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THE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
(WDFW) is set to "haze" [udson Lake as part of a
new scientific experiment to try to stop the
mysterious deaths of hundreds of Trumpeter swans
annually.
The majestic migratory swans will encounter a
loud and wild surprise when they arrive in
Abbotsford from Alaska about mid-October. Instead
of cool breezes stirring the peaceful grassy reeds
along the shoreline, the swans will find their
roosting spot at judson Lake ablaze in shining
lights, an air boat skimming the shallow waters to
scare them away as well as other noisy.devices.
Kraege said the experiment is part of a large
international task force investigating the massive
swan die-offs from lead poisoning in Whatcom
County and the Fraser Valley. More than 2,000
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SUN-WORSHIPPERS and gardeners already know it,
but this summer was one of the driest and sunniest
ever in the Lower Mainland. And Environment
Canada's meteorologists have the proof. Vancouver
International Airport recorded 326.6 hours of
sunshine in August - 22 per cent more than the
average 268 hours for the month. For the past three
months from June through August, it 's been about
15 per cent sunnier than usual. Vancouver had so
much more sunshine than normal- 121 extra
hours - that it's the equivalent of having an extra
two weeks of summer. The dry spell has also been
impressive.
Although June was about average in Vancouver,
just 38 per cent of the normal rainfall was received
in July and August. July saw 25.2 mm of rain, while
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IT'S an adventure that, on the surface, has little comparison to the daily life of regular people. For julie
Wafaei, the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean using only human power, her expedition symbolizes
something that everyone can relate to. It shows how a formidable task or difficult goal can be achieved if
it's simply broken down to conquerable steps.
"I think that applies to a lot of things in life," said Wafaei this week. Hopefully, she adds, she'll carry
that lesson with her into the future.
It's just one of the lessons that she and fiance Colin Angus are starting to share following the
completion of an epic journey on May 20 this year - Angus having completed the world's first manpowered circumnavigation of the world, and Wafaei being there most of the way.
It took Angus and Wafaei five months to cross the Atlantic Ocean using only their own strength heading through the most severe hurricane season recorded. Despite their plan to avoid hurricane paths,
they were still hit by two. While an average count is around 11 tropical storms through their route, there
were over 25 during their journey.
That kind of experience creates a unique connection with the ocean - the part of the journey that she
had been most enamoured with when the expedition was being planned.
"You're spending a very long time out there so you see it in a very different way. .. you get quite
intimate with the ocean," said Wafaei. It's also a unique consequence of global warming, she said, and ju
one of the examples Wafaei and Angus will share when they start a speaking tour that will take them
across Canada. The opening of their tour, and debut of their documentary on the trek, will be on Oct. 4 a
7 p.m. at the Palace Theatre in Courtenay. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Along with those
presentations, Wafaei and Angus are doing separate motivational speaking engagements - one locally
with Wafaei, for example, is a talk with the Comox Valley Women's Business Network this week.
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PASSERSBY in South London thought they were witnessing a suicide attempt when they saw a young girl
climbing up a massive crane at 2 o'clock in the morning. They called 999 and within minutes rescue
workers were headed up the 130ft crane in pursuit. However, the fireman that reached the girl, found
that she was fast asleep and quite unaware of her precarious surroundings.
The teenager had not only climbed the crane whilst asleep, but had crawled a further 40ft out on to the
counterweight section of the crane where she finally fell asleep on a narrow beam. The fireman,
frightened to wake her in case she became frightened and fell, searched the teenager's mobile phone,
found a number for the parents in its memory and had them call her and wake her.
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NEW YORK - A nude torso of Aphrodite, the Greek
goddess of love, went on public display in New
York last week for the first time outside her
mythical birthplace. The alluring marble sculpture
dates from the first century BC. With her classic
figure and glowing patina, AphroditeAnadyomene, or
Aphrodite emerging from the sea, literally came
out of the Mediterranean. The one-metre-tall torso
was recovered by divers in 1956 at Na Paphos on
the southwest coast of Cyprus.
Bathed in soft light and surrounded by 88 other
relics, the goddess is displayed at the Onassis
Cultural Center in Manhattan in the exhibit From
Ishtar to Aphrodite: 3200 Years of Cypriot Hellenism.
Though her head, arms and lower legs were lost,
this weathered Aphrodite is comparable to the
Louvre's famed Venus de Milo. Venus is of the same
century as Aphrodite, but from the Aegean isle of
Milos. "The relationship between the narrow
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Your colleague is going to retire in three weeks and you would like to buy him a unique present.
He likes and collects old things like call-ups and kits.
You are going to move to Nigeria for a year and you wouldn't like to take your 12-year-old
daughter with you. You are looking for a school for her in Great Britain.
You work as a full-time secretary but you are underpaid and need some extra work.
You are a mother of three (3, 7, 11) and want your children to go to the same school.
You would like to renovate your old mansion and need some information on how to repair doors
and windows.
You are spending a few days in Britain and are interested in Sir Horatio Nelson's most famous
ship.
You are an unemployed accountant and looking for an odd job .
Your ll-year-old daughter is interested in the French language and culture and you look for a
school where she can improve her speaking skills.
You've inherited a house in bad condition in the countryside. You would like to sell it.
Your son is a fan of the Royal Navy. He's interested in everything in connection with it. If you are
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items. Then you will hear the interview. You will hear the interview only once. Then you will have
t ime to answer the questions.
Decide if the statement for each of the items is true (+) or not true (-) and mark your answers on
the answer sheet.
Now you will have one minute to read the items.
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The world didn 't hear about the Romanian orphans before the revolution in 1989.
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loneliness.
Susan Booth didn 't have any difficulties with collecting donations and medical supplies as big
compan ies were will ing to help and an Irish photographer gave her a helping hand.
Supporting poor people is so common in the USA that people weren't surprised about Susan's
action .
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the question for each text.
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Situation 1:
You are a Mathematics teacher at a secondary school in Manchester but in July you are going to
move to Kent so you have to look for a new workplace. You have found this advertisement in
Wealden Advertiser and decided to apply for the job.
Mathematics Teacher
We seek an inspirational teacher with great enthusiasm
and interpersonal skills to join this thriving and
forward-looking school.
Departmental responsibility a possibility for the right
candidate.
For further details and an application form, please
contact:
Marlborough House School
Hawkhurst, Cranbrook,
Kent, TN184PY
Tel: 01580 753555 Fax: 01580 754281
E-mail: head@marlbhouse.demon.co.uk
Please note that only applications made using
the school s own application form can be accepted.
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Situation 2:
You see the following information in the British Museum's What's on Magazine.
