4. Answer and discuss the following questions:
1. What is modern life? How do you describe it?
2. How does technology help modern life?
3. Is the pace of life - juggling childcare, a commute, work, and exercise - affecting individuals' happiness in Russia?
4. What are the different ways of modern life killing us?
5. Is modern life making us lonely?
6. How to find a better work/ life balance in modern life?
7. How to chill out in modern life?
8. Does modern life affects more women’s health than men’s health?
9. Does modern life kill relationships and make couples unfaithful?
10. What is the relationship between parents and children in modern life? Do parents get enough time to spend time with children?
11. Do women have more freedom of choice in modern life than men?
12. In modern life there is too much of work and lack of time, do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?
13. Does modern life give us flexibility of working hours?
14. Are there more opportunities in modern life than earlier?
15. How to lead good and successful life in modern generation?
16. What kind of lifestyle fits you?
Dear Ms. Smith,
I have read your advertisment in Teen Magazine and I would like to participate in your programme.
I am seventeen years old and I come from Ukraine.At the moment I am studing at a language school in Kyiv.I can speak Ukrainian, English and French well.
Last year I joined the Journalistic Club and finished it with good results. My dream is to become a journalist.
I am a very communicative person. I always take part in different school events. I also help our teachers and pupils to organize concerts and parties.I am very sociable and I like helping other people.
I am sure that I shall be able to make your programme very nice and interesting.
I look forward to hearing from you.
yours sincerely
Maria
On what country did the colonies in America declare a war? - The colonies in America declare a war on Great Britain.
What country won the Revolutionary War? When was it? - America won the Revolutionary war in 1783.
What problem did the young country face after the war? - They had a problem: they needed one strong national government.
Where was the US Constitution written? Who wrote it? - The US Constitution was written in 1787 by the representatives of the US states.
Why can the US government be compared with a tree? - The US government like a tree with a strong trunk and the three branches. The trunk is the people. It holds up the tree: without the support of people there can be no government.
What is the US Congress? How is it divided? How many people does each state send to the Senate? Does the number of senators depend on the size of the state? - The US Congress is a meeting of representatives fromm all states. It is divided into two parts, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state sends two people to the Senate. The number of senators doesn't depend on the size of the state.
Do all states send people to the House of Representatives? What does the number of people depend on? - Yes, all states send people to the House of Representatives. The number of the congressmen from each state depends on the number of people who live in the state.