II. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

1.How many runners are going to take part in the race?

2.Where would they like to organize the starting line?

3.Why do they need to have first aid points?

III. Let's talk about Belarusian national cuisine.

1.What can you tell me about eating habits in Belarus?

2.Do you like cooking? Why(not)?

3.What questions will you ask a friend who has invited you to a pot-luck party?

4.Which national dishes can you recommend a tourist to taste in Belarus?

5.Scientists say that fast food is unhealthy but teenagers can not stop eating it. What do you think about it?

№12 BULLYING AGAIN?

I. 1. Read a part of the interview with Audra Mari, Miss Teen USA, taken by the magazine "Seventeen" and say in 2—3 sentences what it is about.

Seventeen: What was your experience with bullying¹ in high school?

Audra Mari: One Sunday, I came home and there was a big picture on the door. It was basically making fun of me because I’m tall. Once the girls prepared a slogan to support a football team. The slogan wishing good luck faced the team, but the back of the slogan read “Go Llome Mari”. And the whole student section saw it. One time during lunch, I was sitting with all my friends, and a girl came up to me and threw a paper lunch bag at me. She said, “You can eat this for lunch, it is for horses.”

Seventeen: What was going through your head when all of this was happening?

AM: At first, I tried to keep it in and not tell anyone except for my friends because I thought that it’d finish after the first few weeks, but this happened all year. So finally, I told my mum, I told her everything. She talked to the administration, and they brought the girls in and talked to them about it. The girls were punished. So you just have to bring it to the attention of adults.

Seventeen: In spite of all this, you still managed to make it to the Miss Teen USA competition and win it. How did you find the confidence to go for it?

AM: You just have to ignore it and have confidence² in yourself. I was a three-sport athlete — hockey, soccer, and volleyball — and I gave them up to do my modelling career.

Seventeen: What’s your advice for girls dealing with bullies today?

AM: Stay confident and know that this is not the end of the world, that you are not going to be in high school for the rest of your life. There are mean girls wherever you go, but you don’t need to be with them when you get older. You’re not in a classroom with them, you’re not eating lunch with them, so look past it and know that it’s going to end. Looking back, I’d say you just need to focus on what you want to achieve and not let people get in your way or upset you. Also, tell a trusted adult, tell all your friends, tell anyone you can. If you keep it inside, it’s just going to eat you.

¹ to bully-дразнить, запугивать confidence - уверенность

2.Mari was cruelly bullied. Read aloud the extract which says about it.

3.How did she react to bullying?

4.What advice does she give to other children?

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