Friends events
Join the British Museum Friends and enjoy a
programme of special activities for members
including lectures, even ing openings and days
out to areas of specia l interest. Friends also get
First View and free entry to exhibitions courtesy of
the museum and an annual subscription to the
British Museum Magazine.
l55 , l50, l40 concessions or direct debit
Telephone 02073238195/8605
frie nds@the britishmuse um.a c.uk
www.thebritishmuseum .ac .uk/friends
Young Friends
Join the Young Friends of the British Museum and
en joy ReMUS the maga zine for Young Friends,
sleepovers in the Museum and other special
events for members aged 8-75.
Telephone 020 7323 8605 for details.
First Thursdays
Visit during the evening of the first Thursday in the
month and enjoy free gallery talks, lectures, music
and entry to special exhibitions. The restaurant,
cafes and shops in the Great Court remain open.
Prehistoric Britain
The evening eve nts include a lecture and gallery
talks abo ut prehistoric Britain and the Roman
occupation.
Thursday 6 May, 17.30-20.30
lecture 18.30; gallery talks 18 .30 & 19 .30
You and your f riend are interested in th e cultural events organised by the Brit ish Museum and
would like to join the Brit ish Museum Friends Association to be able to get enough informat ion
about t heir programmes. However, you wou ld like to have more deta ils f irst and have decided to
wr ite to the secretary of the Association to express your int erest and ask for more information.
Your letter should contain at least two of the following points and one other aspect:
Ask about annual membe rship fee
Explain w hy you would like to join
Ask more info about the events of t he next 3 month s
Ment ion your own interest
Before starting the letter, decide on the order in which you think the three points should be
included as well as an appropriate introduction and close. Include your address, the reference line,
date, salutation and closing formula.
You have 30 minutes to write the letter.
Please write 150-200 words .
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your free time in a good way. There is an empty room in the basement of the building and the
headmaster will allow you to use it as a club if you present him a plan how to organise it.
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WITH 15 days to go, 1999 could be about t o b reak
all time temperature reco rds. Scientists at the
Meteorology Serv ice an d South State"Univers ity
said yesterday it could be the warmest ye ar for
the co untry since records began in the capital in
1794 - unless the col d snap continues.
"Seven of the top 10 hottest years were in the
1990s," said Paul j onat h an of the climate research
centre last night. "The other three were in the
late 1980s."
The world over, researchers have studied tree
rings, ice cores, coral growths and historical
records for clues to past temperatures. These tell
the same story: this has been the warmest decade
for 1,000 years.
In 1999 temperatures have been above average
every month, except June. The hottest year was
1990, but 1999 could still beat it. "It depen ds on
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THE bacterium Caulobacter crescentus uses the toughest glue on Earth to stick to river rock s, and now
scientists are trying to figur e out ho w to produce the stuff.
The adhesive can withstand an en ormous am ount of stress, equal to the force felt by a quarter with more
than three cars piled on top of it. That' s two to three times more force than the best retail glues can handle.
The single-celled bacterium uses sugar mol ecules to stay put in rivers, streams, and water pipes, a new
stu dy found. It's not clear how the glue actually works, however, but researchers presume some special
proteins must be attached to the sugars.
"There are obviou s applications since this adhes ive works on wet surfaces," said stu dy leader Mark
Brickwall, an Alamo University bacteriologist. "One possibility would be as a biodegradable surgical adhesive."
Engin eers could use the superior sticku m too, Brickwall and colleagues say.
But making it ha s proved challenging. Like a mess of chewing gum, the gunk globs to everything ,
including the tools used to create it.
"We tri ed washing the glu e off," Brickwall said. "It didn't work."
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CROSS-BORDER beer smuggling is on e of the fastest
growing retail businesses in the country, according
to a survey.
More than 100,000 vans are esti mated to have
made the cro ssing stacked with illegal beer im ports
from the neighbouring countries in the past yea r 12%up on 1998 and double the number in 1993
when the European single m arket wa s formed.
Buyin g cheap du ty-paid bee r in these countri es,
wh ere tax levels are around one eighth of domestic
rates, is no t illegal if the beer is for person al
consumption. But importing for res ale is
smuggling, and the National Revenue an d Customs
Authority believes "van man" smuggling ha s
reached record levels. The NRCA says it operates
HOUSE prices will continue to run ah ead of wages and inflation next year with average pric es leaping
by 11%in 2000, according to forecasts publish ed tod ay by NBS building society.
News of the con tinuously rising h ouse prices is exp ected to be accompanied today by reforms from the
dep artment of trade and in du stry, which are likely to include measures preventing lenders making it
compulsory for borrowers to buy insurance with their mortgages.
The government had a me eting with mortgage lenders this week and is expe cted to call an other
mortgage "summit" next month as part of its strategy to end "rip-off customers" and bring mortgages
under the remit of th e City regulator, the financial services authority. Hou se prices rose by around 13.5%
in 1999 , according to NBS, and the in creasingly buoyan t econom ic outlook will sustain confidence in the
market in 2000, it says. The fore cast is backed by Colonial Prop erties, which yesterday predicted that
house prices will rise by 10%in 2000.
A 10% increase will add an extra 7,500 to the pric e of the average house in th e country, bringing it to
around 82,700 . In the capital, where average prices are closer to 133,000, the for ecast in crease will take
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prices to 142 ,000. But NBS expects the biggest in creases to come outside the capital. "During 2000 the
northern and we stern housing markets, which have this year been h eld back by the slu m p in
manufacturing, are lik ely to see prices grow more closely in lin e with th e average," it says. How ever,
Colonial Prop erties, although expecting a "more even " na tional pattern, believes the capital will continue
to lead the w ay in percentage increases.
The only factor holding ba ck price in cr eases will be further interest rate increases. with eco nom ists
predicting that mortgage rates could rise from their present level to a peak of 8%.
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THERE is clearly som ething a bit spe cial about
Kaiuli Beach . Whether it is som ething in the
winds, or in the seas. or in the stars. is ha rd to say.
But special it undoubtedly is. For this sh ort strip of
coastal land on the edge of the city of Glancemour
has two huge claims to fame.
For centuries. Kaiuli Beach has be en at the
crossroads of New Zealand's sometimes bitter
m ulti-racial hi st ory, the place wh ere, in a very real
sense, the w ho le cou n try began. But in only a few
weeks' time. the beach and the whole Glancemour
area will also become one of the focal points of
the planet, as Glancemour becomes the first city
in the world to greet the dawn of the new
mi lle n niu m.
