Read about the benefits of attending conferences. get ready for a discussion. write your opinion about advantages and disadvantages of attending a conference. there are countless great reasons to attend a conference! 1. get feedback on an early version of your latest work. you can use your presentation time to talk about preliminary results from your most recent experiment, and the feedback you get from your audience can help you to anticipate reviewers' comments when you try to get it published. alternatively, you could present your well-established work, and then at the end, you could throw out some ideas you have for future experiments and get feedback on these. 2.get to know other people in your field. networking is very important for job hunting, obviously, but having a big network benefits you in other ways too. maybe you will need advice from an expert in another field, or you will want to ask someone to come and give a talk at your institution, and this is easier when you have a network to reach out to. 3. meet your academic heroes. if there's a researcher whose work you admire, it can be both inspiring and educational to meet them and to talk to them directly. if one of your academic heroes is speaking at a conference, this could be the perfect chance for you to meet them. who knows, maybe a little chat could lead to future collaboration! 4.adding to your cv. attending a conference is definitely something that should go on your cv, especially if you have given a talk or poster presentation. it shows potential employers or grant-awarding bodies that you're engaged with your field and are taking an active part in communicating with other academics. if you have done it, flaunt it! 5
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15. A: (Has Laura ever acted) in a school play? B: As far as I know she ...has..
16. (Are they visiting) you next Sunday?
17. My grandma (has baked) a delicious cheesecake, but now she (is making) a chocolate cake.
18. Teresa (has been exercising) a lot recently. She (looks) perfect
19. Plants (use) sunlight to get energy.
20.I (have not got) up yet. I (am not working) today so I can stay in bed longer.
21. James (has been learning) French since he was in high school. He (speaks) it fluently now.
22. The wind (is blowing) the leaves off the trees today.
23. We (have lived) in this house since I was born.
24. Where (do you keep) your toys? In a wicker basket.
25. Rita (has been typing) letters for two hours. She (has already typed) four.
26. Tommy (has lost) his car keys. He's furious about it.
27. Look! Dave(is dancing) with Sarah. I can't believe it!
28. A: Who (is cleaning) up today? B: Nick and Bill...are.
In the new year, Trinity will be celebrated on the twenty-third of May. In Ukraine, Trinity is a day off. Trinity is a holiday of the rebirth of life. People on Trinity decorate their homes with green tree branches, which means the rebirth of all living things. On the feast of Trinity, it is customary to go to church. They meet Trinity at the dinner table, the most important treat is a loaf. It is customary to have fun on Trinity, any serious work, even around the house, is prohibited. Christmas in Ukraine. Christmas is celebrated on the night of January 6-7. Forty days before Christmas begins the third fast. Traditionally, at midnight from January 6th to January 7th, you need to open the windows and doors so that Christmas can enter the house. Christmas comes when the first star lights up in the sky. On this day, children and young people go home and tell carols. It is customary to celebrate Christmas with your family in warmth and comfort. At Christmas they go to church.