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Model Answer:

The revolutionary advancement in modern technology has endowed people with substantial resources for their survival in the best possible way. The availability of variety of facilities has enabled the people to choose  inalienable beneficial opportunities to adopt in their lives. However, there are sections of society that cannot afford even basic necessities. For them these choices are out of reach, hence I  partially agree with the view.  

In the present era, human beings have exponentially increased the number of options to avail in different fields like food, transport and business due to many reasons. Firstly, the creative methods to produce variety of food and its preservation have benefitted  human population with provision of significant types of edibles during the entire year. For instance, non-seasonals can be bought from the food market irrespective of the weather conditions due to modernized preservation methods. Secondly, while traveling, we can opt for many choices, according to affordability and convenience, due to inventions of faster ways of transportation leading to revolution in transport hubs. Furthermore, the advancement in education and development has endowed people with availability of enormous number of professional fields to succeed in their lives.

My entrance to Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex started by creating a blog with blogging. I started working on WordPress.com, publishing my homework there. Here is the link to my blog.

First, I started creating sections for each subject. These are my sections: English, Armenian Language, Literature, Ecology, Armenian History, Sociology Reports and IT.

While working on this site, I had many interesting and favorite materials, some of which I would like to present: Religion from Armenian History, My Home is My Castle, a project in Sociology, Water in Human Life, Ecology, etc.

I would like to present the advantages of blogging. First of all, the students do not have to bring heavy bags full of books to school every day, you can do your homework at any time and in any place, etc.

I would like to introduce you to the number of visitors to my blog. I have more than ten views per day under each article.

1. Education: the Way to the Top

2. From Agony to Love

3. Teaching to Learn

4. Learning That Never Stops

5. Things Worth Learning

6. The Right Word Can Bring Changes

7. What My Father Taught Me

8. The Power of Numbers

A. Education has the power to transform a person’s life. I am the living example of this. When I was on the streets, I thought I was not good at anything but I wrote a poem, and it got published. I went back to school to learn. I have learned the benefit of research and reading, of debate and listening. One day soon a group of fresh-faced college students will call me professor.

B. Language has the capacity to change the world and the way we live in it. People are often afraid to call things by their direct names, use taboos not to notice dangerous tendencies. Freedom begins with naming things. This has to happen in spite of political climates, careers being won or lost, and the fear of being criticized. After Helen Caldicott used the word ‘nuclear arms race’ an anti-nuclear movement appeared.

C. I never wanted to be a teacher. Yet years later, I find myself teaching high school English. I consider my job to be one of the most important aspects of my life, still I do not teach for the love of teaching. I am a teacher because I love to learn, and I have come to realize that the best way to learn is to teach.

D. One day my sister and I got one and the same homework. My sister finished the task in 2 minutes and went off to play. But I could not do it, so I went into my sister’s room and quickly copied her work. But there was one small problem: my father caught me. He didn’t punish me, but explained that cheating makes people feel helpless. And then I was left feeling guilty for cheating.

E. Lifelong learning does not mean spending all my time reading. It is equally important to get the habit of asking such questions as ‘what don’t I know about this topic, or subject?’, ‘what can I learn from this moment or person?’, and ‘what more do I need to learn?’ regardless of where I am, who I am talking to, or what I am doing.

F. Math has always been something that I am good at. Mathematics attracts me because of its stability. It has logic; it is dependable and never changes. There might be some additions to the area of mathematics, but once mathematics is created, it is set in stone. We would not be able to check emails or play videogames without the computer solving complex algorithms.

G. When my high school English teacher asked us to read Shakespeare, I thought it was boring and too difficult. I agonized over the syntax — I had never read anything like this. But now I am a Shakespeare professor, and enjoy teaching Hamlet every semester. Each time I re-read the play, I find and learn something new for myself.

1 — B

2 — G

3 — A

4 — C

5 — E

7 — D

8 — F

Tourism is already Britain’s fifth most important industry and it is also the fifth largest tourist industry in the world. It’s growing rapidley: the number of people employed in the industry increased by more than 50,000 a year.

Britain has a rich and varied cultural heritage. Colourfully royal ceremonies attract millions of visitors each year.

London has an international reputation for its historic sites, museums and famous institutions. A city of infinite colour and variety, London is both historic and unceasingly modern, at the forefront of fashion, music and art.

