15th précis

Title: Farhud memories: Baghdad's 1941 slaughter of the Jews

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13610702

Vocabulary:

vivid – (adj.) having or producing a strong, clear picture in your mind;
I’ve been having extraordinarily vivid dreams recently.
It was a vivid description of a wedding.

bullet – (n) a small piece of metal that is shot from a gun and causes serious damage to the person or thing it hits
She was hit by an assassin’s bullet.
The bullet hit her in the arm.

mob – (v) to gather round sb, with a large crowd of people, because you are angry  or are very interested in them;
An angry mob surrounded the palace.
The pop star was mobbed as he left the hotel.

slab – (n) piece of sth;
I like eating a slab of bread for breakfast.
Our city is a stone slab commemorating the World War II.
failure – (n) lack of success;
The failure of the exam was the reason for my sadness.
Her life's failures were the lack of faith in yourself.

flee – (v) to run away or escape from sth;
Earthquake victims have been forced to flee their homes.
Police caught up with one of the gang, but the other three fled.

tale – (n) a story about imaginary events or people;
I have heard a lot of tales about the people who live in that house.
These tales were written by my grandmother.


Precis:

              June 1, 1942 pogrom against the Jews erupted in Baghdad. Jewish children were witness to spill blood. Today, they remember these events as adults. Thousands of armed Iraqi Muslims passed through the city. People were shouting and begging God for help. The fire spread in the city. Jewish homes were marked and looted. Jewish family defended themselves as able. Children threw bricks and stones from the roofs of houses. Some people owed their lives to help Muslims. By 1941, Jews and Arabs were peaceful to each other in Baghdad. However, the radio began to broadcast Nazi propaganda. British troops could intervene in the tragic events because they were only 8 kilometers from the town in those days, but they did not do it. After the tragedy of Jewish life has changed in Baghdad. They were often arrested on false accusations or well-known Jews were murdered in public. In 1950, Jews were forced to abandon their property and bank accounting in exchange for peace.

14th précis

Title: Ancient cave women 'left childhood homes'

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13609260

Vocabulary:

natal – (adj) family, native;
It wasn’t the same natal group.
His natal day was a was a surprise for everyone.

landscape – (n) an area of land that is beautiful to look at;
Heather-covered hills dominate the Scottish landscape.
I see a beautiful landscape from my window every day.

resemble – (v) to be similar to someone or something, especially in appearance;
The two species resemble each other.
Laura resembles her brother.

frank – (adj.) honest about the situation or your opinions, even if this offends people;
To be perfectly frank with you, I don’t think you’ll pass your test.
The company has not been entirely frank with its workers.

robust – (adj.) strong and healthy;
She was a robust child.
This man was robust so he went to chop wood.

valid – (adj.) that can be used or accepted legally at a certain time;
This passport is valid for one year only.
A 50% turnout was required for the vote to be valid.

ancestor – (n) a person in your family who lived a long time before you;
Her ancestors went to America with the Pilgrims.
My ancestor was killed during the Second World War.


Precis:

                 Studies in Africa showed that women leave their family home, while men stayed at home. The researchers found that based on found teeth. These teeth were our ancestors who lived about 2-3 million years ago. Larger teeth were men, women were less. It is not known at what women move in other regions. May be they were abducted or went there in any particular order. Men hunted in certain territories. The researchers acknowledge that the material is found in small quantities and exact analysis is impossible at this stage of discovery. Further work will be carried out.

13th précis

Title: Why fathers have post-natal depression

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13454471

Vocabulary:

acquit – (v) to state officially that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of;
He was eventually acquitted of the charges.
The jury acquitted her of murder.

struggle – (v) to try very hard to do sth although it is difficult;
He struggled a bit at first, but he reads well now.
We struggled along the road with our heavy suitcases.

peak - (n) a highest point;
I saw snow-covered peaks last holiday.
The traffic reaches its peak at about 8.30 in the morning.

resentment – (n) an angry unhappy feeling that you have when you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect;
Do you feel any resentment towards her new husband?
His promotion caused widespread resentment among the other lawyers.

vulnerable – (adj.) easy to attact, hurt or defeat; open to danger;
The government must help the most vulnerable groups in our society.
Poor organization left the troops vulnerable to enemy attact.

inevitable – (adj.) impossible to avoid or prevent;
War now seems almost inevitable.
With more cars on the road, traffic jams are inevitable.

anxiety - (n) a feeling of worry especially about the future;
There are anxieties over the effects of unemployment. 
Too much caffeine can cause anxiety, depression, and insomnia.


