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Pronunciation: /jem/

noun

• a precious or semiprecious stone, especially when cut and polished or engraved.
•  a person or thing considered to be outstandingly good or special in some respect:this architectural gem of a palace

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Future Practice

1. This time tomorrow, Maria  on a beach in Majorca. (sunbathe)
2. Wake me up by nine o'clock - I  long enough by then. (sleep)
3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station - I  that way anyway. (drive)
4. It's strange that when we get to Sydney, we  half way round the world. (fly)
5. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We  dinner then. (have)
6. Phone me after 8 o'clock. We  dinner by then. (finish)
7. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, we  tennis. (play)
8. Do you think you  the same job in ten years' time? (still/do)
9. By the time you get home I  the house from top to bottom. (clean)
10. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he  all his money before the end of his holiday. (spend)


1. This time tomorrow, Maria [No answer]  will be sunbathing on a beach in Majorca. (sunbathe)
2. Wake me up by nine o'clock - I [No answer]  will have slept long enough by then. (sleep)
3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station - I [No answer]  will be driving that way anyway. (drive)
4. It's strange that when we get to Sydney, we [No answer]  will have flown half way round the world. (fly)
5. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We [No answer]  will be having dinner then. (have)
6. Phone me after 8 o'clock. We [No answer]  will have finished dinner by then. (finish)
7. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, we [No answer]  will be playing tennis. (play)
8. Do you think you [No answer]  will still be doing the same job in ten years' time? (still/do)
9. By the time you get home I [No answer]  will have cleaned the house from top to bottom. (clean)
10. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he [No answer]  will have spent all his money before the end of his holiday. (spend)

Natural disasters

A disaster is something very bad that happens to people and almost always changes their lives completely. Disasters can destroy homes and many kinds of work. Disasters can be of different kinds, but most are caused by forces of nature.

Natural disasters may include avalanches (where snow comes down a mountain), cold (where animals and people freeze), diseases (sicknesses), droughts (when there is no water), earthquakes (where the ground moves), famine (where there is not enough food), fire (that burns things and people), flood (where rivers grow too big and invade land), hail (hard ice falls like rain), heat that lowers the water supply, hurricanes that break everything,landslides and mudslides (where the top of the ground moves because of extra water), sink holes (where a cave falls in), solar flares (where the sun reaches out at the earth and burns it),storm surge (where water piles up and then suddenly comes on land), thunderstorms(rain withlightning and thunder), tornadoes (currents of wind that break things), tsunami (where a wall of water comes on land), volcanoes (where lava from inside the earth comes out slowly or shoots into the air), a waterspout (like a tornado on water), or winter storms (where snow falls thick and you cannot see).

disaster- katasztrófa, szerencsétlenség
to happen to - valami történik valakivel/valamivel
completely - teljesen
to destroy - tönkretenni, lerombolni
to be caused by - valami által okozva lenni
forces of nature - természet erői
to include - magába foglalni
avalanche - lavina
to freeze - megfagyni
disease - betegség
drought - szárazság
earthquake - földrengés
ground - föld
famine - éhínség
flood - árvíz
to invade - betörni, megszállni
hail - jégeső
to lower - csökkenteni
water supply - vízellátás, víz utánpótlás
landslide - földcsuszamlás
mudslide - földcsuszamlás, “sárlavina”
sink hole - víznyelő
cave - barlang
solar flare - napkitörés
storm surge - vihar-roham
to pile up - felgyülemlik
thunderstorm - zivatar, vihar
lightning - villámlás
thunder - mennydörgés
current - áramlás, áramlat
waterspout - víztölcsér

Use the following words in the definitions below!

1.	2.	3.	4.
forest fire	hurricane	tornado	earthquake
5.	6.	7.	8.
flood	drought	volcano	tidal wave

a. .......... is a long period with little or no rain. 

b. .......... is a sudden violent movement of the surface of the earth, caused by the shifting of the earth's tectonic plates.

c. .......... is when huge areas of woodland are alight, often caused by someone carelessly throwing a cigarette.

d. .......... is when an area of dry land becomes covered in water, often forcing people to leave their homes. 

e. .......... are very strong circular winds which suck things up.

f. .......... is a huge wave which builds up in the sea over thousands of mile

g. .......... is a very powerful storm, often at sea.

h. ......... a large mountain which erupts and sends rocks up into the air and hot liquid rock flows down the side.

