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to immobilize = to prevent from moving  

sluggish = slow, inactive, snail-paced

sedentary = characterized by sitting

to reward = give sth satisfying (money, candy, etc)

concourse = a large open space in the airport or railway station, its main building

to hydrate = to supply water

dumbbell = a weight (a metal bar with a ball at the end) that is lifted for muscular exercise

workout = a session of fitness exercise

core = the central part of the body

Flying over the holidays? The journey from airport security to your seat on the plane can be a little boring and (let's face it) immobilizing. After the security lines, there's more waiting at the gate, which can seriously make you feel sluggish. Here are a few easy ways to make your airport visit more energizing (and calorie-burning). And since sitting is bad for you - whether you're on a plane or not - trying these exercises before take-off will keep your trip from being a mostly sedentary one.

1. Travel (Walking) Rewards.  Sure, anyone can walk around the airport until it's time to board the plane, but why not reward yourself for walking? If you have time before your trip, check out your airport's map of shops, services and restaurants. We don't know about you, but we'd definitely trek to another concourse for a chair massage or better food. You'll also find a shoe shine in most airports and a bar or restaurant with seating and waitstaff if you have extra time for pampering.

2. Hydration Curls. Staying hydrated is important before and during a flight, due to the risk of dehydration from low humidity on the plane. The solution? Buy a large bottle of water that can double as a dumbbell. To activate your bicep, certified personal trainers Lyssie Lakatos and Tammy Lakatos Shames, aka the Nutrition Twins, suggest that you keep your arm bent while you hold your water bottle. Remember: The largest bottle you're likely to find at the airport (1 liter) only weighs about 2 pounds, so you'll have to compensate by doing lots of reps.

3. Suitcase Tag (along). The act of pulling your luggage is a small workout in itself, especially if you pack your carry-on to the max. Don’t forget to alternate the arm you pull with (or, focus on strengthening your non-dominant arm). For an extra challenge - and an unexpected core workout - carry your luggage by the handle, making sure to keep your body tall and straight.

4. Invisible Seat. Ever arrive at your gate, only to find that all of the seats are taken? "Simply find a space on the wall and sit in a chair position... without a chair!" suggest the Nutrition Twins. It's a great leg workout and exercises your core. Bonus points for "sitting" near an outlet to charge your gadgets.

5. Leg Room. Thighs are a trouble spot for many - and flying might make you even more aware of how holiday sweets have settled on your body. The fix? Leg lifts! For best technique, the Nutrition Twins recommend working your outer thigh by standing and lightly holding on to the arm or back of a chair (to help you balance - or have something to hide behind). Lift one (straightened) leg up and out to the side as high as possible. Do this 15 times, then repeat with the other leg. For a less obvious exercise, work in some calf raises while hanging out at your gate. Slowly lift your heels off the ground until you're on your toes, lower and repeat. Who knows? Someday you might use those strong leg muscles when running to catch a flight!

TRUE, FALSE or DOESN’T SAY?

1. You can spend some uninteresting time at the airport.
2. If you practice at the airport, people may find you odd or strange.
3. You can kill two birds with one stone: you will do some sport and discover something new at the airport.
4. Water bottle is not a toy and it is good for drinking only.
5. If you decide to use water bottles, you activate your brain as well as biceps.
6. It’s advisable to use two arms when you workout with your baggage.
7. You shouldn’t bend when you carry your bag.
8. You can have three reasons for sitting “in the air”.
9. Lifting legs is good for those who want to lose some weight.
10. You sometimes have to be fit in order not to miss your flight.

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name beside the door

Queen

waterfall

        prayers

        children

        the Magi

around           aside               valuable             but            for                have                more                     as..as

             worth                 of            to             being           below          value                  with          for         

1. There was nothing to do ___________ fall on the bed and cry.
2. When the name was places there, Mr. James Dillingham Young was ___________ paid $30 a week.
3. You _______________ already met her. She is Della.
4. She had put __________ as much as she could _________ months.
5. It is _____________ the honour _________ belonging _____________ Jim.
6. She pulled down her hair and let it _________ fall to its complete length.
7. The hair reached _______________ her knee. It almost made itself into a dress for her.
8. She found the gift for Jim. Its _____________ was in its rich and pure material and because if was so plain and simple, you knew it was very __________________.
9. When Della arrived home, her mind quieted a little and she began to think ____________ reasonably.
10. When she heard Jim’s steps in the hall, her face lost colour ____________ a moment.
11. Jim was ___________ quiet ___________ the hunting dog when it is near a bird.
12. The silence filled Della _____________ fear. But Jim put his arms ______________ her.
    