Precis:

                 A father who murdered his six-month-old daughter was acquitted because he presented statement that he was depressed. One out of every seven new mothers has post-natal depression and one out of every new fathers have depression before and after the birth of their child. This depression can last up to 6 months after birth. Causes of depression include: hormones, lack of sleep and increased responsibility. People who have had previous mental health problems are more prone to this type of depression. Fathers may feel abandoned. Women are concentrated only on their children and forget about their partners. Depression in new fathers has a very negative impact on their children. In this situation it is important to get professional, medical help and support.

12th précis

Title: No proof of mobile cancer risk, major study concludes

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8685839.stm

Vocabulary:

concern – (n) a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue;
Don’t worry. There is no cause for concern.
There’s a lot of public concern about modern farming methods.

allay – (v) to make sth less strong;
I allayed my doubts.
A doctor gave me an injetion and allayed my paint.

rate – (n) speed;
They should work at a steady rate.
He drove a car at a rate of 60 an hour.

prevalent – (adj.) very common in a particular place or among a particular group;
The prevalent atmosphere was one of fear.
This negative attitude is surprisingly prevalent among young boys.

quirk – (n) a strange habit or type of behaviour;
That crooked tree is a quirk of nature.
We met by an odd quirk of fate.

overestimate – (v) to consider something to be better than it really is;
She overestimated her abilities.
I overestimated my friend.

usage – (n) way sth is used;
With normal usage , the machine should last for years.
It’s had rough usage.


Precis:

                   Recent scientific studies have not shown that mobile phones can affect brain cancer. These studies were sponsored by the mobile phone industry. Tests were conducted in countries where mobile phones are used widely and for a long time for e.g. Sweden. The studies involved more than 500 patients who were sick of brain cancer (glioma or meningioma). According to previous research these types of brain cancer could be caused by using mobile phones. Patients answered the questions how long they used mobile phones. Studies have shown that people who talk on mobile phone for a long time have as much as 40% higher chance of developing glioma and 15% for meningioma. Scientists have rejected these results because they believe that patients gave false information, as brain cancer patients have a disturbance of memory and cognitive abilities. Other studies will be carried out on the impact the use of mobile phones for incidents of the salivary gland tumours and acoustic neuromas.

11th précis

Title: Tourists shun town after Bin Laden raid

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13518946

Vocabulary:

lacklustre – (adj.) not interesting or exciting; dull;
It was a lacklustre performance.
The coach criticized his team’s lacklustre performance.

gloom – (adj.) dark and depressing;
What a gloomy day!
This dark paint makes the room very gloomy.

flock – (n) a group of people, birds or sheep etc
The farmer kept a flock of geese.
Flocks of people were lining up to see Nelson Mandela.

dust-up – (n) a fight, usually a short one;
He get into a dust-up with his brother.
I saw a dust-up on a street yesterday.

vigil – (n) a period of time, especially at night, when you stay in a place to wait for something or to give your support to someone;
Bill kept a constant vigil by his wife’s bed during her illness.
All night she kept vigil over the sick child.

vendor – (n) a person who sells sth;
When I was a student during the holidays I worked as an ice cream vendor.
I don’t like a street vendor.

stream – (n) a small narrow river;
A path runs alongside the stream.
Streams are very charming in the mountains.


Precis:

               Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in Abbottabad on 2 May. This is the time the local tourist season which lasts until September. These four months bring the most profit for the owners hotels, restaurants, shops etc. Abbottabad is a tourist base for people who want visit other areas in Pakistan such as: Thandie, Nathiagali or Kaghan. About 500 tourists a day go here in the season. Tourist business is going down now. Few tourists have visited Abbottabad since the death of Bin Laden’s. Tourists are afraid for their safety. Only journalists come to Abbottabad because they want gain some information. The owners are thinking that killing Bin Laden in Abbottabad may have a lasting impact on this town. The crisis is affecting the larger companies and people are worring about work so some moving in other parts of the country.

