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TIM'S STORY

One Friday lunchtime I had to change some money and went to an exchange office on the main pedestrianised street in the city.
There was a queue of about half a dozen people also waiting to change their dollars, Now queuing is something that the English do when they have to but we tend to think how to avoid the queue - usually find another place or later time.
This time I was saved by a young man who suggested that if I wanted to change a few dollars we could do it quicker outside in the street.
1followed him outside and gave him the two $50 notes, While I waited tapped for the money I was tapped on the shoulder by another young man who explained to me that it was a slightly dangerous practice to change money on the street.
1 was embarrassed by this warning, and now wanted to get out of this situation as soon as possible, I turned to the chap and he returned the money immediately and went down the street. I stuffed the money in my pocket and went in the other direction to find another place to change my cash, But when I took the two notes out of my pocket 1 saw two one dollar notes! I might have saved ten minutes but I had lost nearly $100 instead and all because of my own stupid greed and impatience.
1 was still wondering where to seek help when I saw the two chaps who had taken my dollars. I came up up to them and asked if they wanted me to explain the story to the militiaman who was a few metres away. They quickly handed me the two $50 notes - which this time I had checked before pocketing them.
I was so glad to have my greed rewarded with some great luck that I gave them back theIr two one dollar notes - so they could catch someone else out? I don't know why!

1) Which island is the largest in the world?
2) Is there a sea without shores?
3) Why is the largest ocean called Pacific? Who gave it this name?
4) What is the name of the range of mountains that may be caked the centre of Europe?
5) Of what city has it been said that "sea is the street there"?
6) What is the resemblance between Canberra, Ottawa and Wellington?
7) Of what countries are these cities? (Alexandria, Calcutta, Durban, Rio-de-Janeiro, Haifa).
8) Black, Red, White, Yellow -what word (not colour) can be added to each of these to put them all in the same group?
9) Is there a capital of Asia?
10) In what countries are Normande, Queensland, Ontario, Texas situated?
11) What are the famous cities on the Ganges and the Nile?
12) Some of the following cities are capitals; some are not. Do you know which are which? (Ankara, Athens, Belfast, Brussels, Delhi, Geneva, Glasgow, Karachi, Madrid, New York).
13) What is the name of the strait where Europe and Africa come closest together?
14) Which is the highest mountain in North America?
15) What is the name of the most southerly state on the Pacific Ocean (the USA)?

London
London is the capital of Great Britain It lies on the both banks of the river Thames. London is one of the largest cities in the world. It is important industrial, political, economic and cultural centre of Great Britain.

London consists of four parts which are known as the City, the Port, the West End and the East End. The City is the heart of financial and business life of the country. It contains almost all important English banks and offices, headquarters of companies and corporations.

The West End of London is famous for its beautiful monuments and places, fine parks, fashionable shops and big hotels. The East End is quite different from the West End. It is the district of factories, plants and docks.

There are many places of interest in London. One of them is Trafalgar Square with Nelson`s Column. North of Nelson`s Column the National Gallery is situated. It houses a rich collection of paintings of different European schools.

In the West End of London there are a lot of places of interest. The Houses of Parliament, the seat of the British government, is one of them. It is also famous by its tower clock - Big Ban which is the best known clock in England. Close to the Houses of Parliament one can see the Westminster Abbey. This is the place of coronation of English Kings and Queens. It is also a memorial of famous people.

The Tower of London is the next interesting historical place. It was a fortress, a royal residence, a prison, now it is a museum. London has a great number of museums. The famous British Museum, one of the best museums in the world, is known by its library.

There are a lot of parks in British capital. Hyde Park is the most popular of them.

The Technical University is one of the biggest Higher Educational establishments in Omsk. It trains specialist for various branches of industry. It was founded in 1942. There was only one faculty at the University at that time. It was the mechanical – engineering faculty. The first 25 engineers graduated from this faculty in 1947.

Our University trains radio, electrical, polygraphical and mechanical engineers. It’s numerous laboratories for both teaching and research purposes are equipped with modern apparatus, tools and instrument to provide a high level of training.

There is a large library and a reading hall in the University where the students can get any necessary textbook on special subjects. In the reading hall one can get periodicals for reading. Reading and drawing – halls are also places where students prepare their hometasks.

The University teaching staff is large. There are more than seven hundred teachers, masters of science and professors who deliver lectures on different subjects and give classes to the students. The students attend lectures and classes according to the time – table. Besides, they have practice in the workshops and the laboratories.

The students study the following subjects: history, higher mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, descriptive geometry, machine elements, drawing, foreign languages and many others.

Twice a year students take examinations. Those who work hard at subjects during the term do not fail in the exams and pass them well, getting good and excellent marks.

There is a students scientific society at the University. Both first year students and those who are in the fourth or fifth years may join it and do research there.