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animal rescue center
charity shop
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expedition rowing trip
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ultimately
royal palace
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disciplined
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (also called the D of E) is a very well-known and popular youth programme in (0)theUK that aims to help young people aged 14-24 reach their full potential!
1) gives young people the chance to develop their character and their life skills as they lake part 2) all kinds of exciting extracurricular activities. Started as a small all-boys programme in 1956 by the Duke of Edinburgh, today 275.000 young people 3)……….different backgrounds are working towards 4) ………….D of E al any one time in the UK!
Participants can progress through three levels of the D of E, the bronze (challenging), the silver (more challenging) or the gold (extremely challenging and 5)………..for the faint-hearted). It’s definitely not easy to achieve any of the awards. Activities are organized in four areas: Volunteering, which could mean volunteering 6)…….. an animal rescue center or working in a charity shop for six months: Physical, which might be getting a certificate in parachuting or flamenco dancing: Skills, which could be doing a jeweler-making, first aid or cookery course: and Expedition, which could be planning a rowing trip 7)…….the Danube in Germany. All this can take anything from three months to three years! The best thing is - young people can pick exactly 8) activities they want to do in each category'. Ultimately, it’s all worth it and all the gold awards are presented 9)………. the Duke of Edinburgh himself at a royal palace.
From beginning to end. it’s great fun doing a D of E and employers, colleges and universities gel excited if 10)……………… see it on a person’s CV.
The important thing, though, is that "You learn to love something, work hard, be focused and disciplined and then you will be ready11) when the right opportunity comes your way." as opera superstar Katherine Jenkins said12)………..completed her silver award.
1. 1. We are swimming in the swimming pool.
2. She is watching TV now.
3. I and my sister are going to school now.
4. My father is washing his car at the moment.
5. They are playing the piano now.
2. On the armchair 1) The bank in High Street is big and modern.
On the chair 2) You can sit on this comfortable armchair when you watch TV.
In the street 3) The birds on the tree are not sparrows. What birds are they?
On the photo 4) We can often see roses on the piano in the living room.
3. 1) John and Sally like their house in Green Street.
2) I can see the Barkers, they are in their garden.
3) John! Can you help us please?
1) simple
1 They start work at 8 am.
2 He lives in Paris.
3 The train leaves at 10.
4 She likes milk for breakfast
5 I think he's nice.
6 The spup tastes spicy.
7 He looks very nice today.
8 These shoes don't fit me.
9 Emma catches the train to work every morning
10 I work in a bank.
2)Continuous
1. He is talking on the phone right now
2. Hs's always calling us late at night
3. Do you understand what he's talking about?
4. Tom is riding a bike to work these day
5. We are living to Saint Petersburg on Monday
6. We're having fun at the party
7. He is having a shower
8. Lera is tasting his tea to see if it's sweet enough
9. She's seeing her grandparents tonight
10. I am thinking of getting a cat
3) Perfect
1. They have had an argument
2. Mia has cut her hair and she look very different now
3. They have never had so much fun
4. He has cleaned his room
5. We have know her for three years
6. She has written two essays this week
7. They have bought a new car
8. She has lived in this village for ten years
9. I have lost my keys again
10. I have just had lunch