10th précis

Title: John Paul II beatification: Politics of saint-making

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13207940

Vocabulary:

supernatural – (adj.) that cannot be explained by the laws of science;
A creature with supernatural powers.
She had supernatural powers to heal people.

exempt – (adj.) free from having to do sth or pay sth;
Children under 16 are exempt from dental charges.
Currently, developing nations are exempt from certain restrictions on carbon emissions.

writ  - (n) an official document that tells someone to do something or to stop doing something;
I got a writ from the court yesterday.
I have a writ to pay the overdue fee.

haste – (n) doing thongs too quickly;
In my haste to escape, I tripped over a fallen branch.
In my haste to get to the airport on time I left my passport at home.

hostile – very unfriendly towards sb/sth; not having a good opinion of sb/sth;
They are very hostile to any changes.
The minister found himself in the middle of a hostile crowd.

savvy – (n) the ability to understand and judge people and situations well;
He has a lot of political savvy.
Where’s your savvy?

feast – (n) a large, special meal;
Feast of The Royal Castle was wonderful.
We celebrated this special day feast.


Precis:

                 Catholics claim that Jesus is extranatural phennomenon and some people ought to be considered as blessed and even as saints. Sometimes observers disagreed with beatification of John Paul II due to his procedures to stop sexual abuse. It is supposed that the beatification of John Paul II has nothing to do with thruth but is only making politics. In the case of John Paul II all the required criteria of appraisal of the life of candidate for saint have been fulfilled. In England one of the argument against the whole idea of the beatification of John Paul II is the fact that he canonised and blessed the geratest number of people in comparicion to the total number of the recognised as saits in the whole history of the mankind. Another argument is that John Paul III changed the principles of recognition the sainthoodness, namely that the necessary number of evidences was reduced by him and now is smaller than in the previous centuries and before his pontificy. One of the strongest argument against beatifiication of John Paul II is that he beatified Gianna Beretta Molla which had refused the hysterectomy (and de faco abortion) as indicated by physicians. The next argument against beatification of JPII is that he can be included among sainnts in the short period of our times.

China

My friend was in China. It was a trip sponsored by the company where he works. I envied him this trip. It is very interesting to get to know the culture so different from ours. Beijing, the Chinese Wall, the Forbidden City are places worth visiting. A few days ago I got a message from my friend:

„This is my dinner.”  

Our Group

We started to study English 8 months ago. The beginnings were very difficult. There was a time when I seriously thinking about resignation. Today I am happy that I survived. I know that before me there is a lot of work. I am very happy that I meet such a wonderful group of people. In my group, people are very helpful, frendly, loyal. Thank you for being.

Life...

I am a happy person. When I was younger I was unhappy, because I could not find my way in life. Now I feel that I’m on the right way and I appreciate every moment in my life. Of course, I have smaller or bigger problems like everyone, but every day I am happy with my family, my friends, and that I can study English :) The most important in life to find oneself. I was thinking about it, when I was coming back to home today.

An Evening Dress

My sister will be married in June so I’m looking for a special dress for her weeding. This is a difficult task, because I hate shopping. Shopping makes me very tired and angry. I hate trying on, standing in queues, etc. Today I was in the shopping center and of course found nothing, so I started to view my wardrobe. I also have to buy a dress for my daughter, but it will be enjoyable for me.

New Neighbors

 I have new neighbors. They built a new house in a few days. It is beautiful, small, wooden house. They come from Silesia and decided to move in a more charming place. We have a view of the forest and plenty of space, but recently more and more houses have been built around my house. I do not if it is a good or bad news for me. There are some pluses and minuses in every situation. 

Mother's Day

On May 26 we celebrate Mother’s Day, but for me it is a quadruple celebration. I give my mother the best wishes every year. My sister has a name-day on this day. On 26th of May, 2006 I met up with my husband and we have this date engraved on wedding rings. For over the year I am a mom so it is also my celebration.

A Trip to the Zoo

I, my husband and daughter were at the zoo on Sunday. The weather was beautiful so trip was very successful. When my daughter saw a monkey, she could not believe eyes. She is 15 months and was not aware that such creatures are in the world. Several times we approached the flamingos and my daughter always said „baba baba”. We do not know what my mother has to with these birds.

I'm a Braggard!

I bought a new car last week. The car looks like new, it is four years and has 34 thousand kilometers of riding. I was looking for about 2 months my dream car and it was not an easy task. Today I bought a new hubcaps for my car. I like looking at my new, beautiful car.

My Plan

I’m going to make a hot tea. My daughter is sleeping, so I can learn. I throw away my bad thoughts out of my head and I take to work.

Bath With Daddy.

My husband bathed our daughter today. When he brought her to the bedroom, I noticed that she has strange hair. I touched and felt that her hair was very greasy. My husband explained that he was looking for a shampoo for our daughter, but he did not find, so he washed her hair in olive, but he do not known that it was olive. Tomorrow I must put on a hat on her head.

What Will Be With Me?

