(People need vitamins to stay healthy. “Vita” means life in Latin. People get vitamins from the food they eat. There are a lot of vitamins in fruit and vegetables. But you can hardly find any useful vitamins in Coke, chips and other fast food. Each vitamin is responsible for different things in the human body. There are about ten major vitamins. They are usually named by a letter of the alphabet (А, В, C, D, etc.) (ˈpiːpl niːd ˈvɪtəmɪnz tuː steɪ ˈhɛlθi. “ˈvaɪtə” miːnz laɪf ɪn ˈlætɪn. ˈpiːpl gɛt ˈvɪtəmɪnz frɒm ðə fuːd ðeɪ iːt. ðeər ɑːr ə lɒt ɒvˈvɪtəmɪnz ɪn fruːt ænd ˈvɛʤɪtəblz. bʌt juː kæn ˈhɑːdli faɪnd ˈɛni ˈjuːsfʊl ˈvɪtəmɪnz ɪn kəʊk, ʧɪps ænd ˈʌðə fɑːst fuːd. iːʧ ˈvɪtəmɪnɪz rɪsˈpɒnsəbl fɔː ˈdɪfrənt θɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈhjuːmən ˈbɒdi. ðeər ɑːr əˈbaʊt tɛn ˈmeɪʤə ˈvɪtəmɪnz. ðeɪ ɑː ˈjuːʒʊəli neɪmd baɪ ə ˈlɛtər ɒvði ˈælfəbɪt (А, В, siː, diː, ɪtˈsɛtrə.)
Vitamin A is in green and yellow vegetables, milk and eggs. It’s necessary for seeing in the dark. Vitamin B1 is in meat, porridge and bread. В1 is responsible for the nervous system. Lack of this vitamin leads to serious illnesses and even death. ˈvɪtəmɪn ə ɪz ɪn griːn ænd ˈjɛləʊ ˈvɛʤɪtəblz, mɪlk ænd ɛgz. ɪts ˈnɛsɪsəri fɔː ˈsiːɪŋ ɪn ðə dɑːk. ˈvɪtəmɪn biː wʌn ɪz ɪn miːt, ˈpɒrɪʤ ænd brɛd. В wʌn ɪz rɪsˈpɒnsəbl fɔː ðə ˈnɜːvəs ˈsɪstɪm. læk ɒv ðɪs ˈvɪtəmɪn liːdz tuː ˈsɪərɪəsˈɪlnɪsɪz ænd ˈiːvən dɛθ.
Vitamin С is in every fruit and vegetable. You can find this vitamin in black currants, strawberries, oranges and grapefruits, onions, cabbages and green peppers. Vitamin С is important for building bones and teeth. It helps to prevent colds. ˈvɪtəmɪn С ɪz ɪn ˈɛvri fruːt ænd ˈvɛʤɪtəbl. juː kæn faɪnd ðɪs ˈvɪtəmɪn ɪn blæk ˈkʌrənts, ˈstrɔːbəriz, ˈɒrɪnʤɪz ændˈgreɪpˌfruːts, ˈʌnjənz, ˈkæbɪʤɪz ænd griːn ˈpɛpəz. ˈvɪtəmɪn С ɪz ɪmˈpɔːtənt fɔː ˈbɪldɪŋ bəʊnz ænd tiːθ. ɪt hɛlps tuː prɪˈvɛnt kəʊldz.
Vitamin D is in eggs. People can also get it from sunlight. It makes our bones strong. Vitamin E is necessary for skin and body. It’s in the wheat and nuts. ˈvɪtəmɪn diː ɪz ɪn ɛgz. ˈpiːpl kæn ˈɔːlsəʊ gɛt ɪt frɒm ˈsʌnlaɪt. ɪt meɪks ˈaʊə bəʊnz strɒŋ. ˈvɪtəmɪn iː ɪz ˈnɛsɪsəri fɔː skɪn ænd ˈbɒdi. ɪts ɪn ðə wiːt ænd nʌts.
Vitamins B6 and К are necessary for human blood. You can find B6 in beans and milk; К — in potatoes, tomatoes and carrots. Vitamins make people healthy, optimistic and strong. ˈvɪtəmɪnz biː sɪks ænd К ɑː ˈnɛsɪsəri fɔː ˈhjuːmən blʌd. juː kæn faɪnd biː sɪks ɪn biːnz ænd mɪlk; К — ɪn pəˈteɪtəʊz, təˈmɑːtəʊzænd ˈkærəts. ˈvɪtəmɪnz meɪk ˈpiːpl ˈhɛlθi, ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk ænd strɒŋ.
Remember: I eat to live, but I don’t live to eat. Choose healthy food. aɪ iːt tuː lɪv, bʌt aɪ dəʊnt lɪv tuː iːt. ʧuːz ˈhɛlθi fuːd.
I was very glad to hear from you again. I haven't written for ages because of my school activities.
In your letter you ask me to tell you about my favorite kind of sports. With a pleasure. I like many kinds of sports but best of all I like football. It's the game of my dream. I play for my school football club "Shkolnik". We are good players and we win almost every competitions. Besides it I'm a football fan and I like to watch every match on TV or in the stadium. And what about you? Tell me about your favorite kind of sports. That's for me today. I have to go.
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