Are you a couch potato?. Centuries ago, people didn’t have much 1_free_ time, because everybody was working too hard. In Britain in the 19th century, people invented football, rugby and cricket. It was even 2_impossible___ simply to watch

Are you a couch potato?

Centuries ago, people didn’t have much 1_______free_______ time, because everybody was working too hard. In Britain in the 19th century, people invented football, rugby and cricket. It was even 2___impossible_____ simply to watch a sport and give the 3______impression ____that you were actually doing something.

Later leisure activities became less demanding, the most people got a 4____variety____ of more or less 5___energetic___ interests and hobbies. But now there is a new type of 6__person__ who thinks that lying on the sofa watching television is the 7___most exciting____ thing.

This is the twenty-first century couch potato. For them, every8______activity_____is too much trouble, and 9___laziness_____ is an art form!

The Great Fire of London.

The Great Fire of London took place in 1666. It is 1______famous______ for being London’s largest fire in its 2,000-year history.

The fire destroyed thousands of homes, dozens of churches and many 2____important________city buildings.

At that time 500,000 people lived in London. It is believed that 3 ___nearly______ 70,000 people lost their homes.

The number of 4___deaths_____ was quite low. Experts are still 5________unsure _____ of how many people died, but only six deaths were 6_____actually_____ recorded.

The fire started at a 7_____bakery/ baker’s_______ after midnight on the 8__second____ of September. Because homes were made of wood in 9___those___ days, the flames spread fast.

The fire lasted for three days. Many people left London afterwards, but the city was rebuilt using stone and with wider streets that improved fire 10_______safety_______.

The Earth Hour.

Every year the world goes dark for one hour, the Earth Hour. The event is organized by the 1____national_____World Wildlife Fund.

At tourist destinations, in offices and 2___private____ homes, in offices and private homes, lights are switched off for one hour at 3____exactly_________ 8.00 pm.

The idea is to show that 4__our_____ planet is in 5___danger______ and it needs care and 6 ____protection. _____

It’s impossible to remain 7___indifferent___ to changes in the climate which go on and on.

The Earth Hour is not about saving an hour’s electricity. It’s about realizing that we live on a 8____wonderful______ planet and need to look after it – not just for an hour a year but every day.

The Earth Hour is a part of an 9 __ecological_____ education whose aim is to make people understand their 10____responsibility____ to the planet.

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Are you a couch potato?. Centuries ago, people didn’t have much 1___free___ time, because everybody was working too hard. In Britain in the 19th century, people invented football, rugby and cricket. It was even 2___impossible_____ simply to watch

Are you a couch potato?. Centuries ago, people didn’t have much 1_free_ time, because everybody was working too hard. In Britain in the 19th century, people invented football, rugby and cricket. It was even 2_impossible___ simply to watch