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 Since 2006, I’ve perhaps viewed over fifty flats for rent in
several European countries. I continue to be shocked by
the sheer incompetence of landlords to make their
properties stand out to tenants.
Novi Sad, in Serbia, is a very specific, and difficult city for
renters. It is a ‘true’ student city and students have taken
over the rental market. Flats are also relatively cheap to
rent in Serbia, which means that landlords have little
incentive to renovate their properties. However, there will
always be high-earners or foreigners willing to pay two
hundred and fifty to four hundred euros for a decent, well-
furnished flat, and that is why landlords should focus on
improving the state of their properties

MEANING
1.sheer - used to emphasize how very great, important, or
powerful a quality or feeling
2.incompetence – lack of ability to do something
successfully or as it should be done
3.specific – relating to one thing and not others; particular
4.difficult – not easy or simple; hard to do or to understand
5.relatively - quite good
6.landlords – a person or organization that owns a building
or an area of land and is paid by other people for the use
of it
7.incentive – something that encourages a person to do
something
8.tenants – a person who pays rent for the use of land or a
building
9.foreigners – a person who comes from another country
10.decent – socially acceptable or good
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MEANING
1.practise - to do or play something regularly or repeatedly
in order to become skilled at it
2.improve – to (cause something to) get better
3.language – a system of communication consisting of
sounds, words, and grammar
4.organised – to do or arrange something according to a
particular system
5.different – not the same
6.interactive – An interactive system or computer program
is designed to involve the user in the exchange of
information
7.online – Online products, services, or information can be
bought or used on the internet
8.test – a way of discovering, by questions or practical
activities, what someone knows, or what someone or
something can do
9.speed – how fast something moves
10.whenever – every or any time
 Research shows that people who are basically explorers
and entertainers, do not care much about finishing their
work before enjoying themselves. They like to live one day
at a time, and impulsively follow where their heart leads.
They believe in living in the moment.
People who are diplomats, analysts, logicians and
mediators, tend to strike a balance between work and
play, with a slight inclination towards work than play.
People who are sentinels are definitely the ‘ant’ type,
working very hard now, so that they can enjoy the fruits of
their work later. They are very strict about themselves and
their work, and do not have a carefree attitude to anything
in life. They are likely to be successful in the long run, but
may seem to have a ‘dull’ life.

MEANING
1.basically – used when referring to the main or most
important characteristic or feature of something
2.entertainers – someone whose job is to entertain people
by singing, telling jokes, etc
3.impulsively – suddenly, without any planning and without
considering the effects your actions may have
4.moment – a very short period of time
5.diplomats – a person who officially represents a country’s
interests in a foreign country
6.analysts – a person whose job is to study or examine
something in an organized way
7.mediators – a person who tries to end a disagreement by
helping the two sides to talk about and agree on a solution
8.tend – to be likely to happen or to have a particular
characteristic or effect
9.strike – to hit or attack someone or something forcefully
or violently
10.sentinels – a person employed to guard something
 How are you? I’m fine. I’m at home, of course, because of
lockdown. I started my engineering course at Manchester University
last year, but I’m not there now. I went to Manchester in October
and I stayed in the student accommodation. We had lectures in the
lecture rooms for three weeks, but after that, we had to stay in our
accommodation because of Covid-19. I studied by computer. I
wanted to go out to bars and join a basketball team, but I couldn’t.
Luckily, there were some cool students in my accommodation. I
made some good friends and we had cool parties.
But now I’m at home. I’m still studying by computer. I have four
hours of lectures every day and then I work on projects. Actually,
it’s quite good. We can do a lot of things by computer. I use
different software programmes, read articles, and have discussions
with the other students. I enjoy those discussions because I’m alone
most of the time. Dad and mum are both at work all day. I can’t
leave my town or visit friends, so I work! I work much harder than I
did at school

