experiences- you will meet many more people and find it much easier to get around. People are much more receptive if you make an effort to speak their language. This can turn a frustrating experience into the trip of a lifetime. Languages are the medium we use to share our thoughts with the world. Learning a new language is like learning a new way to think and a new way to sing. Gain an advantage for yourself in business and personal relationships by being able to communicate with people in their language. This will set you apart and gain you immediate respect and credibility. Knowing a foreign tongue and applying it tastefully is undeniably attractive. It implies education, good taste, and refinement, and it will certainly make you standout against the competition. Even in the face of disconfirming evidence, we often cling to our obviously-wrong beliefs. We change our stereotypes infrequently. When we do change the stereotypes, we do so in many ways. As we learn new contradictory information, we incrementally adjust the stereotype to adapt to the new information. We usually need quite a lot of repeated information for each incremental change. Individual evidence is taken as the exception that proves that we throw away the old stereotype and start again. This is often used when there is significant disconfirming evidence. We create a new stereotype that is a subclassification of the existing stereotype, particularly when we can draw a boundary around the sub-class. Thus if we have a stereotype for Americans, a visit to New York may result in us having a New Yorkers are different sub-type. What English University would you like to study at? Why? Cambridge Pre-U prepares students with the knowledge, skills and indepth understanding they need to make a success of their studies at university. The qualification has been designed to inspire, challenge and reward students. It takes individual learning seriously and enables students to study a program tailored to suit their own interests, enthusiasms and expertise. Cambridge Pre-U syllabuses give students freedom to choose some of their own topic areas, so they can develop their own interests and ideas. Students develop lifelong skills such as enquiry, critical thinking and independent research. They are better prepared to reach their future goals. Cambridge Pre-U has a grade scale that represents students across the full ability range. What is the European Union for you? The European Union is a group of countries whose governments work together. It's a bit like a club. To join you have to agree to follow the rules and in return you get certain benefits. Each country has to pay money to be a member. They mostly do this through taxes. The EU uses the money to change the
way people live and do business in Europe.
Countries join because they think that they will benefit from the changes the EU makes. Today EU becomes driving force into the international market for member countries. It increases todays economic growth and makes countries better off. If you were offered to travel around the world, where would you go and why? Paris is one of the first cities that come to mind of me when talking about visiting Europe. It is full of stunning architecture, old churches, romantic cafes, spectacular monuments, art galleries and much, much more. Famous sites such as the Eiffel Tower or Notre Dame are a must visit for every traveler. And lets not forget my personal favorite the catacombs. Rome personalizes thousands of years of human history. Roman Coliseum, The Forum, the Fontana di Trevi, and the Pantheon I could go on forever. And lets not forget Vatican City and great Italian wine. When it comes to East Meets West, Hong Kong is the city. Vibrant and cosmopolitan, Honk Kong is considered one of the safest large cities in the world and the city with the best public transport in the world. .Bloom there were you were born. It's like when people are worried about children in one country, but there are homeless on the street. You have to worry about where you are too, not just places that are far removed from you. Also, in people in general.. Say someone is trapped working a job they hate because they need the money. You may be 'planted' at your job meaning you can't leave it but that doesn't mean you can't do it in a happy mood or do it well. You can't blame your unhappiness on the fact that you can't change a certain aspect of your life, like where you live etc. Everyone is planted somewhere.Some people change the country they live in every couple of years. In our country this topic is very up to dated. Very often Moldavians go abroad to work because the salaries they earn here are not enough for life. Also young people go abroad to get an education and many of them stay there. I think that this is the major problem of Moldova, young, smart people do not stay here to work and develop our country, and they go abroad, because there, they can have a better life. My country needs that its young flowers would "bloom" here. But on the same time, the globalization allows us to explore the whole world What is the environmental impact of climate change and global warming? The climate is changing. The earth is warming up, and there is now overwhelming scientific consensus that it is happening, and human-induced. With global warming on the increase and species and their habitats on the decrease, chances for ecosystems to adapt naturally are diminishing. Many are agreed that climate change may be one of the
greatest threats facing the planet. Recent
