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A London Fog

It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to find their way on foot but were losing their way in the fog. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons and had to get there but no one could take him. He tried to walk there but got lost. Suddenly he bumped into a stranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the Houses of Parliament. The stranger told him he would take him there. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there.

The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way.

He went along one street, turned into another, crossed a square and at last after about half an hour’s walk they arrived at the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Smith couldn’t understand how the stranger found his way. “Is it wonderful”? he said. “How do you find the way in this fog?”

“It is no trouble at all to me,” said the stranger. “I am blind.”

Task 1: Decide if the sentences are true or false:

1. The fog was very thick and people could see far.

A London Fog

It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to find their way on foot but were losing their way in the fog. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons and had to get there but no one could take him. He tried to walk there but got lost. Suddenly he bumped into a stranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the Houses of Parliament. The stranger told him he would take him there. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there.

The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way.

He went along one street, turned into another, crossed a square and at last after about half an hour’s walk they arrived at the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Smith couldn’t understand how the stranger found his way. “Is it wonderful”? he said. “How do you find the way in this fog?”

“It is no trouble at all to me,” said the stranger. “I am blind.”

Task 1: Decide if the sentences are true or false :

2. Buses, cars and taxis were standing in the middle of the road.

A London Fog

It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to find their way on foot but were losing their way in the fog. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons and had to get there but no one could take him. He tried to walk there but got lost. Suddenly he bumped into a stranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the Houses of Parliament. The stranger told him he would take him there. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there.

The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way.

He went along one street, turned into another, crossed a square and at last after about half an hour’s walk they arrived at the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Smith couldn’t understand how the stranger found his way. “Is it wonderful”? he said. “How do you find the way in this fog?”

“It is no trouble at all to me,” said the stranger. “I am blind.”

Task 1: Decide if the sentences are true or false :

3. Mr. Smith had an appointment of great importance at the House of Commons.

A London Fog

It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to find their way on foot but were losing their way in the fog. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons and had to get there but no one could take him. He tried to walk there but got lost. Suddenly he bumped into a stranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the Houses of Parliament. The stranger told him he would take him there. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there.

The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way.

He went along one street, turned into another, crossed a square and at last after about half an hour’s walk they arrived at the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Smith couldn’t understand how the stranger found his way. “Is it wonderful”? he said. “How do you find the way in this fog?”

“It is no trouble at all to me,” said the stranger. “I am blind.”

Task 1: Decide if the sentences are true or false :

4. Mr. Smith knew the man who helped him to get to the Houses of Parliament.

A London Fog

It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to find their way on foot but were losing their way in the fog. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons and had to get there but no one could take him. He tried to walk there but got lost. Suddenly he bumped into a stranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the Houses of Parliament. The stranger told him he would take him there. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there.

The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way.

He went along one street, turned into another, crossed a square and at last after about half an hour’s walk they arrived at the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Smith couldn’t understand how the stranger found his way. “Is it wonderful”? he said. “How do you find the way in this fog?”

“It is no trouble at all to me,” said the stranger. “I am blind.”

Task 1: Decide if the sentences are true or false :

5. The man who helped Mr. Smith couldn’t see.

How can animals live in a desert?

There is almost no water in a desert, but many animals can live in deserts. How do these animals get water and stay alive?

Everything is hot and dry in the daytime, but the nights are cold. Plants often have dew on them in the early morning. This is because cold air can’t hold as much water as hot air. Small insects can drink the dew, and bigger animals eat the plants with the dew on them.

Small birds and animals get water from the bodies of insects. Bigger birds and animals get water from the bodies of small animals. There is a North American bird which is called a roadrunner. It runs fast and catches small snakes, lizards and scorpions.

Most big animals can’t live in the desert because they need a few liters of water every day.

They can’t keep water in their bodies for a long time. But camels are different. They can drink 90 liters of water in ten minutes, and then drink nothing for a week.

Task 2: Questions (choose the correct letter a, b or c):

6. Deserts are places with…….

How can animals live in a desert?

There is almost no water in a desert, but many animals can live in deserts. How do these animals get water and stay alive?

Everything is hot and dry in the daytime, but the nights are cold. Plants often have dew on them in the early morning. This is because cold air can’t hold as much water as hot air. Small insects can drink the dew, and bigger animals eat the plants with the dew on them.

Small birds and animals get water from the bodies of insects. Bigger birds and animals get water from the bodies of small animals. There is a North American bird which is called a roadrunner. It runs fast and catches small snakes, lizards and scorpions.

