Read the text about green cars.
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Can you imagine the day when you will no longer need to stop for fuel at petrol stations? Or how about flying to work in your own car? Do you think this is science fiction? Let’s see what Dr Stephen Green, director of Cars of the Future International, has to say.
What does your company do?
Well, our job is to design and test cars that won’t pollute the environment. Scientists from all over the world work for the company.
Why are your cars friendlier for the environment?
These cars don’t run on petrol. Instead, they use alternative sources of energy, such as solar power, electricity, natural gas or even water.
But will these cars really help to reduce air pollution?
Yes, I believe they will. There will be almost no car exhaust fumes, or there won’t be any fumes at all! People will also save a lot of money on petrol.
Will these cars be cheaper than the ones we have now?
They will, of course, be expensive in the beginning. However, we’re going to find large companies to produce them at a lower cost.
Are you working on any special type of car at the moment?
Right now, we’re testing a new solar car. We’re going to present our results at a conference in Tokyo next month.
Do you have any other plans for the future?
We are soon going to start work on a flying vehicle! Can you imagine that? No more traffic jams!
Fill in the gaps:
1. Or how about
in your own car?
2. There will be almost no car
, or there won’t be any fumes at all! People will also save a lot of money on petrol.
3. However, we’re going to find large companies to
them at a lower cost.
I’m in the seventh grade at mathematical school. I like to study. My favourite subjects are computer sciences, mathematics and literature. I’m fond of reading books. Also I like drawing that’s why I go to art school. I’m very cheerful and sociable person. I have many friends. My best friend’s name is Sveta.
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Most of people go to school in their childhood, it is our basic education. But still there are some people who didn’t go to school, but got their education at home. This is called distant learning
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Distant education also has another meaning. When we go to university or want to start some advanced courses there is an option to have distant learning. The advantage of such learning is that you can study in another country without leaving your own one. It gives you more freedom in your schedule – you don’t have to attend lessons, so one can combine studying and working. Distant learning gives you a chance to have a certificate in any field that you like and choose education you
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Distant learning is when a child doesn’t go to school, but studies at home on his own or with the help of a tutor. It may be because of his health, or because his family travels a lot or for some other reasons. There are of course advantages of such learning – you can get concentrated on what you read and study, you have as much time as you need to understand the material. But on the other hand school is not only about studying, it’s about communication with other people, it’s finding your place in the society, getting friends, learning how to behave in public and so on. So I think that if it is possible a child should go to school.