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ОТКРЫТОЕ ОКНО/Саки

— Моя тетушка сейчас сойдет, мистер Наттель, — сказала весьма хладнокровная девушка лет пятнадцати, — а пока вам придется смириться со мной.

Фремтон Наттель попытался сказать что-нибудь правильное, чтобы должным образом польстить племяннице в данный момент, но без того чтобы недолжным образом расстроить тетушку, которая сейчас придет. Про себя он более обычного сомневался, смогут ли эти формальные визиты к целому ряду полных незнакомцев способствовать успокоению нервов, которым он предположительно занимается.

— Я знаю, как это будет, — сказала его сестра, когда он готовился мигрировать в сельское убежище, — ты похоронишь себя там, ты не будешь разговаривать ни с одной живой душой, и от хандры твои нервы станут еще хуже, чем были. Я просто дам тебе рекомендательные письма ко всем, кого я там знаю. Некоторые, насколько мне помнится, весьма милы.

Фремтону хотелось знать, входит ли миссис Сэпплтон, леди, которой он представил одно из рекомендательных писем, в разряд милых.

— Многих ли вокруг вы знаете? — спросила племянница, когда рассудила, что у них достаточно долго продолжалось молчаливое духовное общение.

— Ни души, — ответил Фремтон. — Понимаете, моя сестра несколько лет назад останавливалась здесь у приходского священника, и она дала мне рекомендательные письма к нескольким местным жителям.

Последнее замечание он сделал тоном явного сожаления.

— Значит, вы практически ничего не знаете о моей тетушке, — продолжала хладнокровная молодая леди.

— Только ее имя и адрес, — признался посетитель. Он хотел бы знать, замужем миссис Сэпплтон, или вдова. Нечто неопределенное в комнате казалось намекало на мужское присутствие.

— Ее большая трагедия произошла точно три года назад, — сказал ребенок, — значит, это было после отъезда вашей сестры.

— Трагедия? — спросил Фремтон; в этом покойном сельском месте трагедии казались как-то не к месту.

— Вы, наверное, удивлены, почему в октябрьский день мы держим это окно нараспашку, — сказала племянница, показывая на громадное французское окно, открытое на лужайку.

— Для этого времени года еще совсем тепло, — сказал Фремтон, — разве открытое окно имеет какое-нибудь отношение к трагедии?

— Через это окно три года назад в этот самый день ее муж и два ее младших брата ушли утром на охоту. И никогда не вернулись. Пересекая болото на пути к своему излюбленному месту для снайперской стрельбы, все трое утонули в предательской трясине. Понимаете, стояло страшно сырое лето и место, которое в другие годы было безопасно, вдруг поддалось под ногами без предупреждения. Их тела так и не были найдены. Такая ужасная история. — Здесь голос ребенка потерял ноту хладнокровия и стал по-человечески неуверенным. — Бедная тетушка все думает, что когда-нибудь они вернуться, они и маленький коричневый спаниель, который пропал вместе с ними, и войдут в это окно, как привыкли всегда делать. Вот почему каждый вечер окно держится открытым до полной темноты. Бедная дорогая тетя, она часто рассказывает мне, как они ушли, ее муж с белым дождевиком через руку, и Ронни, самый младший брат, как всегда напевающий «Берти, почему ты скачешь?», — чтобы поддразнить ее, потому что она говорила, что эта песенка действует ей на нервы. Знаете, иногда тихими спокойными вечерами, вроде этого, у меня бывает жуткое ощущение, что все они входят в это окно…

Она прервалась с легким содроганием. Фремтон почувствовал облегчение, когда в комнату ворвалась тетушка с вихрем извинений на запоздалое появление.

— Надеюсь, Вера развлекла вас? — спросила она.

— С ней было очень интересно, — ответил Фремтон.

— Надеюсь, вы не возражаете, что окно открыто, — живо спросила миссис Сэпплтон, — мой муж и братья должны вернуться после стрельбы, а они всегда приходят этой дорогой. Сегодня они пошли пострелять на болота, поэтому устроят маленький кавардак на моих бедных коврах. Вы, мужчины, таковы, не правда?