Every day in the w orld's easternmost city, th e
sun comes up ou t of the Pacific "like a ba ll of fir e
from th e ocean." as Wal green puts it - the Maori
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First read the following text and then choose the answers to questions 6-10.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Whether we are switching the
light on, drying our hair, using the
microwave or working on our
computers, energy is an essential
of modem life. We use it every
day in most of the things we do. It
creates convenience and comfort,
helps keep us healthy and entertained. Our civilisation would
collapse without it.
Yet there is also a heavy price.
Traditional methods of power
generation have created a legacy
of acid rain, oil spills and despite billions of pounds of
research - nuclear waste, issues
all of which need to be considered. That price never appears
on the quarterly bill. Renewable
energy comes from different
sources
that will
remain
sustainable long after fossil fuels
simply disappear. Photovoltaic
cells that convert our sunlight into
electricity, wind turbines that
exploit climate , hydro-power
which captures energy from
falling water, and wave power
which captures energy from the
rise and fall of tides are some of
the main sources.
Wind and water power are well
established although such sources currently provide only 2% of
Britain's electricity. Yet renewable energy now meets approximately 20% of the world's
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Domestic specialties for the whole country
The current culinary masterpieces
The reason why we can take it home from the supermarket
Wide range of selection for every taste
Nothing compares to the original
The only real thing
Back to the roots
Where does it come from?
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There are not too many nations that can say their national dish has become an internatio a
phenomenon. Italy has two such dishes, pasta and of course pizza. In America pizza usually fal c
into two categories: thick and cheesy Chicago style or thin and more traditional New York pizza.
In Ita ly pizza also falls into two distinct categories: Italian pizza and the rest of the world. It mig seem silly considering the basic ingredients, but one taste of a true Italian pizza and that's it. 0
will never feel the same about this simple and delicious food again.
Pizza in its most basic form as a seasoned flatbread has a long history in the Mediterranea .
Several cultures including the Greeks and Phoenicians ate a flatbread made from flour and wat e .
The dough would be cooked by placing on a hot stone and then seasoned with herbs. The Gree
called this early pizza "plankuntos" and it was basically used as an edible plate when eating stews
or thick broth. It was not yet what we would call pizza today but it was very much like mode
focaccia. These early pizzas were eaten from Rome to Egypt to Babylon and were praised by e
ancient historians Herodotus and Cato the Elder.
The word "pizza" is thought to have come from the Latin word "pinsa". meaning flatbread (althoug
there is much debate about the origin of the word). A legend suggests that Roman soldiers gaine
a taste for Jewish Matzoth while stationed in Roman occupied Palestine and developed a simi
food after returning home. However, a recent archaeological discovery has found a preserved Bro nze
Age pizza in the Veneto region. By the Middle Ages these early pizzas started to take on a more
modern look and taste. The peasantry of the time used what few ingredients they could get t heir
hands on to produce the modern pizza dough and topped it with olive oil and herbs.
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mozzarella cheese. Even today, the use of fresh mozzarella di buffaLo in ItaLian pizza cannot be
substituted. While other cheeses have made their way onto pizza (usually in conjunction with
fresh mozzarella), no ItaLian Pizzeria wouLd ever use the dried shredded type used on so many
American pizzas.
The introduction of tomatoes to ItaLian cuisine in the 18th and earLy 19th centuries finaLLy gave
us the true modern ItaLian pizza. Even though tomatoes reached ItaLy by the 1530s it was wideLy
thought that they were poisonous and were grown onLy for decoration. However, the innovative
(and probabLy starving) peasants of NapLes started using the supposedLy deadLy fruit in many of
their foods, including their earLy pizzas. Since that fatefuL day the worLd of ItaLian cuisine wouLd
never be the same, however, it took some time for the rest of society to accept this crude peasant
food. Once members of the LocaL aristocracy tried pizza they couLdn't get enough of it, which by
this time was being soLd on the streets of NapLes for every meal.
As pizza popuLarity increased, street vendors gave way to actuaL shops where peopLe couLd order
a custom pizza with many different toppings. By 1830 the "Antica Pizzeria Port'ALba" of NapLes
had become the first true pizzeria and this venerabLe institution is still producing masterpieces.
The popuLar pizza Margherita owes its name to ItaLy's Queen Margherita who in 1889 visited the
Pizzeria Brandi in NapLes. The PizzaioLi (pizza maker) on duty that day, RafaeLe Esposito created a
pizza for the Queen that contained the three coLors of the new ItaLian flag. The red of tomato,
white of the mozzarella and fresh green basil was a hit with the Queen and the rest of the worLd.
NeapoLitan styLe pizza had now spread throughout ItaLy and each region started designing their
own versions based on the ItaLian cuLinary ruLe of fresh, LocaL ingredients.
The Pizza Margherita may have set the standard, but there are numerous popuLar varieties of pizza
made in ItaLy today. Pizza from a Pizzeria is the recognized round shape, made to order and aLways
cooked in a wool fired oven. RegionaL varieties are aLways worth trying such as Pizza Marinara, a
traditionaL NeapoLitan pizza that has oregano, anchovies and Lots of garLic. Pizza NapoLi: tomato
mozzareLLa and anchovies. Capricciosa: a topping of mushrooms, Prosciutto, artichoke hearts,
oLives and a boiLed egg. Pizza PugLiese makes use of the LocaL capers and oLives of the area while
Pizza Veronese has mushrooms and tender Prosciutto crudo. Pizzas from SiciLy can have numerous
toppings ranging from green olives, seafood, hard-boiled eggs and peas.
Besides regionaL styLes there are severaL varieties that are popuLar throughout ItaLy. Quattro Formagi
uses a four cheese combination using fresh mozzareLLa and three LocaL cheeses such as gorgonzoLa,
ricotta and parmigiano-reggiano. ItaLian tuna packed in oLive oiL is aLso a popuLar topping aLong
with other marine products Like anchovies, shellfish and shrimp. Quattro Stagioni is a pizza (simiLar
to the Capricciosa) that represents the four seasons and makes a good sampLer pizza with sections
of artichokes, saLami or Prosciutto cotto. mushrooms, and tomatoes. In Liguria you may find pizza
topped with basiL pesto and no tomato sauce. Of course there are hundreds more to discover and
aLL of them are delicious, not to mention the other members of the pizza family.
In the past few years a pizza with pomodoro pachino and rughetta (cherry tomato and aruguLa)
became extremeLy popuLar. ALso mozzarella di bufaLa is becoming the choice for better pizza. Other
types of pizza: pizza aL tagLio aLso known as pizza rustica is soLd everywhere in ItaLy, usually by
weight and often piled with marinated mushrooms, onions or artichokes. This styLe of pizza is
cooked on a sheet pan at street staLLs and makes a good quick Lunch. Focaccia resembLes the
earLiest pizzas being without tomatoes or cheese but covered in oLive oil, carameLized onions and
other savory toppings. Sfincione is a thick Sicilian sheet pizza that uses tomato sauce, anchovies
(usually anchovy paste) breadcrumbs and caciocavaLLo (or another LocaL variety) cheese.