Most big animals can’t live in the desert because they need a few liters of water every day.

They can’t keep water in their bodies for a long time. But camels are different. They can drink 90 liters of water in ten minutes, and then drink nothing for a week.

Task 2: Questions (choose the correct letter a, b or c):

7. It is …… in the desert.

How can animals live in a desert?

There is almost no water in a desert, but many animals can live in deserts. How do these animals get water and stay alive?

Everything is hot and dry in the daytime, but the nights are cold. Plants often have dew on them in the early morning. This is because cold air can’t hold as much water as hot air. Small insects can drink the dew, and bigger animals eat the plants with the dew on them.

Small birds and animals get water from the bodies of insects. Bigger birds and animals get water from the bodies of small animals. There is a North American bird which is called a roadrunner. It runs fast and catches small snakes, lizards and scorpions.

Most big animals can’t live in the desert because they need a few liters of water every day.

They can’t keep water in their bodies for a long time. But camels are different. They can drink 90 liters of water in ten minutes, and then drink nothing for a week.

Task 2: Questions (choose the correct letter a, b or c):

8. Insects can drink when…….

How can animals live in a desert?

There is almost no water in a desert, but many animals can live in deserts. How do these animals get water and stay alive?

Everything is hot and dry in the daytime, but the nights are cold. Plants often have dew on them in the early morning. This is because cold air can’t hold as much water as hot air. Small insects can drink the dew, and bigger animals eat the plants with the dew on them.

Small birds and animals get water from the bodies of insects. Bigger birds and animals get water from the bodies of small animals. There is a North American bird which is called a roadrunner. It runs fast and catches small snakes, lizards and scorpions.

Most big animals can’t live in the desert because they need a few liters of water every day.

They can’t keep water in their bodies for a long time. But camels are different. They can drink 90 liters of water in ten minutes, and then drink nothing for a week.

Task 2: Questions (choose the correct letter a, b or c):

9. Roadrunners get water when they ……..

How can animals live in a desert?

There is almost no water in a desert, but many animals can live in deserts. How do these animals get water and stay alive?

Everything is hot and dry in the daytime, but the nights are cold. Plants often have dew on them in the early morning. This is because cold air can’t hold as much water as hot air. Small insects can drink the dew, and bigger animals eat the plants with the dew on them. Small birds and animals get water from the bodies of insects. Bigger birds and animals get water from the bodies of small animals. There is a North American bird which is called a roadrunner. It runs fast and catches small snakes, lizards and scorpions.

Most big animals can’t live in the desert because they need a few liters of water every day.

They can’t keep water in their bodies for a long time. But camels are different. They can drink 90 liters of water in ten minutes, and then drink nothing for a week.

Task 2: Questions (choose the correct letter a, b or c):

10. Most big animals ………water every day.

Television Ration Box

Parents are soon to be offered the ultimate weapon to win the war over how much TV their children watch. Instead of constantly fighting to ration viewing habits, they will have the job done for them by a coded electronic device.

It will switch off the set once an allotted period runs out, leaving the child to turn to other activities such as reading or even playing in the fresh air.

The gadget, “TV Allowance”, was invented by Miami photographer Randal Levenson, a former engineer, who despaired of ever reducing his three children’s screen time. “There was a lot of anger in the house about the TV and Nintendo usage,” said Mr Levenson, 47. His response was to build the calculator-sized box which plugs into the TV. The Levensons now use a code to set the four hours that Moss, 13, Cormac, 11, and Geddes, 6, can watch each week. Each has his own code and when his time is up, the screen goes blank. He can find out how much time is left by touching a button. The gadget, which will be sold in Britain for £ 49 this summer, also controls video games and the video. It can block out specific periods such as homework time and cannot be disconnected by frustrated youngsters.

“They’ve got their lives back”, said Mr Levenson’s wife, Rusty. “Not that they were total couch potatoes, but they certainly spent too much time in front of the TV. “The problem before was that we were giving up. We could only say “No” so many times. But the unemotional gadget can go on saying “No” for as long as necessary.”

“I thought, “Oh, this is really going to be horrible,” said Moss, recalling so the first time it was attached to the family set. “Then you get to live with it and get used to it. I think my vocabulary’s ten times bigger now because I’m reading more.”

But, being children and therefore devious, they have found ways of getting round the system, if not beating it. The set is switched off for advertisements and they barter with each other for TV time. They also decide which programmes more than one child wants to watch.

Any time left over at the end of the week can be carried over into the next.

