Topic

1)Some of people in my family. I want to talk about my mom. She hasn’t been
working for five years. My mother likes to feed animals and birds. And also clean the
garden. My mother is interesting in the beadwork and knitting(нитинг). I think she is
beautiful and looks much younger than she is. My mother always understands me. I
can tell her everything I want. Every weekend we spent together. And in the
evening, we like to walk around the city. I think I am very lucky to have her as my
mother. Besides to my mom, I also have a father and brother, and three more cats.
My dad is a very calm and kind person. He didn’t particularly participate in my
upbringing, but I still love him. What can I say about my brother? I think that we are
very different with him. We rarely see each other, and we still have time to quarrel,
because he is a very stubborn and purposeful person. About cats. I just wanna say
that my cats are part of my soul and that’s all.

2) My name. My name is Amina is an arabic name and it means faithful. My parents

for a very long time could not choose name for me. And three months later, my
mother found this name in the newspaper. She liked it and she decided that it suits
me. For all my 18 years, a lot of people initially thought that my name is Alina and
they called me like that. And it really annoyed me. But I don’t care, because I like
my name so much. My parents and my brother most often call me Amina and
sometimes they call me Minya. Also, my mom's sister calls me Mimi. And all my
close friends call me Aminem.

3) Best wat to remember. Memory can be different but mostly I use mechanical
memory, though I don’t really like mechanical memory, this is when you repeat the
material without thinking about it. I have a short-term memory for everything,
Because I quickly forget everything, even what I like. I also use associations to
memorize things because it’s easier for me and then I’ll never forget anything. For
example, if you want to learn how to memorize names well then you need to speak
with a person and use the name or come up with an association with a person and
his name. Or if you need to learn how to memorize new words well, then you need
to repeat these words in your head at least three times. Also, a good technique for
memorizing(меморАйзинг) new words is practice. You just need to make sentence
or stories using these words. Write the words on the cards and repeat every day.
Use dictations to memorize spelling. Practice your words in conversation with a
friends.

4) Famous person. I want to talk about my favorite actor. As we all know that
appearance for an actor is very important and I think that this actor looks quite good.
This actor name is Jake Gyllenhaal. He is 38 years old and has starred in such
popular films as the October Sky, the source code, the zodiac, prisoners, Love and
other drugs, and Southpaw. My favorite movie with this actor is demolition and I
advise this movie to everyone. Jake is very tall and has a strong, athletic build. He
has straight dark hair and dark thick eyebrows, his eyes are blue, he also has thin
lips. I watched a lot of interviews with him and despite the fact that he is popular, he
is also a kind and cheerful person. And if you have never heard of this actor or have
never seen him, then I advise you to watch any of his films.
5) Important to me. I want to tell you about my most important person in my life,
this is my mom. She hasn’t been working for five years. My mother likes to feed
animals and birds. And also clean the garden. My mother is interesting in the
beadwork and knitting(нитинг). I think she is beautiful and looks much younger than
she is. My mother always understands me. I can tell her everything I want. Every
weekend we spent together. And in the evening, we like to walk around the city. She
is fun and all my friends think that she is very cool and everyone likes her. My
mother can find a common language with each person. She can just walk up to
someone on the street and start to communicate, it's easy for her because she is
very sociable. I think I am very lucky to have her as my mother.

6) Bad or good days. Life is full of bad and good moments. We should appreciate
each experience it brings us. In my opinion, each day is unique, each event is
educational. We just need to see what the moment is trying to tell us, how it’s trying
to teach. I can not say that in my life there are many bad and good days. Basically
my life consists of such days, which I call fifty-fifty. Because nothing particularly
good or bad happens. I remember one of my good days when my parents пфму me
a bike for my birthday. At that moment I was very happy. And remembering bad
days is not the most pleasant(плезент) thing, but one of those days was when I
went with my parents to ski in the Carpathian mountains and one day I was knocked
down by a snowboarder, so I lost consciousness.(кОншиснес) To sum up, I’d like to
say that there are good and bad moments in every person’s life and we should be
grateful for any of them.

