D Read the text. Five sentences are missing. Match the sentences (A-F) to the gaps (1-5). There is one extra sentence. A The fun doesn’t even stop when the sun goes down. B However, today over 300,000 people watch the performances. C Shows are so popular you will need to book tickets in advance. D His show always has audiences laughing out loud. E After their performance, buskers usually ask for donations. F But these performers don’t put on shows on stages or in tents. Every January something exciting happens in New Zealand. For two weeks, hundreds of acrobats, comedians, dancers and musicians from all round the world come to perform in one of the country’s main cities. They mostly perform in the streets. Why? Because this is The World Buskers Festival. A busker is anyone who performs an act for free in the street. But people only give what they think the act was worth. And buskers don’t expect more than a few coins from each person. The World Buskers Festival is a great opportunity to see some of the world’s best street performers. Visitors can watch magic acts in the streets and in the main square they can laugh at top comedy acts. In the park, they can see acrobats performing incredible feats high up in the trees! At night, performances continue to take place in the city’s art galleries and theatres. When the festival began in 1994, only a few buskers came to the city, and crowds were small. For the most popular acts, visitors need to arrive early to get a good view. One act that always draws a big crowd is New Zealand’s Fuse Circus, a team of some of the country’s best circus performers. Together, they put on an incredible acrobatic show! Another top act is a young comedian called Sam Wills. There are also big audiences for Maui, a group who perform traditional Maori dances. With over 500 different performances taking place around the city, any visitor to this fantastic, free festival, is sure to find something they like! 1 2 3 4 5 Starlight 6 WB Revisions_Starlight 6 WB Revisions 12/12/2012 7:36 Page 1 REV

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All big old cities have legends. One of the Moscow legends is like the library that belonged to the Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Some people believe that there were 800 books in the Tsar’s library and that they were written in Latin and ancient Greek. Back in those days, books were very expensive, and so the Tsar kept his library away from people’s eyes.

У всех больших старых городов есть легенды. Одна из московских легенд похожа на библиотеку, принадлежавшую царю Ивану Грозному. Некоторые люди считают, что в царской библиотеке было 800 книг и что они были написаны на латыни и древнегреческом языке. В те времена книги были очень дорогими, поэтому царь держал свою библиотеку подальше от глаз людей.

Computers offer wonderful opportunities for everybody. Many teenagers enjoy using their computers. They make new friends and chat with them on the Internet.

But on the other hand, children who spend a lot of time at the computer, spend little time in the open air, they have virtually no real communication with peers. Many teachers in schools note the limited knowledge of children, lack of interest in reading books. Children sit in front of their PC or laptop (notebook) for hours and it’s bad for their eyes! They can’t stop playing cruel and silly games and become nervous and tired. The computer is sometimes a mere waste of time. Parents are concerned that the children using the Internet are not protected from negative information, which can be found on many sites. Computers are dangerous and addictive.

But besides many disadvantages in using the computer by children, there are of course some advantages too.

Regarding the education of children on the Internet, children can find all the necessary information that is not given even in the textbooks. The main condition - to be able to properly use the Internet resources, then the child will only benefit from the computer. Then the Internet helps greatly in children’s studies. They find the necessary information and ideas on the net and use them in their work. The computer helps them both to relax and to get a lot of new interesting information.      

To my mind, it’s a useful gadget.