Она продолжала радостно болтать об охоте, об отсутствии охотничьей птицы и о перспективах зимней охоты на уток. Фремтону все это казалось чистым ужасом. Он делал отчаянные, но лишь частично успешные, попытки повернуть разговор к менее горячим темам; он сознавал, что хозяйка уделяет ему лишь часть своего внимания, а ее глаза постоянно блуждают мимо него в открытое окно и на лужайку в окне. Несчастливое совпадение, что ему пришлось нанести визит именно в день трагической годовщины.

— Врачи пришли к согласию прописать мне полный покой, отсутствие умственного возбуждения, уклонение от резких физических нагрузок любой природы, — объявил Фремтон, который находился в состоянии широко распространенного заблуждения, что абсолютные незнакомцы и случайные знакомые умирают от желания услышать последние новости о лечении и немощах другого, их причинах и протекании. — По поводу диеты врачи не столь согласны, — продолжал он.

— Вот как? — сказала миссис Сэпплтон голосом, лишь в последний момент подавив зевок. Потов он вдруг просияла напряженным вниманием — но не к тому, что говорил Фремтон.

— Вот они, наконец! — воскликнула она. — Как раз к чаю, и не кажется, что они по уши в грязи!

Фремтон слегка вздрогнул и повернулся к племяннице, намереваясь выразить взглядом сочувственное понимание. Однако, ребенок смотрел в открытое окно с изумлением и ужасом в глазах. В холодном потрясении безымянного страха Фремтон повернулся на своем стуле и посмотрел в том же направлении.

В сгущающемся сумраке через лужайку к окну шли три фигуры, все несли под мышками ружья, один из них был дополнительно обременен белым плащом, висящем на плече. Близко к их ногам жался уставший коричневый спаниель. Они бесшумно приблизились к дому, а потом хриплый молодой голос запел из темноты: «Берти, почему ты скачешь?»

Фремтон дико схватил свой стек и шляпу; дверь в холл, дорожка из гравия и входные ворота были смутно отмеченными этапами его панического отступления. Велосипедисту, едущему по дороге, пришлось врезаться в живую изгородь, чтобы избежать неминуемого столкновения.

— Вот и мы, дорогая, — сказал владелец белого макинтоша, входя в окно, — слегка грязные, но в основном сухие. Кто это выскочил, когда мы вошли?

— Весьма экстраординарный человек, мистер Наттель, — ответила миссис Сэпплтон, — говорил только о своих болезнях и унесся без слова прощания или извинения, когда вы появились. Можно подумать, что он увидел привидение.

— Мне кажется, это из-за спаниеля, — спокойно объяснила племянница, — он говорил мне, что боится собак. Как-то раз на кладбище где-то на берегах Ганга за ним охотилась стая одичавших собак и ему пришлось провести ночь в свежеотрытой могиле, когда эти твари рычали, хрипели и пускали слюну прямо над ним. Достаточно, чтобы расстроились нервы.

Ее коньком была романтика.

THE OPEN WINDOW/Saki

«My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel,» said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; «in the meantime you must try and put up with me.»

Framton Nuttel endeavoured to say the correct something which should duly flatter the niece of the moment without unduly discounting the aunt that was to come. Privately he doubted more than ever whether these formal visits on a succession of total strangers would do much towards helping the nerve cure which he was supposed to be undergoing.

«I know how it will be,» his sister had said when he was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat; «you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse than ever from moping. I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there. Some of them, as far as I can remember, were quite nice.»

Framton wondered whether Mrs. Sappleton, the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters of introduction, came into the nice division.

«Do you know many of the people round here?» asked the niece, when she judged that they had had sufficient silent communion.

«Hardly a soul,» said Framton. «My sister was staying here, at the rectory, you know, some four years ago, and she gave me letters of introduction to some of the people here.»

He made the last statement in a tone of distinct regret.

«Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?» pursued the self-possessed young lady.

«Only her name and address,» admitted the caller. He was wondering whether Mrs. Sappleton was in the married or widowed state. An undefinable something about the room seemed to suggest masculine habitation.

