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EXPLORE THE VILLAGES AROUND HARTBRIDGE

Few people go outside the city, and so they miss out on experiencing the scenery and the fascinating history of this beautiful Hartbridge. This brochure will tell you what you can see if you take a short bus ride out of the city.

Camberwell

The historic village of Camberwell was once the home of the wealthy Hugo family. They lived in a huge country house, CamberwellCourt, and owned all the land in the area. The family sold their house In the 1 940s, and it is now open to the public. You can spend a whole day walking around the house and gardens. There is a small exhibition about the family, a children's play area, a gift shop and a restaurant. But the village of Camberwell is also worth a visit. There are some beautiful cottages with well kept gardens, and there is a small church which dates back to the eleventh century. To get to Camberwell, take Bus 46 from the Bus station. Buses leave every two hours.

Hidcot

Hidcot is an attractive village situated on the River Owell. Wildlife lovers should visit the Nature Park to the south of the village, where there are large numbers of rare birds and flowers. However, you will probably see plenty of wildlife from the bridge in the village centre! In Hidcot, you can take a two-hour river cruise - a great way to see the countryside and learn about the local wildlife from a guide. If you prefer to explore the river by yourself, it's well worth walking one and a half miles along the river to the pub 'The Boat' which cannot be reached by road. Here, you can hire small boats and explore the river at your leisure. To get to Hidcot, take Bus 7A to Reeford. Hidcot is half way between Hartbridge and Reeford.

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JAZZ

My name is Katie and I play the trumpet in my school jazz band. Last month we held a jazz competition with bands from local high schools - and our band won!

Each band had their own costumes, ranging from black school uniforms like my band wore, to brightly-colored T-shirts, We did not look much like adult professional bands, but all of us were used to performing in competitions, so the quality of playing was amazing, especially considering everyone was so young. Players from each band even created new tunes right there on stage. It was exciting to watch - but even better when my band played on stage!

We have a great jazz band at my school, but not everyone who wants to play in it gets accepted - only about half, in fact. But anyone who is keen to play goes to jazz practice before school, and we often spend time together after school, listening to jazz and learning its language. There are aiso trips to jazz summer camps across the country - I have been to a couple and learnt a lot.

Adults are often surprised that young people are getting interested in jazz. My musicteacherthinks it is because pop music is not challenging enough for people like me who are serious about music. But I find it exciting because it is both new and old at the same time - you can create your own music, but you also feel you are a part of its history, as you are playing on stage in the same way as great jazz performers before you.

My school is really lucky because we have great teachers, and parents who have supported us all the way. Without them, we would never get anywhere with our music. Because all of us want to connect our life with music!

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HARMONICA

That night i heard music from somewhere upstairs. I found a young man who was sitting in his room playing the harmonica.

His name was Bubba. I sat and listened to him. We didn't talk, but after about an hour, I asked, 'Can I try it?' and he said 'OK', and gave me the harmonica. I began to play.

After several minutes, he asked, 'Where did you learn to play like that?'

'I didn't learn anywhere,' I said.

On Friday night, I went to the Students' Centre. There were a lot of people there, and Jenny was wearing a long dress and singing. Three or four other people were in the group with her, and they made a good sound. Jenny saw me and smiled, and I sat on the floor and listened. It was wonderful.

They piayed for about an hour, and l was lying back with my eyes closed, listening happily. How did it happen? I'm not sure. But suddenly I found that I was playing my harmonica with them'

Jenny stopped singing for a second or two, and the others in the group stopped playing. Then Jenny laughed and began to sing with my harmonica, ard then everybody was saying 'Wonderful!' to me.

Jenny came to see me. 'Forrest, where did you learn to play that thing?'

'I didn't learn anywhere,' I told her

Well, after that, Jenny asked me to play with their group every Friday, and paid me $25 every time!

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THE PILOT WHO WAS NEVER PAID

One of the most famous life-savers in history saved thousands of lives and many ships. This swimmer and navigator first appeared at the end of the nineteenth century. For more than twenty years he had guided ships through dangerous waters, The incredible life-saver could not read or write, had no training and worked for nothing. The sailors called him Jack, and he was a dolphin.

Near the coast of New Zealand, there is a very dangerous passage through the D'Urville Islands called French Pass. French Pass had a bad reputation until Jack arrived. Then for over twenty years, it was safe.

For all those years, twenty-four hours a day, Jack met passing ships. He swam along at the side of the ship for miles, playing and jumping into the air, then diving under the ship and appearing on the other side. But when the ship reached the entrance to French Pass, Jack swam in front of the ship and stayed there, indicating the only safe channel through the Pass, until the ship was on the other side.

In 1 903, a passenger on board the Penguin drank too much and fired a gun at Jack. The sailors were angry and wanted to throw him into the sea, but the captain stopped them, Jack wasn't seen for two weeks and everybody thought he was dead. Then, one morning, he appeared again. After he was shot at by a passenger on the Penguin, Jack never met that ship again - the only ship he refused to accompany.

