5
1.25 Listen and repeat the dialogue. What
activity is Jim interested in?
JIM Here's the Activity Centre web page
with the different clubs.
FLORA When's the film club?
JIM It's on Thursday.
FLORA What time is it on Thursday?
JIM At five o'clock.
FLORA Great! Are you interested in it?
JIM No, I like sport. I'm in the baseball club.
It's on Friday at six o'clock.​

Essay on Pros and cons of the Internet

The Internet is for sure one of the greatest inventions of last century. The point is that the invention and implementation of it to different spheres of our life has completely changed the way we live it. It has transformed the process of communication, study, search of information and even the way of thinking. But are all these changes positive?

First of all, the existence of the Internet doubtlessly had enormous effect on our lives. Furthermore, it brought more opportunities that had been unachievable before. As for the process of communication, it’s obvious that the appearance of the Internet has given us a chance to keep in touch with people from all over the world. We are able to hear and see our faraway relatives and friends as well as make a deal with clients and business partners from different continents. Moreover, we have unlimited access to any kind of information, which makes it easier to study and develop ourselves.  

On the other hand, it’s disputable if we use all these advantages or not. The unlimited access to information can be treated as drawback, because people are not motivated to get knowledge. In addition, the information that is available for everyone is not so desirable any more. The vast majority of teenagers waste their free time surfing useless websites and chatting with each other. They stopped communicating face to face and don’t spend enough time outside. The problem is also that the Internet is like a drug for many people. More and more often we talk about the Internet addiction and how it ruins our lives.

As for me, I can see a lot of advantages and new opportunities that the Internet allows us to use. Nevertheless, we have to be vigilant and do not become addicted.

Сочинение на тему "Интернет в нашей жизни: плюсы и минусы"

Интернет однозначно является величайшим изобретением века. Дело в том, что изобретение и внедрение его в различные сферы нашей жизни совершенно изменило ее образ. Это трансформировало процесс общения, учебы, поиска информации и даже образ нашего мышления. Но все ли эти изменения положительные?

Прежде всего, существование Интернета, несомненно, оказало огромное влияние на нашу жизнь. Кроме того, появилось больше возможностей, которые были недостижимы прежде. Что касается процесса общения, то это очевидно, что появление Интернета дало нам возможность поддерживать отношения с людьми со всего мира. Мы можем слышать и видеть наших далеких родственников и друзей, так же как и заключать сделки с клиентами и бизнес партнерами с других континентов. Более того, у нас есть безграничный доступ к любой информации, что делает нашу учебу и развитие более легким.

С другой стороны, спорным является тот факт, используем ли мы все эти преимущества или нет. Безграничный доступ к информации может считаться и недостатком, потому что люди не мотивированы получать знания. Более того, информация, которая доступна каждому не является больше желаемой. Большинство подростков впустую тратят свое свободное время, посещая бесполезные сайты и переписываясь друг с другом. Они не общаются лицом к лицу и не проводят достаточно времени на улице. Проблема также в том, что Интернет для многих людей подобен наркотику. Все чаще и чаще мы говорим об интернет-зависимости и как она разрушает нашу жизнь.

Что касается меня, то я вижу много преимуществ и новых возможностей, которые Интернет позволяет нам использовать. Тем не менее, мы должны быть бдительными и не становится зависимыми.

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Dance marathons of 1920-30 years in the USA

Roaring 20's also called the time of dancing and unrestrained fun. It was then that a phenomenon such as dance marathons appeared. At first they represented innocent entertainment as usual competitions at fairs, but then marathons covered the whole country, turning into the ruthless business for the next 10 years.

The stock market crash of 1929, which caused the Great Depression, became the very area of ​​the economic catastrophe of the industrial world. The United States was among the countries most affected by this crisis. By 1931, stocks were worth only 20% of the nominal value of 1929, industrial production fell by half, one in four was unemployed. By 1935, half of American banks and companies were ruined. Even Ford Motor Company, the largest employer in the country, closed its branches. Millions wandered around the country in search of at least some work, typed and stealing. In this era of shattered hopes and empty pockets, one of the most hideous forms of the entertainment industry flourished - dance marathons that, for some ways, diverted themselves from their suffering, watching strangers, and for others -

Dance marathons, or "poor nightclubs", as they were called, arose in the early 1920s as an innocent hobby, with contests for the largest number of pies eaten.

The first known marathon in the US was held in December 1909 in Butte, Montana. It was attended by more than 170 couples. The dance was stopped by the local sheriff after 15 hours of the marathon, at that moment three pairs continued to dance. He claims that such a dance is dangerous for their health.

Mass craze began in 1923, when the first official dance marathon "Audubon Ballroom Marathon", which began on March 30, 1923 in New York. There was also set the first record - Alma Cummings danced 27 hours, without interruption, this time was replaced by six partners and beat the previous British record.

Her achievement attracted her attention and inspired others, especially women, in the same way to get her 15 minutes of fame. And then in America after this, such competitions began to be widely held. People could come in pairs or singly and find a partner right at the marathon.

By the beginning of the 1930s, dance marathons had turned into a very profitable business. There is something strangely fascinating and attractive in watching people who are on the verge - this is what the organizers played. Around the marathons, a lot of people were feeding - doctors, nurses, waiters, musicians, bouncers.

For many participants, the victory in the marathon meant the fulfillment of a dream - prizes of the elected from 1 to 5 thousand dollars, which was a small state (the average salary in the country was 1368 dollars a year). But most of them can get medical care, which they could not afford. Many cruised across the country from one marathon to another, the proportion is thus their existence. Some of them participated in marathons in the hope that "talent hunters" would notice them and offer a contract. But so lucky units - for example, Jun Hawk, attracted the attention of Hollywood agents on the "West Palm Beach Marathon" in 1934, where she danced 3600 hours almost without stopping.

A special role in dance marathons dominated the manager (Master of Ceremony, MC). His main job was to entertain the audience, coming up with new assignments for the contestants. The most typical variant was the so-called "derby", when after several hundred hours of dancing, the participants, already on the verge of physical and emotional exhaustion, had to run along the tracks painted on the floor. A variant was also distributed, in which once every two hours a certain melody was included, and everyone should have danced in this style - otherwise they were weeded out.