12 August FRIDAY
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Along with being strong and flexible, bamboo can be grown as a decorative plant or a practical crop. And bamboo is also a fabulously renewable resource. In fact, it’s the fastest growing plant on the planet, capable of shooting up 88.9 centimetres each day at a rate of 0.037 meters per hour, according to Guinness World Records.
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Many will seek credit for success, but few will accept responsibility for failure
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Celebrities
-which celebrities; singers, actors and actresses do you like and why?
-which celebrities don’t you like and why?
-have you ever met a celebrity? What did you talk about?
-do you have any famous friends or relatives? who are they?
-which celebrities do you think are good examples for young people? why do you think so?
-who are your favourite people in other fields? science, sports, literature. And why?
-would you like to be a celebrity? what would you like to be? (an actor/actress, athlete, a politician) and why?
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Related Words: singer, comedian, anchorman-anchorwoman, talent show, become famous almost overnight, artist, athlete, cartoonist, director, writer, legend, music band, rock star, child star, politician, author, megastar, journalist, poet, scientist, academician, model, social media celebrity
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What’s your favourite plant? Why do you like it?
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Tell us about your biggest success. When and how did succeed it?
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holiday
-where did you go on your last holiday? did you like it?
-tell us about the most beautiful places you have seen so far
-tell us the best holiday you have had in your life. and why did you like it so much?
-what are your holiday plans for this summer?
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Do you know any interesting plants like bamboo? Do you like gardening? If you do gardening, which plants do you grow?
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What’s your biggest success and your biggest failure? What are the benefits and bad consequences of these things to your life?
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childhood and youth
-what is different now from the old days?
-what did you use to do when you were a child and when you were a teenager?
-what were your favourite hobbies?
-what are the good and bad things about being young?
-tell us your favourite cartoons when you were a child and your favourite Tv programmes when you were young?
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Have you ever done gardening or grown interesting plants? What did it feel like growing those plants? Do you know any other interesting plants in nature and what makes them special?
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Tell us about your successes and failures. How did your life change after them? Do you think success is exaggerated and everyone doesn’t have to be successful or everyone should be successful in something?