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with either meats or fresh vegetabLes (a favorite is spinach) and mozzareLLa. A newer Line of
desserts gaining popuLarity is the emergence of sweet pizzas and traditionaL ItaLian pizzerias are
trying to accommodate this trend by using unique ingredients. These dessert pizzas often have
flavor combinations such as NuteLLa, honey, fruit jam, yogurt, even mustard and Liquor.
One thing to keep in mind when ordering pizza in an ItaLian pizzeria is that the product is personaL
size. Each person at a t abLe shouLd order their own individuaL pizza - one bite will expLain why.
In certain areas outside ItaLy, there are a few PiazzioLi who keep to their homeLand traditions as
best they can with the ingredients they have, but it really isn't the same. In the end there is no
going back once you try a reaL ItaLian pizza, no deLivery or frozen product will ever stimuLate your
taste buds the way a reaL pizza wiLL.
And there is frozen pizza too but usuaLLy it doesn't even come close to the reaL thing. The first
frozen pizza in the worLd was set right just for an air-shipment in the Second WorLd War. Francis
Ferrari, an ItaLian-American from Newark, got a Letter from his brother Fred who was fighting for
the marines saying "If I couLd have a pizza Like the one which mama made at home, I wouLd put
up with aLL the sufferings". After many attempts, Francis managed to invent a pizza, which couLd
endure the air-voyage and reach the marines who were fighting against the Japanese. Coming back
from the war, Fred, fed on frozen pizzas, set up together with his brother a society for spreading
the noveLty aLL over the worLd.
Justin Demetri, LifeinitaLy.com
Read the following letter and decide which word or phrase (a, b, or c) is missing in items 21-30.
Mark your answers on the answer sheet.
great experience! The HoteL Olive Garden was a great hotel. The Location was perfect for us and
the staff were so friendLy and heLpfuL.
The restaurant at the hoteL was exceLLent. The hoteL staff at the front desk were extremeLy
heLpfuL in showing us on maps how to get to pLaces and where to go. We went to Piana and
Reggiota and they
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Even though we had the 2-bedroom apartment we decided to change after the 2nd night
because of the road noise. We're not quite
staff changed our rooms to 2 single rooms ~ price in .a quieter part of the hotel. It was
perfect after that. We met a lot of great people who helped us when language was a problem but
other than that we
E1j with our English. I'm surprised how well they know the language. The
We also met people who had been there before and told us what to see. One was the market in
Pesidera. What a
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taxi driver who picked us up at the airport was a treasure. He was waiting for us at the airport
EE we were a bit late and was on time (6:00 a.m.) to bring us back. What a wonderful
experience we had in a country I never thought I EIJ go to. Your help has made the
experience go smoothly and we EIJ that a great deal. I EIlJ everyone about the trip and
how beautiful Pa lermo is and about the service you provided.
Thanks again for all your help and the services you provided.
Yours truly,
Jim Osbourne
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Mark your answers on the answer sheet.
Turtle Care
Like many other reptiles and amphibians, turtles are
turtles based on their "novelty factor," never taking into account the animal's special needs. When
you purchase a cat or a dog, there are always several costly procedures that must be taken to
ensure their good health and longevity; shots, operations, etc., not to mention crates, toys, dog
houses, and grooming products. Turtles aren't as complicated to care
captivity because they aren't treated with the same degree of care and attention as their furbearing counterparts. If they are properly cared for, turtles can live for many decades, but this
requires you to pay close attention to their diets, living arrangements, and treatment.
Making sure a turtle has enough room to live in, making sure it has enough light, shade, an"d
moisture, clean water, and a basking lamp are just a few of the steps you need to undertake to
keep your pet turtles healthy.
In some cases, people choose to try and
and this sometimes means setting up a turtle pen outside. Doing so means your turtle will
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being tampered with. Also, turtles which do not hibernate have been known to
If you have small children, it would be best to make sure they do not
liver diseases.
turtles attempting to
hibernate by digging them out. This also means you won't be seeing your turtle until late spring,
when it comes out of hibernation.
Some people use refrigerators to try and recreate ideal conditions for the turtles to hibernate.
This practice is not recommended for the simple reason that in the event of a power
ED,or a
sudden rise in temperature, the turtle's slumber will be interrupted, and in some cases, that could
be fatal. It is best not to let your turtle hibernate at all if you are planning on keeping it indoors.
When you keep a turtle indoors, it is important to consider the following: Your turtle's tank
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can maintain body heat longer than
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questions.
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Ten years ago the police started giving tic kets over 65 mph.
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Radar detectors are legal everywhere so drivers know whe re they can speed.
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Your workplace is planning a staff get-together to celebrate a successful year. It is your responsibility
to organise everything, including food, programmes, etc., and you find the following flyer.
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approach to the important details that will make your corporate event a joy and a wonderful
memory.
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We would be delighted to customize a package tailored to your exact needs and within your
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Situation 2:
You find the following advertisement in a newspaper.
You are interested in the festiva l and would like to show your talent to the world. You decide to
w rite a letter to the contact person because you would like to have more details. Write a letter to
Rick Desoto and express your interest in the programme.
Your letter should contain at least two of the following points and one other aspect:
Before starting the letter, decide on the order in which you think the three points should be
included as well as an appropriate introduction and close. Include your address and the address of
the festival organiser, also the date, salutation and closing formula.
You have 30 minutes to write the letter.
Please write 150-200 words.
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Test 2
PrevaLence
According to an international survey by the
NIMF (National Institute on Media and the
Family), 92% of children and adolescents
ages 2-17 play video games.
Almost three-fifth of all children ages 3-18
live in a household with a video game
system.
A third of all children between 3-18 have
game consoles in their bedrooms. By
comparison, 50% have a TV, 25% have a
VCR and 18% have a computer in their
room.
Preferences
Among 3-18 year olds, the most popular
genres that dominate kids' video game
playing are action or combat (43%), sports
(42%), and adventure (38%).
Among kids ages 7-18, boys are much more
likely to play action than girls (52% v. 29%)
or simulation (13% v. 4%) video games.
Simple entertaining games, where the main
action does not include fighting or
destruction are more popular - especiaLLy
among girls - as children get older.
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Candidates A/B/(C)
You and your partner have to move to another city for one year, and you want to rent a place where
you can live.
First decide on your ideas regarding the move.
