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William Shakespeare was one of the greatest and famous writers in human history. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon a small town in the middle of England. His father wanted his son to be a well-educated person and William was sent to the local grammar school. Studying at school the boy actually did not have any free time. But he spent his rare spare hours walking in the forest or watching the river Avon. Soon he went to London and there he became an actor. At that time he began to write plays too. Shakespeare was at the same time an actor and a playwright. His plays were staged in many theatres, translated into many foreign languages.
That made Shakespeare a very popular man. He produced thirty seven plays at all. William Shakespeare wrote also a lot of poetry including his unbeatable sonnets.

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The greatest and the most famous of English writers, and probably the greatest playwright, was born in Stratford-on- Avon on April 23, 1564. At the age of twenty-one he went to London. At first he was an actor and a member of one of the chief acting companies in London. Then he began to write plays for this company and in few years became a well-known author. He wrote 37 plays. Among them are deep tragedies, such as Hamlet, King Lear, light comedies, such as All’s Well That Ends Well and historical dramas.
In London there is a monument to the great playwright in the Poet’s corner in Westminster Abbey.

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Mother: .Won.t you call back in ten minutes?.

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Who was the first to use the term “United Nations”?

The name “United Nations”, coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the “Declaration by United Nations” of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.
States first established international organizations to cooperate on specific matters. In 1899, the International Peace Conference was held in the Hague to elaborate instruments for settling crises peacefully, preventing wars and codifying rules of warfare. It adopted the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes and established the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which began work in 1902.

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Last year we went to _______ Greece.

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We all develop study habits and techniques but have you ever stopped to ask yourself how effective these really are? Here are some things I have learnt about working 1_______. Lots of my friends go to the library. To my mind, that’s fine if you like to spend a lot of time outside chatting. If I really want to get some work done, I study on my own. Another thing my friends tell me is that they can study while listening to 2_______. I know I can’t. When I am revising, I turn the music off so that I can keep my mind on what I’m doing. Finally, a lot of 3_______ can’t do anything without a computer. Of course computers can be very useful, but I 4_______ to switch mine off while I’m studying so that I won’t be tempted to look at my e-mail or interesting webpages.
How you learn best is a very personal matter. I think it’s important to try things out for yourself and not just listen to other people.