I’m worried about the fact that so many colleagues have given up our school. I’m. thinking about, what will become of me and my thoughts are not good. All year I learned to current tests. When I think that fall off after the first year I fall into depression. My level of English at the start was not good, maybe I should not start this school. On the other hand, I see that my English has improved.

:(

I am sad. My daughter is ill from a long time and I can not help her. I’ve been in a few doctors who can not make a diagnosis. She vomits every day. I do not know what I should do.

9th précis

Title: Early detection is key to premature birth numbers rise

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13155286


Vocabulary:

vigilant – (adj.) careful and looking out for danger;
She is a very vigilant person, she never goes alone in the mountains.
A dog is a vigilant animal.

occur – (v) to happen, especially unexpectedly;
The police said that the accident occurred at about 4.30 pm.
Complications occurred in only 5% of patients.

flag – (v) to become tired or less strong or active;
She was doing shoping all day, so she flag.
My flowers flagged in a vase.

accurate – (adj.) correct or true in every detail;
We need to get an accurate estimate of what the new building will cost.
Would it be more accurate to say that the plan failed?

brand – (n) particular type of something
He has his own special brand of humour.
Prescott’s down-to-earth brand of socialism

crucial  - (adj.) very important;
Early diagnosis of the illness is crucial for successful treatment.
Anderson played a crucial role in the team’s 3–2 victory on Saturday.

lenght -  (n) how long sth is;
It took an hour to walk the lenght of Oxford Street.
The tiny insect is only one milimetre in length.


Precis:

A half of hundred babies are probably influenced by modern civilization in such great degree that they are born prematurely. From the one side this civilization is highly advanced in the health sciences. But on the second side these well-developed branches of our civilization are unable, as a whole to stop the wrong borning of children. The number of the prematurely born children and the risk rapidly increased with epidemy of twins triplets. The reason of the prematury boring is not known. Probably there is a positive correlation of the prematurely boring and working of women in modern institutious. Testing of pregnant risk is not fruitful, so the results are inconclusive and thre is impossible to estimate the risk of boring before its natural term.  

Phonetics

I’m learning the phonetics all time. It’s very hard work for me. Fortunately, weather is bad and this helps me learn. But I think that, my test result will be negative. For me it is too much material to learn.  Before Easter, I did list of words and it took me 2 whole days.

The Long Break

I don’t like the long break in school. I’m much better organized when we have classes every week.

8th précis

Title: Born in a death camp: A miracle baby and her mother

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13069586

Vocabulary:

endure – (v) to suffer sth paintful or uncomfortable;
She endured ten years of loneliness.
My parents can’t endure pop music.

flee – (v) to run  away or escape from sth
Earthquake victims have been forced to flee their homes.
Police caught up with one of the gang, but the other three fled.

chimney – (n) the part of a chimney, often made of bricks, that you can see on a roof;
Our neighbors have a nice chimney on the roof of the house.
The chimney is sooty and needs sweeping.

starve – (v) to suffer or to die because there is not enough food;
There are people out there who are starving because of your actions.
You must eat more – you’re starving yourself.

catch up -  (v) to do something that should have been done before;
I’ll have to go into the office at the weekend to catch up on my work.
The deadline’s tomorrow. How are we ever going to catch up in time?

labour – (v) to work hard;
She laboured on her book for two years.
I labours every day, when I have started study English.

dismantle – to take sth to pieces;
The photographer dismantle his equipment.
All the furniture is easy to dismantle and transport.

Precis:

            Anka Bergman and her family have been captured by German’s policy as Czech’s citizien and sent into a lagier near Theresienstadt. She wasn’t a member of any group of opposition movement. On the contrary, she (firstly) wanted meeting with men, watched films and generally all aspects of light live. Secondly, in 1939, Germany invaded Prague and the woman’s whole life has changed. Anka had borned a daughter – Eva. In 1942, her daughter had been killed by Germans in their death camp. In the camp Germans introduced separation of men and women, but Anka became pregnant. She had borned a boy, but in the case of children boring Germans robbed the children and sent to German families or state’s children homes. A borned boy died due to infection of lung. Anka became pregnant again. The father of Eva was shot at the next German camp, at Auschwitz, on some months before escaping German forces from Auschwitz. Anka was evacuated to next German camp, namely in Mauthausen. Before ending the Second World War, Germans closed killing people with using of gas. Anka and her dughter have survived. Now they live together in Cambridge and tell their life story.

Wishes...

