Task 2. An international magazine for teens has asked readers to send in articles describing a place of natural beauty that they have visited. Write your article for the magazine (120-180 words). Include the following information:

Living in a new culture can be exciting, personally rewarding,intellectually stimulating and frustrating. Participation in an exchange programme provides a rare opportunity for you to begin to know another society from within. The most important one is to adapt one's behaviour to the customs and expectations of the host country because this could be the most rewarding experience in your education. 2)People usually experience many emotions while adapting to a foreign culture. The difficulties that you experience can be a result of what is called "culture shock".One tends to get the impression that "culture shock" is some kind of disease.It is caused by the mismatch of cultural attitudes.The traveller who doesn't keep his or her mind open, and doesn't make any effort to try to understand a foreign culture, is always going to be in a state of shock. It is important to be open toward the culture into which you are going. If you understand what's actually happening to you and think about its possible causes, you can decrease the effects of culture shock.

The historical story "Taras Bulba" I really like. She talks about the past of our country. I like to read about those heroic times when Russian statehood was developing. And the characters of the people at that time were special, selfless, purposeful.
Men were engaged in military exploits. The goal was not more important than to defend the freedom and independence of the country. Gogol shows in his story of the remarkable heroes: Taras Bulba, Ostap, their comrades in arms.
I really like the main character of the story - Taras Bulba. He is a strong, brave, resolute warrior and father. Honestly fulfilling his duty, Taras Bulba is smashing the Polish invaders. But he falls to the lot of a great test. His youngest son, Andrius, is a traitor. And Taras finds the strength to execute the traitor. See his old eyes and the death of his son-hero Ostap. What remains for him to die for his homeland, this is what the colonel does. He does not just die, but rescues his comrades. Not thinking about himself, that the fire is already licking his legs, Taras screams, helping fellow fighters to escape from his pursuers. Yes, he died a martyr's death, but his squad that will beat the enemies before the victory did not perish.