LESSON 12. Biology. Birds УРОК 12. Биология. Птицы Hello, my dear students! This is the twelfth lesson of the course Essential English Elementary. Today we’re talking about birds. «Привет, мои дорогие ученики! Это двенадцатый урок курса "Обязательный английский элементарно". Сегодня мы поговорим о птицах. Само это слово у вас уже есть – с прошлого урока, так что перейдём к их названиям и некоторым сопутствующим словам. Птиц в биологии делят на хищных, домашних и ещё некоторые виды. Названия этих...

A Lesson in Giving Many years ago, when I worked as a transfusion volunteer at a Hospital, I got to know a little three year old girl who was suffering from a disease. The little girl needed blood from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease. The boy had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness and was the only hope for his sister. The doctor explained the situation to the little brother, and asked if the boy would be willing to give his blood to his sister...