Happy Easter,

spent with your families

and loved one, 

in the hopeful spirit of the Risen Christ.

Easter

All week I went shopping, cleaned house and cooked special dishes. Now it’s time to reset. Weather is rainy today and I have planned a lot of walking my family in the Easter holiday. Tomorrow we wanted to go to zoo with our daughter. According to British tradition, the Easter bunny had hidden chocolate eggs in our garden. We look forward to sun will come out to find eggs.

:-)

Hurrah! I haven’t arrears on my blog! I am very happy for that reason.
I promise to work regularly!

7th précis

Title: Poland marks Smolensk plane crash anniversary

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13025746

Vocabulary:

justice – (n) fairness;
„Law and Justice” is main opposition party in Poland.
Justice is the foundation of a good teacher.

issue – (n) topic for discussion;
It’s a website devoted to environmental issues.
The government cannot avoid the issue of homelessness.

bury – (v) to put a body in ground after death;
All his family are buried in the same cemetery.
She wants to be buried in the village graveyard.

dense - (adj.) containing a lot of things or people close together;
I was lost in dense forest.


notable - (adj) interesting or important;
The area is notable for its scenery and wildlife.
It was notable events.

reckon – (v) to belive or consider; to have the opinion;
I reckon there’s something wrong with him.
This is generally reckoned to be the nicest area in the city.

twin – (n) one of two children born at the same time to the same mother.
I have a twin brother and one sister.
They are identical twins.


Precis:

Poles are celebrating the first anniversary of plane crash which killed Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife and 94 other victims including the representatives of the armed forces, National Bank, Olympic Committee and politicians from all parties. It was the worst national disaster since the Second World War. The place of crash was a symbolic. The delegation was coming to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. During the Second World War, Polish officers, the elite of the country were murdered on Stalin’s orders.
After the crash, the Polish nation was in shock. People put flowers outside the presidential palace. When announced that Lech Kaczyński and Maria Kaczyńska will be buried on Wawel Hill in Krakow, some Poles felt that this place was inappropriate.
The investigation into the crash was carried out by Russian specialists, because the tragedy was in Russian. In January, the Russians gave the results of the investigation. The cause of the crash was pilot mistake. Jarosław Kaczyński doesn’t agree with this report. Currently, the investigation is carried out by the Polish side.

6th précis

Title: New York set to be big loser as sea levels rise

 Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13011073



Vocabulary:

attempt – (v) to try to do sth that is difficult;
The government has made no attempt to avert the crisis.
Don’t attempt to argue with him.

extent - (n) area or size of sth;  
I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge.
The full extent of the damage is not yet known.

impact – (n) an effect or impression;
Her song made a grate impact on the audience.
Tougher environmental laws could have negative impacts on economic growth.

melt – (v) to change a solid substance into a liquid
The snow is melting.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan.

pile  – (v) to put a large number of things on top of each other
Newspapers and magazines were piled up on the floor.
Pile them on top of each other.

equally - (adv.) to the same degree;
This recipe works equally well with soft fruit.
They both worked equally hard.

uncertain -  (adj.) not sure;
She was still uncertain of his true feelings for her.
The origin of the word is uncertain.

Precis:

The sea level is getting higher. Forecasts indicate in 2007 that sea level grow about 28cm by the year 2010. It is a global average. The researchers began to study different regions of the world. The biggest impact on sea level rise are:
- ocan currents
- differences in the temperature
- salinity 
- land movements.                                                                                                             
The global warming is imprtant in this topick, because it has influence on the currents. The biggest rise in sea level is expected to be in New York. An interesting occurrence is that in the areas closer the melting ice, sea level will be smaller than futher away. 
If the ice melts, the sea level will rise, but gravitation force decreases, so the local water levelmay decrease. There are many uncertainties in this studies, but it is certain that some parts of the world sea level to rise faster than other parts.

A Car

I want to buy a car. The car should be small, nice, from the first owner, serviced at ASO and blue like eyes my daughter (different color may be too). I am thinking about seicento. My car is very old so I am looking for something new. Finding a good car is a difficul task.