Tell your partner your ideas and try to agree on the following points:
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First read the ten headlines (a-j). Then read the five texts (1-5) and decide which text goes best with
which headline. Mark your answers on the answer sheet in the boxes 1-5.
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SYDNEY'STaronga ZOO h as unveiled the latest
additions to its spring baby boom: bright-green
veiled chameleo ns . Taronga took charge of a
breeding pair of veiled chameleons, which ar e
native to the oases across the deserts of Yemen and
Saudi Arabi a, in 2004.
The female laid eigh t eggs at the zoo six m onths
ago but died sho rtly afterwards. Four of the eggs
hatched last month, and the youngsters w ere
unveil ed to the public yesterday. They have alre ady
doubled in size to 5cm in length, living on a diet of
day-old crickets. "They eat all day," said reptil e
manager Peter Harlow. To breed one of the world's
mo st intriguing species, the veiled cham eleo n, is a
huge ach ievem en t. "They could do quite well in the
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TRICIA HEBERLE, th e Great Britain and Eng land wom en's coach, has re signed and will leave the post at
the beginning ofJuly. The former Australia defender ha s paid the price after Britain's failure to qualify for
the Athens Olympics.
Heberle, 45, said sh e had agonised over the deci sion. ,,1 n eed to be pas sion ate and motivated about what
I do," she said. "At some point you h ave to get off the m erry-go-round. I loved the job and did m y best but,
principally, I just want qu ality of life."
After restoring the England squa d's battered morale in the wake of the disastrou s Sydney 2000 cam paign ,
Hebe rle 's communication skills and com mitment helped to tra nsform the training programme and within
a year England were ranked in the top six in the world. They won gold medals at the 2001 World Cup
qu alifyin g tournament and 2002 Champions Challen ge , and the silver at the 2002 Com m onw ealth Gam es.
Heb erle has had a wret ched six m onths that saw the deaths of both h er parents, Eng lan d's form
declining and Britain's Olympic failure.
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UP TO 100,000 government
workers went on strike
yesterday in one of the worst
days of industrial unrest in Civil
Service history.
Picket lines for med outside
Jobcentres, benefit offices,
prisons and gove rn ment
departments in a walk-out over
pay that h it the Depa rtment of
Work and Pens ions, the Prison
Service and the Office of
National Statistics.
The biggest action involved
90,000 workers at t he DWP.
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Mark Serwotka, gen eral
secretary of the Public and
Commercial Services Union,
which re presen ts all the
strik ing w orkers, said : "Rat her
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comprom ise to deal with the
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QUEENSLAND health authorities are testing 400
ch ildre n in Mt Isa for exposure to lead from the
town's giant smelters. "It's important to measure
the blood-lead levels of young children in Mt Isa,
due to its industry and location in a highly minerali sed area," regional dire ctor of environmental
health services John Piispanen said. "Ch ildh ood
exposure to lead can h ave harmful effects on
intellectual deve lopme nt and cau se behavioural
problems ."
Political considerations had been blamed for preventing the introduction of air-quality monitoring and
mandatory health checks at Mt Isa's two smelters. The
Australian revealed earlier that a senior manager at the
Queensland Environment Protection Agency blamed
political considerations for preventing the introduction
of air-quality monitoring and mandatory com munity
health checks at Mt Isa's smelters, the largest source of
lead emissions in Australia. Mass screening has not
been completed for at least five years.
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'This doesn t surprise me in the least. Whilst at university, I worked on Saturdays for a well-known
department store based in Sloane Square. The middle-class children were the loudest and worst-behaved
and you would often hear the ineffectual whiny pleading of their parents, who seemed incapable of
admonishing their offspring. The parents in this survey should concentrate on parenting and learn to say
no, rather than abdicate their responsibilities to already over-stretched teachers. Stop trying to be your
childs friend and start focusing on doing yourjob as a parent. "
- Melanie, LondoIl
"If parents cannot even. establish proper bedtimes for their children they should not have them. One
cannot drive a car without passing a test and maybe the similar criteria should be applied to parenthood
- mandatory training for parents-to-be on how to bring up their children?
1 can almost hear the sucking ofbreathfrom the PC brigade - but doesn ~ it make sense? Especially when
the behaviour ofmost children is nothing short ofappalling. "
- Barry Mckay, Ottawa, Canada
"I am glad I am not a new parent. My children were brought up with strictly adhered to bedtimes. But
that was in the days before government interfered with all sorts ofsilly laws, etc. [even here]. I think today s
parents are frightened to fall foul ofall these restrictive laws. Blame your government. Andyourselves for
voting them into power. "
- Elna,Pretoria, RSA
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60% of parents think schools should stipulate when their youngsters go to bed.
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You can't get a mortgage on your present salary. You're looking for another job with a good salary
and a long cont ract.
You want to go on an active holiday somewhe re.
You want to have a day out w ith your fam ily. Your children prefer the fun fair but your wife prefers
walking and watching animals.
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coves on the south coast, while wide arcs of
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EI.:E.MENTS (Part 1)
Read the following letter and decide which word or phrase (a, b, or c) is missing in items 21-30.
Mark your answers on the answer sheet.
Dear Subscriber,
Please find enclosed your copy of the January 2006 issue of Learning English, the international
newsletter about learning and teaching English with PPB World Service. This is the second special
CD issue of the newsletter
aims to provide teachers of English
a practical guide to
using PPB World Service radio programmes in the classroom.
The CD contains five complete programmes from the PPB World Service radio series Fishing For
Jasmine - International Short Stories, a literature series for learners of English.
programme
features a short story along with analysis of the story and tips for budding writers. The CD provides
an audio resource of over 60-minutes of authentic English. The accompanying booklet sets out how
to select extracts from PPB World Service radio - ~ these specific programmes as examples and the different ways you can use them to develop your students' listening and speaking skills.
If you don't have access to a CD player but do have a cassette recorder,
select your own
programmes to record direct from the radio and use these instead. There are programmes
a
wide range of subjects on PPB World Service radio so you are sure to find something that will be of
to your students. The enclosed schedule gives details of some of those programmes.
If you have access to the internet, remember there's a whole world of text and audio material
for you and your students at: www.ppbworldservice.comjlearningenglish as well as a growing
resource for teachers at the new: www.teachingenglish.org.uk site, the
produced jointly by
the PPB and the British Council.
The next issue of Learning English will be published in July 2006. Your copy will automatically
be posted to you. However, perhaps you ~ of colleagues or business contact who would also
like to receive a copy? If so, send me their names and addresses and I'll be happy to post them a
post the information to the address given at the top of this letter or email me at:
copy too.
learning.english@ppb.co.uk
Yours sincerely,
Kim Smith,
Editor, Learning English
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Pyramids
Ell brave the Sidewinder flume, take a plunge in the pools, relax EE around
EiJ and sound in their own miniature pool with animal slides.
