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Section 141.3
an inspiration /ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
visionary /ˈvɪʒən(ə)ri/ wizjonerski
a visionary /ˈvɪʒən(ə)ri/ wizjoner
Croatia /krɔu'eɪʃə/
radical /ˈrædɪk(ə)l/
the Adriatic Sea
/ˌeɪdrɪ ˈætɪk/
alternating current
/ˈɔːltə(r)ˌneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkʌrənt/
Austro-Hungarian /ˈɔstrəu
hʌŋˈgeəriən/
DREAMS CAN BE A SOURCE OF
INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS.
>
Dreams can be a source of inspiration for
artists.
PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO INSPIRE
OTHERS WITH THEIR DREAMS ARE
OFTEN CALLED VISIONARIES.
>
People who are able to inspire others with
their dreams are often called visionaries.
CROATIA IS LOCATED BY THE
ADRIATIC SEA AND CONSIDERED
ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE
PLACES FOR A SUMMER HOLIDAY
IN EUROPE.
>
Croatia is located by the Adriatic Sea and
considered one of the most attractive places
for a summer holiday in Europe.
THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE
WAS CREATED IN 1867 AS A RESULT
OF THE UNION BETWEEN AUSTRIA
AND HUNGARY.
>
The Austro-Hungarian empire was created in
1867 as a result of the union between Austria
and Hungary.
ELECTRIC POWER IS DELIVERED TO
HOUSES AND BUSINESSES IN THE
FORM OF ALTERNATING CURRENT.
>
Electric power is delivered to houses and
businesses in the form of alternating current.
MOST PEOPLE IN THE USA AGREE
THAT THEIR SYSTEM OF
EDUCATION NEEDS RADICAL
CHANGES.
>
Most people in the USA agree that their
system of education needs radical changes.

Nikola Tesla is a symbol of inspiration for people from many nations who
value peace and science. He wasn’t just a scientist, he was a true visionary
in the field of scientific development.
Tesla was born in 1856 and during his university studies he found an
interest in physics and mathematics which gradually led him to an interest
in electricity. Most of his inventions were considered too radical for the
Austro-Hungarian empire and Tesla was forced to move to America where
he received a job offer from Thomas Edison. Tesla found a solution to one
of Edison’s major problems, the transportation of electricity, by
introducing alternating current. Today, Tesla is considered one of the main
people who provided America with the common use of electricity.
WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE IS NIKOLA
TESLA A SYMBOL OF INSPIRATION
FOR?
>
Nikola Tesla is a symbol of inspiration for
people who value peace and science.
WAS TESLA JUST AN ORDINARY
SCIENTIST?
>
No, Tesla wasn’t just an ordinary scientist,
but he was a true visionary in the field of
scientific development.
CAN YOU REMEMBER THE MAIN
REASON WHY TESLA DECIDED TO
MOVE TO AMERICA?
>
Yes, I can. Tesla decided to move to America
because his inventions were considered too
radical for the Austro-Hungarian empire.
DID TESLA RECEIVE A JOB OFFER
FROM THE TEACHER?
>
No, Tesla didn’t receive a job offer from the
teacher but he received one from Thomas
Edison.
IT IS SAID THAT TESLA FOUND A
SOLUTION TO EDISON’S MAJOR
PROBLEM. TELL ME WHAT WAS THE
PROBLEM AND WHAT WAS TESLA’S
SOLUTION TO IT?
>
Edison’s major problem was the
transportation of electricity, and Tesla’s
solution was introducing alternating current.
DID TESLA FIND AN INTEREST IN
GAMBLING AND WHISKEY DURING
HIS UNIVERSITY STUDIES?
>
No, Tesla didn’t find an interest in gambling
and whiskey during his university studies, but
he found an interest in mathematics and
physics.

