1. He has a good friend.
2. I can swim well.
3. She has got a pet. It’s a cat.
4. We are in the park.
5. They are in the classroom.
6. Can you help me?
7. John can ride a horse.
8. How old are you?
9. How old is your dog?
10. I am ten.
11. I am from Russia.
12. My name is Vladimir.
13. She is a good pupil.
14. My sister can speak English well.
15. Susan has got a nice dress.
16. I have got a brother.
17. My brother can read.
18. They have a lot of roses.
19. Mary is from London.
20. My friends are in the garden.
21. How old is your Granny?
22. They can skate well.
23. Have got a rabbit?
24. His father is a doctor.
25. Her mother is a teacher.
26. Alice can sing well.
27. A mouse has a little house.
28. Nick has got a computer.
29. My mum and dad are at home.
30. My dog’s name is Rex.
31. Rex can run and jump well.
32. A giraffe has got a long neck.
33. A crocodile has a strong tail.
34. The crocodile is angry.
35. My dog is black.
36. Can you play tennis?
37. I have a new computer game.
38. They have a white car.
39. The car is in the garage.
40. I am not at home now.
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The article is about the News of the World, which was the biggest-selling Sunday newspaper in the English-speaking world.
Its story started in 1843 by John Bell who believed that people wanted to read about crime and scandal. In the 1950s the newspaper sold in more than 8.5 million copies. In 1984 the owners of the NoW transformed it from a broadsheet to a tabloid and focused on exposing the wrongdoing of the rich and famous. But in 2006 people found out that the NoW journalists had used phone hacking and bribing. That led to the closure of the newspaper in 2011.
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I believe the press should balance freedom of expression with respect for privacy. As we all know freedom of expression, or freedom of speech, is a vital human right, and all mass media in the world use this right when they try to find some interesting news and do it faster than their competitors. However, freedom of expression does not mean permissiveness. I think it is OK when newspapers write about people's wrongdoing, but I am sure it is wrong to write about these people's families or their health - this is called private information. The balance can be achieved if newspapers send some kind of pre-publication notification to people concerned. Or there must be some rules concerning the so-called taboo subjects.