Super flumes - Enjoy the experience of the two flumes that are
160ft long.
Sidewinder flume - The Sidewinder flume is one of the fastest flumes you'll ever find.
There are very extensive catering outlets around the centre ranging from fast food at the centre
cafe lunches in the licensed cafe bar with spectacular
of the Solent.
Ever fancy having a special treat on your birthday? Head to The Pyramids where they will celebrate
your birthday with you in style.
You will get use of the pools and features and an exclusive decorated birthday table for you and
your friends. You will receive a photograph of yourself and birthday friends to remember the day.
Save money on admission to the Fun pools by
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The first time you visit the Pyramids Fun pools and pay the full price entry with a small additional
administration charge, you qualify for discounted entry for a whole year.
The Pyramids Centre is also the perfect setting for business or social
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They can provide a wide choice of menus from finger buffets to sumptuous
The Glasshouse is licensed for Civil Ceremonies, so simply enjoy the ceremony or complete the day
with "the reception and dancing until the early hours of the morning. The private sea facing terrace
'and l he adjoining colourful Rock Gardens make the ideal backdrop for those special photographs.
For further information on opening times and different sessions in the Fun pools please caLL the
centre on (023) 9279 9977 or visit www.pyramids.co.uk. If you would like further information
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In the 21st century people can live longer but it doesn't mean they are healthier too.
A British woman who was 65 years old in 2002 may live t ill the age of 84.
Longer life results from more effective healthcare treatment and better living conditions.
Although a lot of money is spent on older people, death rates are still too high.
Doing physical exercise and a balanced diet seem to be the most important element of changes in
biological age.
Stress can control our life and motivate us.
Your biolog ical age can be calculated from a health questionnaire and physical tests.
Children are in need of emotional support to become well-balanced adults.
In old age we can't change our habits, for example, over 60 one can't be successfu l in giving up smoking.
Elderly people are afraid of being at others' mercy.
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the question for each text.
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Situation 1:
You are a university student, and last September you decided to take a year out and travel around
Europe. After 6 months you got home and as you need some money you decided to apply for th is
advertisement.
ANGLEY SCHOOL
- - - - - A Sports College
Angley Road, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 2PJ
Foundation School
(mixed 11-18, 1147 on roll]
Science Technician
(Term Tim e plus 30 other days paid by negotiation)
Duties include: Prepare materials for general lesson s or projects.
Demonstrate, prepare and ma intain equipment for use in Science
Department, dependent on experience. Maintain health and safety in
Laboratories . Previous experience and advantage. but not necessary
as appropriate training will be provided.
Write a letter of application. Your letter should contai n at least two of the following points and one
other aspect :
Your reason fo r applying
Your experience
Your int erests
Your expectations
Before starting the letter, decide on the order in which you th ink the three points should be
included as well as an appropriate introduction and close. Include your address and the address of
the school, also the reference line, date, salutation and closing formula.
You have 30 minutes to write the letter.
Please write 150-200 words.
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Situation 2:
You are going to travel to London next month and spend 5 days in the city. As a university student
you don't have too much money and want to buy a special card to save some money on public
transport and entrance tickets. You see the following advertisement on London Pass.
FREE
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You are interested in purchasing a London Card. However, you would like to have more details and
decide to write to London Information Office.
Your letter should contain at least two of the following points and one other aspect:
Ask about costs and duration
Ask about discounts
Ask where you can use it
Ask how you can purchase it
Before starting the letter, decide on the order in which you think the three points should be
included as well as an appropriate introduction and close. Include your address, date, salutation
and closing formula.
You have 30 minutes to write the letter.
Please write 150-200 words.
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Ajoumey you have had (where, when, the local people and area, sights, etc.)
or
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OR~L EXAMINATION - DISCUSSION (PART 2)
Candidate A/B/(C) - (2 1/2 minutes per person)
Read the following text from an English magazine. Discuss the content of the text with your
partner. Tell him/her your opinions, give reasons and personal examples to support your ideas.
Talk about your own experience with the problems mentioned and possible solutions.
You can use the f-word in class (but only five times)
A secondary school is to allow pupils to swear at
teachers - as long as they don't do so more than
five times in a lesson. A running tally of how
many times the f-word has been used will be
kept on the board. If a class goes over the lim it,
they will be 'spoken ' to at the end of the lesson.
The astonishing policy, which the school says
will im prove the behaviour of pupils, was
condemned by parents' gro ups and MPs
yesterday. They warned it would backfire.
Parents were advised of the plan, which comes
into effect when term starts next week, in
a letter from the Weavers School in
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Assistant headmaster Richard White said the
policy wa s aimed at 15 and 16-year-olds in two
classes which are considered troub lesome.
'Praise postcards'
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Candidates A/B/(C)
You attend a 100-year-old secondary school with a good reputation. Your school is very proud of its
history, tradition, old students and organises competitions, sports programmes, concerts and other
cultural events regularly.
This year your school celebrates its 100th birthday and the headmaster asked some students to take
part in preparing this programme. You and some of your friends are responsible for this work.
First decide on your ideas for this event.
Tell your partner your ideas and try to agree on the following points:
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Gov. Blagojevich signed Thurs day. The initiative
req uires parents to spend 50 hours with their child as
they learn to drive - double the amo unt of time that
was once req uired by state law. The app licati on
pr ocess also will include a new conse nt for m par ents
must sign before thei r te en s can be licensed to drive.
"Th e bill I'm sign ing ... w ill h elp m ak e sure that
t eenage drivers are b etter trained an d more
experien ced, an d t h at sh ould m ake the ro ad s safer
for all of us, " Blagojevich said in a state ment. Th e
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THE country has been in the grips of the coldest
June for 15 years , but MetService meteorologist Bob
McDavitt said sunny weather should kickstart a thaw
as an anti-cyclone, followed by a northerly, is due to
move across most of the country this week.
Most previously closed North Island roads
reopened yesterday, but police were still urging
motorists to take care and drive to the conditions. In
the eastern North Island, SH38 between Tuai and
Waikaremoana remained closed and extreme care
was needed on SH35 between Ruatoria and Te Puia
Springs and Hicks Bay, where landslips were causing
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IN 2001 New Zealand children were responsible for starting 740 fires but last year that figure had dropped to
208. The figures showed the widely taught fire service Firewise programme, used at most Hamilton primary
schools, was working well, Hamilton fire awareness intervention co-ordinator Steve Lambert said.