«Her great tragedy happened just three years ago,» said the child; «that would be since your sister’s time.»

«Her tragedy?» asked Framton; somehow in this restful country spot tragedies seemed out of place.

«You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon,» said the niece, indicating a large French window that opened on to a lawn.

«It is quite warm for the time of the year,» said Framton; «but has that window got anything to do with the tragedy?»

«Out through that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day’s shooting. They never came back. In crossing the moor to their favourite snipe-shooting ground they were all three engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog. It had been that dreadful wet summer, you know, and places that were safe in other years gave way suddenly without warning. Their bodies were never recovered. That was the dreadful part of it.» Here the child’s voice lost

its self-possessed note and became falteringly human «Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back some day, they and the little brown spaniel that was lost with them, and walk in at that window just as they used to do. That is why the window is kept open every evening till it is quite dusk. Poor dear aunt, she has often told me how they went out, her husband with his white waterproof coat over his arm, and Ronnie, her youngest brother, singing ‘Bertie, why do you bound?’ as he always did to tease

her, because she said it got on her nerves. Do you know, sometimes on still, quiet evenings like this, I almost get a creepy feeling that they will all walk in through that window — »

She broke off with a little shudder. It was a relief to Framton when the aunt bustled into the room with a whirl of apologies for being late in making her appearance.

«I hope Vera has been amusing you?» she said.

«She has been very interesting,» said Framton.

«I hope you don’t mind the open window,» said Mrs. Sappleton briskly; «my husband and brothers will be home directly from shooting, and they always come in this way. They’ve been out for snipe in the marshes to-day, so they’ll make a fine mess over my poor carpets. So like you men-folk, isn’t it?»

She rattled on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the prospects for duck in the winter. To Framton it was all purely horrible. He made a desperate but only partially successful effort to turn the talk on to a less ghastly topic; he was conscious that his hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention, and her eyes were constantly straying past him to the open window and the lawn beyond. It was certainly an unfortunate coincidence that he should have paid his visit on this tragic anniversary.

«The doctors agree in ordering me complete rest, an absence of mental excitement, and avoidance of anything in the nature of violent physical exercise,» announced Framton, who laboured under the tolerably wide-spread delusion that total strangers and chance acquaintances are hungry for the least detail of one’s ailments and infirmities, their cause and cure. «On the matter of

diet they are not so much in agreement,» he continued.

«No?» said Mrs. Sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment. Then she suddenly brightened into alert attention — but not to what Framton was saying.

«Here they are at last!» she cried. «Just in time for tea, and don’t they look as if they were muddy up to the eyes!»

Framton shivered slightly and turned towards the niece with a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension. The child was staring out through the open window with dazed horror in her eyes. In a chill shock of nameless fear Framton swung round in his seat and looked in the same direction.

In the deepening twilight three figures were walking across the lawn towards the window; they all carried guns under their arms, and one of them was additionally burdened with a white coat hung over his shoulders. A tired brown spaniel kept close at their heels. Noiselessly they neared the house, and then a hoarse young voice chanted out of the dusk: «I said, Bertie, why do you bound?»

Framton grabbed wildly at his stick and hat; the hall-door, the gravel-drive, and the front gate were dimly-noted stages in his headlong retreat. A cyclist coming along the road had to run into the hedge to avoid an imminent collision.

«Here we are, my dear,» said the bearer of the white mackintosh, coming in through the window; «fairly muddy, but most of it’s dry. Who was that who bolted out as we came up?»

«A most extraordinary man, a Mr. Nuttel,» said Mrs. Sappleton; «could only talk about his illnesses, and dashed off without a word of good-bye or apology when you arrived. One would think he had seen a ghost.»

«I expect it was the spaniel,» said the niece calmly; «he told me he had a horror of dogs. He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the Ganges by a pack of pariah dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with the creatures snarling and grinning and foaming just above him. Enough to make anyone lose their nerve.»

Romance at short notice was her specialty.

