1 Task. Read the text about Callum Robertson who works for BBC Learning English. Complete the gaps in the text with these phrases.

A)I also watch a lot of TV

B) I sometimes travel abroad (e.g.China, Brazil)

C) learn the phonemic symbols

D) I started working for the BBC in 1998.

The Webpage of Callum Robertson
What do you do?
I work on a BBC website for learners of English all over the world. I write material for the site. I also produce and present live webcasts and features for radio and online. I usually work in London but 1..

What did you do before you joined the BBC?
I was an English language teacher and teacher trainer. I taught in Japan, Denmark, China and England. 2. when I wrote and presented a radio series called English in Question. The series lasted for 40 episodes.
What do you do in your free time?
Most of all, I like playing racket sports, particularly badminton and squash. I enjoy scuba diving
and I love hill walking. 3. and spend a lot of time using my computer.

What’s your best piece of advice for learners?
Every learner is different so its’ hard to give a single tip. However, in general, practise, practise,
practise! You need to work hard, so study the irregular verb tables and 4. .
2 Task. Answer the questions and think about one of disaster. Add your own information and facts.

Объяснение:

Vesalius was a Flemish-born anatomist whose dissections of the human body helped to correct misconceptions dating from ancient times.

Andreas Vesalius was born on 31 December 1514 in Brussels, Belgium, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. He came from a family of physicians and both his father and grandfather had served the holy Roman emperor. Vesalius studied medicine in Paris but was forced to leave before completing his degree when the Holy Roman Empire declared war on France. He then studied at the University of Louvain, and then moved to Padua to study for his doctorate. Upon completion in 1537 he was immediately offered the chair of surgery and anatomy.

Surgery and anatomy were then considered of little importance in comparison to the other branches of medicine. However, Vesalius believed that surgery had to be grounded in anatomy. Unusually, he always performed dissections himself and produced anatomical charts of the blood and nervous systems as a reference aid for his students, which were widely copied.

In the same year Vesalius wrote a pamphlet on blood letting, a popular treatment for a variety of illnesses. There was debate about where in the body the blood should be taken from. Vesalius' pamphlet was supported by his knowledge of the blood system and he showed clearly how anatomical dissection could be used to test speculation, and underlined the importance of understanding the structure of the body in medicine.

In 1539, his supply of dissection material increased when a Paduan judge became interested in Vesalius' work, and made bodies of executed criminals available to him. Vesalius was now able make repeated and comparative dissections of humans. This was in marked contrast to Galen, the standard authority on anatomy who, for religious reasons, had been restricted to animals, mainly apes. Vesalius realised that Galen's and his own observations differed, and that humans do not share the same anatomy as apes.

1. A: Ted comes this weekend. B: I know. I can't wait! A: Who pick him up from the airport? B: No one. He takes a taxi.

2. A: This art exhibition is very interesting! B: I don't think so. A: What are you talk about? It's amazing!

3. A: So, you still live with your sister. B: No, actually. I stay there until I find my own place.

4. A: Is Kate on her way home right now? I want her to get me something from the supermarket. B: Probably not. She usually works until 5 o'clock.

5. A: Where's Betty? B: At the gym. She usually doesn't go in the morning, but she's got an appointment this afternoon.

6. A: Do you go to karate class every day? B: Yes. I like it a lot.