“It teaches kids time management and other business skills,” said Mr Levenson, who decided to market the gadget after neighbours asked him to make units for them. So far, 3,500 have been sold without advertising and he believes that is only the start. “If I make money that will be fine. But it was worth it to cut back on the amount of TV my kids were watching. It takes about two weeks but then children accept the situation. They come to find that there are other things in life besides sitting and watching TV”.

Task 3: Decide if the sentences are true or false:

11. Television ration box is on sales in many shops of Britain.

Television Ration Box

Parents are soon to be offered the ultimate weapon to win the war over how much TV their children watch. Instead of constantly fighting to ration viewing habits, they will have the job done for them by a coded electronic device.

It will switch off the set once an allotted period runs out, leaving the child to turn to other activities such as reading or even playing in the fresh air.

The gadget, “TV Allowance”, was invented by Miami photographer Randal Levenson, a former engineer, who despaired of ever reducing his three children’s screen time. “There was a lot of anger in the house about the TV and Nintendo usage,” said Mr Levenson, 47. His response was to build the calculator-sized box which plugs into the TV. The Levensons now use a code to set the four hours that Moss, 13, Cormac, 11, and Geddes, 6, can watch each week. Each has his own code and when his time is up, the screen goes blank. He can find out how much time is left by touching a button. The gadget, which will be sold in Britain for £ 49 this summer, also controls video games and the video. It can block out specific periods such as homework time and cannot be disconnected by frustrated youngsters.

“They’ve got their lives back”, said Mr Levenson’s wife, Rusty. “Not that they were total couch potatoes, but they certainly spent too much time in front of the TV. “The problem before was that we were giving up. We could only say “No” so many times. But the unemotional gadget can go on saying “No” for as long as necessary.”

“I thought, “Oh, this is really going to be horrible,” said Moss, recalling so the first time it was attached to the family set. “Then you get to live with it and get used to it. I think my vocabulary’s ten times bigger now because I’m reading more.”

But, being children and therefore devious, they have found ways of getting round the system, if not beating it. The set is switched off for advertisements and they barter with each other for TV time. They also decide which programmes more than one child wants to watch.

Any time left over at the end of the week can be carried over into the next.

“It teaches kids time management and other business skills,” said Mr Levenson, who decided to market the gadget after neighbours asked him to make units for them. So far, 3,500 have been sold without advertising and he believes that is only the start.

“If I make money that will be fine. But it was worth it to cut back on the amount of TV my kids were watching. It takes about two weeks but then children accept the situation. They come to find that there are other things in life besides sitting and watching TV”.

Task 3: Decide if the sentences are true or false :

12. This electronic device will tell the child when she/he must watch television and how much time she/he must play outside.

Television Ration Box

Parents are soon to be offered the ultimate weapon to win the war over how much TV their children watch. Instead of constantly fighting to ration viewing habits, they will have the job done for them by a coded electronic device.

It will switch off the set once an allotted period runs out, leaving the child to turn to other activities such as reading or even playing in the fresh air.

The gadget, “TV Allowance”, was invented by Miami photographer Randal Levenson, a former engineer, who despaired of ever reducing his three children’s screen time. “There was a lot of anger in the house about the TV and Nintendo usage,” said Mr Levenson, 47. His response was to build the calculator-sized box which plugs into the TV.

The Levensons now use a code to set the four hours that Moss, 13, Cormac, 11, and Geddes, 6, can watch each week. Each has his own code and when his time is up, the screen goes blank. He can find out how much time is left by touching a button. The gadget, which will be sold in Britain for £ 49 this summer, also controls video games and the video. It can block out specific periods such as homework time and cannot be disconnected by frustrated youngsters.

“They’ve got their lives back”, said Mr Levenson’s wife, Rusty. “Not that they were total couch potatoes, but they certainly spent too much time in front of the TV. “The problem before was that we were giving up. We could only say “No” so many times. But the unemotional gadget can go on saying “No” for as long as necessary.”

“I thought, “Oh, this is really going to be horrible,” said Moss, recalling so the first time it was attached to the family set. “Then you get to live with it and get used to it. I think my vocabulary’s ten times bigger now because I’m reading more.”

But, being children and therefore devious, they have found ways of getting round the system, if not beating it. The set is switched off for advertisements and they barter with each other for TV time. They also decide which programmes more than one child wants to watch.

Any time left over at the end of the week can be carried over into the next.

“It teaches kids time management and other business skills,” said Mr Levenson, who decided to market the gadget after neighbours asked him to make units for them. So far, 3,500 have been sold without advertising and he believes that is only the start.