(*) Her fingers pulled ………………………. the paper. And then a cry ………………………….. joy; and then a change ……………………….. tears. But Della held the combs ………………… her heart and ………………………. last was able to look ……………………………… and say: “My hair ………………….     ………………… fast, Jim!”

(***)

The Gift of the Magi is a classic example of irony in literature. Irony is a _____________________ (LITERATURE) technique in which an _______________ (EXPECT) of what is supposed to occur differs ___________________ (GREAT) from the actual outcome. In this case, Jim and Della sacrifice their most treasured _______________________ (POSSESS) so that the other can ______________ (FULL) enjoy his or her gift. Jim sells his watch to buy Della's combs, expecting her to be able to use them. Della sells her hair to buy Jim a chain for his watch. Neither expects the other to have made that sacrifice.

The irony here works both on a __________________ (PRACTICE) and on a deeper, more sentimental level. Both Della and Jim buy each other a gift that seems financially ___________________ (FOOL). Being poor, they can't afford to waste money on things they can't use. However, what they get is something they don't expect: a more _______________________ (TANGIBLE) gift that reminds them how much they love each other and are willing to sacrifice to make each other happy. The story's setting at Christmas time makes it a popular story for the holiday season. Its major theme is the _________________ (DIFFER) between ___________________ (WISE) and foolishness, or having or not having, a sense of judgment and __________________________ (UNDERSTAND).

Both Jim and Della behave impulsively, sacrificing their greatest treasures without thinking about the consequences and focusing instead on making one another happy. From an entirely practical perspective, this doesn't make much sense because they can't enjoy the gifts that are supposed to make them happy.

Jim and Della are thinking about the present moment and the material possessions that give us pleasure. What they foolishly don't realize, however, is that they've given each other a greater gift: their sacrificial love. The lesson they ultimately learn is that their love for each other is worth more than all of the material possessions money can buy. O. Henry makes a somewhat humorous though a meaningful comparison between the Magi in the Bible and Jim and Della at the end of the story:

They each bought the other something to complement their prized possession. Ironically, they had both sold their prized possession to get the other a gift.However, they bought gifts that were now useless to one another. Themes have some aspect of life, general truth, or moral that is shown throughout the story by the author. The themes in this short story really stand out to the reader. The way in which the two main characters demonstrate their selflessness for each other helps to emphasize the three major themes: poverty, love, and sacrifice. Poverty is a primary theme in O’Henry’s iconic short story. It begins at Christmastime and focuses on the couple`s poverty. The author provides a description of the small flat in which they live: “There was nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. ... A furnished flat…

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So two people with no money to buy a gift worthy of their love for each other — they sold the dearest thing of value, really, for them, the ONLY thing of value that each possessed. And now that they both have lost those things, what do they really matter?

And here we are, the end of the story, where O. Henry points out that the Magi brought the baby Jesus the wisest gifts, being wise men and all. What could that possibly have to do with this story?

In the true meaning of love, Christmas and sacrifice, though both of them might have lesser after their gift giving process, in the end, they learned that though they may not have material things, they have each other. They have love.

What wiser lesson can we all learn, when Christmas so often seems to focus on the material things, that Christmas is fundamentally about love and giving of oneself. And this story so beautifully illustrates that.

It was Christmas Eve.

Everybody in the Thomas family was sleeping. Mog was sleeping too.

Mog did not have sweet dreams, she had a nightmare.

Mog dropped a ball from the shelf by accident.

The ball switched on the cooker.        

There was a lot of smoke in the cooker in the morning.

Mog was afraid of the smoke.

She jumped up and down, and ran around, and ruined everything in the kitchen.

There was no Christmas table, there was no Christmas food, there was no Christmas decoration and there was no Christmas tree.

Mog ran out of the house and accidentally stopped the fire brigade.

The firemen saved the house.

The old lady thought that Mog deserved a medal because she stopped the fire brigade.

The father and mother were very sad because they did not have Christmas.

But their friends and neighbours helped the family: they brought a new Christmas tree, oranges and chicken and other tasty things for Christmas dinner. They shared their Christmas with the Thomas family.