years show increasing temperatures in various regions, and/or increasing extremities in weather patterns. This section looks at what causes climate change, what the impacts are and where scientific consensus currently is. .The glory of the past an echo of the future On this day, God wants you to know that you can be an echo of your past, or the glory of your future. Past is connected to future through the present. At this very moment, at every moment, you are choosing to carry on the past with all its troubles on your shoulders, OR to let it go and see bright future pull your forward. Sometimes, you need a break. You need to lighten the load. But you could try and let it go. And let the bright future ahead of you pull you. Let it pull you towards it, away from the weight of the past. At every moment in your life you make a choice, a choice to carry on the past or to let it go and see the bright future ahead of you, choice to be the echo of your past, or the amazing glory of your future. List some wonders of the modern world. What makes them qualify to the seven wonders list? There are 7 wonders of the modern world: Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Colosseum, Christ the Redeemer, Taj Mahal and others. The Chris the Redeemer statue stands on a mountaintop overlooking the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The Christ the Redeemer is a universal symbol for Roman Catholics everywhere. The design that was chosen is the Statue of Christ the Redeemer with his arms outstretched, designed by the French sculptor Paul Landowski. The Christ the Redeemer monument is set to remain as one of the most symbolic and amazing sights that the world of art and engineering has to offer. Name some volunteer organizations you know in Moldova. Describe 1-2 kind of activities performed by one of these organizations. The volunteer organizations in Moldova are: IRFF, ONLUS MOLDOVA, and Altruism Association. The goal of this association is to motivate providing training and develop peoples participation in non-profit activities, as well as to grant encouragement and support for new initiatives. The Associations motto is: I want to be a pencil in Gods hand, writing his love letter to the world.
While tourism can be a powerful positive
force for change in poor countries, it can also be seriously damaging for the local environment and culture. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Tourism can damage coral reefs, pollute beaches and destroy the habitats of wildlife as roads and hotels are built. Ironically, damage to these natural resources is likely to reduce future numbers of visitors. Another negative effect is that the increasing numbers of aero plane flights are a major cause of global warming. A second problem is that the tourist resorts are frequently owned by large Western companies and all too often the profits earned from tourism go straight into the bank accounts of these companies. Moreover, the well-paid managerial positions are often held by foreigners, and the wages given to local hotel employees are usually very low. Where this is the case very little money enters the local economy at all. By purchasing souvenirs, food and other goods from local people you can help to spread the benefits of tourism. Finally, tourism can have an adverse effect on local culture, traditions and the way of life. Large numbers of tourists can undermine traditional beliefs, values and customs and in particular risk commercializing the very culture that they find so interesting. And where these tourists are insensitive to local traditions their behavior can cause great offence. Describe your personal values. Values represent the things I want to experience in this life. Love is a central theme in my life. I need love and have a lot of love to give. Love for life, for people, for animals, for nature, for beautiful things, for the things I do and so on. But the most important is the love for my family and friends. Im here to have lots of fun. I love laughing and I love to do fun things, with other people or alone. Time is too precious not to have fun, but its so easy to let this one slip.. Im dedicated to have fun and not let this happen anymore. Not to me, and if I can, not to anybody. Freedom is something I value on all plains of life, from the physical freedom of movement to the mental freedom of thought and decisions. This value sets clear directions for me, both to actively attain freedom and to prevent me from doing things that might limit my freedom in the future. I value things that are real and authentic. The things I do, think and say are in connection with who I am. Knowing my values and having a clear direction in my life are part of that and helpful at the same time. Use your knowledge to write a short article about Prominent Figure of the English-Speaking World. Princess Diana is a hero because she used her position of power and fame to give hope and comfort to those whom society too frequently forgets -the victims of poverty, disease and social injustice. A truer princess this world has never known. While remaining a loving and
supportive mother to her two sons, William
