I would live out of the ordinary. My house is a pretty eccentric and brand new with all the luxuries. I would buy the well-maintained house. This house is spacious, airy, quite and cosy. I`d like to have my own house on the bank of the ocean with crystal water, surrounded by high mountains and forest. I would live on the outskirts. I imagine my house to be 1-storeyed. Also under the ground is a cellar. The whole first storey is made of fiberglass. Through the walls you can see a wonderful view on the ocean.

As you come through the front door, you find yourself in a large hall with a fireplace. In my house are living room, two bedrooms, fitted kitchen, lounge, home cinema, two balconies and terrace. All rooms are fully furnished and fully equipped. My room faces the south, so it`s very sunny and has a lovely view on the whole beach. Moreover, I have many different electrical applainces in my house. 

A house of my dream is a beautiful place at any time of year. In winter it`s warm and cosy, in summer there is so much to do outside.

 All people are different and everyone has his own vision of the house of his dreams. I want my house to be eco-friendly, since I care about nature and about animals whose houses are destroyed every day by people. The atmosphere is polluted because of people and you can slightly slow it down by having eco-friendly house.

 My house will have three storeys: entrance hall, lounge, cellar, attic and my storey. I want to live out of the ordinary, so this house will be in the country and will have wind turbines, natural landscaping, solar thermal and solar PV system. It will be far from the shops and city, because they pollute the air. My house will be fully furnished and equipped with fitted kitchen on the first storey. In the rear patio will be a lot of trees and garden beds where I will grow vegetables and fruits. My house will have the newest security system. It will be brand new house with all the luxuries. I will build it from scratch.

 Eventually, my house is quite and cosy with its special atmosphere. It is place, where everyone will feel comfortable and protected. I hope one day I can build it.

All people like to dream about something. It's so fun and innocent. Dreaming about your future career, getting yourself a pet or about a house. And i'd like to tell you about my dream house.

My dream house is located somewhere on the outskirts of the town, but close to the tube station. It's modern and brand new with all the luxuries. I don't need too much space, so it's only one-storey. The roof is pitched and you can see the chimney coming through it. The house also has rear patio surrounded by a shared fence, because I want my dog to have enough space to run.
When you come inside you can see full-walled windows, which let in lots of sunlight. From the entrance hall you immediately see minimalistic fitted kitchen and the fully furnished living room where every evening is quiet and cozy. Deeper in the house is the bedroom with built-in wardrobes and a king size bed.

My dream house is perfect to relax after a stressful , call somebody over and have a great time outside in the patio or inside watching and watch a movie. It does not spoil the look of the neighbourhood and warms my heart.

Behind the house I want football field there I will trained ,large beautiful garden with luxury flowers and big swimming pool with lounge chairs there I sunbathed and swam.
In front of the house I want big guard dog it will guard my house and garage with my cars. 

On the ground floor should be gym,sauna with swimming pool and billiard in which I will play with my friends.

On the first floor must be a large kitchen where delicious smells,a dinning room ,a comfortable living room with a fireplace and big windows. 

On the second floor should be my bedroom and children’s bedroom with the own separated bathrooms and my cabinet. 

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2. What does the speaker want to say? Firstly, .... Secondly,.... Finally, ....

3. What do you agree with? What is the most interesting/useful idea for you?

4. Put down 7-8 more important ideas the speaker points out.

5. What can you say in conclusion? In conclusion, .....

2. Understanding that making small decisions may not be easy will help make important decisions easier.

3. Fear of the unknown is a big part of our motivation in difficult choices.

4. It’s more correct to say about a difficult choice that it is a choice between equally good options. But it is not. 

5. The puzzle arises from the thoughtless assumption we make about values. We unconsciously admit that values such as justice, beauty, and kindness are akin to scientific quantities like length, mass, and weight.

6. But the world of values is different from the world of science. Things in one world can be measured with real numbers. Things in another world - no. It is not necessary to assume that the world of what is - the world of weight and length - has the same structure as the world of what we should do.