5th précis

Title: 'Tipsy' alcohol gene 'could help curb alcoholism'

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11572894


Vocabulary:

addicted – (adj.) unable to stop taking or doing sth harmful
He admitted he was addicted to cocaine.
He is addicted to football.

aim - (v) to intend to do or achives sth
We aim to leave after breakfast.
The company is aiming at a 25% increase in profit.

obviously – (adv.) as can be seen or understood; clearly;
Obviously I’ll have to think about your offer carefully.
There has obviously been a mistake. 

liver – (n) the organ in your body that cleans your blood and produces bile
A liver is very importan organ in our body.
A liver produce a liquid that helps your body process fat.

sibling – (n) your siblings are your brothers and sisters;
He has no siblings.
She is very happy, because she has 4 siblings.

sober – (adj.)not drunk;
We’ll talk about this tomorrow, when you’re sober.
He is never sober.

reveal – (v) to make sth known that was previously secret or unknown;
She revealed that she had money problems.
She refused to reveal the contents of the letter.


Precis:

There is a gene that explains why some people feel the effects of alcohol faster than other. This gene is called CYP2E1 and is protect against alcoholism. People who have this gene are less vulnerable to alcoholism. This is because the people who react faster and harder on alcohol are less likely to experience alcohol dependence. 
The researchers made scientific experiments, which were tested in 200 pairs of students who had siblings and who had one parent addicted to alcohol. Choosen students don’t have alcohol problems with themselves. Researchers gave the student a mixture of alcohol and soda, students must answer how they felt: drunk, sober, sleepy or awake.
The findings with gene CYP2E1 were compared with test results with students. People who have a parent with alcohol problems have four times more risk of alcoholism.
This discovery will be helpful in treatment alcoholism, because people could be give CYP2E1.

4th précis

Title: Do trees on the streets make people happy?

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11889768


Vocabulary:


recover – (v) to become well again after you have been ill;
It took him two months to recover from the operation.
He was fired last month and he’s still recovering from the shock.

postpone (v) - to decide that something will not be done at the time when it was planned for, but at a later time;
Bad weather forced us to postpone Friday’s game.
The weeding was postponed until August.

community (n) – the gruop of people who live in a particulary place, country;
I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community.
Recent increases in crime have disturbed the hole community.

victim (n) – a person that is injured, killed or hurt by sb
My relative was a murder victim.
The children are often the innocent victims of a divorce.

involve (v) - to make necessary;
The job involves a lot of travelling.
The course involves a great deal of hard work.

brick (n) – a hard block of baked clay that is used for building houses
A house built of red brick.
A block was made of brick.

drab (adj.) – not colorful or interesting;
There is a drab grey office building.
Their lives seem so drab.





Precis:

In the UK is a capaign of planting trees. The Big Tree Plant campaign is going to plant a millon trees in urban areas during the four next years. British government wants spend about 4,2 millions pounds on planting trees in cities, which will improve the quality of people’s life.
According to research property prices, which are located in green areas are more expensive by 15%.
Trees are also great for our health and they are beautiful and practical, because they bring many benefits to our live. In the summer, thanks to its we have a shadow. In the winter when we need more light, trees lost their leaves. They are good for the local climate change because they put water back into atmosphere wich cools the area.
Studies show that people living near green spaces are calmer, happier and healthier. Patients who have a view of nature through hospital windows recover better after surgery.

Nice Sunday

On Sunday I decided to make the first free day without learning. It was beautiful day spent with my family. The weather was fantastic. All afternoon, we were wandering around  The Old Town. My daughter was doing the first steps in Wawel Castle. But I have to pay for the pleasure and now I have to sit and study late into the night. Goodnight!

Learning...

I think that never in my life I learnt as much as now. Maybe in primary school when I had to learn to read and write. I don't remember. In high school I learned a little bit less than in primary school, and I passed the final exams very well and well. At my first college I learned a few days before the exam and I passed each exam. In our school before quiz I was learning from Sunday to Thursday and I don’t always manage to pass. I don’t think about exams at the end of the year. It is too depressing...

3rd précis

Title: Top 10 Ireland for first-timers

Link: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ireland/travel-tips-and-articles/76486

Vocabulary:

1. clover (n)

If you find a four-leaf clover, you're lucky.
Clover is growing in my garden.


2. gabby (adj.) – talkative

He is a very gabby person.
I don’t like gabby people.

3. stroll (n) – a slow walk for pleasure

When I was on the seaside, I went for a stroll along the beach.
I  go for a stroll with my daughter every day.

4. proudly (adv.) – being too proud

„I did all the work myself” he said proudly.
I proudly look at my daughter every day.

5. tomb (n)

It is the tomb of the unknown soldier.
Where is the tomb of Shakespeare?

6. dare (v) – to be brave enough to do sth

If you dare say that again, I’ll hit you!
I daren’t ask her to lend me any more money.