7) Big or small city. I would like to live in a big city since I am still very young. And
so far I am impressed by the noisy big city. I love the crazy rhythm of the city. I
would like to live the first time alone in an apartment with large windows and views
of palm trees. Not far from the sea and that there were many different beautiful
cafes. And after a couple of years, I would like to live in the outskirt in a big house
with my friends on the ocean. So we had fun every day and went by car to the city. I
think that in small towns it is very boring, because I am from a small town myself
and I know what is it. And in general, I believe that childhood and old age can be
spent in small cities, but youth must be lived possibly in the capital. But each person
decides for himself where to live.

8) Dream holiday. My dream holiday was when I traveled to the Carpathian

Mountains in the winter. I have been there 4 or 5 times. Because my family and I
love to ski. I love winter more than summer. For me, this is the best holiday, better
than the sea or something else. Because when you go skiing, in the mountains a
strong frost and you fly at a furious speed from a descent. This is one of the most
beautiful feelings in the world. Because you feel freedom. Winter holidays in the
mountains are very atmospheric. As you live in a wooden house, it snows in the
evenings and hotel signboards are lit. And you are having dinner with friends near
the fireplace. You all talk and have fun, and such things are never forgotten.
Dream house
The house of my dream is a flat in the center of the city with large windows and
views of the palm trees. It has one floor and two big rooms. The flat has one
bathroom so living room and kitchen are connected. And a separate wardrobe
with a large mirror. I don’t think that there will be animals in my house, because
I won’t stay at home for a long time, because I will hard work and my animal will
be sad for me. I don’t want a pool in my dream house, because I want to live
near the ocean. My flat consists of primary colors such as white, gray, black and
my favorite light pink. This is a minimalist style. I want my house to have a
garage for my car. I think it would be great for me.

My trip
Five years ago, I went with my parents to rest on the sea. But first, there was a
long road ahead, which I like very much, as we traveled to the place by train.
This is my favorite form of transport, because during the road there is an
opportunity to think and dream. On the first day, we went to the Black Sea and
then went there every day. We swam at the sea, built castles and I jumped from
a water slide so that the spirit was breathtaking! We were able to climb Mount
Ai-Petri. I really like the mountains, because in the mountains are very beautiful
nature and fresh air and personally I feel a real freedom and a huge surge of
strength. I got an unbelievable experience there! I decided to definitely go back
there yet.

First impression
I want to talk about those situations that are important to us and need to look
good and make a good impression. For example, when you go to a new job, you
need to smile, be polite and friendly, and be confident in yourself. The second
situation is when you meet a boyfriend. You need to be fun, charismatic, easy
and just be yourself. The third situation is when you need to look good and
make a good impression when you meet your boyfriend's parents. With them
you need to be sweet and modest, always offer help. And the last situation is
when you go to a new school. It is necessary to show that you are a good and
intelligent child and that you really want to study at this school. It is really
important for all of us to make a good impression and look good. This is an
essential part of our life.
Film about the journey
The film I want to talk about is called “The secret life of Walter Mitty”. This
movie was set at the New York Film Festival on October 2013.  Walter Mitty is a
manager at Life magazine who daydreams of adventures. Mitty works with
photojournalist Sean O’Connell, whose works are highly regarded. O’Connell has
sent Mitty his latest photograph, that was supposed to be on the cover. And
Walter lost it. Now he has to go on a real journey to Greenland, Iceland,
Himalayas order to find Sean, and correct his mistake by taking a new
photo. Yes, I would like to go on such a trip, because it’s exciting and I can visit a
lot of different countries. I definitely recommend this movie for watching,
because it’s really very interesting and beautiful shot.

Lottery (Twist of fate)

I want to talk about a man who won a lot of money in the lottery. David bought
a ticket 10 months ago in the center of the city in a shop called “Red Swan”. The
numbers for the ticket he took from the birthdays of his family. He found out
about winning the lottery when he returned to home after work and watched
TV. On television, lottery creators declared the David’s number. At that time, he
was working on a terrible job, where he had to clean toilets. He didn’t like this
job and he decided to try his luck and luck turned to face him. David won $ 5
billion in the lottery and give half the money to an orphanage. And the rest of
the money he spent on creating a family. Just at that time his girlfriend is
pregnant and now he and his family are happy.