"Earth Song"

What about sunrise
What about rain
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain...
What about killing fields
Is there a time
What about all the things
That you said was yours and mine...
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth these weeping shores?

What have we’ve done to the world
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son...
What about flowering fields
Is there a time
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine...
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth these weeping shores

I used todream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far

Hey, what about yesterday
(What about us)What about the seas
The heavens are falling down
I can't even breathe
What about apathy
I need you
What aboutnature's worth
It's our planet's womb
What about animals
Turned kingdoms to dust
What about elephants
Have we lost their trust
What about crying whales
Ravaging the seas
What about forest trails
Burnt despite our pleas
What about the holy land
Torn apart by creed
What about the common man
Can't we set him free
What about children dying
Can't you hear them cry
Where did we go wrong
Someone tell me why
What about baby boy
What about the days
What about all their joy
What about the man
What about the crying man
What about Abraham
What about death again
Do we give a damn
sunrise – napfelkelte
to gain – (el)nyerni
field – mező
to stop to – megállni, hogy…
to notice – észrevenni
to shed blood – vért ontani
weeping shores – síró partok
to pledge – ígéretet/fogadalmat tenni
flowering – virágzó
war – háború
used to do something – régebben (rendszeresen) csinálni valamit
to glance – tekinteni, pillantani
beyond the stars – a csillagokon túl
to drift far – messzire sodródni
what about us – mi van/lesz velünk
heavens – égbolt
to fall down – leesni
to breathe – lélegezni
apathy – közönyösség, fásultság, érzéketlenség
nature’s worth – a természet értéke
planet’s womb – a bolygó (anya)méhe
to turn something to – átváltoztani valamit valamivé
kingdom – királyság, birodalom
dust – por
to lose trust – elveszíteni a bizalmát
whale – bálna
to ravage – pusztítani, rombolni, tönkretenni
forest trail – erdei csapás/ösvény
burnt – (le)égett
despite something – valami ellenére
plea - könyörgés, kérés
holy land -  szentföld
torna part by creed – széttépve
common man – egyszerű/hétköznapi ember
to set someone free – szabadon engedni
to go wrong – tévedni, hibázni, rosszra útra térni
to give a damn – törődni/foglalkozni valamivel

Listen to the article and decide if the statements are TRUE or FALSE.

1)     So far about 14 people have died in the floods in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. T/F
2)     The Danube in Passau reached its highest level in 70 years. T/F
3)     In Prague this is the worst flood in the past ten years. T/F
4)     There have even been fires in the Czech Republic caused by the flood damage. T/F
5)     The Czech Republic is fighting the flood with sandbag barriers and metal walls. T/F
6)     Angela Merkel has sent out the army to help control the situation. T/F
7)     Three German cities have issued disaster warnings. T/F
8)     2002 water level records have been broken in Passau. T/F
9)     Railway stations, subway networks and ship traffic have been closed in the affected European countries. T/F
10)  Meteorologists are expecting less rainfall in the following days. T/F

