How long has she been working in digital technology? Since 1994. When she joined an IT company called Spectrum.
Who did she meet while she was working at Spectrum? Brend Hoberman. She founded lastminute.com with him.
How much did they sell lastminute.com for? £577 million in 2005.
Where was she driving when she had a car crash? In Morocco.
Has she fully recovered from the accident? No. She hasn't. She still walks with a stick.
What has she been doing since 2007? She's been doing a lot of work for charities.
How long has she been director of Twitter? How many followers does she have? Since 2016. She has over 186.000 followers.
Answer the questions
Have you ever collected anything?
When I was in school, I loved collecting photos of celebrities. During those times I collected a bunch of photos. Nowadays I don’t have that kind of interest right now.
2. What do the people collect?
People collect: dolls, the royal memorabilia and Coca-Cola cans.
3. Which do you think are most surprising?
For me, Davide Andreani’s collection is very interesting and surprising. Collecting Coca Cola Can is amazing. I and many others throw such cans in the trash cans. We consider them unnecessary. But Davide Andreani and people looks like him, it’s a big passion and a big part of their life.
Ex 3 Page N° 114
Davide Andreani's been collecting the cans since he was 15.
cans in the world. Davide received the Guinness World Record award for the "Largest Collection of Soft Drink Cans". He spent more 30 years in his life for this passion. I think it's not by the way.
Vocabulary Ex 5 Page N° 114
Jan is passion started accidentally
Jan is passion started by chance
Visitors complain if the images aren't realistic enough
Visitors complain if the images aren't life-like enough.
3. The royal family is an everlasting story
The royal family is never-ending story
He uses his website to exchange cans and search for the most unusual.
He uses his website to swap cans and search for the rarest.
Bettina mends Barbie dolls in her hospital
Bettina repairs Barbie dolls in her hospital.
.... including one of the first from 1959
.... including an original one from 1959
Jian Yang was forbidden to have a Barbie doll when he was a little boy.
Jian Yang wasn't allowed to have a Barbie doll when he was a little boy
'Are your grandparents still alive?' 'My grandmother is. My grandfather died before I was born.
The death of his uncle came as a great shock. It was totally unexpected.
He died of a heart attack. The funeral will take place at St Peter's Church next Thursday.
'Do you still have your dog?' 'No. He's been dead a long time. I miss him terribly '.
Ex 4. Page N° 116
What is Harry's age now? Now Harry's age 30.
What is a 'honeymoon'? In my opinion, honeymoon time is the best time for newlywed couple. Couples get enough time to know each other better and a period of adaptation. Most importantly, the couples celebrates their love and the start of a new beginning in their ives.
Harry met Nina at school when they were 16.
They got engaged when they were 19.
They got married a year later in 2007.
They went to Venice on honeymoon.
After a few years, the marriage started to go wrong.
They split up. Nina left Harry.
They finally got divorced in 2012.
Harry remarried in 2017. He married Laura, a colleague from work.
They couldn't afford a honeymoon.
It's their anniversary today! They've just had a baby boy.
5th Lesson HOMEWORKS
Ex 1. Page N° 120
Answer the questions.
Is Lewis' brother coming home at the weekend?
Not shure, he may come
Is Holly going to her uncle's barbecue?
She may come, if it doesn't rain.
Ex 2. Page N° 120
What are you doing this weekend?
If the weather's good, I'll go to the beach.