and Harry, Diana championed a number of charitable causes, including AIDS awareness and homelessness. She focused attention on the worldwide menace of land mines. Princess Diana will be remembered as a woman who was at once supremely regal and at the same time strikingly human. To the millions who followed her charitable work, she was most certainly the Queen of our hearts, and she will be terribly missed. Follow her shining example by giving the gift of a generous smile, an open heart, and a helping hand. What does the expression My House My Castle mean? Every person has his or her own place called home. No matter how big it is, no matter they accept it or deny it, but everyone in every time knows, where they can return to. In fact, this place, this castle, is always connected with people we live together It is a task for each of us make the place where we stay more comfortable, cozy, homey and appropriate for us. I think, if you really do your best and try to adapt yourself, you feel better. It is a kind of atmosphere that you create around yourself. Dont you start smiling and relax, when you get home? Each of us does. It is just a place where you can really feel free from all the stress you had during the day.So are we all the royalty in our own space because that area is ours. Everyone should be content in their castle Always think of your space as your very own castle in your own courtyard. You are the king and queen and princess of your very own kingdom. If you were to write an article about Moldova in a well-known English newspaper, what would you write about? I will name the article Moldova a small wonder and Ill say that much of Moldova is a steppe to the Carpathian Mountain range possessing perfect soil for wine production. It has world largest underground wine cellars at Cricova. Moldovans nature is supported by large and frequent concerts. You have to appreciate people and city. It could be an unspoiled village, you missing out on an unforgettable experience. There are few places on earth where people who dont know you, will slaughter five animals in honor of your arrival and invite the whole neighborhood to drink homemade wine and vodka with you. Moldovan villages are such special places! Happiness is the biggest achievement and wealth. Happiness according to Aristotle is an end, an end result of all the things a person does. Everything everyone does is for a reason, to achieve something else. Aristotle believes that the something else is happiness. Happy life is a life made perfectly by the possession of all good things such as wealth, friendship, knowledge, virtues. Happiness is the ultimate achievement of being completely virtuous, loved and healthy, when your dreams come true and your life begins to bloom as a flower in a spring. Happiness is a state of mind. It is a position from which we do not judge, for we cannot. It is a satisfaction of knowing, we continue to exist among other people, animals, things, time and places, and that even after we may cease to exist, we are remembered forever as
our energy and action resound and ripple
through time and space. Happiness is to know that what you want you already have. Often, people may find happiness in the simplest of things. Maybe being alone in nature or playing with a puppy will provide happiness. For me happiness is to have near my family, to live in a dignity and to have true friends. Happiness is not a destination. It's a way to live. We should to enjoy the gifts of nature: the sunshine that wakes up us, the beautiful singing of birds. Happiness is when you smile at people, and the flowers make you cry of happiness ... When Spring sings, and hurried world stops for a few seconds and looks at you ... in these moments we feel that we live Happiness is the biggest achievement .Happiness is a way to thanks God for our short but so beautiful life! List some American writers. Which one is your favorite? Which of his works impressed you most? What is the main idea? Ernest Hemmingway, Jack London, RAYMOND CHANDLER, James Fennimore Cooper are American writers. My favourite American writer is Mark Twain. Ernest Hemingway said that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Twain is the novel from which "all modern American literature came." In it, twain tells the story of Huck Finn and Jim, a runaway slave, using dialect and coarse humor to satirize polite society and the aftermath of slavery. .Every flower means the whole field of paradise. Every flower have its beautiful, its smell that make it to be special. People are like a flower. He has his qualities that make him to be individually in this world. In each of us is hidden a talent, a gift from the God. Our values, memories, emotions, feelings, skills and thoughts form our universe. One of personalities said that we dont need to search paradise; it is in our minds and souls. People have something special and with this they become exciting, charming and enjoyable. For example, one of us is good in drawing. He forms his paradise with different color palettes. Another has a miraculous voice or writes beautiful poems. Each of us is good in some area. In this way, we discover our skills that develop us like personality. in conclusion I would like to say that we need to love ourselves, because our inner and physical beauty form the heaven of our personality! List some tourist attractions in the USA. Describe one of them. There a lot of tourist attractions in the USA: Niagara Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, SeaWorld Florida, Grand Canyon, Waikiki Beach. The place that impressed me most of all is Grand Canyon. It represents an immense canyon, cut by Colorado River in the high plateau region of northwestern Arizona and noted for its fantastic shapes and coloration. Its great width is explained by rain, wind, temperature and chemical erosion, helped by the rapid
wear of soft rocks, all of which steadily