Officials across central Europe issued disaster warnings and scrambled to reinforceflood defences today as rivers swelled by days of heavy rain threatened to bursttheir banks. At least five people have died and nine are missing due to floods in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic in recent days. The Danube in the southeast German city of Passau is expected to rise to its highest level in 70 years today and a spokesman for the city's crisis centre said the situation has become 'extremely dramatic'. In Prague, almost 2,700 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas as the country sees its worst flooding in a decade. Czech police said at least five people had died in the flooding. Firefighters evacuated homes in western regions and in villages outside the capital today and yesterday, rescuing 200 people. Czech officials said the waters of the Vltava river could reach critical levels in Prague and that special metal walls were being erected to prevent flooding. Interim Mayor Tomas Hudecek said they wereshutting down eight stations of the capital's subway network and urging people not to travel to the city. Flooding was also reported in Austria and water levels rose in Germany and Poland after heavy rain in central Europe over the past week swelled rivers. The subway network in central Prague was halted due to the weather. It is the first time it has been closed since massive floods submerged the city in 2002 and caused billions of dollars of damage in the Czech Republic. Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas declared astate of emergency for most of the nation on Sunday and pledged 300 million crowns ($15.11million) for relief efforts. Troops started putting anti-flood barriers in place in Prague and volunteers helped pile up sandbags in areas popular with tourists in the ancient centre. The landmark Charles Bridge was closed and workers evacuated parts of Prague zoo. Levels on the Vltava river that cuts through Prague's centre continued to rise. In Germany, where at least four people have died or are missing, Chancellor Angela Merkel promised federal support for affected areas and said the army would bedeployed if necessary. The water level had risen by at least five meters in Munich. Several cities including Chemnitz in the east of Germany, and Passau and Rosenheim in the south, issued disaster warnings. Passau, which is located at the confluence of three rivers, could see waters rise above record levels of 2002, said Mayor Juergen Dupper. German news agency dpa reported that large stretches of the Rhine, Main and Neckar rivers have been closed to ship traffic. Evacuations are also taking place in neighbouring Austria and Switzerland. Rivers also were spilling over their banks in some rural areas of south-western Poland, and people have been evacuated.  Meteorologists are predictingthe rainfall will ease in the coming days.
source: dailymail.co.uk

to issue – kiadni, kibocsátani
disaster warning – katasztrófa figyelmeztetés
to scramble – küzdeni, tolongani
to reinforce - megerősíteni
flood defence – árvíz védelem
to swell - duzzadni
to threaten – veszélyeztetni, fenyegetni
to burst – szétszakítani, kitörni
to expect – számítani valamire
to rise - emelkedni
low-lying – alacsonyan fekvő
to erect – (fel)emelni
to prevent – (meg)akadályozni
to shut down - lezárni
to urge – sürgetni, ösztönözni
to halt - megállítani
to submerge – elmeríteni, elárasztani
damage - kár
to declare - kijelenteni
state of emergency – rendkívüli állapot
to pledge – fogadalmat tenni, ígérni
relief effort - segély
troop - csapat
barrier – gát, korlát, akadály
volunteer - önkéntes
to pile up - felhalmozni
affected –  érintett
to deploy - bevetni
confluence - egybetorkollás
stretch - szakasz
to spill over – átömleni, kiönteni
to predict – előrelátni, jósolni
to ease – enyhülni, csökkeni

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Grammar

Final exam test 2013

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Final exam task - Reading

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Complete the 1st and the 3rd.

School

How to be a perfect student in school

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Future tense practice

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Future

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc8mJU9OaRQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FgSmdfRUus

Which years are mentioned in the song?

Which of these things are predicted?

intelligent machines, pills that controll you, test-tube babies, machines for doing everything, an invasion by aliens, changes in your body, a nuclear war, space travell to other stars, the end of human kind

• You are going to read an article about Fridtjof Nansen, a Norwegian explorer.
Some words are missing from the text.
• Your task is to write the missing words on the dotted lines (11-18) after the text.
• Use only one word in each gap.


1.ship
2.wrote
3.still
4.largest / biggest
5.to
6.allowing
7.has
8.on
9.would
10.too / very

A century ago, Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen set sail for the Far North. He let his 1……………… drift slowly across the icy Arctic Ocean. In his diary, Nansen 2……………… he doubted anything could survive at this end of the Earth. So imagine his shock when he came face to face with a walrus!

People are 3…………….. amazed that animals can live in such harsh environments. But some animals are perfectly suited for a cold climate. That’s why the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—20 million acres in size—is set aside for them. Located in the northeast corner of Alaska, it’s our country’s 4………………. natural area reserved for wildlife.