HAVE YOU EVER READ ABOUT
NIKOLA TESLA AT SCHOOL?
>
No, I have never read about Nikola Tesla at
school. / Yes, I have read about Nikola Tesla
at school.
WHERE WOULD YOU LOOK FOR
INSPIRATION IF YOU WERE A
PAINTER?
>
If I were a painter I’d look for inspiration in
nature / technology / science / people / books
etc.
DO YOU THINK THAT BEING NAMED
A VISIONARY OF HIS TIME
INFLUENCED JOHN
ROCKEFELLER’S ATTITUDE TO OIL
BUSINESS?
>
Yes, I think that being named a visionary of
his time influenced John Rockefeller’s
attitude to oil business.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE FOR YOUR
COUNTRY TO BECOME AS POPULAR
AS CROATIA WHEN IT COMES TO
SUMMER HOLIDAYS?
>
Yes, I think there’s a great chance for my
country to become as popular as Croatia
when it comes to summer holidays.
WHY DO PEOPLE FIND IT EASIER TO
BELIEVE IN RADICAL VIEWS
PRESENTED ON TV RATHER THAN
HEARD FROM PEOPLE IN THE
STREET?
>
People find it easier to believe in radical
views presented on TV rather than heard
from people in the street because they believe
that everything presented on TV is entirely
true.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME IF I TOLD
YOU THAT EACH ONE OF US WAS
ABLE TO CREATE ENOUGH
ALTERNATING CURRENT TO POWER
HIS OR HER HOUSE?
>
No, I wouldn’t / Yes, I would believe you if
you told me that each one of us was able to
create enough alternating current to power his
or her house.
DID YOU KNOW THAT SOME PARTS
OF CROATIA HAD BELONGED TO
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE
BEFORE THE REPUBLIC OF
CROATIA WAS CREATED?
>
Yes, I knew / No, I didn’t know that some
parts of Croatia had belonged to Austro-
Hungarian empire before the Republic of
Croatia was created.

(the students make questions to the following answers)
I THINK THE BIGGEST
RESPONSIBILITY OF A VISIONARY IS
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIS OR HER
LIFE.
>
What do you think is the biggest
responsibility of a visionary?
NO, I DON’T THINK I’D BE ABLE TO
TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT THE
FUNCTIONS OF ALTERNATING
CURRENT.
>
Do you think you’d be able to teach people
about the functions of alternating current?
THERE ARE ABOUT ONE THOUSAND
ISLANDS ON THE COAST OF
CROATIA.
>
How many islands are there on the coast of
Croatia?
YES, I THINK PEOPLE LIKE
MUHAMMAD ALI CAN BE AN
INSPIRATION TO OTHERS EVEN IF
THEY DON’T LIKE BOXING.
>
Do you think people like Muhammad Ali can
be an inspiration to others even if they don’t
like boxing?
Section 142.1
velocity/vəˈlɒsɪti/
a scale /skeɪl/
a gale /ɡeɪl/
a wave /weɪv/
to wave /weɪv/
a breeze /briːz/
a knot /nɒt/
to knot /nɒt/

(the teacher explains the following in the students’ native language)
IDIOMS
(14) ‘to tie the knot’ – to get married, or to do the marriage ceremony as a priest
We tied the knot in a small church in Nevada.
It was hard to find somebody to tie the knot in the middle of the night.
ACCORDING TO SOME SOURCES
THE VELOCITY OF THE CHEETAH
EXCEEDS 100 KM/H.
>
According to some sources the velocity of the
cheetah exceeds 100 km/h
THE BODY OF FISH IS ALL COVERED
BY SCALES.
> The body of fish is all covered by scales.
YOUNG PEOPLE FIND IT VERY
ROMANTIC TO WALK ALONG THE
BEACH IN A LIGHT EVENING
BREEZE.
>
Young people find it very romantic to walk
along the beach in a light evening breeze.
GALE FORCE WINDS THROW MOST
BOATS AROUND THE WATER LIKE
TOYS.
>
Gale force winds throw most boats around
the water like toys.
THE SAYLOR’S HANDS WERE
SHAKING WITH COLD AS HE WAS
TRYING TO TIE THE KNOT.
>
The saylor’s hands were shaking with cold as
he was trying to tie the knot.
MY PARENTS TIED THE KNOW 40
YEARS AGO.
> My parents tied the knot 40 years ago.
THE SONG ‘WAVE YOUR FLAG’ WAS
WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE
FOOTBALL WORLD CUP IN AFRICA.
>
The song ‘wave your flag’ was written
specially for the Football World Cup in
Africa.

Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort of the British Navy devised the scale of wind
velocity in 1805 and it has been used worldwide ever since. The Beaufort
scale employs a scale from 0 to 12 and describes a variety of breezes and
gales. Zero represents a wind velocity of less than 1 mile per hour. 12
represents a wind velocity of more than 74 miles per hour and is commonly
called a hurricane.
Weather and sailing professionals find it more appropriate to use knots
instead of miles in order to describe the velocity of wind according to
Beaufort scale.
It is also important to add that Beaufort wind scale represents not only
wind velocity but also the size of waves measured in feet.
WHAT KIND OF SCALE DID
ADMIRAL BEAUFORT DEVISE?
>
Admiral Beaufort devised a scale of wind
velocity.
WHAT DOES THE BEAUFORT SCALE
DESCRIBE?
>
The Beaufort scale describes a variety of
breezes and gales.
IS IT TRUE THAT 12 ON THE
BEAUFORT SCALE REPRESENTS A
WIND VELOCITY OF MORE THAN 74
MILES PER HOUR?
>
Yes, it’s true that 12 on the Beaufort scale
represents a wind velocity of more than 74
miles per hour.
DO SAILING PROFESSIONALS FIND
IT APPROPRIATE TO USE MILES IN
ORDER TO DESCRIBE WIND
VELOCITY?
>
No, sailing professionals don’t find it
appropriate to use miles in order to describe
wind velocity but they use knots.
CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE
BEAUFORT SCALE DESCRIBES
APART FROM WIND VELOCITY?
>
Yes, I can. The Beaufort scale also describes
the size of waves measured in feet.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN GALE FORCE
WINDS PICK UP KANGAROOS?
>
No, I have never seen gale force winds pick
up kangaroos.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE
MAIN REASONS FOR PEOPLE TO TIE
THE KNOT?
>
I think the main reasons for people to tie the
knot are love and hopes for a better life.

HOW, DO YOU THINK, SMALL BOATS
BEHAVE ON THE SEA WHEN WIND
VELOCITY REACHES 50 MILES PER
HOUR?
>
I think small boats are in danger of sinking
on the sea / are thrown around the water like
toys when wind velocity reaches 50 miles per
hour.
DO YOU ENJOY THE COOL BREEZE
IN SUMMER?
> Yes, I enjoy the cool breeze in summer.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN AFRAID OF
THE SCALE OF WORLDWIDE
TERRORISM?
>
No, I’ve never been afraid of the scale of
worldwide terrorism.
IS LYING ON THE BEACH IN A WARM
BREEZE ONE OF THE BEST WAYS
FOR YOU TO RELAX?
>
Yes, lying on the beach in a warm breeze is
one of the best ways for me to relax.
DID YOU TIE THE KNOT WITH ANY
WOMEN IN LAS VEGAS?
>
No, I didn’t tie to knot with any women in
Las Vegas.
WOULD YOU EXPECT A SMALL
HOUSE BY THE SEA TO KEEP
STANDING AFTER A STRONG GALE?
>
No, I wouldn’t expect a small house by the
sea to keep standing after a strong gale.
HOW FAST DO YOU THINK A
MOTORBOAT CAN GO ON WATER?
>
I think a motorboat can go at about 70 miles
per hour on water.
HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED IN THE
SEA DURING A STRONG GALE
WHICH CAUSED HIGH WAVES?
>
Yes, I’ve / No, I haven’t played in the sea
during a strong gale which caused high
waves.
(the students make questions to the following answers)
NO, I HAVEN’T TIED THE KNOT YET. > Have you tied the knot yet?
YES, I THINK THE BEAUFORT SCALE
IS USED WORLDWIDE NOWADAYS.
>
Do you think the Beaufort scale is used
worldwide nowadays.
NO, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW
SCIENTISTS MEASURE THE
VELOCITY OF ANIMALS.
>
Do you have any idea how scientists measure
the velocity of animals?
NO, I DON’T THINK A LIGHT BREEZE
WOULD BE ABLE TO BLOW OFF MY
HAT.
>
Do you think a light breeze would be able to
blow off your hat?

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