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- 7. The texts below (a-e) are parts of magazine articles. Match them
with the titles (1-6). There is one extra title which you don't need to
Fuse.
1) American Food
2) The Key to Your Adventures
3) Get the Certificate
4) Around the World
5) Goodbye to Old Traditions
6) Study Abroad
a) The first time anyone really did it, was for nothing more
than a shopping trip. For pepper and cinnamon, to be precise. In
1519, fine ships set sail from the Spanish coast in an attempt to
- Southern Sea", what we now call the Pacific Ocean.
find the south west passage leading from the Atlantic into the
b) So basically, it's all clear. We choose a university and sub-
mit the application forms. However, you soon begin to realize
that it's not all that easy. In the first place, it's a big shock to
learn that someone, who's finished a Russian high school. in
most cases, cannot go directly to a UK university. Why? First-
ly, age: Brits tend to finish school at 18; secondly, the qualifica-
tions received on finishing a Russian school are considered of a
lower level than the British equivalents.
- c) The times of Krusenstern and Columbus are long gone;
there are almost no places on the Earth left undiscovered by
sunglasses-clad tourists, carrying cameras with huge zoom
lenses. However, there is one thing which remains true of trav-
ellers throughout time they need money. But while the Con-
quistadors travelled under the patronage of their kings, mod-
ern young tourists must make do¹ by themselves and in this,
they are aided by cards credit cards and discount cards.
- d) In today's modern world, you can't really manage without
a computer. One way or another, professionals working in prac-
tically any area must be able to use a computer. Therefore, there
is a need for a uniform assessment of computer literacy, some-
thing like the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL).
Nowadays, in many countries, going to a university or train-
ing at the workplace requires having ECDL. In Romania, for ex-
ample, ECDL is approved by the Ministry of Education.
- e) The truth is, that families in the US eat together less often
than they used to. Instead of meeting at the dinner table, fami-
lies often meet in the kitchen, around the refrigerator. There's
no time for old-fashioned cooking. Quick snacks all through the
day have replaced it. And to save trouble, people eat wherever
they like, in the street, in front of the TV, or at their desks.