Superstition
I want to talk about superstitions in my country. I will talk about some of them
and what they mean. Spilled salt leads to a quarrel. Broken mirror leads to
seven years of misery or seven disasters. To break the dishes is a good sign, that
said it’s to good luck. If you’re going on a long journey, before the leaving you
should have a sit and be calm for a while. According to legend, the people in
love usually cook salty food.  When saying ‘spit’, it means that one should spit
three times over his left shoulder in order not to put the evil eye. If you forgot
something at home and were forced to return, before the leaving you should to
look in the mirror. There are many other superstitions in the world, but they all
depend on the degree of your belief. 
Unusual building (Kansas City public library)
I want to talk about the Kansas City Public Library. In 2004 this library moved to
the empty old building of the First National Bank and it cost $50 million. Two
years after moving the library, a parking lot was built nearby. To close the view
of the parking lot, it was decided to build a wall in the form of a big bookshelf.
Library design consists of 24 books. Such as: “The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn” by Mark Twain, “The Lord of the Rings” by John Tolkien, “451 degrees
Fahrenheit” by Ray Bradbury,“ The Invisible Man ”by Herbert Wells,“ One
Hundred Years Of Solitude ”by Gabriel Garcia Marquez,“ Romeo and Juliet ”by
William Shakespeare and other books. The internal design of the library is made
in banking style. Today it is a modern library, which has 2.5 (two million and the
half) books in its arsenal and which delights the eyes of residents and visitors to
the city.

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 The Speckled Band

Main characters: Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Helen Stoner, her sister
Julia Stoner, Dr. Grimesby Roylott (Helen’a mother husband).
Sherlock is a famous private detective. He has a friend Watson. The story began
in April 1883 in Speckled Band, when a young woman named Helen Stoner
came to Sherlock Holmes for help.

Father Helen was a major and served in India. He died leaving a large fortune.
When the girl and her twin sister Julia was two years old, their mother married
Dr. Grimsby Roylott. His family was one of the richest families in England.
Their mother died in a crash. Roylott is very cruel and everyone feared him, but
he is friendly with gypsies who lived near his house.

One day, Julia came to Helen’s room before bedtime. The window of Julia’s
bedroom overlooks the gipsy camp. Julia heard whistles and iron clank. At night,
the girls always locked the door with a key, as they were afraid of gypsies.

That night there was a terrible scream. In the corridor Helen saw her white sister
in horror and then Julia fell and died. The police decided that the girl died of a
nervous shock, as her room was locked. Helen moved into her sister's room. At
night, she again heard some strange whistle and iron clank. Sherlock promises to
come in the evening and explore the situation.

In Julia’s room, Roylott was interested in a long cord from a faulty call. The cord
is tied to a ventilation hole that goes into Roylott’s room. In his room, Holmes
finds an iron safe in which were business papers and a small saucer with milk.
Holmes hears a whistle in the middle of the night and begins violently to beat the
cord with cane. After terrible scream Holmes and Watson rush into Roylott’s
room. Roylott is sitting on a chair dead. Then a snake appeared and Sherlock
grabs her and locks in the safe.

The next morning, they meet Helen and her husband. Helen s very happy.
Sherlock and Watson stayed until the wedding and then left. 

The Red-Headed league

Main characters: Sherlock, Dr. Watson, Jabez Wilson, assistant Vincent
Spaulding.

The owner shop Jabez Wilson came to Sherlock Holmes for help. He has unusual
red hair. He hired the help of Vincent Spaulding. Assistant is interested in
photography.

One day, Spalding showed Mr. Wilson an announcement of the Union of Reds.
One American millionaire with red hair, founded this union to facilitate the lives
of red. At the moment, there is a vacant place in the union. On the advice of
Spaulding, Mr. Wilson appealed to this union. Mr. Wilson was accepted into the
Union of Redheads. He was told to rewrite the British Encyclopedia.

One day he came and saw that the "Union of Red" had been broken. Wilson
decided to contact Sherlock Holmes.

In the evening, Holmes visits the shop Mr. Wilson. The door opens Vincent
Spaulding and his knees were dirty. On the street, Holmes inspects the
neighboring buildings.

At ten oclock in the evening, Sherlock with Doctor Watson and the policeman
comes to the basement of the bank branch, located next to the loan office.
Holmes is sure that Vincent Spaulding one of the most dangerous criminals.
Then part of the ceiling falls off and the police arrest two criminals trying to
enter the vault.