7. charm (n) – the quality of being pleasant or attractive

The charm of the island lies in its unspoilt beauty.
The old city is full of charm.

Precis:

Despite stereotypes that Ireland is a country of fields and tolkers residents, this is a place worth visiting. First, you see Trinity College’s Old Library, where you can see one of the oldest manuscripts of the Book of Kells. In Dublin on 16 June each year is celebrate Bloomsday devoted to James Joyce’s literary.
Another place worthy of note is the Galway City. It’s a good base for trip to the Aran Islands and Connemara, but when you visit this place, you want stay there, becouse atmosphere is wonderful. Despite the fact that there are not many sights, this is a city of young people, where feasting in pubs is unique.
The Rock of Cashel is the most spectacular castle in Ireland. The Castles was built in the 12th and the 13th century on the hill in Country Tipperary.
Doolin is a small village, where you can soak up traditional Irish music.
At Bru Na Boinne in Country Meath you can see ancient ruins, there is an ancient tomb, which was made in the Stone Age.


 

Assisted Suicide in Switzerland

Assisted Suicide is legal in Switzerland. The recipient  does’t have Swiss national, so people travel to Switzeland for death. There are two organization providing assisted suicide: Didnitas and Exit. Exit strictly denies suicide assistance for people from aboard. 

Hurry Up!

Next week will be heavy. Every Saturday, when I came back from school I do a plan, what I should learn. Next Saturday we have two tests of grammar and skills. I am behind  on the blog because of my daughter’s illness.  Will be OK.! I’m starting learn now. My daughter is sleeping sweetly. It’s silence. My brain can work to 11 o’clock.

A Small Pleasure

I was at the beautician yesterday . I decided to make that special peeling of face. The weather was very nice, so my husband and daughter went for a walk in the park. After an haur’s visit to the beautician, I went to the park. When my husband saw me, he said: „Your hairs are very well trimed”.

Nanny Wanted

I was in kindergarten with my daughter for the first time one week ago. Kindergarten is very nice, colorful and frendly. My daughter was very brave in the beginning. She played with children and lots of smile. When I went downstairs I was trying to learn, but all time I was listening whether she was crying. After 15 minutes I heard her crying. I felt very sad.
From the beginning, I wasn’t convinced to kindergarten. She’s only one year. Maybe it’s my fault that I’m a overprotective mother. I’m at the stage of looking for a nanny. It’s a very difficult task. 

Very relaxing music for tired students...

Spring is coming…

Spring is our favorite time of a year. As each person, I also favorite this period of a year. Flowers and trees, cats and all animals, children and everybody come to life. Everyone has a better mood and more energy. We all have new plans. Spring means new perspectives, better possibilities and greater plans.  

What a lovely time at city parks! What the first beautiful crocus! 

Oh no! I’m dreaming too much! 

I do not have the time for pleasures, because I study English. You know…

2nd précis

title: 8 foods that really are evil: some foods are so bad for you, they don't deserve a place in your diet. Here,what to avoid and some delicious substitutions – Nutrition

link: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0846/is_12_22/ai_104943689/?tag=content;col1

vocabulary items:

1. evil – (n) something that is very bad

Drugs and alcohol are two of the evil of modern society.

She always does evil.

2. deliver – (v) to take sth (goods, letters etc.) to the place requested

Your order will be delivered tomorrow.

A postman delivered a letter to the wrong address.  

3. harm – (n) damage

I didn’t mean him any harm.

Bad foods can do harm in your body.

4. misery – (n) suffering; great unhappiness or lack of comfort

There was an expression of pain and misery on his face.

She lives a life of misery.

5. baloney – (n) non-sense; lies;

Don’t give me that baloney!

She said that she married multimillionaire. It was baloney

6. wreak – (v) to carry out or cause sth (a punishment, damage etc.)

The storm wreaked damage in the forest.

The war wreaked havoc in the world.  

7. ban – (v) to officially say that sth is not allowed

The government has banned the import of products from that country.

Children have banned eating sweets.

précis:

In our times a lot of people have problems with overweight. Nutritionists say that there are no good and bad foods, any foods can be good for our healthy diet. Center for Science in the Public Interest proclaims the opposite opinion. There are bad foods, which nutritionists say no, because they don’t want to oppose the marketing gimmick. The best expression of how we can use to describe bad foods from the supermarket is: evil. Bad foods look very good and give us a pleasure in return for obesity and disease.

