Linda was fond of history and she told us lots of __________________ facts about the town. INTEREST

We also liked the Italian food very much. The waiter in the nearby pizzeria was a boy from Britain, so we never had any problems with __________________. COMMUNICATE

The only __________________ thing about Venice was the weather. It was unusually cold and windy that week. PLEASANT

Scientists have found that there is a direct __________________ between sunshine and our good mood. CONNECT

They noticed that people are kinder and more __________________ and easy - going when the sun is out. HELP

Sunlight __________________ improves negative moods and makes us feel less tired and more energetic. DEFINITE

On the other hand, when it is hot people did not feel __________________. COMFORT

On __________________ days people say they’re less satisfied with their lives. But whatever the weather is, it’s important to spend enough time outdoors. RAIN

Fresh air and sports can make any day feel __________________! AMAZE

If someone asks what your nationality is, how do you answer? For British people __________________ identity is a complex issue. NATION

Take me for example. I carry a passport issued by the British __________________. I was born in England, but my Mum is Scottish and my Granny is from Northern Ireland. So what am …

__________________, I am all of them: English, Irish, Scottish and British. ACTUAL

Each of the ‘nations’ has a lot in common but they also have their own unique culture and __________________ lifestyle. TRADITION

They __________________ it when people call them English. LIKE

And perhaps the most important __________________ of all – each nation has its own football team! DIFFER

St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. St Patrick is __________________ for his heroic deeds. FAME

People gladly believe in __________________ tales about St Patrick and don’t look for any historical evidence to prove them. AMAZE

And the facts often__________________ with the tales. For example, an old legend says that St Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. AGREE

This myth is actually untrue. At the time snakes appeared on the planet, Ireland was __________________ covered by water. COMPLETE

Now it is an island which means it is surrounded by water. The water makes it__________________ for snakes to get to the island. POSSIBLE

The same__________________ is true for New Zealand, Greenland, and many other islands. SITUATE

I’m not a child but I still like cartoons and animated films. __________________, I enrolled in an animation course in our university. RECENT

The __________________ of the course explained to us how animated films are made. TEACH

Basically, animation is just a series of pictures with a character. Each picture is a little different. When you show the pictures __________________ fast, it looks like they are …

Some people say animation is not a serious thing. I strongly __________________. AGREE

Animated films may be __________________ but clever and useful to learn new skills. FUN

I believe they can be used in many spheres, and most importantly of all in __________________. EDUCATE

The Turners were not used to snow. The most they ever got in Birmingham was an inch or so each winter. Even that happened quite __________________. RARE

The __________________ thing was that a tiny bit of snow was enough to cancel school and even to close some businesses. FUN

One night, in March of 1993, something very __________________ happened. EXCITE

Very cold air from Canada created the ‘Storm of the Century’. When the Turner kids woke up on Saturday morning, there were 17 inches of __________________ snow as far as the eye c…

The Turners were in shock. They had no idea what to do. Though Mr. Turner was an experienced __________________ he chose to leave his car in the garage. DRIVE

He wanted the whole family to stay at home but it was natural for the kids to __________________ with him. They put on the warmest clothes they had and ran outside to enjoy the sn…

There is a belief that some jobs suit men better than women and some other jobs are more appropriate for women than for men. Nowadays, women more and more often take jobs that ___…

A lot of women do __________________ and difficult jobs, becoming astronauts, pilots, and firefighters. DANGER

No one is surprised when a girl wants to be a police officer or a train __________________. DRIVE

In sports you can see a similar __________________. SITUATE

Girls play football, ice hockey, go boxing and do other sports that seem to be __________________ for women. USUAL

But the girls say that it is __________________ and they cannot see any reason why they should not go into the sport they like. EXCITE

Sam went to the giant aquarium near his house at least three times a week. He liked the fish and crabs, but the most __________________ creatures there were sharks. WONDER

Sam could watch them for hours. He took photos through the glass and collected __________________ about them. INFORM

It surprised him how fast a massive shark could be. Before the aquarium opened, Sam thought it was __________________ for sharks to be so quick and graceful. POSSIBLE

He knew that sharks were __________________ but they seldom attacked people. DANGER

Many people, however, had hunted them and sharks had become endangered. __________________, now there were laws protecting sharks. FORTUNATE

In the future, Sam wanted to be a __________________ and study sharks in the wild. SCIENCE

Last year I decided to take an English course in Britain. When I called the language school, the __________________ explained to me everything about the school and the courses. MA…

They had an __________________ range of courses – for all levels and ages. As for the accommodation, there were two options: staying in a student hostel or living with a host fami…

Naturally enough, I wanted to choose the __________________ community of the hostel. NATIONAL

__________________, my parents strongly disagreed with my choice, and I had to stay with the host family. FORTUNATELY

And I didn’t regret it! My host family was __________________. WONDER