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Short Story Analysis

Author: Saki (Hector Hugh Munroe) (1870 – 1916)

Word Count: 1274

Genre: Thriller, Horror

The Open Window

“My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel,” said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; “in the meantime you must try and put up with me.”

Framton Nuttel endeavored to say the correct something which should duly flatter the niece of the moment without unduly discounting the aunt that was to come. Privately he doubted more than ever whether these formal visits on a succession of total strangers would do much towards helping the nerve cure which he was supposed to be undergoing.

“I know how it will be,” his sister had said when he was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat; “you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse than ever from moping. I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there. Some of them, as far as I can remember, were quite nice.”

Framton wondered whether Mrs. Sappleton, the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters of introduction came into the nice division.

“Do you know many of the people round here?” asked the niece, when she judged that they had had sufficient silent communion.

“Hardly a soul,” said Framton. “My sister was staying here, at the rectory, you know, some four years ago, and she gave me letters of introduction to some of the people here.”

He made the last statement in a tone of distinct regret.

“Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?” pursued the self-possessed young lady.

“Only her name and address,” admitted the caller. He was wondering whether Mrs. Sappleton was in the married or widowed state. An undefinable something about the room seemed to suggest masculine habitation.

“Her great tragedy happened just three years ago,” said the child; “that would be since your sister’s time.”

“Her tragedy?” asked Framton; somehow in this restful country spot tragedies seemed out of place.

<  2  >

“You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon,” said the niece, indicating a large French window that opened on to a lawn.

“It is quite warm for the time of the year,” said Framton; “but has that window got anything to do with the tragedy?”

“Out through that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day’s shooting. They never came back. In crossing the moor to their favourite snipe-shooting ground they were all three engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog. It had been that dreadful wet summer, you know, and places that were safe in other years gave way suddenly without warning. Their bodies were never recovered. That was the dreadful part of it.” Here the child’s voice lost its self-possessed note and became falteringly human. “Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday, they and the little brown spaniel that was lost with them, and walk in at that window just as they used to do. That is why the window is kept open every evening till it is quite dusk. Poor dear aunt, she has often told me how they went out, her husband with his white waterproof coat over his arm, and Ronnie, her youngest brother, singing ‘Bertie, why do you bound?’ as he always did to tease her, because she said it got on her nerves. Do you know, sometimes on still, quiet evenings like this, I almost get a creepy feeling that they will all walk in through that window – ”

She broke off with a little shudder. It was a relief to Framton when the aunt bustled into the room with a whirl of apologies for being late in making her appearance.

“I hope Vera has been amusing you?” she said.

“She has been very interesting,” said Framton.

“I hope you don’t mind the open window,” said Mrs. Sappleton briskly; “my husband and brothers will be home directly from shooting, and they always come in this way. They’ve been out for snipe in the marshes today, so they’ll make a fine mess over my poor carpets. So like you menfolk, isn’t it?”

<  3  >

She rattled on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the prospects for duck in the winter. To Framton it was all purely horrible. He made a desperate but only partially successful effort to turn the talk on to a less ghastly topic; he was conscious that his hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention, and her eyes were constantly straying past him to the open window and the lawn beyond. It was certainly an unfortunate coincidence that he should have paid his visit on this tragic anniversary.

“The doctors agree in ordering me complete rest, an absence of mental excitement, and avoidance of anything in the nature of violent physical exercise,” announced Framton, who labored under the tolerably widespread delusion that total strangers and chance acquaintances are hungry for the least detail of one’s ailments and infirmities, their cause and cure. “On the matter of diet they are not so much in agreement,” he continued.

“No?” said Mrs. Sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment. Then she suddenly brightened into alert attention – but not to what Framton was saying.

“Here they are at last!” she cried. “Just in time for tea, and don’t they look as if they were muddy up to the eyes!”

Framton shivered slightly and turned towards the niece with a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension. The child was staring out through the open window with a dazed horror in her eyes. In a chill shock of nameless fear Framton swung round in his seat and looked in the same direction.