With only a human pilot to guide It, the Penguin hit some underwater rocks in the Pass a few years later and was lost. Jack probably died of old age in 1912, but he wasn't forgotten. The story of his life-saving ability is recorded on a statue erected to his memory on the beach of Wellington.

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THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

London in the middle of the 1 7th century was a city of narrow, dirty streets. Indeed, the streets were so narrow that it was often possible for a person at a window on one side of the street to shake hands with a neighbour on the other side. There was little light and air. Rubbish lay piled up in dark corners. It is no wonder that epidemics were common.

The greatest epidemic of the plague broke out in 1665. It was a sad time for London. The streets were empty, shops were closed and there were few boats on the Thames. Every house in which there were sick people was shut up, and no one was allowed to go in or out, and the door of the house was marked with a red cross.

The following year the Great Fire took place. It broke out late on a Saturday night in a street not far from London Bridge. The summer had been dry, a hot east wind blew and the fire spread quickly. This is what we read in the diary of John Evelyn, who saw the terrible fire with his own eyes. The Thames was covered with boats full of people. On the other side one could see carts carrying out the saved goods out into the fields and people putting up tents. At night the fire could be seen ten miles away.

The fire burnt for five days and destroyed the greater part of the city. But it did the city good, as it cleared away the old wooden houses and dirty, narrow streets.

A monument near London Bridge still marks the spot where the fire broke out. Sir Christopher Wren, the famous architect of that day, took part in rebuilding the city. The greater part of it had been of woods, but after the fire wider streets and brick houses were built. The old church of St. Paul was among the buildings destroyed by the fire. In its place Wren built the present St. Paul's Cathedral. He lies buried under the roof of his own great work. These words are written on his grave: "Reader, if you want to see his monument, look around".

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DIANA'S NEW JOB

- Hey Diana, how is your new job going?

- Great.! love driving those tourists around. It's one of the best jobs I've ever had,

Alan.

- Where did you take them today? Were you on the bus again?

- Yeah, we had them on bus and we took them to the canyon.

- Did you have time for lunch?

- We didn't have any time for lunch at all. The tourists had something to eat in the cafe near the canyon entrance but we had to organize the rest of the day with the staff at the park. We had a few minutes just to grab a sandwich later on.

- What time did you get back to the hotel? You look exhausted!

- We got back at five and then we had a little time with the leader of the tourist group discussing tomorrow's itinerary.

- Where are you going tomorrow?

- Oh, it's a much easier day tomorrow. We are taking them to the city museum in the morning and then to the aquarium after lunch. I don't think there will be too

many problems.

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JOBHUNTING

John: Now, tell me something about your work experience, Pia.

Pia: Well, I worked in the offices of my mother's caterers when I left university. John: And what sort of company does your mother run?

John: And how long did you work there for?

Pia: About a year or so. They put me on the phones and I was also responsible for all the advertising and our leaflets, business cards and the website.

John: So you didn't do any of the cooking?

Pia: No ...they kept me a long way from the kitchen.

John: So what did you do after that?

Pia: Well, I traveled for a little while, mostly in Europe and a little in South America. John: How long did you go travelling for?

Pia: Oh, it wasn't too long. Maybe about six months. I had a job that was going to start at the end of the year so I had about six months free, so I thought «why not?» John: Did you have any problems with the languages where you went?

Pia: Not really. I speak Italian and Spanish quite well....

John: Oh yes, it's written here on your resume, isn't it?

How iong have you been studying those languages?

Pia: Well, my father is Italian so I am fluent in Italian. I have studied Spanish for about seven years so I can get by pretty well in that too.

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MEMORY MATTERS BY ILKA BRADSHAW

A team of Dutch scientists have discovered a drug that they believe causes bad memories to disappear. During trials, the team created a new fearful memory in 60 volunteers by associating pictures of spiders with a mild electric shock. The team then measured the level of fear this memory created when each volunteer saw the spider pictures again. When the team administered the particular drug to a volunteer before reactivating the spider memory, the team found a clear reduction in that volunteer's fear level of spiders. The drug effectively reduced the impact of the volunteer's unpleasant memories. The Dutch scientists are very excited by their findings. At present, doctors commonly use the drug to treat high blood pressure. However, they now think that the drug could also help people suffering from severe trauma. This could include the emotional crisis people experience as a result of a natural disaster, or a shocking event such as a train or plane crash.

But behind the Dutch scientists' delight at this new scientific breakthrough, there are a number of important moral issues.

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DIALOGUE

Sharon: I hear you're off to work in Australia next year Ian. How exciting!

Ian: Yeah, that's right. I've got a holiday visa but I'll try and find work while I'm there.

S: So how long are you going for then?

I: Just for three months or so...but it'll be long enough to test the water.J'm thinking about emigrating you see.

S: Isn't it really difficult to get a permanent visa?

I: Yes, it is. Apparently, it's done on a type of points system...they give priority to certain professions...but as a mechanical engineer, I should stand a reasonable chance.

S: I guess the other option would be to fall in love with a nice Australian girl.