7. In a world of difficult choices, we have to resort to our ability to create rules, the ability to create arguments for ourselves.

8. Choosing between the options «on an equal footing», we can do what we want. We can justify the choice of option with our position.

9. Faced with a difficult choice, we should not bang our heads against the wall, trying to decide which option is better. There is no better option. Instead of looking for external arguments, you need to look for internal arguments. 

10. Those who do not resort to the ability to create their own rules, making difficult choices, go with the flow. Floating with the flow allow the outside world to create their own life for them. 

I believe that making the right decisions will always be difficult, it just becomes easier to do over time. The more frightened you become, the better you will know yourself and the more arguments will be for decisions. The main thing is not to lie to yourself and choose what your soul wants.

1. What makes a choice hard are alternatives. In hard choices, one alternative is better than the other. In some choices none of them is better but you need to choose. 

2. We need to understand that hard choices are hard not because we are stupid. They are hard because there is no best option for us.

3. Hard choices are equally good options.

4. How are we suppose to choose when neither is better than the other, nor are they equally good? We compare of the overall merits of two is something we can make, and one we often do make. 

5. We unwittingly assume that values like justice, beauty, kindness, are akin to scientific quantities, like length, mass and weight. Take any comparative question not involving value, such as which of two suitcases is heavier. There are only three possibilities. The weight of one is greater, lesser or equal to the weight of the other. Properties like weight can be represented by real numbers – one, two, three and so on – and there are only three possible comparisons between any two real numbers. One number is greater, lesser, or equal to the other. Not so with values.

6. The world of value is different from the world of science. The stuff of one world can be quantified by real numbers but the stuff of the other world cannot.

7. There is no reason to believe that there are only three possibilities. Better, worse or equal. We need a new relation that describes what is going on in hard choices. This woman likes to say that the alternatives are "on a par." When alternatives are on a par, it may matter very much which you choose, but one alternative isn't better than the other.

8. A part of being rational is doing the better thing than the worse thing. Choosing what you have most reason to choose.

9. Hard choices are good opportunities for us to understand that reasons that govern our choices as correct or incorrect sometimes run out and this is when create reasons for ourselves to become the distinctive people that we are. And that's why hard choices are not a curse but a godsend. 

10. People who don't exercise their normative powers in hard choices are drifters. Drifters allow the world to write the story of their lives.

11. The lesson of hard choices: reflect on what you can put your agency behind, on what you can be for, and through hard choices, become that person.

12. When we face hard choices we should not look for a better alternative. There is no best alternatives. We should look for who are we trying to be. What we do in hard choices is very much up to each of us. 

     I agree with everything that this woman said. We should not beat our heads against a wall deciding which choice is best because there is no best choices. We need to choose what makes us happy. We should not choose what is expected of us. I believe that we need to choose what first came to our minds. We need to make hard choices impulsively, without thinking about the consequences, because in future we will regret that we did not choose what would made us happy.

1. In hard choices, one alternative is better than the other. Understanding hard choices uncovers a hidden power each of us possesses. 

2. We shouldn't think that all hard choices are big. Realizing that small choices can also be hard, may make big hard choices seem less intractable.

3. The choice becomes difficult due to the ratio of alternatives. In a difficult choice one option is better than one in one respect, the other option in another, but none of them is superior to the other in general.

4. Hard choices are hard not because of us or our ignorance; they're hard because there is no best option. 

5. We compare of the overall merits of two is something we can make, and one we often do make.

6. If you start with two things that are equally good, and you improve one of them, it now must be better than the other.

7.We unwittingly assume that values like justice, beauty, kindness, are akin to scientific quantities, like length, mass and weight.

8. The world of value is different from the world of science. The stuff of one world can be quantified by real numbers but the stuff of the other world cannot.

9.  We need a new relation that describes what is going on in hard choices.

10. When alternatives are on a par, it may matter very much which you choose, but one alternative isn't better than the other.

11. Choosing between the options «on an equal footing», we can do what we want. We can justify the choice of option with our position.

