What harsh truths do you prefer to ignore? Interesting question, don't you think so? I believe that there are no sincere people in the world. Everyone has something to hide from their friends, from family, from themself. And if hiding some facts from others can be somehow reasonable, so-called white lie, not being honest to yourself is the worst one. I think it not just the worst it is the most challenging thing to do, honestly look who you are, what you achieved, and where you are going. I may have strayed off-topic just a bit. Or maybe I just don't know the answer. What about you? What harsh truths do you prefer to ignore?

About me I am an engineer specializing in the field of Power Energy. Due to my work experience in various organizations, I have a good understanding of the fundamentals of the organization of work processes, both of large engineering design companies and the production enterprises of power equipment. At my work I always perform as a very responsible and hardworking person and can easily and quickly obtain new skills. I always try to approach my aims relying only on my own possibilities and using honest and open methods. I am sociable and polite. Additionally to my work, I keen on taking photographs and try to lead an active and healthy lifestyle (running, swimming, cycling and gym). I often take part in various thematic meetings and actions connected with the English language.

What makes you feel better? Nothing makes me feel  better than cycling. Today was a nice weather and I've visited a new place. Very beautiful place. Oh, and one more thing - I've done a new record - 50 km!

How to keep safe if you go walking in the mountains You probably think that mountains are always friendly and it is just a pleasure to walk around and enjoy beautiful views. In most cases you will be right but mountains are a huge force that sometimes shows you who are the boss here. But don’t be afraid. If you are a planning a walk in the mountains area you just have to follow some basic rules which can help you to make your journey safe and sound. You should to get prepared. Make sure that you have all necessary equipment with you such as map, compass, whistle, rope and flashlight. Map and compass help you to find right direction if you got lost. Don’t forget to charge your phone in case to be able to call emergency service and whistle and flashlight help them find you faster. It is better if you you go walking with someone but if you decided to go along don’t forget to tell you best friend or to some relatives your route in accurate details so they would know where you are at any moment. Make sure you have enough water. You will be physically active and lose a lot of water. For the restoration of the water-salt balance you should drink a lot of water. It is necessary to feel great and stay in a good mood. As you see, nothing special, but this tips can save you life one day.

There is nothing that we as individuals can do to prevent climate change Nowadays climate change is on of the most important problems in the world. There have been done a lot of researches about it. One of them says that climate change is a natural process and there is nothing to afraid about, another says that it is all human fault. In most cases I believe that there is something that we as individuals can do to prevent climate changes in the world. We can contribute "greening" our habits and slightly changing the way of life. Firstly, it is possible to mitigate the effects of climate change planting tree, buying energy-saving bulb or simply turn off the light where it is unnecessary right now. Secondly, we can be wiser and choosy as consumers. Buy product which were produced in the same region where we live whereas thousand miles away. In addition, we can minimize waste products of life refusing disposable packaging and plastic dishes. Finally, we can use public transport or ride a bicycle instead our cars. In conclusion, every person can contribute teaching their children and share these ideas with other people. So as you can see there are a lot of things that we as individuals can do to prevent climate change!

It was three o’clock in the morning when the phone rang… It was three o’clock in the morning when the phone rang. I was sleeping well, literally exhausted after a long hard working day. I had no idea what might have happened and this is really the first time my phone was ringing so early at night. But I was woken up so I answered the phone. Someone extremely exciting was spiking to me. ‘Hey, buddy! Glad to hear you!’ - said stranger. ‘You don’t believe me what has happened to me just now. I found her, my true love that I’ve been looking for all my life. She is sitting in front of me at the bar, smiling, talking to someone. What I’m going to do? Should I come and talk to her? Should I … But what I’m going to say?’. I though that I missed some conversation cause my eyes were sticking together. But without any shadow of a doubt I said ‘Just do it. Come to her, say your name and order a drink. Than if you like each other everything will happened by it self’. I didn’t remember what had happened next because I fell asleep. Next morning, I woke up as usual and didn’t remember anything about what had happened at night. A month later the door bell ring. I opened the door and saw my friend who just came back from the USA. But he was not alone, he was with a beautiful girlfriend. They both were smiling to me and seemed rely happy. He said ‘Thanks man, without that call and your motivation words I would never came up to this girl. And now we are going to marry and we came here to invite you to our wedding in few months. Thanks again.’ I was really happy for them but at the same time a little bit confused and unable to understood what he was talking about, what call, what motivation words? …

My most memorable mishap Mishaps are happening with everyone. One of them good, but bad things happen as well. I want to tell you about my silly mishap. It happened at the Sheremetyevo International Airport. I with my family have just returned from India. It was eight hour flight, so we were tired and exhausted. We thought that we had enough time to our next flight to Minsk. We slowly walked and discussed our last vacation, until my father understood that due to of the time difference between Belarus and Russia, we are not correctly oriented in time and our plane would leave in less than an hour. We were at terminal F and plane would leave at terminal B, it was really far from us. So we ran through all airport with our large baggage. It looked like at “Home alone” movie were family late on the plane. It was really fun in one hand but in another hand we could later and then we should stay at the airport all night long waiting next plane. But fortunately we were in time and arrived home safely.

Can music affect the way you act? Many different universities and organizations have tasted if the music you listen to can affect your personality. In many cases there tests have been successful. Do you know that there are more than 100 different types of music and personality. Music can affect our emotions. Music can makes us laugh, cry, and many other feelings. Interesting fact is that when we listen to music our heart tries to sync with the rhythm. A slow heartbeat tells our brain something depressing or sad, fast rhythm tells our brain that something exciting is happening. In that case since we know that music can effect on our brain we can say for sure that music effects on our personality. That’s why I am totally agree with the text ‘What’s your soundtrack?’ in our students book. I have one good example. A friend of mine when he was a teenager used to listen to intense and rebellious music. And I always thought that he is the sort of people who enjoys taking risk and having thrilling experiences. But when I knew him better it turned up that he is quite shy, conservative and at the same time very creative. So my first impression was wrong. And what do you think? Do you have any examples?

How music make me feel Music has always been in my life. I love how some songs can take me back to a specific moments. How music can help me to overcome difficulties and at the same time can make me feel better. How music can add some energy, strength and selfconfidence. Music means a lot to me and I can’t imagine life without it.