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religious mania. There's rapture. There'sweeping. There's visions. Manias can be good. Manias canbe alarming. Or manias can be deadly. The world has a new mania. A mania for learning English.Listen as Chinese students practice their English byscreaming it.
Teacher: I will change my life!
Students: I will change my life.
T: I don't want to let my parents down.
S: I don't want to let my parents down.
T: I don't ever want to let my country down.
S: I don't ever want to let my country down.
T: Most importantly ...
S: Most importantly
T: I don't want to let myself down.
S: I don't want to let myself down.
How many people are trying to learn Englishworldwide? Two billion of them.
Students: A t-shirt. A dress.
In Latin America, in India, in Southeast Asia, and most ofall in China. If you are a Chinese student you start learningEnglish in the third grade, by law. That's why this year Chinawill become the world's largest English speaking country.(Laughter) Why English? In a single word: Opportunity.Opportunity for a better life, a job, to be able to pay for school,or put better food on the table. Imagine a student taking agiant test for three full days. Her score on this one test literallydetermines her future. She studies 12 hours a day for threeyears to prepare. 25 percent of her grade is based on English. It's called the Gaokao. And 80 million high school Chinesestudents have already taken this
grueling test. The intensity to learn English is almost unimaginable.
Unless you witness it.
Teacher: Perfect! Students: Perfect!
T: Perfect! S: Perfect!
T: I want to speak perfect English.
S: I want to speak perfect English.
T: I want to speak — S: I want to speak —
T: perfect English.
S: perfect English.
T: I want to change my life!
S: I want to change my life!
JW: So is English mania good or bad? Is English a tsunami,washing away other languages? Not likely. English is the world's second language. Your native language is your life.But with English you can become part of a widerconversation. A global conversation about global problems.Like climate change or poverty. Or hunger or disease. Theworld has other universal languages. Mathematics is thelanguage of science. Music is the language of 3 . And now English is becoming the language of problem solving. Notbecause America is pushing it. But because the world ispulling it. So English mania is a turning point. Like theharnessing of electricity in our cities, or the fall of the BerlinWall, English represents hope for a better future. A futurewhere the world has a common language to solve its commonproblems.
Thank you very much. (Applause)
3) What word is missing?
4) How the author does describe Sport mania?
a) Deafening crowds. All for one idea. Get the ball in the net
b) There's rapture. There'sweeping. There's visions.
c) Hysterical teenagers, crying, screaming, pandemonium
5) True, False, Not given
a) Manias can be cause of stress
b)Manias can be very good
c) Manias can be cause of mass death
d) There are a lot of manias in the world
e) Beatle mania was the most dangerous
f) Sports mania spread very fast
2.A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?"
SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "If you must know, I make $100 an hour."
SON: "Oh! (With his head down).
SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow $50?"
The father was furious.
DAD: "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $ 50 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
DAD: "Are you asleep, son?"
SON: "No daddy, I'm awake".
DAD: "I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier. It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $50 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, smiling.
SON: "Oh, thank you daddy!"
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.
DAD: "Why do you want more money if you already have some?"
SON: "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.
"Daddy, I have $100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.
3.
What this sign does mean?
4)
a) Только для персонала
b) Для зарегистрированных пользователей
с) Вход воспрещен
What Price Fame?
How do film stars cope with being famous? Does fame bring happiness? Rory Taylor takes a closer look at stardom and its effects on those lucky enough to have it.
After more than 20 years in the film industry Mel Gibson says that the biggest lesson he's learned as an actor has been how important it is to have a loving family at his side. 'When I started out in my career I was often referred to as "the sexiest man in the world" or some such nonsense. At the time, though, it went to my head and I really took to being a celebrity. However, after the initial euphoria I found that not only was I spending long periods away from home but I never had any time to myself, none of which made me particularly happy.' His wife Robyn saw what was happening and came to the rescue; she simply told him to 'stop, come home and take some time off.'
But Mel Gibson thinks it's ten times worse for today's young stars. He believes that the new breed of heart-throbs such as Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio have it much harder than he ever did. 'The youngsters today receive constant attention from the media, which means they can't do anything without seeing their picture all over the front page the next day.'
The experience of Cameron Diaz bears witness to that. All the time she was dating Matt Dillon she never felt her personal life was her own. 'After a while we both got used to being chased by photographers, and having every aspect of our relationship analyzed by the media. But it meant we could never really lead a normal life together.' The pressures of working together with Dillon on There's Something About Mary were probably as much to blame for their painful and much publicized break-up as the sensation-seeking journalists, but all the same, Cameron has resolved to be more guarded about her private life and she now gives as little away as possible about her relationships.
Wild man of comedy, Jim Carrey, also complains about the lack of privacy. He remembers with anger the time he took some family photographs to be developed in a shop close to his $4 million Los Angeles home. 'Two weeks later they were in the local newspaper. Someone in the shop obviously made a lot of money out of them.' For Carrey, being a famous actor also means being a diplomat. 'People may come up to you in the street when you're in a really bad mood, and you have to talk to them as if you were delighted to see them. If not, word gets round that you're a miserable human being and that's how you're remembered.'
Bruce Willis feels that too much importance is attached to what's written in magazine articles, since most of it's untrue anyway. He firmly believes he has a right to protect himself and his family from over-inquisitive reporters. 'If the paparazzi start taking photos of my children and asking them questions, I just get in the way and teach them a few manners. Of course, they don't take too kindly to this, and the public is given the impression from what they read that I'm arrogant and rude. It's all very frustrating.'
Frustrating it may be, but how sorry should we feel for people like Willis? Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones certainly can't complain about journalists: it is said they were paid £1 million by OK! magazine for allowing its photographers to take exclusive pictures of their wedding. Of course, being in the public eye does have its drawbacks, but these are nothing compared with the positive aspects of fame. After all, if the publicity and pressure of fame get too much for the
Douglas family, they can always escape to Michael's large house on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Fame is a wonderful thing - as long as you can afford to get away from it!
7 Mel Gibson enjoyed his fame at first?
A True B False C Not stated
8The experience of Cameron Diaz bears witness to the constant attention from the media.
A True B False C Not stated
9 Their appearance together in a film caused Cameron Diaz and Matt Dillon to end their relationship.
A True B False C Not stated
10 Jim Carrey was angry about the photographs because the shop was closed for a long time.
A True B False C Not stated
11 Jim Carrey said about being recognized in the street that he sometimes has to hide his true feelings.
A True B False C Not stated
12 Bruce Willis was attacked by the paparazzi several times.
A True B False C Not stated
13 The author thinks we should feel sorry for the famous and rich.
A True B False C Not stated