A band of birds is __playing___ electric guitars and cymbals in a walk through area of the arts center. This is part of an art installation in London's Barbican Center that's become a musical sensation. «This art gallery is exceptional,» says the director of the gallery.
B3 PLAY
«We thought it__would attract___lots of people but it's exceeded our expectations in that way»
^ B4 ATTRACT
Only 25 people at a time ___are allowed__in. Some wait quite a while before getting into the small exhibition space. The entrance is dark, with projections of electric guitars on the walls. The space then opens up and birds flutter between man-made islands, tapping on guitars and
B5 ALLOW
upturned cymbals,__producing___music of a sort. The director says there are rules.
^ B6 PRODUCE
Don’t feed ___the birds, because they are on a very strict,healthy diet,» the director warns. «The 40 birds here are regularly checked by animal specialists to make sure they're healthy.»
B7 NOT FEED
Musician Bobby Gillespie_has heardabout it from his colleagues.
B8 HEAR
«I think the birds are probably__better___musicians than most musicians»
B9 GOOD
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Seven __activistsfrom around the world have received the Goldman Environmental Prize for 2009. Marc Ona Essangui won from Africa. Mister Ona heads two environmental organizations in Gabon.
^ B10 ACTIVE
He has worked to make known the unlawfulagreement_ behind a huge Chinese mining project. The project threatens Gabon's rainforests. Mister Ona has faced threats of arrest and prison for his efforts. Maria Gunnoe won from North America. She works with a coalition to organize neighborhood groups to fight
^ B11 AGREE
environmentally__harmful___activities by coal companies.
B12 HARM
She has had to take__security ___measures to protect her family from threats. Rizwana Hasan from Asia is an environmental lawyer from Bangladesh. She worked to make the public aware of the dangers of the ship-breaking industry.
^ B13 SECURE
Ships no__longer___in use contain dangerous materials which can be released into the environment when they are taken apart. Her efforts have led to stronger environmental rules governing the ship-breaking industry.
1) Maslenitsa is a jolly and beautiful Russian holiday. This celebration lasts for a week. This is the last week before Great Lent. Sometimes they call it the "pancake week", because in this time everyone has to cook and eat pancakes. Why precisely pancakes? Because pancakes are round and yellow, just like the sun! On this holiday Russians are happy about the sun and spring and see off the long winter. This is a very happy week. Everyday there is a special activity. For example, on Tuesday different games are held in the open air. Everyone can take part in them. On Wednesday you have to visit your mother-in-law and eat pancakes at her place. On Thursday you can go sled-riding. On Sunday a straw effigy symbolizing winter is burnt.
2) It is one the most favorite of all holidays in Russia. As in Western countries on Christmas Eve, Russians give "New Year" presents, Children receive their presents under the New Year Tree on the morning of the 1st of January. Traditionally just prior to midnight there's a Presidential speech broadcast nationally. When the clock strikes Midnight, people pop open thier champaign bottles and raise a toast. With the first glass they congratulate each other as the clock strikes 12 times and fireworks fill the sky. The week before the New Year is a busy one with shopping, parties at work, decorating pine and fir-trees, and cooking the years most delicious meals. The main folk heroes of this holiday are Father Frost (Did Moroz) and his grand-daughter "Sniguron'ka" (The Snow Girl). The tradition of predicting fortunes on this night is very popular among young people.
A peculiar tradition includes writing down on a piece of paper your wish for the coming year, then dropping it in to your champagne and drinking it as the clock stikes twelve times. Another "fun" folk tradition pacticed mainly in the villages on New Year night is for the unmarried girls to go outside and throw one of thier boots over the Hosts' fence. Whichever way the toe of the boot ends up pointing indicates where the future husband will come from. Nearly all businesses remain closed from December 31st to January 8th.
A band of birds is __playing___ electric guitars and cymbals in a walk through area of the arts center. This is part of an art installation in London's Barbican Center that's become a musical sensation. «This art gallery is exceptional,» says the director of the gallery.
B3 PLAY
«We thought it__would attract___lots of people but it's exceeded our expectations in that way»
^ B4 ATTRACT
Only 25 people at a time ___are allowed__in. Some wait quite a while before getting into the small exhibition space. The entrance is dark, with projections of electric guitars on the walls. The space then opens up and birds flutter between man-made islands, tapping on guitars and
B5 ALLOW
upturned cymbals,__producing___music of a sort. The director says there are rules.
^ B6 PRODUCE
Don’t feed ___the birds, because they are on a very strict,healthy diet,» the director warns. «The 40 birds here are regularly checked by animal specialists to make sure they're healthy.»
B7 NOT FEED
Musician Bobby Gillespie_has heardabout it from his colleagues.
B8 HEAR
«I think the birds are probably__better___musicians than most musicians»
B9 GOOD
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Seven __activistsfrom around the world have received the Goldman Environmental Prize for 2009. Marc Ona Essangui won from Africa. Mister Ona heads two environmental organizations in Gabon.
^ B10 ACTIVE
He has worked to make known the unlawfulagreement_ behind a huge Chinese mining project. The project threatens Gabon's rainforests. Mister Ona has faced threats of arrest and prison for his efforts. Maria Gunnoe won from North America. She works with a coalition to organize neighborhood groups to fight
^ B11 AGREE
environmentally__harmful___activities by coal companies.
B12 HARM
She has had to take__security ___measures to protect her family from threats. Rizwana Hasan from Asia is an environmental lawyer from Bangladesh. She worked to make the public aware of the dangers of the ship-breaking industry.
^ B13 SECURE
Ships no__longer___in use contain dangerous materials which can be released into the environment when they are taken apart. Her efforts have led to stronger environmental rules governing the ship-breaking industry.
This is a very happy week. Everyday there is a special activity. For example, on Tuesday different games are held in the open air. Everyone can take part in them. On Wednesday you have to visit your mother-in-law and eat pancakes at her place. On Thursday you can go sled-riding. On Sunday a straw effigy symbolizing winter is burnt.
2) It is one the most favorite of all holidays in Russia. As in Western countries on Christmas Eve, Russians give "New Year" presents, Children receive their presents under the New Year Tree on the morning of the 1st of January. Traditionally just prior to midnight there's a Presidential speech broadcast nationally. When the clock strikes Midnight, people pop open thier champaign bottles and raise a toast. With the first glass they congratulate each other as the clock strikes 12 times and fireworks fill the sky. The week before the New Year is a busy one with shopping, parties at work, decorating pine and fir-trees, and cooking the years most delicious meals. The main folk heroes of this holiday are Father Frost (Did Moroz) and his grand-daughter "Sniguron'ka" (The Snow Girl). The tradition of predicting fortunes on this night is very popular among young people.
A peculiar tradition includes writing down on a piece of paper your wish for the coming year, then dropping it in to your champagne and drinking it as the clock stikes twelve times. Another "fun" folk tradition pacticed mainly in the villages on New Year night is for the unmarried girls to go outside and throw one of thier boots over the Hosts' fence. Whichever way the toe of the boot ends up pointing indicates where the future husband will come from. Nearly all businesses remain closed from December 31st to January 8th.