12.  Faced with a difficult choice, we should not bang our heads against the wall, trying to decide which option is better. There is no better option.

13. There is no best alternatives. We should look for who are we trying to be. What we do in hard choices is very much up to each of us. 

14, Now, people who don't exercise their normative powers in hard choices are drifters

15.  reflect on what you can put your agency behind, on what you can be for, and through hard choices, become that person. 

  I agree with everything that this woman said.   I believe that we need to choose what first came to our minds. We need to make hard choices impulsively, without thinking about the consequences, because in future we will regret that we did not choose what would made us happy. We should not beat our heads against a wall deciding which choice is best because there is no best choices.

1. We shouldn't think that all the hard choices are big. It means that small choices can also be hard and it can make big hard choices seem less intractable.

2. Ruth Chang also says that we shouldn't think that hard choices are hard because we are stupid.

3. Many choices become difficult due to the alternative. When you have two options it is hard, but when you have three options it is even harder.

4. More often than not, we are scared to choose because of fear that we will not make the right decision.

5. These choices are hard because there is no best option.
6. A human cannot know everything and make a mistake with a choice this is normal.
8. To minimize risks, we can write out all the pros and cons of both options.
9. We are used to thinking that scientific thinking holds the key to everything of importance in our world, but the world of value is different from the world of science.
10. Each person has his values ​​and he must make a choice based on his values.
11. The alternatives will are in the same neighborhood of value, in the same league of value, while at the same time being very different in kind of value.
12. We need to introduce a new, fourth relation beyond being better, worse or equal, that describes what's going on in hard choices.
13. When we make a choice, there is no right or wrong option because it is our decisions that create us as a person.
14. I agree with everything that this speaker says. 

2.Making difficult decisions is always paintful.

3.The choice becomes difficult due to the ratio of alternatives. In a difficult choice one option is better than one in one respect, the other option in another, but none of them is superior to the other in general.

4.Fear of the unknown is a big part of our motivation in difficult choices.

5.We compare of the overall merits of two is something we can make, and one we often do make.

6.A human cannot know everything and make a mistake with a choice this is normal.

7.In a world of difficult choices, we have to resort to our ability to create rules, the ability to create arguments for ourselves.

8.We need a new relation that describes what is going on in hard choices.

9.We are used to thinking that scientific thinking holds the key to everything of importance in our world, but the world of value is different from the world of science.

10.Faced with a difficult choice, we should not bang our heads against the wall, trying to decide which option is better. There is no better option.

11.The lesson of hard choices: reflect on what you can put your agency behind, on what you can be for, and through hard choices, become that person.

12.Now, people who don't exercise their normative powers in hard choices are drifters.

13.It is in the world of difficult choice that we have the ability to create internal arguments that allow us to become unique.

14.I agree with everything that this speaker says. 

I believe that making the right decisions will always be difficult, it just becomes easier to do over time. We need a new relation that describes what is going on in hard choices. This report would give you some advice on how to make a difficult choice.

1. Hard choices seem to be occasions for agonizing, hand-wringing. 

2. What makes a choice hard is the way the alternatives relate.

3.  In any easy choice, one alternative is better than the other. In a hard choice, one alternative is better in some ways, the other alternative is better in other ways, and neither is better than the other overall. 

4. Hard choices are equally good options.

5. Often we are scared to choose because of fear that we will not make the right decision.

6. Any person can make mistakes and correct them, it is normal.

7. the alternatives are in the same neighborhood of value, in the same league of value, while at the same time being very different in kind of value. That's why the choice is hard. 

8. Understanding hard choices in this way uncovers something about ourselves we didn't know. Each of us has the power to create reasons. 

9. When we choose between options that are on a par, we can do something really rather remarkable. We can put our very selves behind an option.

10. So when we face hard choices, we shouldn't beat our head against a wall trying to figure out which alternative is better. There is no best alternative.

11. So the lesson of hard choices: reflect on what you can put your agency behind, on what you can be for, and through hard choices, become that person. 