In the deepening twilight three figures were walking across the lawn towards the window, they all carried guns under their arms, and one of them was additionally burdened with a white coat hung over his shoulders. A tired brown spaniel kept close at their heels. Noiselessly they neared the house, and then a hoarse young voice chanted out of the dusk: “I said, Bertie, why do you bound?”

Framton grabbed wildly at his stick and hat; the hall door, the gravel drive, and the front gate were dimly noted stages in his headlong retreat. A cyclist coming along the road had to run into the hedge to avoid imminent collision.

<  4  >

“Here we are, my dear,” said the bearer of the white mackintosh, coming in through the window, “fairly muddy, but most of it’s dry. Who was that who bolted out as we came up?”

“A most extraordinary man, a Mr. Nuttel,” said Mrs. Sappleton; “could only talk about his illnesses, and dashed off without a word of goodbye or apology when you arrived. One would think he had seen a ghost.”

“I expect it was the spaniel,” said the niece calmly; “he told me he had a horror of dogs. He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the Ganges by a pack of pariah dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with the creatures snarling and grinning and foaming just above him. Enough to make anyone lose their nerve.”

Romance at short notice was her specialty.

Summary:

The Open Window tells about Framton Nuttel who went to countryside to rest his nerves. His sister had said beforehand that his nerves would worsen and had given introduction letters to people there.

There he was talking to Vera, a 15 year – old girl. She is a niece of Mrs Sappleton, a woman to whom Frampton has been given a letter of introduction by his sister. She told him that there was a tragedy befell to Vera’s aunt. Her aunt’s husband and her two young brothers were drowned, died in the marshes while out shooting several years ago. The tragedy sent the aunt out of her mind, and she always keeps the French window (glass door) into the garden open, believing that they will come back.

Mrs. Sappleton then arrived, apologized that she was late. She mentioned about the window to Nuttel and she waited for her husband, two young brothers and her dog. Nuttel felt a horrible atmosphere when he heard it. Then Nuttel looked through the window and found out that there were three men walking towards that window, looking exactly how the neice described them. He runs away in panic; the husband and brothers arrive, very puzzled by the guest’s strange behaviour. Vera calmly tells them that it must have been the dog; he told her he was terrified of dogs after being attacked by wild dogs in India.

Vera is very good at making up stories quickly.

Intrinsic Elements

A. Plot

The plot is well – structured and unified. In the beginning the protagonist, Frampton Nuttel, met and had a chat with Vera in a countryside house. He went there because he wanted to rest his nerves.

The conflict begins when she told him about a tragedy of her aunt’s husband and younger brothers. The complication takes place when Mrs. Sappleton, Vera’s aunt, told him about his family which made Nuttel frightened. Then the climax is when Nuttel saw three men and a dog resembled the ones in the story made him ran away because he thought that they were supposedly dead.

The story end with confusion among the inhabitants of the house and Vera explained why Nuttel ran away. In the last sentence the narrator told us that they all just made up stories from Vera who is good at making up stories.

This is a good plot because Vera, as the main character, who sets this story from the first place until the end. Vera seems to be truthful when she tells Nuttel the story of Mr.Sappleton and the hunting party, but in the end it was just a lie.

B. Character

1. Vera (Main/Major Character): Self-possessed / confident, intelligent and allert, shrewd, creative and imaginative, a fine actress. Vera is the major character or she is the center of this story because she is the one who sets this story from beginning until the end. And the theme of this story matches with Vera’s role in this story.

2. Framton Nuttel (Dynamic, Minor Character): A shy, nervous man due to both his medical condition and having to meet many people he doesn’t know. He is a dynamic character because in this story his characteristic is changed after he faced an event. Nuttel has neural problem which makes him cannot think logically and makes him easily believed in Vera’s story.

3. Mrs. Sappleton (deutragonist)

4. Nuttel’s sister (tritagonist)

5. Mrs. Sappleton’s husband (tritagonist)

6. Mrs. Sapleton’s brothers (tritagonist)

7. A pet, spaniel dog (tritagonist)

This story uses dramatic method in the portrayal of its characters.

This story has no protagonist or antagonist because Vera as the main character doesn’t face any conflict.