Historic cities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Bath are visited by large numbers of foreigners.

People who travel to Scotland, the Lake District and other areas of upland Britain find unique exciting places and scenery which can vary over short distances.

Some of the most popular attractions outside London are the Jorvik Viking Centre in York, the Tudor ship in Portsmouth and National museum of Photography in Bradford.

“He works in a bank”
She said that he worked in a bank.
2. “We went out last night”
She said that they had gone out the night before.
3. “I’m coming!”
She said that she was coming.
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She said that she was waiting for the bus when he arrived
5. “ I’d never been there before”
She said that she had never been there before.
6. “I didn’t go to the party”
She told me that she hadn’t gone to the party.
7. “Lucy’ll come later”
She said that Lucy would come later.
8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
She told me that he hadn’t eaten breakfast.
9. “I can help you tomorrow”
She said that she could help me the following day.
10. “You should go to bed early”
She told me that I should go to bed early.
11. “I don’t like chocolate”
She told me that she didn’t like chocolate.
12. “I won’t see you tomorrow”
She said that she wouldn’t see me the following day.
13. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”
She said that she was living in Paris for a few months.
14. “I visited my parents at the weekend”
She told me that she had visited her parents at the weekend.
15. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”
She said she hadn’t eaten sushi before.
16. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”
She said that she hadn’t travelled by underground before she came to London.
17. “They would help if they could”
She said that they would help if they could.
18. “I’ll do the washing-up later”
She told me that she would do the washing-up later.
“He could read when he was three”
She said  that he could read when he was three.
20. “I was sleeping when Julie called”
She said that she was sleeping when Jilie called.

Reported Speech Questions
1. “Where is he?”
She asked me where he was.
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me what I was doing.
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me why I had gone out the night before.
4.“Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me who that beautiful woman had been.
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me how my mother was.
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
She asked me what I was going to do at the weekend.
7. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me where I would live after graduation.
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me what I was doing when she saw me
9. “How was the journey?”
She asked me how the journey was .
10. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me how often I went to the cinema.
11. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me if I lived in London.
12. “Did he arrive on time?”
She asked me if he had arrived on time.
13. “Have you been to Paris?”
She asked me if I had been to Paris.
14. “Can you help me?”
She asked me if I could help her.
15. “Are you working tonight?”
She asked me if I was working that night.
16. “Will you come later?”
She asked me if I would come later.
17. “Do you like coffee?”
She asked me if I liked coffee.
18. “Is this the road to the station?”
She asked me if this was the road to the station.
19. “Did you do your homework?”
She asked me if I had done my homework.
20. “Have you studied reported speech before?”
She asked me if I had studied reported speech before.

Complete with the gerund or infinitive of a verb from the list.

1. I’m exhausted! I don’t fancy doing tonight.
2. If you carry on talking, you’ll have to leave the room.
3. We’d better go some shoping if we want to cook tonight.
4. I’m very impatient. I can’t stand waiting in queues.
5. She tends to get angry when people disagree with her.
6. My parents used to make me tidy my room every morning.
7. I’d rather not come tonight. I need to study.
8. I can’t wait to work on holiday.
9. I don’t mind going out late tonight if I can leave early tomorrow.
10. Do you happen to know her phone number?

Circle the correct form.

1. I’ll never forget to see / seeing the Grand Canyon fior the first time.
2. He needs to call / calling the helpline. His computer has crashed.
3. Have you tried to read / reading a book to help you sleep?
4. I must have my keys somewhere. I can remember to lock / locking the door this morning.
5. We ran home because we had forgotten to turn / turning the oven off.
6. Their house needed to paint / painting so they called the painters.
7. Did you remember to send / sending your sister a card? I’ts her birthday today.
8. We tried to learn / learning to ski last winter but we were hopeless!

Right or wrong? Correct the wrong phrases.

1. Nowdays I use to go to bed early.(wrong, I use going)
2. When we visited our friends in London we couldn’t get used to drink tea with breakfast.(right)
3. Sorry I’m not used to staying up so late. I’m usually in bed by midnight.(right)
4. There used to be a cinema in our village , but it cut it closed down three years ago. (wrong, used to being)
5. Paul used to having a beard when he was younger. (right)
6. A I don’t think I could work at night. B It’s not so bad. I use to it now.(wrong, I use to it nowing)
7. Did you used to wear a uniform at your school?(wrong, used to wearing)

Complete used to, to be used to, or get used to and the verb in brackets.