I: Well, you never know...

S: Won't you miss England though?

I: Well, I'll miss my family and friends of course...but the world's become a much smaller place with the internet and cheap international flights...The truth is I've got itchy feet.

S: So you've been bitten by the travel bug, have you?

I: Yes, I guess so. It's a spectacular country and life in Australia's supposed to be really laid-back...

S: So do you think you'll get-on well with the Aussies?

I: Yeah, they are really easy-going and they love outdoor life. The thought of doing adventure sports like scuba diving, hang-gliding-and windsurfing really appeals to me....

S: The weather will be nice too, won't it?

I: Yeah, apparently it can get really hot...really scorching in the summer but I'm sure I'll get used to that. Wouldn't you like to work abroad, Sharon?

S: Oh, yeah, definitely. I went grape-picking in the South of France a couple of years back and absolutely loved it. ...and of course, now that I'm a qualified nurse, I've got a lot more options.

2 H¥CKA / BAPMAHT 2

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ENGLISH GAMES: SQUASH

Squash is another of those peculiar English ball games. It was once played only in Britain and its colonies by members of the upper classes. Now it is one of the world's fastest-growing sports. New courts are springing up in almost every corner of the world.

A court consists of a square room, in which two players, equipped with rackets have to strike a small rubber ball. When a player strikes the ball, it may rebound from any of the four walls, but it must strike the front wall of the room before it touch-es the ground. His opponent then has to hit the ball in his turn. The ball must not bounce on the floor more than once before each player hits it; if the player fails to return the ball to the front wall or to hit the ball before it bounces twice, he loses the point.

The game is played on the covered court so you don't have to rely on the weather. Moreover, you needn't be a great athlete to play the game.

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AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN R. LOTT, JR.,

AUTHOR OF "MORE GUNS, LESS CRIME"

Question: What does the title "More Guns, Less Crime?" mean?

John R. Lott, Jr.: States with the largest increases in gun ownership also have the largest drops in violent crimes. Thirty-one states now have such laws-called "shall- issue" laws. These laws allow adults the right to carry concealed handguns if they do not have a criminal record or a history of significant mental illness.

Question: It just seems to defy common sense that crimes likely to involve guns would be reduced by allowing more people to carry guns. How do you explain the results?

Lott: Criminals are deterred by higher penalties. Just as higher arrest and conviction rates deter crime, so does the risk that someone committing a crime will confront someone able to defend him or herself. There is a strong negative relationship between the number of law-abiding citizens with permits and the crime rate-as more people obtain permits there is a greater decline in violent crime rates. For each additional year that a concealed handgun law is in effect the murder rate declines by 3 percent, rape by 2 percent, and robberies by over 2 percent.

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INTERVIEW WITH JON KRAKAUER

BT: What are you working on now?

JK: I'm six weeks overdue on a piece for National Geographic about going to the heart of Antarctica, to a place called Queen Maud Land, where I climbed with Alex Lowe, who's the best climber in the world.

BT: Most people have read Into Thin Air would be shocked to hear that you've gone climbing again since returning from Everest.

JK: Well, I came back from Everest with serious doubts about the whole business of climbing, but it's really important to me. I'd give up writing before I gave up climbing. I had this invitation to climb with the best, and to go to this amazing place with these beautiful, huge fins of granite sticking out of the ice that had never been climbed before. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I took it. I committed with a little anxiety, and when I went I had greater anxiety, but it ended up being one of the best trips I've ever done. It was uneventful, the climbing was the kind of climbing I know how to do technical, steep, vertical and overhanging granite. There was nothing higher than 11,000 feet.

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POMPEII: DESTROYED, FORGOTTEN, AND FOUND

Today many people who live in large metropolitan areas such as Paris and New York leave the city in the summer. They go to the mountains or seashore to escape the city noise and heat. Over 2,000 years ago, many rich Romans did the same thing. Many of these wealthy Romans spent their summers in the city of Pompeii. Pompeii was a beautiful city; it was located near the ocean, in the Bay of Naples.

In the year 79 C.E. (Common Era), a young Roman boy, who later became a very famous Roman historian, was visiting his uncle in Pompeii. The boy's name was Pliny. One day looking up at the sky Pliny saw a frightening sight. It was a very large dark cloud. This black cloud rose high into the sky. Rock and ash flew through the air. What Pliny saw was the explosion of the volcano Vesuvius. The city of Pompeii was at the foot of Mount Vesuvius.

When the volcano first erupted, many people were able to flee from the city and escape death. In fact, 18,000 people escaped the terrible disaster. Unfortunately, there was not enough time for everyone to escape. More than 2,000 people died. The eruption lasted for about three days. When the eruption was over, Pompeii was buried and forgotten for 1,700 years.

in the year 1 748 an Italian farmer was working on his farm. As he was digging, he found a part of a wall of the ancient city. Soon archaeologists began to excavate in the area. As time went by, much of the ancient city was uncovered. Today tourists come from all over the world to see the famous city of Pompeii.

 

 

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