MEANING
1.lockdown – an emergency situation in which people are
not allowed to freely enter, leave, or move around in a
building or area because of danger
2.accommodation – a place to stay or live
3.lectures – a formal talk on a serious subject given to a
group of people, especially students
4.projects – a piece of planned work or an activity that is
finished over a period of time
5.software – the instructions that control what a computer
does; computer programs
6.articles – work done in a law office while training to be a
lawyer
7.discussions – the activity in which people talk about
something and tell each other their ideas or opinions
8.town – a place where people live and work, containing
many houses, shops, places of work, places of
entertainment
9.stay – to not move away from or leave a place or
situation
10.leave – to go away from someone or something, for a
short time or permanently
 Last year, I did a surfing instructor course, and I spent the
summer teaching people to surf. It was great! I was in the
sea and sun all day, and every evening, my friends and I
had a barbecue on the beach. The surf school asked me to
return this summer, but I’m not going to do that. Last
autumn, I learned to scuba dive, and I’m going to do a
diving instructor course soon. Then, I plan to teach diving
all summer to earn some money. I don’t want to stay in the
UK. It’s too cold here! I want to fly to Greece or Egypt. I’ll
go there alone. I’m sure I will meet lots of cool people
there!

MEANING
1.instructor -a person whose job is to teach people a
practical skill
2.surfing – the sport of riding on a wave on a special board
3.spent – Something that is spent has been used so that it
no longer has any power or effectiveness
4.barbecue – a metal frame on which meat, fish, or
vegetables are cooked outdoors over a fire
5.return – to come or go back to a previous place
6.autumn – the season of the year between summer and
winter, lasting from September to November north of the
equator and from March to May south of the equator
7.scuba – the sport of swimming underwater with special
breathing equipment
8.teach – to give someone knowledge or to train someone;
to instruct
9.diving – the sport or activity of swimming or moving
around under water, usually using special breathing
equipment
10.earn – to receive money as payment for work that you do
Well, last month, my friend Alfie and I had a crazy idea. We
decided to cycle from the south of England to the north of
Scotland, from Land’s End to John o’Groats. It’s an 874-
mile trip! It takes ten to fourteen days. But I’m not a fast
cyclist, and I want to enjoy visiting different places, so we
plan to ride for four weeks. We will visit historic cities like
Bath and Edinburgh, cycle through the pretty countryside
and visit museums and castles on the way. Alfie wanted to
camp, but I’d like a comfortable bed at the end of each
day, so we are going to stay in guest houses. I hope it
doesn’t rain a lot, but I hope it’s not too hot either!

MEANING
1.crazy – very strange or foolish
2.south – the direction that goes towards the part of the earth
below the equator, opposite to the north, or the part of an area
or country that is in this direction
3.north – the direction that goes towards the part of the earth
above the equator, opposite to the south, or the part of an area
or country that is in this direction
4.trip – a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short
time, and come back again
5.historic – important or likely to be important in history
6.countryside – land not in towns, cities, or industrial areas, that
is either used for farming or left in its natural condition
7.museums – a building where objects of historical, scientific, or
artistic interest are kept
8.camp – a place where people stay in tents or other temporary
structures
9.comfortable – Comfortable furniture and clothes provide a
pleasant feeling and do not give you any physical problems
10.guest -a person who is staying with you, or a person you have
invited to a social occasion, such as a party or a meal
 Janet is an athlete, and she wakes up at 4:30 am every
weekday morning. She spends the first 30 minutes reading
and then 15 minutes meditating. At 5:15 am Janet checks
her email for only 30 minutes and then goes for her first run
of the day. She runs for an hour and a half along the lake
near her house. After running, Janet has a shower and then
prepares breakfast, which is usually cereal and fruit.
However, she occasionally has a less healthy breakfast.
She usually finishes breakfast at around 8 am. If it is a
weekday, she always leaves the house at 8:20 and goes to
training. Her training starts at 9 am, and she needs 30
minutes to drive to the gym. She trains for 3 hours with her
team and then goes home for lunch. She always eats a
very big and healthy lunch. As soon as she finishes lunch,
she has a nap for one hour.

