I've never sailed before. This is my first time and it's an amazing feeling.' Sandra, 16, is on The Stavros S Niarchos,
a 200 ft (70 metre) sailing ship, with 40 other young sailors.
The Stavros is an exact copy of the ships that pirates
sailed two or three hundred years ago. It belongs to the
Tall Ships Youth Trust. The Trust offers sailing trips for
teenagers and young adults. Every year, thousands of
young people get their first taste of the sea. Up to 70% of
them are disabled or disadvantaged. For everyone, it's a
once in a lifetime experience!​

1. David goes to the concerts every weekends.

David is going to the concert this weekend.

2. She often plays chess at home.

She is playing chess at home now.

3.  I cook fish every day.

I'm cooking fish now.

4.  -

The Pattisons are watching TV now.

5. Victoria studies English at university.

Victoria is studying English at university now.

6. We often read books about animals.

We are reading a book about animals.

7. Nick like to listen rock music.

Nick is listening rock music now.

8. Carry usually gets up at 8 o'clock.

Carry is getting up now.

Olympic games and Kazakhstan

July 17 at 11:35 am

 Taufik KARIMOV, a political analyst

On the eve of the main sporting event of the quadrennial year-the London Olympics-let's remember the achievements of Kazakhstani athletes at the Olympic games of our time.

Participation of Kazakhstani athletes in the Olympic games of our time should be divided into two parts – first as part of the USSR national team, and then, after independence, as part of the national team under its national flag.

However, first I want to warn readers – here you will see some discrepancies with the generally accepted data. For example, it is believed that for the first time Kazakhstan took part in the Olympics in 1956, in my opinion – in 1952 (then, by the way, the first medal was won, and not in 1960, as it is believed).

The first Olympic champion-Kazakh in official sources is called the wrestler Zhaksylyk USHKEMPIROV (1980), although in fact this is Alzhan ZHARMUKHAMEDOV (1972). Without detracting from the merits of our outstanding athlete, we just note that Ushkempirov is indeed the first Kazakh Olympic champion who represented Kazakhstan directly. And Kazakh Zharmukhamedov, who became the champion of the Munich Olympics in the Soviet basketball team, then lived in Moscow and played for CSKA. Then we all lived in a single state called the USSR, and it often happened that the best athletes, and not only from Kazakhstan, played for other Union republics. However, in order