1 A: Right, Jones! It's a yellow card for you.
B: Oh Ref! What had I done?
A: I had already blown the whistle three times, Jones, but you
carried on playing!
2 A: Did you see the ice hockey last night, Ben?
Great goal by Grabic, huh?
B: Well, I was watching the game when the doorbell rang. I went to
answer it. It was some sales person, and when I got back, I had missed
the goal!
A: No way!
A: Arthur, at seventy-six years of age you're the
oldest competitor to finish the marathon today.
Why did you decide to run?
B: Oh, well, last year my grandson and I were
watching the race on TV when he asked, 'Granddad, have you
ever done that?' I told him that I hadn't run a
marathon and he said, 'Maybe you should try.'
So, I did it for my grandson, Timmy. Can I say hello to him?
Hello, Timmy!
Comparison Items | Great Britain | Ukraine
1. Population | 66 million | 44 million
2. Area | 242,495 km² | 603,628 km²
3. Parts | England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland | Center, South, West, East
4. Borders | No land neighbours | Belarus, Russia, Poland, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary
5. Highest Mountains | Ben Nevis, Ben Macdui, Braeriach | Hoverla, Pip Ivan, Velykyy Verkh
6. Longest Rivers | River Severn, River Thames, River Trent | Danube River, Dnieper River, Dnister River
7. Largest Lakes | Lough Neagh, Loch Lomond, Loch Ness | Yalpuh
8. Climate | Cool, wet winters and warm wet summers | Cold, snowy winters and warm summers
I believe that everyone wants to have a happy family and good relations with all its members. In my opinion, a happy family should have mutual interests, hopes and dreams to share. Other important issues are love, trust and respect. No family can exist without love. Happiness is also impossible without love. When people love each other, they can overcome all the obstacles.
Unfortunately, modern couples often build their relations on some other values, such as money, social position, etc. They think that happiness will come itself and nobody has to make an effort. They are mistaken, as good family relations are impossible without mutual understanding and love.
Children in the family also play an important role. To keep up ideal relations with parents they should be kind to them, trusting and understanding. They should share everyday joys and sorrows with their parents. Whenever, there is a difficult situation, parents are the first people to help them and find the way out.
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