Everybody in the Thomas family was happy now – they were going to have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. And Mog got an egg as Christmas special food.

1 year travelling around the world - Europe, Asia & South America

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTYXsprhc0M)

mountain ['mauntɪn]                                to attend [ə'tend]

sunset        ['sʌnset]                                        height [haɪt]

beach [biːʧ]                                                medieval [ˌmedɪ'iːvəl]

castle ['kɑːsl]                                        souvenir [ˌsuːvə'nɪə]

church        [ʧɜːʧ]                                                relatives ['relətɪvz]

cathedral [kə'θiːdrəl]                                to explore [ɪk'splɔː]

balloon [bə'luːn]                                        tiny ['taɪnɪ]

1. went filming around the world, visited 15 countries and 6 continents
2. went skiing in Bulgaria
3. danced national dances and performed strange and funny dances
4. tried local seafood/ tried local wine/ drank English tea with milk
5. played beach volleyball/ played table tennis
6. flew a local tiny plane/ flew a magic carpet in the mountains
7. spent some time on beautiful beaches and visited old castles, towers, churches and cathedrals
8. watched wonderful sunsets
9. sang at the concert in a rock club/ attended a rock concert in a club
10. made selfies
11. went surfing in the ocean
12. drove a Ferrari in Italy
13. made pelmeni in Siberia/ made pasta in Italy
14. dived in the swimming pool jumping from 10 m height/ dived into the crystal blue sea
15. walked along the beach/ walked along the streets in the cities and small towns
16. visited their relatives
17. used cable cars in the mountains
18. went canoeing in Finland/ went for a husky ride in Norway/ went camping in Sweden
19. took part in a battle wearing a medieval costume
20. watched wildlife animals (cheetahs, elephants, etc)/ went hunting in the tropical forests
21. bought a lot of souvenirs for friends and families
22. made a few pictures
23. travelled by train, by plane and by balloon
24. had fun/ didn’t have fun/ did not travel
25. the slogan of the video is “REMEMBER TO TRAVEL”, “REMEMBER TO EXPLORE”, “REMEMBER TO COME BACK”

[saɪ'bɪərɪə]-                                 ['bætl]-                         ['pɪkʧə]-                         

grey ___________                white _________                    green ___________

Здесь спрятались еще два цвета, найди их:

 _________________, _________________

Find NUMBERS from 1 to 10:        one                  two                 three                four

five                 six                 seven                 eight                 nine                 ten         

Modal verbs TEST 2

1. Choose the correct modal verb:

1. Anyone mustn’t/may/can solve such problems. Why don’t you try at least?
2. We must/ may/ might not/ ought to go to the show. The tickets are very expensive.
3. They must/ may/ can’t be close friends. Whenever I see them, they are always together.
4. You mustn’t/ should to/ shouldn’t/ needn’t/ have to drink a lot if you want to keep fit.
5. I didn’t go to school yesterday. I must/ had to/ could stay at home.
6. You can stay at home. You can’t/ might/ have to/ don’t have to come with us.
7. You should have done that on time to avoid any problems/ can’t have done that on time to avoid any problems/ must be doing that on time to avoid any problems.
8. It must/ may/ can’t be Dad. He usually gets up to drink some water.
9. He is busy tomorrow, he couldn’t/ may not/ will not be able to join us.
10. The President ought to/ must/ is to visit Vladivostok next month.

2. Translate into English:

1. Посмотри на его улыбку – должно быть, ему очень нравится здесь.

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2. Детям в школе следует вести себя хорошо. __________________________________________
3. Нам не нужно было покупать молоко, у нас дома было 2 литра. ________________________

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4. Вам не нужно было обманывать меня.  _____________________________________________
5. Можно мне выйти? ______________________________________________________________

3. Find the mistakes and rewrite the sentences. Some sentences are correct:

That mustn’t be Dad. He never comes this early. _______________________________________________

Could you dancing the tango when you were seven? _______________________________________________

I might not to come to class on Wednesday. I’ve got to go to the dentist. ____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

You couldn’t borrow my new blouse. I want to wear it myself. _____________________________________

You ought to take a raincoat. It might rained. ___________________________________________________

They can’t have left already. We are only 2 minutes late. __________________________________________

You’d better phone him about the watch. He might have forgotten. ________________________________

Don’t wait for me. I might have been late. ______________________________________________________

It mustn’t been Mary who stole the money. She was with me all evening. _____________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________