1. When Nathan started his first job, he couldn’t used to get up at 6 a.m.(get up)
2. If you want to lose weight, then you’ll have to get used eatting less.(eat)
3. I don’t like having dinner at 10:00- I’m not used to having a meal so late.(not / have)
4. When we were children we used to spending all day playing football in the park.(spend)
5. Jasmine has been a nurse all her life so she’s used to working nights.(work)
6. I’ve never worn glasses before, but I’ll have to get used to wearing them.(wear)
7. I didn’t recognize you! You be used to having long hair, didn’t you?(have)
8. Amelia is an only child. She’s not used to shareing her things.(not / share)

Last weekend, my friends and I decided to go for a picnic to the countryside. First, we start making sandwiches for breakfast in the morning so we can get there, and then move on to the rest. We left the city at dawn, not falling into a traffic jam. As soon as the driver arrived, the driver stopped the car under a tree and we also sat under the trees. After breakfast we decided to walk and enjoy the nature. During that time we saw many interesting plants and animals. We got tired and decided to go home. After throwing a small device into the car, it moved. We were all very tired on that particular day, but we had a great time.

Make up 5 questions according to the text.

Tonight, do yourself a favor. Shut off the TV, log off the Internet and unplug the phone. Relax, take a bath, maybe sip some herbal tea. Then move into the bedroom. Set your alarm clock for a time no less than eight hours in the future, fluff up your pillows and lay your head down for a peaceful night of restorative shut-eye. That’s what American doctors advise.

American sleep experts are sounding an alarm over America’s sleep deficit. They say Americans are a somnambulant nation, stumbling groggily through their waking hours for lack of sufficient sleep. They are working longer days — and, increasingly, nights — and they are playing longer, too, as TV and the Internet expand the range of round-the-clock entertainment options. By some estimates, Americans are sleeping as much as an hour and a half less per night than they did at the turn of the century — and the problem is likely to get worse.

The health repercussions of sleep deprivation are not well understood, but sleep researchers point to ills ranging from heart problems to depression. In a famous experiment conducted at the University of Chicago in 1988, rats kept from sleeping died after two and a half weeks. People are not likely to drop dead in the same way, but sleep deprivation may cost them their lives indirectly, when an exhausted doctor prescribes the wrong dosage or a sleepy driver weaves into someone’s lane.

What irritates sleep experts most is the fact that much sleep deprivation is voluntary. “People have regarded sleep as a commodity that they could shortchange,” says one of them. “It’s been considered a mark of very hard work and upward mobility to get very little sleep. It’s a macho attitude”. Slumber scientists hope that attitude will change. They say people have learned to modify their behavior in terms of lowering their cholesterol and increasing exercise. Doctors also think people need to be educated that

allowing enough time for sleep and taking strategic naps are the most reliable ways to promote alertness behind the wheel and on the job.

Well, naps would be nice, but at the moment, employers tend to frown on them. And what about the increasing numbers of people who work at night? Not only must they work while their bodies’ light-activated circadian rhythms tell them to sleep, they also find it tough to get to sleep after work. Biologists say night workers have a hard time not paying attention to the 9-to-5 day because of noises or family obligations or that’s the only time they can go to the dentist. There are not too many dentists open at midnight.

As one might imagine, companies are springing up to take advantage of sleeplessness. One of the companies makes specially designed shift-work lighting systems intended to keep workers alert around the clock. Shiftwork’s theory is that bright light, delivered in a controlled fashion, can help adjust people’s biological clocks. The company president says they are using light like a medicine. So far, such special lighting has been the province of NASA astronauts and nuclear power plant workers. He thinks that in the future, such systems may pop up in places like hospitals and 24-hour credit-card processing centers. Other researchers are experimenting with everything from welder’s goggles (which night workers wear during the day) to human growth hormones. And, of course, there is always what doctors refer to as “therapeutic caffeine use”, but everyone is already familiar with that.

So, is a good night’s sleep an impossible dream for Americans? Maybe so.

