Many people think that mobile phones are not really an essential tool for teens; they are just expensive "toys" that teenagers use for fun and nothing more. What do you think? 9. Write an article for the school newspaper in which you express your point of view on this issue. Use the following questions as a plan: • Do you have a mobile phone or would you like to have one? • When and why are you (are you going to use) your mobile phone? • What are the advantages and disadvantages of a mobile phone? This is the title of your article: "Mobile Phones: Are Toys Expensive?"

Дома

Привет! Это снова Маргарет Баркер. Сейчас пять часов вечера. Я дома и собираюсь готовить обед. Я часто занимаюсь этим на кухне, а мои дети очень мне В пять часов они всегда дома. Их занятия заканчиваются в четыре. Мой муж Гарри приходит домой к шести часам вечера и мы вместе обедаем. После обеда мы смотрим телевизор, читаем книги или слушаем музыку. Иногда Салли играет на фортепиано, а мы её слушаем. Мои дети нечасто смотрят телевизор. Нам нравится ходить в кино и мы часто это делаем по воскресеньям. Гарри и Джон выгуливают нашего пса Чейза в восемь часов вечера. Джон и Салли пьют молоко в пол-девятого, а в четверть одиннадцатого они ложатся спать.

Chapter One

The Boy Who Lived

The chapter starts with description of the Dursley family, who are proud to be "perfectly normal". We learn that Mrs Dursley has a sister, Mrs Potter, but their families haven't met for several years. Both families have sons.

Then the story begins on a "dull, grey Tuesday". Mr Dursley notices a lot of strange things hapenning - owls flying in town, people in cloaks, a strange cat sitting on the wall of his garden, unusual news on TV. The Dursleys go to bed wondering what it all could mean. At night, a tall, thin and very old man appears near their house. It's Albus Dumbledore. The cat turns out to be Professor McGonagall, and the two are professors from Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Then comes Hagrid, a giant, who brings little Harry Potter. Harry's parents were killed by Lord Voldermort, a dark wizard, but Harry survived and Voldermort's power "somehow broke" .

So little Harry is left asleep on the doorstep of the Dursley's house with a letter written by Dumbledore. The professors and Hagrid go to join the celebrations.