Haiti in Ruins after Huge Earthquake Television pictures are slowly beginning to show how great the damage is in Haiti following the huge earthquake on Tuesday. A magnitude 7.3 quake, just 16km from the capital, hit the Caribbean nation as people were going home after work. Much of the country has been devastated. Many major buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince have collapsed, including the Presidential Palace and the UN headquarters. Haiti's President Rene Preval described the scene in the capital as "unimaginable". The Red Cross says up to 3 million people have been affected. Mr. Preval fears "well over 100,000 people" may have died.
Haiti's ambassador to the USA, Raymond Joseph, said there was "no way of estimating" how many casualties there were. Countries around the world are acting quickly to send whatever help they can to Haiti. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. More than half of its people live below the poverty line on less than two dollars a day. It is one of the poorest-equipped countries on Earth to deal with such a catastrophe. The nation was still trying to recover from being hit by four deadly hurricanes in 30 days in 2008. Its economy is in ruins and it has a long history of corruption and coups.

Example: The earthquake that hit Haiti was a magnitude 16 in strength. False

1. The article says Haiti’s president believes 3 million people are suffering.
2. Most Haitians are so poor they live on less than two dollars a day.
3. Haiti’s ambassador to the US has a good idea of casualty figures.
4. Why is economy of Haiti so poor?
Read the definition and guess what word it is from the words in bold. (Прочтите определение и угадайте, какое это слово из слов, выделенных жирным шрифтом.)
5. a violent storm with strong circular winds of at least 118 kilometers) per hour:
6. a city that is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area:
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Capital of Uzbekistan and of Tashkent wiloyat (region), located in the western foothills of the Tien Shan mountain range and in the valley of the River Chirchiq. With a population (1999) of 2,142,700, it is the largest city in Central Asia. It is an important transit centre for the region; there is an international airport terminal here. The Tashkent region is the major industrial centre of Uzbekistan, and industries include the manufacture of mining and textile machinery, chemicals, textiles, food processing, and leather goods. The city is also a major educational and cultural centre, home to the University of Tashkent (1920), the Uzbek Academy of Sciences (1943), and a number of museums and theatres, including the Navoi Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Tashkent suffered severe damage in an earthquake in 1966, but was rapidly rebuilt.

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Dear Ben,

Thanks for your letter! It was nice to hear from you!  In your letter you asked me some questions and I'll do my best to answer them all.

Frankly speaking, I rarely do any housework. Sometimes I go shopping and wash the dishes or tidy my room, vacuum the carpet and take the rubbish out.  Actually, I love cooking but I can't cope with complex dishes. So I prefer cooking  something easy like salad, scrambled eggs or fried potatoes for myself.  I think that boys should know how to keep house and cook meals because it can be useful for them in their future life.  

Anyway, write back and tell me about your hiking plans.  How many classmates are going with you? Where are you planning to go? What activities are you going to have?

Sorry, I've to go now to do my homework. Keep in touch!

Best wishes,

Yulia      (своё имя, без точки в конце)