Speaker A. I like it when it rains. The heavier  — the better. The British say: "It’s lovely weather for ducks". People think me strange, but that’s me. If it’s warm, it’s such a pleasure to walk on the rain, completely wet yet feeling like a child, if it’s cold outside, rain makes your home million times cozier. On such dais I cancel all my meetings and appointments. Rap up in a blanket and watch some good old film or soap. There’s nothing like rainy weather.

Speaker B. I agree with the idea that the climate can affect our moods and even national traits. In my country, for example, there is a wide variety of the weather conditions: from extreme cold to extreme hot. In a place where I live the weather is cold, the sky is cloudy and people’s behavior takes some certain characteristics. In this case people tend to be irritable but there are warm origins in our country where people are mostly really very friendly.

Speaker C. To my mind, the deterioration of the weather conditions happens due to human’s activities. Bad weather is just a result of our thoughtless behavior, such as nuclear tests and wars. Even if our individual negative thoughts can lead to bad weather. Our planet is a live organism, so when it falls ill in one place it’s other parts can suffer too. All negative energy of man-⁠kind searches the way out and one of these is through bad weather conditions.

Speaker D. I believe, if you living in a place like Britain where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly sometimes, you can be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random. In fact, the weather is controlled by systems, moving around arias of the globe. In the UK the weather depends on depressions, often cold lose and anticyclones also known as highs. As far as I know, highs bring sunny weather while lose can bring unpleasant rain and wind.

Speaker E. I’ve read that the reason study suggests that certain people may have a unique special gift for predicting the weather, but it’s quite possible that these people would use that talent in another way. Since the same group have a remarkably considerable success in forecasting changes in another chaotic system  — the stock market. Winning badpue wonderful, make millions in Wall street and know what to put on every single day  — I’d really love it!

Speaker F. I feel a bit under the weather. It’s a common complete in Britain. Especially on Mondays. And it seems to me, that the weather is responsible for physical and emotional state. I think changeable weather makes hard to concentrate and I must say that hot weather makes me snappy. Some suggests that the weather also leads its mark on character but I reckon, that the economic, political and social factors have a stronger effect that the weather.

Speaker A. Out trip with this company started with mainly dragging boats round the first beginners lock rapids. Well, I fell on the rocks while doing this and injured my elbow. This company has a strange view on safety. Our guide with 9 years of experience did nothing to prevent our bout to be turned upside down thrown all three of us into the water, so I’m bagging you, do yourself a favour, please, use another boating company.

Speaker B. This trip isn’t about being road down the river you will paddle, feel pain and get bruises. You wear a helmet and a life jacket for a reason. You need to be et basic level of physical fitness. There is some climbing up and down the rocks and on uneven ground and its slippery. You need a paddles sitting in an awkward position. You’ll have to be able to get up and down quickly. You have to listen and respond to directions. If you really can do that, sign up!

Speaker C. At the end of the day don’t be lazy. We’re all tired, we’re all sore and bruised. So what? Help take your boat up, not doing that is considered rude. And please don’t be pessimistic, gloomy or unpleasant. Because it may annoy the people around you or trying to hear the guides and have a fun day you’re your family or friends. Kids can go too. But they have to be at least 19 pounds or at least 12 years old and they have to be good swimmers and listeners.

Speaker D. I’ve gone with this company twice now and I enjoyed it both times. There are several rafting companies out there, but you won’t meet personal that qualified as you’ll meet here. These people are doing what they love. I would not take this trip without a guide, as I’d killed myself. They get you down safely and allow you to have fun between the rapids. Food was good and every time we passed another outfitter it became evident we choose the best one.

Speaker E. There is the commonest option that lifejackets keep your head above water at all times  — WRONG. They were constructed to be able to be float at water so in any case you will pop to the surface. But waves and river curls are strong enough to take you down the water for brief periods. A good rafting company typically provides the course of how to breath strategically in raftings, but most beginners usually forget all that in the panic of being under the water

Speaker F. I almost got killed in a wide water rafting trip! This is how it happened: I rafted a very fast river, that guy in front of me lost his footing, banged into me and we bough fell in. Our boat panicked, so we were rescued by another one ten minutes later. We were heavily injured and I was barely conscious. My lifejacket did not protect me from going under, crashing pull of wide water. Don’t listen to those who say that rafting is safe. It’s dangerous!

Speaker A. They say I look as sweet as a piece of candy on my prom night. And why shouldn’t I? My dress was actually made from thousands of bright multicolored starburst candy wrappers. 18 thousands to be exact. In case you are wondering how I got all those wrappers to make the dress I didn’t eat all those starburst candies myself of course. My friends and family were very kind and consider it and they helped me to collect the wrappers over the past year.

Speaker B. Oh my god. The memories of raspberry hard candy. That’s something, believe me. My grandmother always, just always had them around at home. I love them more than anything. I would sell my soul for one. You flavor it slowly until you get closer to that soft center and then crash it to the roofer of your mouth. The goosy soft center gooses out with the most delightful and delicious burst of raspberry. Whoever invented those candies, he was a genius.

Speaker C. My favorite cookies to make are cinnamon doodles because I just love the smell of them baking. The sense of smell is powerful and when my kids smell cinnamon they feel warm and fuzzy all over, because of the fun we have on the kitchen. But you might be surprise by the known that cinnamon is one of the first treat spices and in fact it’s even mentioned in the Bible. It was used to make holly and anointed oil for church.

