14. The adventures of Mark and Allie. (Gram: all grammar. Key words: The first meeting, office gossip, renting a flat, how does Allie reply to Mark, apologizing, giving excuses).

Allie is from Cambridge and Mark is from San Francisco. Their first meeting was in London, where Allie was working in the office and Mark to come there on business. They got on well and liked each other. They were offered a job in a new office in Paris. There Allie was boss. Because she was a managing director. He was a marketing director. Mark renting a flat in Paris. Allie did not want that the people in the office knew about their relationship. Only Nicole knew it. But they always try to be together one day they had to entertain Scarlett, who arrived Paris for a concert. Then Mark, Scarlett and Allie going to one of the expensive restaurant in Paris. But he doesn’t satisfied. One day, when they were in Louvre they are discus about their colleagues. But then Allie has seen Ben from office and said to Mark to not turn around. But Ben had seen them and told other people in the office that he saw Mark and Allie together. And colleagues gossiped about their relationship. Then Allie by mistake sent a personal email to everyone in the office. She pressed reply to all.

Dear Mark! Thank you for a wonderful weekend. After that she apologized to everyone in the office. She gives excuses and said that she had it without thinking. But after their secret was discovered. They got married.

15. The most important invention of the modern world (Gram: Phrasal verbs. Key words: to invent, convenient, more expensive, advantages (firstly, secondly, thirdly) and disadvantages (on the one hand, for instance), although).

At present mobile phones have become popular in our everyday lives and the majority of people can hardly imagine themselves without cell phones. Is it just a tribute to fashion or a necessity of a modern person? For instance iphone is very expensive, but in spite of price most of young people buy them.

It isn’t a secret that today many people feel quite helpless if they have left their mobile phones at home. First of all cell phones give us an opportunity to keep in touch with people in any place and at any time. Besides, modern mobile phones are multi-functional: they provide access to the Internet, have various games, cameras, memory sticks.

Nevertheless we can’t deny that mobile phones provoke a range of problems. People will set up to see each other less frequently. Mobile communication requires quite a lot of money and people have to control the amount of money on their accounts constantly otherwise the most convenient moment they won’t be able to phone the people they need. But the greatest disadvantage of cell phones is certainly their harmful influence on people’s health.

In my opinion nowadays mobile phones are an integral part of life of any person and we can’t stop it. I personally need it everyday for my university and to keep in touch with my friends and relatives, though I’m aware of its deleterious influence on my health.