“If I make money that will be fine. But it was worth it to cut back on the amount of TV my kids were watching. It takes about two weeks but then children accept the situation. They come to find that there are other things in life besides sitting and watching TV”.

Task 3: Decide if the sentences are true or false :

13. The gadget was invented by a frustrated parent.

Television Ration Box

Parents are soon to be offered the ultimate weapon to win the war over how much TV their children watch. Instead of constantly fighting to ration viewing habits, they will have the job done for them by a coded electronic device.

It will switch off the set once an allotted period runs out, leaving the child to turn to other activities such as reading or even playing in the fresh air.

The gadget, “TV Allowance”, was invented by Miami photographer Randal Levenson, a

former engineer, who despaired of ever reducing his three children’s screen time. “There was a lot of anger in the house about the TV and Nintendo usage,” said Mr Levenson, 47. His response was to build the calculator-sized box which plugs into the TV.

The Levensons now use a code to set the four hours that Moss, 13, Cormac, 11, and

Geddes, 6, can watch each week. Each has his own code and when his time is up, the screen goes blank. He can find out how much time is left by touching a button. The gadget, which will be sold in Britain for £ 49 this summer, also controls video games and the video. It can block out specific periods such as homework time and cannot be disconnected by frustrated youngsters.

“They’ve got their lives back”, said Mr Levenson’s wife, Rusty. “Not that they were total couch potatoes, but they certainly spent too much time in front of the TV. “The problem before was that we were giving up. We could only say “No” so many times. But the unemotional gadget can go on saying “No” for as long as necessary.”

“I thought, “Oh, this is really going to be horrible,” said Moss, recalling so the first time it was attached to the family set. “Then you get to live with it and get used to it. I think my vocabulary’s ten times bigger now because I’m reading more.”

But, being children and therefore devious, they have found ways of getting round the system, if not beating it. The set is switched off for advertisements and they barter with each other for TV time. They also decide which programmes more than one child wants to watch.

Any time left over at the end of the week can be carried over into the next.

“It teaches kids time management and other business skills,” said Mr Levenson, who decided to market the gadget after neighbours asked him to make units for them. So far, 3,500 have been sold without advertising and he believes that is only the start.

“If I make money that will be fine. But it was worth it to cut back on the amount of TV my kids were watching. It takes about two weeks but then children accept the situation. They come to find that there are other things in life besides sitting and watching TV”.

Task 3: Decide if the sentences are true or false :

14. The three children in the family are allowed to watch TV for different amounts of time.

Television Ration Box

Parents are soon to be offered the ultimate weapon to win the war over how much TV their children watch. Instead of constantly fighting to ration viewing habits, they will have the job done for them by a coded electronic device.

It will switch off the set once an allotted period runs out, leaving the child to turn to other activities such as reading or even playing in the fresh air.

The gadget, “TV Allowance”, was invented by Miami photographer Randal Levenson, a former engineer, who despaired of ever reducing his three children’s screen time. “There was a lot of anger in the house about the TV and Nintendo usage,” said Mr Levenson, 47. His response was to build the calculator-sized box which plugs into the TV.

The Levensons now use a code to set the four hours that Moss, 13, Cormac, 11, and Geddes, 6, can watch each week. Each has his own code and when his time is up, the screen goes blank. He can find out how much time is left by touching a button. The gadget, which will be sold in Britain for £ 49 this summer, also controls video games and the video. It can block out specific periods such as homework time and cannot be disconnected by frustrated youngsters.

“They’ve got their lives back”, said Mr Levenson’s wife, Rusty. “Not that they were total couch potatoes, but they certainly spent too much time in front of the TV. “The problem before was that we were giving up. We could only say “No” so many times. But the unemotional gadget can go on saying “No” for as long as necessary.”

“I thought, “Oh, this is really going to be horrible,” said Moss, recalling so the first time it was attached to the family set. “Then you get to live with it and get used to it. I think my vocabulary’s ten times bigger now because I’m reading more.”

But, being children and therefore devious, they have found ways of getting round the system, if not beating it. The set is switched off for advertisements and they barter with each other for TV time. They also decide which programmes more than one child wants to watch.

Any time left over at the end of the week can be carried over into the next.

“It teaches kids time management and other business skills,” said Mr Levenson, who decided to market the gadget after neighbours asked him to make units for them. So far, 3,500 have been sold without advertising and he believes that is only the start.

“If I make money that will be fine. But it was worth it to cut back on the amount of TV my kids were watching. It takes about two weeks but then children accept the situation. They come to find that there are other things in life besides sitting and watching TV”.