12. Hard choices are precious opportunities for us to celebrate what is special about the human condition, that the reasons that govern our choices as correct or incorrect. 
       
I completely agree with this woman, she said everything correctly. I believe that the main thing is not to be afraid to make mistakes, because we learn from our mistakes.

From: Mari Mets

Dear Mr. Smith,

My name is Mari, I am 17 years old.  At present I am in the eleventh grade. I am writing this letter to apply to a job position in the City Museum shop that is available on a newspaper.

Last year I worked in a grocery store and in a restaurant serving tourists and I enjoyed it very much. I would like to have the opportunity to meet people and practise my English again.

I enjoy going to museums and am particularly keen on history. I was elated to see your advertisement as I knew then that I have a chance to expand my learning. It is a good experience to discuss important highlights of the world to visitors.

I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

  

Sincerely, 

Mari Mets

2). There are certain patterns, but they sometimes can’t help. So even the smallest changes can have a big impact. And this means that knowledge and experience can not do here, because the system is changing too quickly.

3). There are so many things in the world that at the moment are not predictable. We know that climate change is real, but we cannot predict where forest fires will start, and we do not know which plants will be flooded. In an environment that is not predictable, rationality not only does not help us, it undermines and destroys our ability to adapt and respond.

4). So if efficiency is no longer our guiding principle, what should we do in the future? What thinking style will really help us? If earlier we concentrated on just-in-time management, now it’s worth starting to think about “all kinds of fire cases”. 

5). Countries that are concerned about climate change are aware of the need to use a number of solutions, to find various sources of renewable energy, and not just one. At the moment, the most developed countries have been working for years to change the systems of water supply, food and health care, because they are aware that by the time the forecast becomes accurate enough, it will be too late to start something. 

6). Try to experiment and create a lot of connections!

7). An unsuccessful experiment may seem irrational, but this is the only way to find out how the real world works.

8). She also considers, that preparedness, coalition building, imagination, experimentation, courage ... in our unpredictable times - these are colossal sources of vitality and strength. They are not always rational, but they give us enormous potential for adaptation, diversity and inventions. And the less we know about the future, the more we need these colossal sources of simple human and unpredictable skills.

9). The author said, that the more we allow cars to think for us, the less we start to think for ourselves. The more time doctors spend on electronic cards, the less time they spend on patients. 

 

I agree with everything that the woman said (and learned a lot of interesting facts about different plans in the areas of activity). I think we should not be afraid of anything. And no matter how contradictory this may sound, we should not control our future, because it is not measurable. We must have several plans at hand, not just one. Yes, it is costly and irrational, but it is reliable. We will have several ways out of a difficult situation, and not just one that may not be suitable. And do not forget about loved ones, because no technology and data will help us, like our friends, colleagues and parents. We are so brave that we invent things that we have never seen before. If you lose these skills, we will only have to go with the flow. But by honing and developing them, we can create any future that we want. The harsh truth is that the future is unknown, you can’t see it on the map. In conclusion, just... do not afraid be an experimenter. 

1. People who are African American are expected to forgive more often than other people.

2. The law leans severely towards punishment these days.

3. Lawyers and officials too often overlook the tools that law itself creates to allow forgiveness, when the principle should be the cornerstone of a thriving society.

4. Tools, when used, replicate the disparities, the inequities along the lines of race and class and other markers of advantage and disadvantage.

5. Historically, white people are pardoned four times as often as members of minority groups for the same crime.

6. Resentment is like drinking a poison and hoping it will kill your enemies.

7. Law can remove the penalties for those who apologize and seek forgiveness.

8. Youth are caught in worlds that are made by adults, and forgiveness can offer both accountability and fresh starts. 

9. Sometimes, a society just needs a reset when it comes to punishment and debt.

10. Forgiveness may encourage more violations.

11. Forgiveness could undermine the commitment that law has to treat people the same under the same circumstances, to apply rules evenly.

