& there/s lots of good food in England. No& reall> In the ma:or

cities ou/ll be

s"oilt for choice& with the cuisine of almost e$er nationalit on

offer. Indian food is a

"articular fa$ourite of the English. To find "ro"er English food& treating in a

traditional "ub.

The famous English "oliteness is e$erwhere. The English use

(Dlease/& (Than# ou/



and )Sorr/ more than most nationalities. 9or exam"le& if ou ste"

on someone/s foot&

the/ll "robabl sa (Sorr/ to ou> If ou ma#e a com"laint& it/s

also usual to begin

with (Sorr/ as in5 (I/m sorr& but this sou" is cold./?ou ma thin# it strange on the 2ondon nderground that "eo"le

don/t tal# to each

other& e$en when crowded together in the rush hour. Silence is

usual as "eo"le read

their boo#s or news"a"ers. That doesn/t mean English "eo"le are

unfriendl. It :ust

means ou might ha$e to get to #now them first>

1. *hat ideas about the English and England are not true+

,. *here can ou eat traditional English food+

-. *h do "eo"le #ee" quiet on the 2ondon nderground+

. *hat t"ical things do ou #now about England and the

English+

Read the text below and then answer the questions 5

7an "eo"le ha$e disco$ered the healing "ower of martial arts& as

the stri$e to

control emotional issues that ma ha$e followed them for ears.

!ften& what holds

"eo"le bac# in life is fear. Deo"le are afraid of failing& as well as

succeeding afraid of

s"ea#ing u"& and at the same time& remaining silent. 'ut learning

martial arts is a

"owerful antidote to all that fear. The first time someone hits ouor throws ou to the

ground& ou4re "robabl going to be afraid of getting hurt. The first

time that ou hit or

throw someone else& ou4re "robabl going to be afraid of hurting

him. 'ut soon ou



reali<e that "eo"le aren4t that fragile. ?ou learn that ou4re strong&

ou can defend

ourself& and e$en that ou4re worth defending. 3s ou learn the

s#ills& ou also

de$elo" the selfconfidence to face our fears and to li$e our lifethe wa ou alwas

wanted to. ?ou begin to learn that ou4re a com"etent "erson and

that ou can ta#e

care of ourself Aand others if ou need toC.

1. *hat is the text about+

,. *hat is the obstacle that man "eo"le face in life+

-. In what was can martial arts ha$e healing "owers+. 0o ou thin# that "ractising s"orts can im"ro$e a "erson/s

emotional life as

well+

21 August Texte

Documents

Transcript of 21 August Texte