"Afew years ago a young girl who had done the programme at school got her grandmother and two youn ger
siblings out of the house safely - she was 10," he said. The programme, along with fire safety education at
home, proved its worth to a Tamahere family on Tuesday night. Steve Smith, his partner and their three
children escaped their two-storey home, which caught fire soon after they had gone to bed. Mr Smith said
while the parents were scared , "the kids knew what to do."
"Our bedrooms were all up-stairs so teaching them was important so they didn't panic. It's (fire safety)
something we talk about every winter and as they get older and older the more they register. It's so important
in case we can't get out they know exactly what to do."
Yesterday it was the turn of about 30 Crawshaw Primary School stu dents in Hamilton to learn about fire
safety when four Pukete firefighters taught them how to get out of a burning building. "Get down. Get out. Get
low. Fire," they yelled as they crawled toward the exit.
Waikato Bay of Plenty fire education officer Megan Dromgool said the Firewise programme was useful for
children to take home. "Children are most at risk of dying or being badly burned in a fire," she said. "This is
often because of fire play and because they do not know how to escape safely in the event of a fire."
NINTENDO once ruled the world of video games but the Japanese company has seen its fortunes fall in
recent years as rivals have gobbled up its share of the home console market, particularly in New Zealand.
The company is hoping its new Wii console, to be launched later this year, will reverse this trend.
In the early 90s, Nintendo split home console gaming with fellow Japanese company Sega, but since the entry
of Sony with the PlayStation and Microsoft with its Xbox it has seen its global share shrink to 15 per cent.
Sega has since exited the console market and concentrated instead on game production. Nintendo's
decline has been even more pronounced in New Zealand, where it has only 5 per cent market, according
to the company's local distributor, Monaco.
But Nintendo's poor showing could change in the fourth quarter of this year with the launch of the
company's next-generation console, the Wii.
It will compete with the other next-generation consoles - Microsoft's Xbox 360, launched three months
ago, and Sony's PlayStation 3, which will be on sale in November.
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"[It's] like nothing seen before ... Nintendo is looking at attracting a new range of consumers, from new
garners to hard-core garners. Wii would continue Nintendo's reputation for innovation by veering away
from the traditional game console," said Nintendo spokesman Vispi Bhopti.
But the move from second to third generation in the home cons ole market will be hotly contested, and
Nintendo will have to boost sales substa ntially to make a gain.
"We are expecting huge sale s h ere. In the next 12 months, we are expecting significant growth, and
when all the third-generation consoles are on the market, we expect to have just over 50 per cent of the
m arket," he also added.
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BY 93, most people expect aches and pains to
ke ep them company. Not Rev. Bob We aver.
"I don't have time to hurt," he said. "I've got too
much to do , people to help." Weaver is the "oncall chaplain" for nights and weekends at the
500-resident Twin Towers Retirement Community
where h e and his wife , Mary, live .
At 10 p.m. every night, he make s rounds to
minister to the ill. He delivers mail to the health-care
section of the community on Fridays. Weaver also
delivers good cheer, a lively story, a smile or a prayer.
He conducts a service at 7:30 a.m. each Sunday.
Weaver said he needs a lot of time to do his
good work and keep fit. He's up at 6:30 a.m . and
in bed at 11 :30 p.m . A runner for dec ade s, he now
swim s 10, 75-foot lengths of a pool three days per
week and works out in the fitness room on two
days. He drove until his 90th birthday.
"Weaver ha s just started a volunteer program weekly story-telling sessions at Twin Towers'
health pavilion and the day-stay. Bob wears us
out, and we're considerably you ng er. He is kind,
caring and sharp witted,' said Rev. Ann Luzader,
who is one of two full-time Twin Towers
chaplains..
Wea ver embraces modern te chnology, and at 80
he took a computer cou rse so he could e-mail
family and friends. He takes care of his wife, who
has Alzheimer's "to give her fre edom of choice."
Th ey have four children, four gra n dson s and two
great-gran dch ildre n . He was named the 2005
winner of the Humanitarian Award from the Four
Chaplains for hi s work at Twin Towers and as an
Air Force chaplain in World War 11.
"We' re meant to help others. I don't know any
other way to live," he said.
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When you hear the word hypnosis, you may picture the mysterious hypnotist figure popularized in
movies, comic books and television. This ominous, goateed man waves a pocket watch back and
forth, guiding his subject into a semi-sleep, zombie-like state. Once hypnotized, the subject is
compelled to obey, no matter how strange or immoral the request. Muttering "Yes, master," the
subject does the hypnotist's evil bidding. This popular representation bears little resemblance to
actual hypnotism, of course.
In fact, modern understanding of hypnosis contradicts this conception on several key points.
Subjects in a hypnotic trance are not slaves to their "masters" - they have absolute free will. And
they're not really in a semi-sleep state - they're actually hyperattentive. Our understanding of
hypnosis has advanced a great deal in the past century, but the phenomenon is still a mystery of
sorts. In this article, we'll look at some popular t heories of hypnosis and explore the various ways
hypnotists put their art to work.
People have been pondering and arguing over hypnosis for more than 200 years, but science has
yet to fully explain how it actually happens. We see what a person does under hypnosis, but it isn't
clear why he or she does it . This puzzle is really a small piece in a much bigger puzzle: how the
human mind wo rks. It's unlikely that scientists will arrive at a definitive explanation of the mind
in the foreseeable future, so it's a good bet hypnosis will remain something of a mystery as well.
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model of how it works. It is a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and
heightened imagination. It's not really like sleep, because the subject is alert the whole time. It
is most often compared to daydreaming, or the feeling of "losing yourself" in a book or movie.
You are fully conscious, but you tune out most of the stimuli around you. You focus intently on
the subject at hand, to the near exclusion of any other thought.
In the everyday trance of a daydream or movie, an imaginary world seems somewhat real to
you, in the sense that it fully engages your emotions. Imaginary events can cause real fear,
sadness or happiness, and you may even jolt in your seat if you are surprised by something (a
monster leaping from the shadows, for example) . Some researchers categorize all such trances as
forms of self-hypnosis. Milton Erickson, the premier hypnotism expert of the 20th century,
contended that people hypnotize themselves on a daily basis. But most psychiatrists focus on the
trance state brought on by intentional relaxation and focusing exercises. This deep hypnosis is
often compared to the relaxed mental state between wakefulness and sleep. In conventional
hypnosis, you approach the suggestions of the hypnotist, or your own ideas, as if they were reality.
If the hypnotist suggests that your tongue has swollen up to twice its size, you'll feel a sensation
in your mouth and you may have trouble talking. If the hypnotist suggests that you are drinking
a chocolate milkshake, you'll taste the milkshake and feel it cooling your mouth and throat. If the
hypnotist suggests that you are afraid, you may feel panicky or start to sweat. But the entire time,
you are aware that it's all imaginary. Essentially, you're "playing pretend" on an intense level, as
kids do.