C. Setting

1. Place: In a countryside house

2. Time: October evening

3. Weather: Warm

4. Mood or Atmosphere: quiet, somewhat ghastly and creepy

In this story the setting is important, especially the time and the atmosphere of it. It takes place on a quiet evening that makes it seems creepier and Vera ingeniously take full advantage of her surrounding to deceive Nuttel. Not only to deceive Nuttel but it also to deceive the reader that the atmosphere is creepy so the reader believe that she is telling the truth but in the end it is actually not

D. Point of View

            This story uses limited omniscient narrator point of view, because the narrator knows the characters action and some of Nuttel’s feeling and thought, but he doesn’t know all of the character’s feeling. The narrator doesn’t explain what is in Vera’s mind when she tells Nuttel and her family a tale.

E. Style and Tone

            In this story Saki uses irony. Some of the characters demonstrate a mirror image of their names and their personalities. On the other hand, other character’s names are the complete opposite of their personalities.

Vera’s name comes from words that mean truth or honesty, while in reality Vera lies and manipulates the truth due to the circumstances of her situation. Mr. Nuttel’s name on the other hand is ironic in the sense that it comes from words that mean crazy, mentally unstable, nuts, etc. and that is exactly how his character is described in the story.

Theme

            The theme of this story is deception; while the moral value of this story is never believe something that you heard without clear evidence or make sure beforehand. Rechecking the information will avoid us from being deceived. It is a sarcastic to people who easily believe to anything from anybody.

Discussion

          We use eclectic approach, both historical and formalism approach.

Saki’s real name was Hector Hugh Munroe. He was born in the Asian country of Burma, now called Myanmar. When he was a toddler his mother was killed by a charging cow. His father sent Saki and his older brother and sister to live with relatives in England.

They were raised by their grandmother and two very strict aunts.
The aunts has many rules. Saki didn’t like the rules, but he had to obey. He was not allowed to play outside very often. The windows in his house were never even opened. Saki rebelled against this strictness when he grew older. He wrote many short stories about clever youths who trick the mean people in their lives.

Saki’s experiences inspired his view of the world. He wrote stories that mock the world he grew in. He showed the contrast between the way people seem to be and the way they really are. Saki grew up among rich people in England in the late 1800s. At that time, rich people followed strict rules of proper behavior in public, but they could play mean tricks on each other while pretending to be polite. Saki knew that children could sometimes be as mean as adults. His view on the world can be seen vividly in “The Open Window.”

We can see Saki’s reflection in Vera’s personality in The Open Window story. She deceives all of the adults around until the end of this story. In this story no one knows about her true intention but the reader and the narrator; Nuttel who runaway before saw the reality and Mrs. Sappleton’s family who don’t know the exact event.

Vera is the portrayal of Saki’s childhood when he wants to rebel against his aunt. He wants to take vengeance to the adults by deceiving them. This story’s theme, deception, is related to Saki’s feeling when he was a child.

Saki uses “The Open Window” as the title because when he was a child his aunt was very strict and didn’t allow him to play outside. The windows of his aunt’s house were never opened. By making “The Open Window” as the title, he wants to be sarcastic of her aunt’s strictness. Even the content of this story is the deception which is made by a child to the adults

The irony in “The Open Window” is the open window itself. The open window is symbolic of honesty, yet it is used to deceive Mr. Nuttle with the story of Mrs. Sappleton’s lost husband and brothers who left through the window and never returned.

The niece is playing on poor Mr. Nuttle who is “resting” due to some type of mental instability. It is further ironic in that everything Mrs. Sappleton remarks about her husband and brothers out hunting is taken differently by Mr. Nuttle. He is horrified at the glibness of her tone because he believes that they have suffered a tragedy.

The sudden reaction and departure of Mr. Nuttle when the men return through the window is ironic, as well. The niece is able to explain his fight by saying he merely was afraid of the dog, while in reality he believes they have come from some other realm.