widened the canyon. Were if not for the semiarid climate in the surrounding area, there would be no Grand Canyon. Is beauty more than good-looking? Yes, the beauty is more than a good-looking. Physical beauty makes other people sympathize you, but the people who appreciate your firstly for your inner beauty, will be close to you for all the time, as such a beauty doesnt die like physical one. Time is going, we become older, but the soul remains young. People enjoy having near them a kind, decent and amiable person than a pretty, nice and crude person. The cruelty destroys suddenly appearance. When people get to know you and realize that you have a light soul even if you are pretty or not, they will also understand that beauty is more than a goodlooking and it is important to be happy with ourselves inside. Many people are inspired by William Shakespeares famous plays. How do you think, why? Shakespeares fame can be attributed to many factors. He was a master of the English language at a time when language at a time when the language reached new heights. His themes are universal as applicable today as in the time he wrote. Shakespeare is famous for having been the greatest writer in the history of the English language and of the European civilization. He wrote plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, The Tempest and many more. He is primarily famous as a playwright, although he also wrote sonnets and performed on stage as an actor. Why do we love Eminescu/Vieru? He was a national teacher, because he educated many generations. It was our consciousness. Grigore Vieru preached respect for sacrosanct values: mother, motherland, word. Grigore Vieru's life was the work of his genius. Poet Grigore Vieru wrote for children, youth and grownups. His poems are not just words but music, too. He was an artist that chanted poetry. He wrote about life, love, nation and country. Apart from his poetic work, he was a resolute fighter for freedom and truth. The things he wrote in his poems are for the accomplishment of the nation's ideal of unity Write the names of some Historical Figures of our nation. Give interesting details about your favourite one. The 47 years of reign of Stefan cel Mare on the throne of Moldavia represented a period of efforts to defend the independence and the territorial integrity of his country. He took care of the economical organization and prosperity of the country by sustaining the development of craftsmanship, trade and fairies. He reinforced the army and the fortress, turning Moldavia into a powerful state. He fought for the independence of his state rejecting the attempts of the enemies to conquer his country. He proved to have a series of exceptional qualities which allowed him to ensure the independence of Moldavia in a period of great military. He was a brilliant commander of army; He proved to be one of the great founders of orthodox churches and monasteries.
Write a list of tourist attractions in
London. Describe one of them. The most famous buildings from London are the British Museum, National Gallery, St. Pauls Cathedral, The London Eye, and Tower of London. One of the main tourist attractions is Buckingham Palace. It is the Queens official London residence and is used to receive and entertain guests on state, ceremonial and official occasions for the Royal Family. Buckingham Palace contains 19 state rooms, ballroom and gardens and artificial lake complete with real flamingos. It is the worlds most famous address and has been the backdrop for some of the worlds most famous events. Here took part the Coronation, more recently the Jubilee and Princess Diana's funeral. The Palace has set the stage for national and international events. It is the official London home of H. M. the Queen Elizabeth II. One is rich when he/she has friends. Almost everyone has one. You know, the first person you tell when you find out your crush like you back. The person you go to advise because you know they will give the honestto-god truth no matter how good or bad it is. The person you run to when you feel like the world has turned its back on you because they never will. The person you spend all night talking and laughing with. What I am talking about is a person who makes you rich and happy. It is friend. It is a person who trust, guide and enjoy you. If someone is talking badly about you, he or she will defend you. You will feel rich when near you will be a dependable, trustworthy person and will always be there in times of distress and laugher. Making you happy is the ability characterized of true friend. Not everybody gets the chance to meet a friend like that though. So, nobody has the chance to be rich, in this point of view. What would you do to make your dreams come true? First, I will learn to not be afraid from moving forward and Ill not wait until an opportunity comes to me-too. If you keep waiting, you will not achieve anything, you will be just looking at successful people who achieve great results. Use the information that you can get to help you succeed. Using internet you can gain a lot of knowledge to turn your dreams to reality by doing research. The successful individuals dont allow anything stand in their way of achieving their dreams. Dont despair when you face an obstacle. Make an effort and persevere until you achieve your dreams and goals, so you dont let your dreams die inside without accomplishing them. .Classmates are a more important influence than parents on a childs success in school. Classmates have a significant influence on childs behavior and his or her success in school. Children spend much time at school. Classmates have many things in common such as age, interests, homework and classes after all. So, they discuss their impressions about a new teacher, solve problems together, learn their homework, gain new knowledge and experience and
even make their own discoveries. Sharing all