The refuge’s mountains and forests are home 5……………….. minks, wildcats, and wolverines. Its plains are where caribou raise their calves. Even its seas are vital to wildlife. They provide summer passage for migrating whales. Come winter, they freeze solid, 6……………….. polar bears to roam in search of food. And seals use sea ice as a place to rest and nurse their pups.

In this frozen wilderness, little 7………….. changed since Nansen’s day. Unless you fly a plane, there are only two ways in: by boat or 8………….. foot. There are no roads, and the only trails are those left by animals. But all of that could change. Some people want to use the area to drill for oil.

Petroleum oil supplies fuel, heat, and energy for homes and businesses. Oil companies say drilling in the refuge 9…………… give people jobs. And it would allow the U.S. to depend a little less on foreign countries for oil.

But drilling would bring unwanted changes too. Homes would have to be built for workers. Soon, airports and garbage dumps would appear. So would trucks, bulldozers, and cargo planes. Before long, the Arctic would be 10…………… noisy, crowded, and polluted to be a refuge for wildlife.

Some experts claim there isn’t enough oil in Alaska to last a year. Rather than drill for oil, they suggest we use less energy. People could work at finding ways of reducing energy waste. And the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could continue its job: giving animals a home.

Read the comments (1-6) from the website of www.blogontravel.com, and then read the sentences (A-G) following them.

• Your task is to decide which messages the sentences refer to.

• Remember that there is an extra letter that you will not need.

1.     Great list! I really hate the timeout issue. That’s happened so many times when I’ve put in all my details, flight times, picked seats and all of that stuff then I hit submit and the thing times out. AARRGH! The other one that bugs me a lot is when you get an email with an advertised price – $99 or something and I have yet to ever be able to figure out how to create an itinerary that even close to that low fare. If that at least give you something that can be used as a starting point. Throw your customers a bone!

2.     I know it’s hard to find specials during the Holidays, I find the best times are a month or 2 after school starts.

3.     Well this list is quite completely. I utterly agree with almost all of these annoyances listed, especially having to create an account for all those travel sites before you can go on. Gah. Losing a low far because it suddenly becomes unavailable is probably just the nature of online booking but I really bet that they do this on purpose sometimes. the old bait and switch! haha

4.     Reading the post made me relieve all my horrible online booking experiences, grrr… i hate it when the web tech geeks get to decide how a website works and not usability folks that think of the customer. I have to add my other pet peeve with online booking, when a site advertises on the landing page a special deal and you click the link and cannot figure out how to book the deal, all of a sudden prices doubled just by clicking a link!!

5.     The failure to offer realtime bookings or information is a real nightmare. I booked a holiday with onthebeach, a UK travel agency. My room was bumped a few days before Christmas for a New Years Eve holiday. I was told to find an alternative hotel on their website “because they are a web business”. I wasted ages doing this. Then had to phone to confirm and was told I had basically wasted my time – their web site was not updated and the hotel I found available on their web site wasn’t!. The only thing worse than using their website was dealing with them over the phone!  Maybe an eleventh worst thing about online bookings is when they are an excuse for dreadful person to person customer service – this was my experience with these guys.

6.     Hi Sylvain! Thanks for a great post – found it via a link from another travel blog. But have now added you to my list of feeds. Definately the kind of thing we would love to get from our users. What do you think would be the best way to get this kind of info from your users? We’re about to do some usability testing – so I’m reading on up on how best to do this. I think the overall rule is stand near them and keep quiet.

The person who commented in the blog

a. has an experience with online travel services and fake numbers
b. asks for advice for a future blog site
c. thinks the ideal time for going on holiday is after the kicking off of school
d. has an experience with a website showing expired data
e. has the same opinion about the bad internet services and dislikes online registration
f. does not like when not having enough time to prepare the registration online.
g. has never found a special offer matching his/her holiday periods

Here's this video about the future of learning.

Watch it and say whether you agree with it or not.

What makes learning more enjoyable for you? Collect your ideas about it. :)

The Russian Meteorite with video

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1302/130217-meteorite.html

Welcome!:)

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