Conclusion

The Open Window is a good story because not only provides good tone but also gives an unpredictable plot. As we will see through the analysis of the plot, this story is a striking example of the right way to use irony. We may think the story in some way, but in the end it turns out to be different than we originally thought. We need to comprehend every single element of this story it also contains moral value for us to consider.

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Part B. Subject area: “People and Society”

Exercise 1. Topic vocabulary in contrast. Choose the correct answer.

1) Everyone said they had enjoyed themselves at the wedding.

A — enjoyed

2) Mary seems to go out with a different group of friends almost every night.

A — group

3) People can become very bad-tempered when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.

В — bad-tempered

4) More and more people are living into old age and it’s a serious social problem.

D — old

5) Stephanie seems to be very popular with her classmates.

D — popular

6) Most ordinary people have no idea what it’s like to be famous.

В — ordinary

7) When my parents got divorced, my best friend was very sympathetic and

listened to all my problems.

С — sympathetic

Rita’s very sensitive and easily gets upset when people criticise her.

В — sensitive

9) Police were called in when the crowd of people began to get violent.

A — crowd

10) My dad says he once met Robbie Williams when he was still unknown.

A – unknown
Exercise 2. Topic vocabulary in contrast. Choose the correct word.

1) These days, many parents find it difficult tosupport a large family.

2) Forgetting to thank us for dinner is typical of George.

3) My grandma doesn’t have any close family her own age left.

4) In ancient times, people had a very different view of the world.

5) Who was to blame for the argument?

6) Don’t you know it’spolite to close your mouth when you are eating?

7) Nathan’s parents were verypleased when they saw him in the school play.

I have a very goodrelationship with my mother.

Exercise 3. Phrasal verbs. Complete using the correct form of the words in italics. You need to use one word twice.

Some of us seem to be infinitely kind, while others seem to 1) look down on everyonearound them. Some of us never forget an argument, while others 2) make up and forgiveeasily. As we 3) grow up, our personality develops and we find that we 4) get on with certain people more than others. Who we are seems to have a large genetic element, butis also influenced by those who 5) bring us up. If we 6) look up to our parents orother family members, we may want to be like them. On the other hand, if our parents seem to 7) put us down all the time and we fall out with them a lot, then perhapswe will develop quite different personalities.

Exercise 4. Phrasal verbs. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in italics. And any other words you need.

1) The doctor said that the old woman had died passed away peacefully in her sleep.

2) I always support back upmy brother when he gets into trouble.

3) Tony seems to have really fallen in love with fallen forVanessa.

4) Mark is such a bully and treats badly picks on the younger boys at school.

5) I was surprised was taken aback when Michaela said I’d hurt her feelings.

6) Richard finally met the woman of his dreams and got married and started to live quietly settled down in Australia.

7) I saw Mrs Khan in the centre of town and she asked for news about asked after you.
Exercise 5. Phrases and collocations. Write one word in each gap.

1) Could you do me a favour and ask Oliver to see me in my office?

2) I don’t have many ambitions, but I’d like to graduate and then start a family.

3) As we walked down the street, Helen took pity on the beggar and gave him some money.

4) Nadia’s hair looked awful, but I didn’t have the courage to tell her.

5) My dad can’t stand losing an argument and always has to have the last word.

6) The new law seemed to meet with everyone’s approval.

7) Can you take care of your little sister for a minute while I go to the shop?

When you first fall in love, the whole world seems a beautiful place.

9) I don’t really make friends very easily because I’m quite shy.

10) I didn’t recognise Ed when I saw him because he was in disguise.

11) You’re in a very good mood. Why are you so happy?

12) If you keep breaking your promises, people won’t trust you any more.

13) I had a really strange dream last night about my best friend.
Exercise 6. Word patterns. Choose the correct answer.

1. The government is trying to convince people of the need for higher taxes.

В
2) I believe that judges should be independent from the government.
В
3) Local residents object to having the new power station in their area.
D
4) Do you think they should ban people from smoking in public places?
A
5) The MP asked if the prime minister was aware of the growing social problem.

С
6) Most people seem to agree with the newspapers’ criticism of the government.

С
7) I don’t think people should rely on the state, even if they are unemployed. 