1․ How many hours do American doctors recommend to sleep?

2.What were the best rats in Chicago that year and what happened to the rats later?

3.What do scientists say about people working at night?

4․Sleep deprivation can affect people’s lives?

5.What one scientist meant was that people thought sleep was a product?

1. I was overjoyed seeing(see) you at the party.
2. The nuclear station is not likely to blow up (blow up) although it may shut down.
3. Janice was sad to see(see) such poverty when she visited India.
4. It’s possible to work(work) all day without being disturbed.
5. You are free to leave(leave) any time you want to.
6. You should be able to practise singing(sing) every day.
7. Scientists are hoping to discover(discover) a new chemical element.
8. I don’t mind people asking(ask) me questions.
9. He works too slowly to be(be) any use to me.
10. He can ‘t stand waiting(wait) for other people.
11. I guess there is no point sitting(sit) around here any longer.
12. The lemonade was cool enough for us to drink(drink).
13. Please stop to interput(interput) me when I am trying to explain something.
14. I’ve forgotten to buy(buy) flowers for my girlfriend’s birthday.
15. I simply can’t afford to waste(waste) time trying to explain this to you.
16. The thief admitted entering(enter) the house but says he didn’t take anything.
17. I don’t really fancy spending(spend) my holidays in Spain.
18. I apologised to her but she refused to accept(accept) it.
19. He offered to help me to repair(repair) my motorcycle.
20. Why does John keep writing(write) to you?

1. It is difficult to find(find) a place to park in this town.
2. Peter prefers !(drive) rather than travel1ing by train.
3. It’s time to clean(clean) this kitchen.
4. She was sitting in her armchair watching(watch) television.
5. I can’t help falling(fall) in love with you.
6. I’ve given up trying(try) to communicate with John.
7. There is no point to spend(spend) too long on the individual questions.
8. She used to saying(say) she would return to her job when the children grew up.
9. If you put off explaining(explain) it to her, then it will only become worse.
10. Many dream of winning(win) the lottery so that they never have to work again.

Swimmer abandons Channel swim
James Forsyth has decided (1)to abandon(abandon) his second attempt at
(2)swimming(swim) the English Channel after (3)breaking(break) his ankle in a
cycling accident. His decision (4)to postpone (postpone) this attempt came after a two
week holiday (5)mountainbiking(mountainbike) in Majorca with his wife. His first attempt
was also unsuccessful and he is unlikely (6)being(be) back training for quite a few
months. He said in a recent interview that he had not yet decided whether
(7)to try(try) one more time, but denies (8)losing(lose) total interest in
the project. ‘I aim (9)to raise(raise) money for a local charity’ he explained. He
continued by (10)saying(say) that if he could manage (11)to find(find) theime, he would do a lot more charity work.

There’s a lot of controversy surrounding this question that largely stems from the question of degree. I’d say yes, people’s creative abilities can be improved. However, it’s unlikely you’re going to become a creative genius like Einstein or Mozart without some natural talent.

Is everyone creative? Sure they are, but in very different ways and to varying degrees. Our democratic longing to make everyone and everything equal has led us to make creative greatness indistinguishable from an act of personal expression. What is lacking is meaningful appreciation of the different levels of creativity and how we can use them as steps for increasing our own creative potential. Below I will present a levels for building creative foundations:

Narratological Creativity: At its essence, narratological creativity is the art of storytelling. Our personal stories are perhaps the ultimate use of narratological creativity as we invent and reinvent the story of our life. In this way something that is deeply personal becomes allegorical or of mythic significance. You can improve your narratological creativity by practicing the art of storyboarding or by engaging in scenario making to project potential courses of action.

Intuitive Creativity: This final and most challenging level of creativity has often been promoted to the realm of spiritual and wisdom traditions. This is where creativity becomes bigger and possibly beyond us; it transcends our individuality. There are several methods for freeing and emptying the mind – meditation, yoga and chanting to name a few. The basic idea is to distract and relax the mind to create a flow state of consciousness where ideas come easily. The approaches to developing intuitive creativity are too numerous to chronicle here; however, free writing is straightforward way to connect us with our intuitive self by simply observing what flows out of the pen or the tapping of the keys.

As with any learned ability, you have to practice. Even creative geniuses practice all the time.