MEANING
1.athlete – a person who is very good at sports or physical
exercise, especially one who competes in organized events
2.spends – to use time doing something or being
somewhere
3.meditating – to think calm thoughts in order to relax or as
a religious activity
4.half – a lot
5.along – from one part of a road, river, etc. to another
6.prepares – to make or get something or someone ready
for something that will happen in the future
7.occasionally – sometimes but not often
8.training – the process of learning the skills you need to do
a particular job or activity
9.drive – to move or travel on land in a motor vehicle,
especially as the person controlling the vehicle’s movement
10.healthy – strong and well
 After her nap, she likes to go for a walk around the lake
and look at nature. She sometimes reads or meditates at
the lake in the afternoon. In the evening, during the week,
she meets up with friends. Most of her friends are athletes
too, so they have a lot to talk about.
She typically goes to bed at 9 pm because she prefers to
be awake in the morning than at night. She sometimes falls
asleep listening to music, but she never watches the
television or reads anything on her tablet. She always
makes sure her alarm is set and is almost always asleep by
9:45 pm.

MEANING
1.nap – a short sleep, especially during the day
2.nature – all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world
and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or
exist independently of people, such as the weather, the
sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants,
and growth
3.meditates – to think calm thoughts in order to relax or as
a religious activity
4.during – from the beginning to the end of a particular
period
5.typically – in a way that shows all the characteristics that
you would expect from the stated person, thing, or group
6.prefers – to like, choose, or want one thing rather than
another
7.awake – not sleeping
8.alarm – If an electronic device such as a watch or
computer has an alarm, it can be set to make a noise at a
particular time
9.asleep – sleeping or not awake
10.almost – nearly
 I remember my first day at school very well. I knew the
school quite well because my older sister, Sandy, went
there and every day, dad and I met her at the school gate
after school. Every day, she ran out of the school with her
friends. She often carried a painting. I felt jealous. I
wanted to paint too!
I was five years old when I started school. Most children in
my class started school in September, but I started school
in January, when I was five years old, because my birthday
is in December. Three other kids started school on the
same day as me. I was excited about my first day. I had my
new uniform: a black skirt, a white t-shirt and green jumper,
and a new red bag. When we arrived that day, a teacher
met the new children at the school gate. Dad hugged me
and said goodbye. I stood with the other children. I didn’t
talk to them because I was too nervous. Then, Mrs Wilson
took us to our classroom. All the other children were
already there. They looked at us when we entered the
room. When thirty children looked at me, I started to cry!

MEANING
1.quite – completely
2.gate – a part of a fence or outside wall that is fixed at
one side and opens and closes like a door, usually made of
metal or wooden strips
3.often – many times
4.excited – feeling very happy and enthusiastic
5.uniform – a particular set of clothes that has to be worn
by the members of the same organization or group of
people
6.jumper – a dress that does not cover the arms and is
usually worn over another piece of clothing that does cover
the arms
7.met – to see and talk to someone for the first time
8.stood – to be in, cause to be in, or get into a particular
state or situation
9.nervous – worried and anxious
10.entered – to come or go into a particular place
 My neighborhood is very peaceful and quiet. It is a new
neighborhood, and there are a lot of big houses and some
apartment buildings. The streets are very clean, and there
aren’t many cars. My school is near my house. I can walk
there in 10 minutes.
There’s also a park, which has a small playground for
children and a large field. I like to play baseball there with
my friends after school. All of the houses have a small front
yard but big back yards. Most of my neighbors have a
swimming pool, and some even have a trampoline!
Everyone has a flower garden, and in the spring, it is very
beautiful. My road is called Maple Road. It is not in the city.
It’s in the suburbs. There aren’t any restaurants, bars or
cinemas on my road. But, if you go to Main street, you can
find a lot of things to do. My favorite store is there. It’s
called Knick-Knack, and they sell everything you can
imagine.

MEANING
1.neighborhood – the area of a town that surrounds
someone’s home, or the people who live in this area
2.peaceful – without violence
3.apartment – a set of rooms for living in, especially on one
floor of a building
4.streets – a road in a city or town that has buildings that
are usually close together along one or both sides
5.yard – an area of land next to a building that usually has
a hard surface and that is used for a special purpose
6.garden – a piece of land next to and belonging to a
house, where flowers and other plants are grown, and
often containing an area of grass
7.spring – the season of the year between winter and
summer
8.suburbs – an area on the edge of a large town or city
where people who work in the town or city often live
9.store – a large shop
10.imagine – to form or have a mental picture or idea of
something