12. Forgiveness between individuals is supported by every religious tradition, every philosophic tradition.

13. This wonan taught law for 40 years and only now realized that they don't teach law students about the tools of forgiveness that are within the legal system, and nor do law schools usually explore the potential for new avenues for forgiveness that law can adopt or assist.

 

- Alicia believes that movies can be powerful (keep us up all night or show something that changed us).

- Also she points out that movies are basically a story being told. And storytelling is one of the “human” things that we know.

- She likes that after watching a movie with a friend you can have very different thoughts and stories forming in your heads.

- She tells that in a year 96% of directors are men and 4% are women meanwhile the ratio of graduates from film school are 50/50.

- With only male directors we watch stories only though one genders point of view.

- With female directors we see more women characters, they are more realistic and we can associate ourselves with them.

- In her opinion men get more opportunities to direct than a women. Not because studios that look for directors are sexist, but because for women it is harder to ask for budget because people only see directors as male. And they see women as a risk.

- But Alicia tells us that one of the first movie directors was a woman called Alice Guy Blache who made over 1000 short films and practiced colorful movies. Also there was Louis Weber who made films about social issues. Her most popular work was about abortion.

- But came the Great Depression and Hollywood became a business that didn’t see women as creative individuals.

- From Alicia’s point of view she doesn’t understand why we can’t go back to how the things rolled

- Movies from women, for women and about women are able to make money. It is just the change that we don’t want to face.

- It appears to Alicia that things are changing but very slowly. But the people watching the movies can really help this process just by… watching and sharing them.

 I completely agree with the speaker. Issues like that are one of the things that are dragging us further away from becoming equal. We are all able to make great things. And it doesn’t depend on gender.

Debbie Millman, designer, and podcaster, in this video, will tell us How symbols and brands shape our humanity.

-Branding is the profound manifestation of the human spirit, We can traces the evolution of branding in parallel with human evolution, from cave paintings to flags to beer labels and beyond.

-The speaker believes that It's not a coincidence that we've gone from documenting our reality on the cave walls of Lascaux to the walls of Facebook.

-Since ancient times, our ancestors tried to unite people and for this they used began to design telegraphic symbols to represent beliefs and to identify affiliations. 

-These symbols connect like-minded people.

-But faith turned out to be not the best way to unite, and wars began, and to determine who on which side people began to use flags. 

-Today is present on the army uniform the flag of her country.

-Soon Logos on products also began to appear to identify the manufacturer. An interesting fact is that the first such product was alcohol.

-The next step in evolution was the advent of the Internet. The Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street proved how the internet and hashtags could connect like-minded people with powerful beliefs to inspire change.

-In this short space of time, the concept of branding has changed more, than in a few thousand years.

-In her opinion, Our greatest innovations are the creation of brands that can make a difference in our lives and reflect the kind of world that we want to live in.

In conclusion, I agree with Debbie Millman in the end, people create brands for people. Additionally, I would like to say that it was very interesting to listen to branding history.

In the article, Dan Ariely raises the topic of how to change your behavior  for the better.

-In US spend between seven and eight hinder million dollars a year “ financial literacy”.There was recently a study and it turned out that the improvement is about three or four percent immediately after the course, and then it goes down. And at the end of the day, the improvement is about 0.1 percent.

-In his opinion, giving information to people is just not a good recipe to change behavior.

-Speaker believes that if we want to change behaviour, we have to change the environment.

-People often lie for their own benefit or to not look silly.

-He also consider that we hate losing more than we love to win. 

-In his view, people became very distrustful.

-Moreover, it appears to his that at resistance, little things play a big role.

-Speaker told about how he motivated very poor people in a slum called Kibera in Kenya to save a little bit of money for a rainy day. All methods worked, but some were better and some were worse.

-According to the speaker we never know for sure what is best for us. 

-Sometimes our intuition fails.

I completely agree with the speaker. I really liked one of the speaker's phrases ”the right way is not to change people, it’s to change the environment”

In conclusion, I want to say that the speaker clearly explains everything with a lot of examples. I advise everyone to watch this video.