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I. Read the text and write about girls' and boys' preferences in reading magazines.
1. What are the main categories of magazines in Britain?
2. What category of magazines do British teenagers prefer?
3. What do girls like reading about?
4. Are there enough magazines for boys?
5. What do you think why 12-year-olds like reading the same magazines as 15-year-
olds?
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We have not studied all the words of this text yet.
She had finished the test before I came.
The Renaissance started in Italy in the 14th century.
English in the USA differs considerably from British English.
English developed from Anglo-Saxon.
He was looking through a newspaper when I rang up.
Main attention is paid to the English language.
Many Latin words were borrowed during the Romans' invasion.
The essay is being written at the moment.
When he came into the auditorium some questions of cultural diversity were being discussed.
The text has been translated already.
The work will be completed tomorrow.
The work had been completed by 5 o'clock yesterday.
What’s the point of waiting?
I’m sorry but If you’ve worked for any length of time, you know that working like a dog until you’re 65 is just not sustainable. Sooner or later you get burnt out or bored with the monotony of your daily routine, following the prescribed recipe for life that society teaches us.
I’m not saying to completely abandon your values and throw good sense to the wind but life was meant to be lived as you are living it not when you turn 65 and not just once a year for your annual two-week vacation.
Who’s to say you won’t get hit by a car and die tomorrow never having done anything worthwhile except work on your career? It happened to my father the year before he turned 65.
What if you get in an accident or your health deteriorates and become physically incapable of doing the things you want to do when you reach the age of 65 and older?