Every year the world goes dark for one hour, the Earth Hour. The event is organised by the ___NATION____ World Wildlife Fund. At tourist destinations, in offices and private homes, lights are switched off for one hour at ____EXACT____ 8:00 pm. The idea is to show that our planet is in danger and it needs care and ____PROTECT____. It's ____POSSIBLE____ to remain indifferent to changes in the climate which go on and on. The Earth Hour is not about saving an hour’s electricity. It’s about realising that we live on a ____WONDER____ planet and need to look after it – not just for an hour a year but every day. The Earth Hour is a part of an ____ECOLOGY___ education whose aim is to make people understand their responsibility to the planet. The Turners were not used to snow. The most they ever got in Birmingham was an inch or so each winter. Even that happened quite _____RARE_____. The _____FUN_____ thing was that a tiny bit of snow was enough to cancel school and even to close some businesses. One night, in March of 1993, something very ___EXCITE_____ happened. Very cold air from Canada created the "Storm of the Century". When the Turner kids woke up on Saturday morning, there were 17 inches of ____WONDER_____ snow as far as the eye could see. The Turners were in shock. They had no idea what to do. Though Mr. Turner was an experienced ____DRIVE____ he chose to leave his car in the garage. He wanted the whole family to stay at home but it was natural for the kids to ______AGREE____ with him. They put on the warmest clothes they had and ran outside to enjoy the snow. Dr Michael Werner says that he has eaten nothing for four years. The German ____SCIENCE______ explains that he gets all his energy from sunlight. He says he drinks only water and ____DIFFER______ fruit juices. Dr Werner has written an ____EXCITE______ book about his experiences. In it he says that when he started the experiment he even put on weight. He says: "I can't really give an _____EXPLAIN_____ of what’s happening to me; perhaps I just believe in my theory." Dr Werner’s colleagues say that only plants can produce energy from the sun, and they cannot explain how he is able to stay _____HEALTH_____. “This case ,____PROBABLE____, needs a lot more research before we will be able to explain it,” they say. Many tourists find they don't like staying in city hotels. They prefer to avoid _____NOISE____ cities completely. They are attracted instead to dramatic views of mountains and _____PEACE____ valleys. If you like this sort of tourism, Mountain View Camp is for you. You’ll have an ____FORGETTABLE___ vacation there. The Camp has a view over the ____IMPRESS____ Hampson Valley. In the camp, tourists can rent either tents or bungalows. All the guests have free access to different facilities such as kitchens, bathrooms and playgrounds for children. The camp is a successful ____COMBINE____ of both comfort and a green environment. The tourists can also have lunch in one of the many restaurants and try European or ____NATION_____ cuisine. Millions of people want to learn English. There are lots of ____DIFFER___ methods and the main problem is how to choose the best one. Some people believe that the most ____EFFECT____ way is to study English in Britain or in any other English-speaking country. The advantage of going to Britain seems obvious. Everyone around you speaks English. It’s practically ____POSSIBLE____ to avoid communication, so you’ll learn English ____QUICK____. On the other hand, one can learn English at home. There are lots of possibilities there too: a good _____TEACH_____, a language school or an on-line course. There are many ways to get a good language ____EDUCATE___ now. If someone asks what your nationality is, how do you answer? For British people _____NATION_____ identity is a complex issue. Take me for example. I carry a passport issued by the British ____GOVERN____. I was born in England, but my Mum is Scottish and my Granny is from Northern Ireland. So what am I? ____ACTUAL____, I am really all of them: English, Irish, Scottish and British.

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