In this special mental state, people feel uninhibited and relaxed. Presumably, this is because
they tune out the worries and doubts that normally keep their actions in check. You might
experience the same feeling while watching a movie: as you get engrossed in the plot, worries
about your job, family, etc. fade away, until all you're thinking about is what's up on the screen.
In this state, you are also highly suggestible. That is, when the hypnotist tells you to do
something, you'll probably embrace the idea completely. This is what makes stage hypnotist shows
so entertaining. Normally reserved, sensible adults are suddenly walki ng around the stage clucking
like chickens or singing at the top of their lungs. Fear of embarrassment seems to fly out of the
window. The subject's sense of safety and morality remain entrenched throughout the experience,
however. A hypnotist can't get you to do anything you don't want to do.
But what is it that makes this happen? In the next section, we'll look at the most widely
accepted theory of what's going on when you become hypnotized. The predominant school of
thought on hypnosis is that it is a way to access a person's subconscious mind directly. Normally,
you are only aware of the thought processes in your conscious mind. You consciously think over
the problems that are right in front of you, consciously choose words as you speak, consciously
try to remember where you left your keys. But in doing all these things, your conscious mind is
working hand-in-hand with your subconscious mind, the unconscious part of your mind that does
your "behind the scenes" thinking. Your subconscious mind accesses the vast reservoir of
information that lets you solve problems, construct sentences or locate your keys. It puts together
plans and ideas and runs them by your conscious mind. When a new idea comes to you out of the
blue, it's because you already thought through the process unconsciously.
Your subconscious also takes care of all the stuff you do automatically. You don't actively work
through the steps of breathing minute to minute - your subconscious mind does that. You don't
think through every little thing you do while driving a car - a lot of the small stuff is thought out
in your subconscious mind. Your subconscious also processes the physical information your body
receives.
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evaluate a lot of these thoughts, make decisions and put certain ideas into action. It also
processes new information and relays it to the subconscious mind. But when you're asleep, the
conscious mind gets out of the way, and your subconscious has free reign.
Psychiatrists theorize that the deep relaxation and focusing exercises of hypnotism work to
calm and subdue the conscious mind so that it takes a less active role in your thinking process.
In this state, you're stiLL aware of what's going on, but your conscious mind takes a back seat to
your subconscious mind. Effectively, this aLLows you and the hypnotist to work directly with the
subconscious. It's as if the hypnotism process pops open a control panel inside your brain.
With the "control panel" to your mind open, the hypnotist may be able to reprogram your
subconscious to reverse the behavior. Some hypnotists do this by connecting a negative response
with the bad habit. For example, the hypnotist might suggest to your subconscious that smoking
will cause nausea. If this association is programmed effectively, you will feel sick every time you
think about smoking a cigarette. Alternatively, the hypnotist may build up your wiLL power,
suggesting to your subconscious that you don't need cigarettes, and you don't want them.
Additionally, the subconscious is the storehouse for aLL your memories. While under hypnosis,
subjects may be able to access past events that they have completely forgotten. Psychiatrists may
use hypnotism to bring up these memories so that a related personal problem can finaLLy be
resolved. Since the subject's mind is in such a suggestible state, it is also possible to create false
memories. For t his reason, psychiatrists must be extremely careful when exploring a hypnotic
subject's past.
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somehow slipped through the cracks. The only possible explanation I can give is that we have
recently had a number of key staff changes which might have resulted in your letter
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without any husbands and children. What used to be a low-key tradition has spurred a magazine
devoted to the trips.
Barbara Pereda of Hazlet, N.J., has been vacationing with the same five women in their 20s for
about six years and says there's nothing like
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psychiatry at Boston University Medical School and director of a center at WeLLesley College that '
from not having anyone who really is attuned to what they are experiencing,"
she says. "Husbands, boyfriends, partners may mean a great deal, but there's something about
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can survive through marriages and children, and last longer than 50 years. Just ask the
Buzzin' Dozen, a group of 12 women originally from Rockford, Ill., who had a five-day reunion in
Las Vegas in the spring.
"One of the girls is always teasing, 'When are we going to have another slumber party?' " says Cynthia
Montaleone of Rockford. "So I thought, 'Well, why don't we have a big slumber party in Las Vegas?' "
The women in their 70s, who now live in six
weekend or longer.
That's the idea behind Girlfriend Getaways, what Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel hopes will become
an annual magazine.
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Reunited girlfriends enjoy talking about, in order, men, the past, sex, their children and the future,
to a Royal Caribbean International survey of more than 1,500 women nationwide. The same
survey said almost half of those responding had taken girls-only trips since 2001, and nine of ten
were planning
Nancy Edwards of Phoenix gets together with seven childhood buddies every five years. The
women, who have been close since seventh grade at WK Kellogg Junior High in Battle Creek,
celebrated their 65th birthdays on a Caribbean cruise.
"We knew each other's parents, each other's siblings, we know each other's husbands and each
other's children, and we have a lot that we can catch up on," says Edwards, one of the Girls From
Battle Creek, who all now live throughout the country.
Cameron Tuttle, author of The BadGirl's Guide to the Open Road, says road trips should be ~ for
women.
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Carol was getting ready excitedly for her very first family rafting.
The Snake River accident involving three people is still under invest igati on by the Park Services.
Businesses in the East will suffer because visito rs were scared off by unbearably hot weather.
People need the weather forecast to make their decision about their trip.
There are signs, which mean the all time record might be broken.
In some areas rivers are getting close to their maximum capacity, than ks to the good weather.
Mark Zoeller would like to see at least twice as many user visits this season.
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There was a slight increase in the amount of water in Rio Grande River compared to last year's
Memorial Day weekend.
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the question for each text.
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Your friend is looking for a job in the travel industry and you find this brochure.
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You see the f ollow ing advertisement on the Internet.
Contact Information:
PTA
Cathy Wilson, Program Manager
P.O. Box 63913
Baltimore, MD 21044-3519
You are interested in doing some pract ical t raining abroad . You decide to w rite a letter to the
contact person because you would like to have more deta ils.
Your letter should contain at least two of the following points and one other aspect:
Write about your wo rk and educational experience
Say what f ield you wan t to work in
Ask about th e assistance t he company provides
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Before starting the letter, decide on the order in which you th ink the three points should be
included as well as an appropriate introduction and close. Include your address and the address of
the company, also the reference line, date, salutation and closing formula.
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You and your partner would like to open your own business after working for years as employees.
First decide on your ideas about the business.
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