Speaker D. My first love what comes after chocolate, of course, was Godiva. When I was a student I had a part time job in New York and every weekend the minute I’ve got paid I would go to a little boutique and buy a small box of the most delicious godiva sweets in the shape of the half walnut with a half of walnut on top. The box was 14 dollars then and it was worth every penny. I could eat them all till the end of the afternoon and then dream about the next box.

Speaker E. Wedding decorations create that special atmosphere you are looking for at your reception and can include anything you want. The choice is really endless when it comes to varies materials and colors. For those young in heart sweets can be used. They could be added into vases or bowls, either individually or to a one massive bowl in the middle. For romantic souls a bouquet of chocolate lollypops can be made in one large vase or in individual glasses.

Speaker F. I wouldn’t have remembered this except the time I was walking around waiting for a friend and had a hungry for candy. I thought: surely there must be a candy store around here somewhere, right? And then I saw this place. It was unreal. A awesome retro candy, combined with fashion, cloves and jewelry. I wouldn’t buy any closings there because of the high price, I was more interested in the candies thou and there was lots of it.

Speaker A. I’m a very forgetful person. That’s why I have a daily planner. I put everything there. Birthday dates, homework, medical appointments. If I take it down in my daily planner I’ll never forget about it. The point is, if I don’t I’ll never remember about it. My friends tease me all the time about this, but I probably do take my diary out of my bag more often than my mobile so I never get offended cause it is so true about me.

Speaker B. My mum sais, I live in a total mess. My desk is chaos with sheets of paper everywhere, with different reminders like: "Bye milk" "urgent" or "phone Lissie" or whatever. Strange if it may seem, I feel comfortable around all this stuff and can easily find whatever I need. As soon as I have done something I through the piece of paper away and that’s it. It’s pretty handy actually. If you don’t through pieces of paper away though, it will get you into trouble.

Speaker C. I’d tried many things, really. There’re piles of undo diaries and daily planners in my room, I simply forget to take them with me. But I have found a perfect solution. There is a thing that I will never ever forget to take with me as I leave home. This is my cell phone. I bought one with bill and daily planner, it works like magic. I can’t imagine my life without it now. It even gets beeps every time I have to do something, which works magic. At least for me.

Speaker D. I must say, I don’t do anything special to remember what I’ve planned to do. I have a pretty good memory which has never failed me. I just try to make an effort, I memorize it all each time I need to. This is probably do to my genes as my parents and my sister have an excellent memory as well. So, it kind of runs in our family. I really shouldn’t be boasting about it, because it isn’t my achievement or success. I was just born with it.

Speaker E. Each morning I make a long list to do. In the morning my memory is fresh and I can clearly remember all my plans for today. I put it all on the piece of paper and as soon as I have done something I immediately tick it or cross it. It gives me a strong sense of satisfaction which I enjoy, but this method so to say isn’t perfect as it doesn’t help with people’s birthdays or other special dates. So I’m thinking of how to improve my method.

Speaker F. I know what I do is very childish, but I can’t help it really. I put some pen marks on my hand or a palm, so I see them and remember about it. My parents regard it as strange and untidy but I find it so convenient. The only problem is when you wash your hands, your inscription can vanish and you may never remember what was there. My parents say they’ll give me a permanent marker, but I think that’s too much. They are joking about it anyway.

Speaker A. I honestly support school uniforms and let me explain why. I think one of the problems our current generation is facing is that they are all influenced by gang culture. It is the root cause of numerous evils at schools, and many people from my school are members in the so-⁠called school gangs. With uniforms, I believe, there are not so many chances for conflicts and violence. Besides, it creates a healthy team culture and harmony on campus.

Speaker B. I think when a person hears the word ‘school’, the first two things that come to mind are discipline and rules. Everybody knows that we kids love to break rules and it is hard to make us obey. Almost daily at schools, it is common to spend some time making us obey certain rules and disciplining us. Making us wear a uniform is a part of it but I don’t think there’s any point in trying to do so because kids will be kids. They never obey.

Speaker C. My school has a dress code which is not exactly a uniform and some students treat this too creatively. Every morning our teachers start to check our clothes and so on. This happens during the first class so I think a lot of valuable lesson time could be saved if we had a strict uniform policy at school. People in charge would not have to worry about checking what each and every student is wearing and whether it’s acceptable or not.

Speaker D. My school doesn’t have a uniform and I don’t like it. You may be surprised but look  — the best schools in the country do have uniforms and nobody there minds that! I think a uniform creates a sense of belonging and a feeling of pride amongst students towards their institution. I think students wearing a school uniform are more likely to develop a sense of community spirit which can be later quite useful at work with teambuilding and things like that.

Speaker E. I think school isn’t about studies now. It’s more about hanging out at the canteen, and playing music but you rarely hear anyone having a good conversation about a lecture. I wish we had a uniform to help us concentrate more on our studies. When all students are wearing a similar outfit, they are less concerned about what other people are wearing. They tend to bond nicely with peers and can create an environment where they can learn in a group.

Speaker F. I support uniforms because I think they are useful for my future career. Dress codes and uniforms are a part of practically every job now. Professionalism is very important as we grow up and especially when we enter a corporate setup. Of course, I understand that there are no uniforms in some offices but I believe professionalism is what uniform-⁠friendly children are better at than casually dressed kids. So I don’t mind wearing a uniform to school.