№1. As a child, Steven lived in a village. Outside the village there was a house where a strange old woman and her granddaughter Eliza lived. The CHILDREN often played together. One day, Eliza WAS unusually sad. When Steven was about to leave, the old woman said, “I know you are friends. But never come to our house again. Never ever!” The girl took the boy to the gate. “Will you miss me?” she asked. The boy said, “Yes, I will!” To his surprise, the girl said, “But I won’t! I DON' WANT to see you anymore!” She closed the gate. The next day the girl LEFT for the city. Steven was upset but he hoped that one day he WOULD SEE Eliza again. Five years later Steven became a student and moved to the city. He rented a small apartment on the FIRST floor. One day, when he WAS WALKING to the university, he saw Eliza. She was sitting on the bench in the park with an ice-cream in her hand. He ran up to her and said “Hello! It’s nice to see you again!” But Eliza looked up at HIM, stood up and walked away. “I wish I KNEW what is going on,” Steven said to himself, and decided to start his own investigation.
№2. Choosing a career is one of the most difficult choices we have to make in our lives. There are lots of interesting and EXCITING professions, but which of them is the right choice for you? Researchers who work in EDUCATION and sociology asked people across the UK what their dream job would be. And the results were quite UNEXPECTED. According to the survey, people find modest jobs like charity work or gardening the most ATTRACTIVE. Often at the top of their list are jobs such as a nurse or a TEACHER. The study also shows that people in the UK are very PRACTICAL and focus on the dream jobs they have a realistic chance of getting.
№3. A few years ago I was on a camping holiday in Bristol. There WERE lots of other girls from around the UK, but I was the only one from Scotland. The camp WAS LOCATED in the woods, not far from the river. The camp life was even MORE INTERESTING than I had expected. We enjoyed all kinds of camping activities – sports and games, different shows and contests. Everything was fine apart from one incident that took me aback. Once, at lunchtime, when I WAS EATING ice cream, one of the girls asked: “So, do you have ice cream in Scotland?” I DIDN'T KNOW how to react. My neighbour repeated her question. I nodded, “Yes.” My answer provoked a wave of absurd questions about my country: “Have you ever seen a ghost in your castle?” “Do all Scottish MEN wear checked skirts?” I FOUND out that some people believe silly stereotypes about Scotland. They believe that Scots really carry bagpipes in THEIR bags to play the instrument on the streets, and that Scots practise magic. At last, the girls said that they WOULD COME to Scotland one day to see it with their own eyes and to separate the truth from the myths.
A nanny is a very important profession. A nanny knows how to take care of children when children's parents are at work. Nannies are patient and responsible. They know what to do if a child cries, what food to give, what games to play. Nannies can help children with their school homework.
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Няня — очень важная профессия. Няня знает, как ухаживать за детьми, когда их родители на работе. Няни терпеливы и ответственны. Они знают, что делать, если ребенок плачет, какую еду давать, в какие игры играть. Няни могут детям с домашним заданием в школе.