Strange Union and the rewriting of the British Encyclopedia were invented to
remove the Jabez from the house. One burglar rented office space, the second got
a job with Wilson. He spent a lot of time in the basement, which means he was
digging a tunnel. Noticing that his trousers were dented and soiled on his knees,
the detective was convinced that his guess was correct.

The dancing man

Main characters: Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Mr. Hilton Cubitt, Elsie
Patrick, Abe Slaney.
Mr. Hilton Cubitt сame to Sherlock for help, He is a representative one of the
most family in the English county of Norfolk. A year ago, Mr. Cubitt married a
young American woman named Elsie.

Before the wedding, the girl asked never ask about her past life. Everything was
fine, but now something strange was happening.

First, she received a letter from America, which she immediately burned. Soon a
drawing appeared on one of the window-sills, there were pictures with dancing
men. Then in the garden they found a leaf with the same figures. Seeing this,
Elsie fainted. Since then, she lives in a dream, and her eyes are full of horror.
Sherlock asks Mr. Cubitt to closely monitor the appearance of strangers in their
area.

Two weeks later, Mr. Cubitt visits Sherlock again. Drawings appear again and
again. One night, Mr. Cubitt decided to wait for the draftsman, but his wife say
him to go to bed and in the morning he found a drawing on the door.

Sherlock Holmes study the drawings left to him by Mr. Cubitt. After a while, a
letter comes from Norfolk. By the nearest train, he leaves for Mr. Cubitt's house,
but the tragedy has already happened: Mr. Hilton Cubitt is killed, and his wife is
seriously injured. According to the police, Mrs. Cubitt killed her husband, and
then decided to commit suicide. The windows of the door were closed, and the
smell of gun was in the room.

Studying the situation in the room, Sherlock Holmes sees in the window frame a
bullet hole and a handbag full of bank credit notes. The detective writes a note
and asks for it to be handed over to a man named Abe Slaney, who lives on
Elridge's farm. In the meantime, Sherlock Holmes shows the police the drawings.
Dancing people are a cipher, and flags are used to mark the end of words. The
great detective understood that the drawings were left by an American named
Abe Slaney. First, Abe persuaded Elsie about the meeting, then began to threaten
her. Holmes learned that Abe Slaney is one of the most dangerous gangsters of
Chicago. Knowing the cipher, the detective wrote him a note on behalf of Elsie.

When he found out that Elsie tried to make suicide, Abe didn’t resist gang and
made a cipher of dancing men. Abe loved Elsie, but the girl didn’t want to have
anything to do with the gangsters and fled to England. Abe began to pursue her.
Elsie offered money, but Abe didn't care. When they were talking her husband
appeared and snatched the gun. Abe and Mr. Cubitt fired at the same time: Mr.
Cubitt missed, and Abe is shot was accurate. The American ran away and
returned only because he received an encrypted note. Sherlock Holmes argues
that Mr. Cubitt shot first. The court replaces Abe with the death penalty with
hard labor.
9) Best trip. My best trip was when I traveled to the Carpathian Mountains in the
winter. I have been there 4 or 5 times. Because my family and I love to ski. I love
winter more than summer. For me, this is the best holiday, better than the sea or
something else. Because when you go skiing, in the mountains a strong frost and
you fly at a furious speed from a descent. This is one of the most beautiful feelings
in the world. Because you feel freedom. Winter holidays in the mountains are very
atmospheric. As you live in a wooden house, it snows in the evenings and hotel
signboards are lit. And you are having dinner with friends near the fireplace. You all
talk and have fun, and such things are never forgotten.

10) Nationality. I was born in Gorlovka. In the country of Ukraine, respectively, I

consider myself a Ukrainian. Despite my Russian surname, I feel with all my heart
that I am completely Ukrainian. One of my grandfathers was Ukrainian, and the rest
were Russians. Ukrainians are very kind friendly people. I really like our language
and the colors of our flag delight the eyes. We have a very beautiful country. Most
of all I like the Carpathian Mountains and the city of Kharkov. We also have a very
diverse national composition. A lot of black people live in our country because our
education is cheaper than in our country. Unfortunately, in our country, too, there
are a lot of people homeless and alcoholics. I hope none of my friends will become
them. But in general, I love our country and am glad that I was born here.

