My best friend's name is Olesya. We have been friends for 20 years since kindergarten. We lived in the same house, our mothers are good friends. We went to the same group in kindergarten, we were in the same class. Olesya is very talkative and cheerful, she likes to tell funny stories, and knows how to cheer me up. She's a very reliable friend and I'm sure I can tell her anything.
About 4000 families are teaching their children at home, and they are doing very well. One example is the Tanner family from Hertfordshire. Eve Tanner, 27, and her 29-year -old husband James do not send their children to school. The Tanner children, six-year-old Stephen and eight-year-old Jason, study at home with their mother. They have a bright, comfortable study in their home. All around there are lots of books and the children’s paintings are on the wall. James says, “Both Eve and I think we got nothing from school -only a diploma. We had no fun at all; in fact, everything was boring.” Some parents who are teaching their children at home have a study
programme, but the Tanners don’t. Eve says, “The children love books – they read all sorts of things. And, of course, we read story books together. I teach them writing and mathematics, too. They write shopping lists for me. Then they go shopping with me and pay for the things we buy.” Eve and James take their children to the library, to museums, to concerts, to swimming pools and to gymnastics. They think these activities are very important. What do friends think? Eve says, “Most of them are very interested. Some friends are also thinking about teaching their children at home."
<span>1. I<u>nputs</u> are the factors of production (land,
labour, capital, materials) that are put into a business to produce goods and
services.
2. When all goods are <u>normal</u>, lower consumer income reduces the demanded
quantity for all goods.
3. When the Beatles and Rolling Stones first became popular, the demand for
haircuts (стрижка) suddenly <u>fell</u>.
4. When incomes <u>rise</u>, the demand for most goods increases. Typically,
consumers <u>buy</u> more of everything.
5. At any time, the market price may not be the <u>equilibrium price</u>
leading to excess supply (<u>surplus</u>) or excess demand (.<u>shortage</u>).
6. If there is a national food <u>shortage</u>, a government may <u>impose</u> a
ceiling price on food so that poor people can buy enough food.
7. Workers in poor countries having no resources for health and education are
often less productive than workers using <u>the same</u> technology in rich
countries. And without higher productivity it is hard <u>to increase</u> investment
in people as well as in machinery.
8. Japanese <u>consumers</u> pay as much as eight world prices for beef
(говядина).</span>
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2. got, found, had stolen
3. came, had returned
4. wanted, had lost
5. had examined