these makes them closer. Some of them become friends and they spend after-school time together. In addition friends tend to copy each others habits and manners. On the other hand, parents have a great influence on childrens success in school too. For example if parents show an interest in their childs progress and talk to him or her about the importance of learning I think their child will listen to them and do his or her best. I believe that relationships between parents and a child play an essential role in childs success in school. If these relationships are close and wholehearted I am sure that parents should not be afraid of bad influence from the outside. Nowadays mankind confronts environmental problems more often than ever. A variety of environmental problems now affects our entire world. In fact, many of the environmental problems that have received the most public attention are even worse than we thought from destruction in the rain forest to melting glaciers in the Arctic. Mankind confront with climate change, o-zone depletion and overfishing, pollution of soil, air and water, natural disasters, technological catastrophes. Many natural disasters, if not caused outright by human intervention, are worsened by human factors. Global warming seems to be causing an increase in hurricanes and their severity. Deforestation promotes floods and landslides because the natural buffers of the forests no longer absorb the rainfall they used to. Even the spread of human habitation increases the likelihood of the loss of property and life in natural disasters. So, the boundary between natural disasters and technological catastrophes is more blurred than before. .Present some facts about the US Declaration of Independence. The US Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Congress. Now it is considered the birthday of the USA the Independence Day. This Declaration announced that the thirteen American colonies became independent of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, it hold the rights like Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness which became the most powerful words on American History. Your goals are what move you along your personal game board of success. As usual, young people try to find a certain model of human that, after their opinion is or was successful in life. By my opinion, it is impossible to find an ideal man, but still we always have from whom to learn such values like respect, love, tolerance, freedom, truth, culture, etc. Believing these values you will become clever, careless, convincing and why not lucky and happy, you will know to measure the risks. They will strength your character and help you to find trustful friends and to succeed in life.
Use your knowledge to present some
information about The Beatles. The Beatles are the British musical quartet. The principal members of this group are: McCartney, Starr, Lennon and Harrison. Formed around the nucleus of Lennon and McCartney, who first performed together in Liverpool, the group grew out of a shared enthusiasm for American rock and roll, Lennon being a guitarist and singer, McCartney bassist and singer. Each generation has different ideas, making communication between the two extremely difficult. When communication between two generations is difficult, we call it generation gap. It explains that living in a different points of view and concepts of life. The young generations try to prove that the future is in their hands as they have more contemporaneous ideas and the evolution made them be very creative and efficient; but the old generations always will demonstrate that they are an experienced one, as they passed a lot of problems in life and noticed some lessons from it. How do you see Moldovan society in the future? Now Moldova is poor and small country. Many people go abroad because here are no places for working and services, the salaries arent sufficient for keeping an efficient life, keeping especially big families. If Moldovans will develop new technologies and will show their creativity and spiritual development in practice then I think our country have a chance to hold a nice future. .What do you know about the ESU? (English Speaking Union) The English Speaking Union is an international organization which was found by a journalist at the beginning of the XXth century. Its main goal is to promote the English language for global understanding through a variety of activities, debates, seminars and encouraging the effective use of English around the global. Critical thinking and problem solving skills are important in life. Critical thinking is not a matter of accumulating information. A critical thinker is able to deduce consequences from what he knows, and he knows how to make use of information to solve problems, and to seek relevant sources of information to inform himself. Critical thinking skills can be used in exposing fallacies and bad reasoning. Critical thinking can help us acquire knowledge, improve our theories, and strengthen arguments. We can use critical thinking to enhance work processes and improve social institutions.
The ability to think clearly and
rationally is important whatever we choose to do. If you work in education, research, finance, management or the legal profession, then critical thinking is obviously important. Being able to think well and solve problems systematically is an asset for any career.
Thinking clearly and
systematically can improve the way we express our ideas
Critical thinking plays a crucial role in
evaluating new ideas, selecting the best ones and modifying them if necessary. Use your knowledge to write a short article about People of Art that impressed you most. Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor .He is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Guernica. Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years, painting in a realistic manner through his childhood and adolescence; he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. His revolutionary artistic accomplishments brought him universal renown and immense fortune, making him one of the best-known figures in 20th century art.