11) Best friend. My best friend is a very kind and most helpful person. We always
help each other, give advice and just have fun. We met last year when my friend
was on the student council (кансл). And we were preparing for the Debut. She gave
me her instagram and I just followed her. But our first serious acquaintance
happened when she called me to a nightclub. This was my first time at the club. We
drank a lot of alcohol and had a good time. So after that, we communicate every day
for the past six months. And I want to say that she is one of the best things that
happened to me this year. So I love her very much.

12) Perfect date. I think that the perfect date should be somewhere in Spain in a
street cafe with a cup of coffee and dessert. And then walk along the embankment
and feed the gulls with bread. The most important thing in a date is that you like it,
but not that you are disappointed. How would I want a guy to look like? I want him to
have dark hair, light stubble and so he had good shoes and good watches. Of
course, I would like him to be handsome and intelligent. But for me the most
important thing in a guy is a sense of humor and honesty. About feelings, so I'm a
little excited, but not so nervous. It must be warm outside, fresh air is blowing and
trees and flowers are blooming. The sun is setting over the horizon, and we are
driving fast at sunset.

13) Relationship. I want to talk about some of the factors that need to be followed
in order to develop good relationships. The most important thing in a relationship is
to be a good friend for your partner. One should always appreciate the time spent
together. And also trust each other. Trust is based on any relationship. You need to
tell each other about your dreams, plans, thoughts and ideas. But at the same time
to build common goals, and include each other. No matter how many people are
together, you should always pay enough time and attention. And at the same time
relax from each other. One of the most important factors is respect. Friendship and
love suggest that relationships are built on mutual respect. I think that for a good
relationship you need to appreciate all that is good in a person and not point out
flaws. Another very important love relationship is to motivate each other for all the
good and the best. So that your partner sets big goals and achieves. I think that if
you follow all these points, then your relationship will be forever.

14) Character. Oliver Twist is the main character of the book “The Adventures of
Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens. Oliver is a poor boy whose parents died and he
ended up in a workhouse, where he was poorly fed and he decided to run away.
When Oliver run away, he met on the way a boy named Dodger, who introduced the
boy to the thieves. Life in the workhouse make bold and tempered. Despite the fact
that the boy was left alone and went through great difficulties. Did not become a
villain and did not become a callous boy. Oliver was always a grateful boy when Mr.
Brownlow sheltered him, Oliver decided to thank him for everything. He was also
very strong, because even after he was shot at, he was able to escape and survive.
Oliver is a boy with a pure soul when Fagin taught him to steal a boy who thought it
was just a game. I also think that he was very charming, because everyone liked
him. He didn’t like only bad and evil people. Because in life it always happens that
evil people always envy the good and offend them. He still remained a good person
and his fate was not cheated, so that in the future he lived happily.

15) Analysis. 1.The story under discussion is written by Charles Dickens is the

most popular English writer. 2.The action takes place in London in the 1830s.
3. The story is written in a dramatic key, because Oliver became an orphan and
ended up in a working house. Most of the time Oliver was surrounded by adversity.
4.According to the manner of presentation, it is the 3rd person narration with the
mixture of dialogue. 5.The main characters are Oliver Twist was born and raised in a
work house, despite this, a very good boy. Fagin is a cruel villain. Nancy, Rose and
mr. Brownlow people who wanted to help the boy.
6.In the introduction we see a boy who was born, but his mother is dying. He gets
into the workhouse, where Mr. Bumble locked him in a dark room.
The beginning of the action describes how Oliver run to Barnet, 'cuz he was
beaten. There he meets Dodge, who introduced him to the main villain Fagin who
taught Oliver to steal. Once Dodger stole a handkerchief from Mr. Brownlow. Mr.
Brownlow sheltered the Oliver.
In the development of the action we see how Toby and Sikes took the boy for a
robbery, and home owners shot him because he was shouted. And the life of the
boy was saved by the pretty girl Rose.
The culmination is the moment when robber Toby hide in the old house and
wanted to escape on a rope, but he strangled himself.
The resolution Monks brother Oliver, who wanted to ruin(руин) the life of his
brother and Fagin died in prison. Mr Brownlow took Oliver into his home and Oliver
became his son. 7. The main idea of the story in my opinion is that the baby soul is
unable(анэйбл) of crime. Good always win over evil and that one should not take
the bad side. 8. I would recommend this story, because it is a very interesting and
exciting story about how the boy’s life has changed for the better and he has found
happiness.
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