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The other day, I was walking through the city when a silver statue caught my eyes. It was a statue of a man in a suit looking into the distance. I wondered why so many people were standing there looking at it. Suddenly it turned its head and looked right at me before tapping me on the shoulder with its umbrella. I jumped and laughed. It was, of course, a living statue – and it had scared the life out of me!

Living statues are street performers who make their money by dressing up to look as if they’re made of stone, metal, glass or wood. They stand still for long periods of time, moving now and then to remind people that they are actually real people. It’s an artistic tradition that started more than five hundred years ago, when groups of actors started performing tableaux vivants. These were still and silent groups of people in costumes who were arranged to represent a particular scene or event.

Nowadays, most living statues work alone. Matt Walters has been working as a living statue for over 25 years. He usually dresses as a chimney sweep, covered from head to toe in very dark grey paint. He does all his make-up himself. ‘Covering myself in paint and using the right stuff to get it all off again afterwards costs me about £10 a day,’ he says, but he won’t tell me how much he earns as a living statue when I ask him.

I hope it’s a lot. Working as a human statue is a demanding job. Passers-by can be rude, and living statues are regularly pushed or even attacked by members of the public. Standing still for long periods of time isn’t easy and it can cause health problems. Walters is helped by the fact that he’s a marathon runner. He can drop his heart rate down to just 28 beats per minute, so people don’t see him breathe.

Living statues have a lot of fun too. Chris Clarkson performs as a Greek statue who has a fountain of water. ‘One day, I could see two children who wanted me to splash them,’ he says. ‘So I did, and the audience loved it. I got a lot of money. Then their dad came to collect them, so I decided to get him too. It turned out not to be their dad – but a police officer! Luckily, he had a good sense of humour.’

1 The silver man with an umbrella was the first living statue the writer had ever seen.

2 The only reason that living statues move is because they get so uncomfortable.

3 A make-up artist covers Matt in paint.

4 The writer asked Matt Walters how much money he makes as a living statue.

5 People don’t always treat living statues kindly.

6 Matt Walters has trained as an actor.

7 He can control how fast he breathes.

8 The police officer was angry when Chris Clarkson threw water at him.

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1. shop assistant — someone whose job is selling things in a shop — продавец в магазине — тот, чья работа продавать вещи в магазине
2. shopping trolley — a metal structure on wheels that is used for carrying things in shops — тележка для покупок — металлическая конструкция на колесах, которая используется для перевозки вещей в магазинах
3. chain store — one of a group of similar shops owned by the same company – сетевой магазин – один из группы подобных магазинов, принадлежащих одной и той же компании
4. cash register — a machine that is used in shops for keeping money in — кассовый аппарат — машина, которая используется в магазинах для хранения денег
5. shopping centre/mall — a place where a lot of shops have been built close together — торговый центр — место, где множество магазинов были построены близко друг к другу
6. changing rooms — a room in a shop where you can try clothes – примерочная — комната в магазине, где вы можете примерить одежду
7. department store — a large shop divided into several different parts, each of which sells different things — универмаг — большой магазин, разделенный на несколько разных частей, каждый из которых продает разные вещи
8. cash dispenser — a machine, usually outside a bank, that you can get money from — банкомат — машина, обычно вне банка, в которой вы можете получить деньги

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Complete the compound nouns with the
words in the box.

ocean guide mosquito five-star )
travel long-haul climbing coach
1 _agent 5 _ equipment
2 _book 6 _hotel
3 _ flight 7 _cruise
4 _net 8 _tour

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3. COMPOUND NOUNS

A compound noun is a combination of two
words which function as a single noun.

Ø Some compound
nouns can be written as one word. e.g., headache (head + ache).

Ø Some compound
nouns can be joined using a hyphen (-). e.g., half-brother.

Ø Some compound
nouns must be written as two words. e.g., television set.

There are no rules to tell us how a
compound noun should be written. We have to learn each one individually.

Task
1. Join one word on A with one word on the B to make compound nouns. In some
cases, more than one combination is possible.

air	airline	book	fairy	food	football
hair	home	income	moon	parking	police
question	race	shoe	stamp	sun	table
traffic	time	tooth	water

basin	boots	case	collection	dryer	glasses
laces	light	lights	mark	meter	paste
pilot	poisoning	pollution	relations	station	story
table	tax	tennis	work

Task 2. Use the compound nouns above to
complete the following sentences. You may need to change the forms of some of
the words.

1	When I was young, my parents used to tell me ________ about witches and giants and other strange creatures.
2	We had to wait for the ________ to turn green before we were able to continue.
3	Don’t leave this plant in the shade; it needs lots of ________.
4	In my home city, there is a lot of bad ________ as a result of the large number of cars and industrial factories.
5	________ in my city are very bad. There are often fights between black and white youths.
6	The more money you earn, the more ________ you have to pay to the government.
7	On my last holiday, I had terrible ________ as a consequence of eating some bad fish.
8	I tripped over my ________ and ended up with a broken arm.
9	Don’t forget to put some money in the ________ or the traffic wardens will give you a ticket.
10	When does our train leave? Why don’t you check the ________ .
11	I enjoy playing all ball games, but my favourite must be ________.
12	When you write a question, don’t forget to put a ________ at the end of the sentence.
13	I enjoy my English lessons, but sometimes our teacher gives us too much ________.
14	I’ve got a huge ________. I started it when I was six. My favourite comes from an island in the South Pacific.
15	We could see the path in front of us clearly in the ________, although everything else around us was dark.

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