Task 3: Decide if the sentences are true or false:

15. “TV Allowance” works with any television set it is connected with.

Television Ration Box

Parents are soon to be offered the ultimate weapon to win the war over how much TV their children watch. Instead of constantly fighting to ration viewing habits, they will have the job done for them by a coded electronic device.

It will switch off the set once an allotted period runs out, leaving the child to turn to other activities such as reading or even playing in the fresh air.

The gadget, “TV Allowance”, was invented by Miami photographer Randal Levenson, a former engineer, who despaired of ever reducing his three children’s screen time. “There was a lot of anger in the house about the TV and Nintendo usage,” said Mr Levenson, 47. His response was to build the calculator-sized box which plugs into the TV.

The Levensons now use a code to set the four hours that Moss, 13, Cormac, 11, and Geddes, 6, can watch each week. Each has his own code and when his time is up, the screen goes blank. He can find out how much time is left by touching a button. The gadget, which will be sold in Britain for £ 49 this summer, also controls video games and the video. It can block out specific periods such as homework time and cannot be disconnected by frustrated youngsters.

“They’ve got their lives back”, said Mr Levenson’s wife, Rusty. “Not that they were total couch potatoes, but they certainly spent too much time in front of the TV. “The problem before was that we were giving up. We could only say “No” so many times. But the unemotional gadget can go on saying “No” for as long as necessary.”

“I thought, “Oh, this is really going to be horrible,” said Moss, recalling so the first time it was attached to the family set. “Then you get to live with it and get used to it. I think my vocabulary’s ten times bigger now because I’m reading more.”

But, being children and therefore devious, they have found ways of getting round the system, if not beating it. The set is switched off for advertisements and they barter with each other for TV time. They also decide which programmes more than one child wants to watch. Any time left over at the end of the week can be carried over into the next.

“It teaches kids time management and other business skills,” said Mr Levenson, who decided to market the gadget after neighbours asked him to make units for them. So far, 3,500 have been sold without advertising and he believes that is only the start.

“If I make money that will be fine. But it was worth it to cut back on the amount of TV my kids were watching. It takes about two weeks but then children accept the situation. They come to find that there are other things in life besides sitting and watching TV”.

Task 3: Decide if the sentences are true or false :

16. One of the children has enlarged his vocabulary thanks to the “TV Allowance”.

Television Ration Box

Parents are soon to be offered the ultimate weapon to win the war over how much TV their children watch. Instead of constantly fighting to ration viewing habits, they will have the job done for them by a coded electronic device.

It will switch off the set once an allotted period runs out, leaving the child to turn to other activities such as reading or even playing in the fresh air.

The gadget, “TV Allowance”, was invented by Miami photographer Randal Levenson, a former engineer, who despaired of ever reducing his three children’s screen time. “There was a lot of anger in the house about the TV and Nintendo usage,” said Mr Levenson, 47. His response was to build the calculator-sized box which plugs into the TV.

The Levensons now use a code to set the four hours that Moss, 13, Cormac, 11, and Geddes, 6, can watch each week. Each has his own code and when his time is up, the screen goes blank. He can find out how much time is left by touching a button. The gadget, which will be sold in Britain for £ 49 this summer, also controls video games and the video. It can block out specific periods such as homework time and cannot be disconnected by frustrated youngsters.

“They’ve got their lives back”, said Mr Levenson’s wife, Rusty. “Not that they were total couch potatoes, but they certainly spent too much time in front of the TV. “The problem before was that we were giving up. We could only say “No” so many times. But the unemotional gadget can go on saying “No” for as long as necessary.”

“I thought, “Oh, this is really going to be horrible,” said Moss, recalling so the first time it was attached to the family set. “Then you get to live with it and get used to it. I think my vocabulary’s ten times bigger now because I’m reading more.”

But, being children and therefore devious, they have found ways of getting round the system, if not beating it. The set is switched off for advertisements and they barter with each other for TV time. They also decide which programmes more than one child wants to watch. Any time left over at the end of the week can be carried over into the next.

“It teaches kids time management and other business skills,” said Mr Levenson, who decided to market the gadget after neighbours asked him to make units for them. So far, 3,500 have been sold without advertising and he believes that is only the start.

“If I make money that will be fine. But it was worth it to cut back on the amount of TV my kids were watching. It takes about two weeks but then children accept the situation. They come to find that there are other things in life besides sitting and watching TV”.

Task 3: Decide if the sentences are true or false :

17.“TV Allowance” can discipline the children better because it has no emotions.