Bad foods contain chemicals that damage the nutrients and we eat empty calories, which can wreak havoc on our body. The attitude of our diet should be plants, which reduce the destructive impact of bad fat. Supermarkets offer us products high-calorie, a very big problem are the instant products that we can prepare quickly and everywhere.

This is a list of products, which we should avoid:

1.      cola drinks,

2.      sour cream and onion potato chips

3.      store – bought chocolate chip cookies

4.      full-fat cheeses

5.      chocolate doughnuts

6.      regular bacon

7.      beef hot dogs

8.      chocolate truffles

Each of these products is unhealthy, contains a lot of fat and/or sugar. We don’t have denied everything, because we can change these products on a good alternative.

What should I do?

Today, I was thinking about saving my child to kindergarten. This is not an easy decision for me, but I need more time to learn English. I love my daughter and I’d like for her as well. She’s only 12 months and I think that, she should be with mother. On the other hand I study English also for her future. Life is hard…

Fat Thursday in a car on Friday

On Friday I came back from our school by train. My husband returned from work by car. When I arrived at the station my husband was waiting for me. We haven’t seen for three days because my husband works in another city. Our daughter was born in Fat Thursday a year ago, so we decided to celebration it. On Friday, late in the evenings we ate donghuts – not one, not two and not three… It was not a good idea. I must think about a diet… 

 

1st précis

title: Why Almost Everything You Hear About Medicine Is Wrong

link: http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/23/why-almost-everything-you-hear-about-medicine-is-wrong.html

vocabulary items:

1. fickle – (adj.) always changing your mind or your feelings;

The weather is fickle in the mountain.

Stock market can be fickle.  

2. disease – (n) an illness of the body in humans, animals or plants;

Smoking is cause of diseases.

My daughter had an infectious disease last month.

3. wisdom – (n) the ability to make sensible decisions and judgments because of your knowledge or experience;

My husband is a person of great wisdom.

Athena was the goddess of wisdom.

4. receive – (v) to get or take sth that sb sends or gives to you;

I received a letter from my cousin yesterday.

Have you received the parcel I sent you? 

5. foremost – (adj.) most famous or important; best;

Naomi Cabell is among the foremost models in the world.

He was a foremost expert in computer science in the company.

6. baseless – (adj.) not based on facts or evidence;

You are using baseless arguments in the discussion.

It was baseless evidence against crime.

7. approve –  (v) to be pleased about sth; to like sb/sth;

My parents approved of my behavior when I was a child.

His father didn’t approve of his leaving school at 16.

8. blood – (n) the red liquid that flows through the body;

The heart pumps blood around the body.

My friend gives blood once a month.

précis:

There are many medical specifics, vaccines and drugs which are presented in mass-media as the greatest advanced achievements of the modern medicine and generally science. They are an effect of the financial dependence of physicians and medical chemists which all are tensioned, directed and managed by financial politics of drugs produces which decide about what can be published. These greatest achievements in medical vaccines and therapies are often blind if not sources of serious illness and dying.

            Many biomedical and health innovative studies, founded on mathematics, indicate that most of all studies in the human health are incorrect and have been determined by the financial aims of great concerns in pharmacological branch. Thus the health research studies are treated instrumentally just in the health sector and they contaminate professional literature not mention about popular mass-media. This critical scientific statement of modern mathematicians concerns many new claims about application of almost all vitamins and pills used in hearth’s diseases, all depressions, osteoporosions, preventing of different cancers.

It concerns contemporary identification of gene, eating, behaving and the environment risks. Nevertheless there are exclusions such as smoking and modified meat, vegetables, fruits, milk, corn and almost all of food production.

Happiness…

“Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided…”

Life experience…

Two days ago, my close cousin gave birth to a daughter, so I’m thinking about time, when my daughter was born. Year ago, on 11^th of February, I had my Martha. The childbirth was the most important and the most beautiful event in my life. I divide my life: before and after the childbirth. Since I had Martha, I have been happier, more responsible and I have had more motivation for action.  I can say: “I’m a new person”.

The all pregnancy time of my cousin, we were talking about the future childbirth. I had easy childbirth of Martha; it was only 35 minutes, when I arrived to hospital. So, I said to my cousin: “Don’t worry. In reality childbirth is a fascinating experience. You will feel like you touch an another world”. And thus she wasn’t afraid of the childbirth.

The day before yesterday, I’ve got the following massage: “I gave birth to daughter. Pain was such terrifying, that after 17 hours, the doctor decided to make caesarean section. It was the most horrible event in my life.”

I have felt remorse, I decided, I won’t talk with pregnant women about childbirth…