С
The mayor was attacked for wasting public money.

A

Exercise 7. Word patterns. Find the extra word in each line.

1) Hell, said Jean-Paul Sartre, is other people, and whether you agree with
2) or not, we are all have to learn to live together. We may not always
3) approve of that other people’s behaviour, but we do have to live with it.
4) It is impossible to force other people in to behave exactly how we think
5) they should behave. Of course, the law bans from all kinds of behaviour
6) and if you can convince to enough people, you might be able to get the
7) government to pass a new law. Mostly, though, you have to let off people
live their own lives, in the same way you expect them to allow you for to
9) live your life.You don’t have to pretend it that you like how some other
10) people live, but letting them to be themselves is often the only choice .

Exercise 8. Word formation. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

I had a really stupid 1) argumentwith my best friend the other day. It all ARGUE

started because we were talking about 2) marriage and having a family. MARRY

I said that 3) politenessis important when you are married and she said POLITE

that she thought that was rubbish and that4) kindness is much more KIND

important. Well, we were 5) ableto agree and, in the end, she ABLE

left without saying goodbye. I do hope it doesn’t spoil our 6) friendship FRIEND

Exercise 9. Word formation. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.

1) My best friend has a great personality and everyone likes her.
2) I have a good relationship with my mum and I can talk to her about anything.
3) They’ve just published a book of George Bush’s correspondences and it looks really interesting.
4) Jenny seemed willing to talk about her argument with Nancy, but I eventually got the facts.
5) As I waited for Kelly to arrive at the cinema, I bit my nails nervelessly
6) Ignore what Sharon says about you. It’s just jealousness.
7) In the past, children were expected to be very obeyed
Brenda blames her unhappiness on being single, but I’m not so sure.
9) Tom knew that being chosen as class president was a real achievement.
10) Kevin’s so sensitive that you have to be very careful what you say to him.
Задание 2

PART 1.

Exercise 1. Fill in “say” or “tell” in the correct form.

1) Jack told me that he was enjoying his new job.

2) Tom said it was a nice restaurant but I didn’t like it much.

3) The doctor said that I would have to rest for at least a week.

4) Ann told Tom that she was going away.

5) Our teacher said he was pleased with our work.

6) Yesterday my friend said he hadn’t told anyone my secret.

7) Stop telling lies!

Could you please tell me your name?

9)The little girl said her prayers and went to bed.

10)I really can’t tell Jane from Kate. They are twins.

11)“I haven’t got enough money,” he said to John.

12)He said he would meet us later.
Exercise 2. Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Charlie. Report what Charlie told you.

1. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to Canada.

2. Charlie said that his father was in hospital.

3. Charlie said that Nora and Jim were getting married next month.

4. Charlie said that he hadn’t seen Bill for a while.

5. Charlie said that Margaret had had a baby.

6. Charlie said that he didn’t know what Fred was doing.

7. Charlie said that he would tell Jim he saw (had seen) me.

8. Charlie said that I could come and stay with him if I was ever in London.

9. Charlie said that he had seen Jack at a party a few months ago and he had seemed fine.
Exercise 3.Report these questions beginning I asked..

1. I asked what Peter’s address was.
2. I asked when the new manager was coming.
3. I asked how she knew my name. 
4. I asked why all the windows were open.
5. I asked how many books she wanted.

6. I asked where they kept the money.

7. I asked what time the meeting was.

8. I asked when the last train left.

9. I asked how the photocopier worked.

10. I asked how often Ann went shopping.
Exercise 4.Report the following commands.

1. The doctor said to eat more fruit and vegetables.
2. He told to me,that i need to read the instr. before i switch on the machine.
3. Mrs. Lane told her babysitter not to let the children eat any sweets. 

4. She told us to shut he door but dont lock it.
5. I told him to he dont come before 6 o clock.

6. Mrs Lane told her babysitter not to take the dog into the children`s bedroom.

7. He asked “Could you close all the windows? It’s too cold in the room.
Exercise 5. Turn the following dialogue into Reported Speech.

Sally asked Diane If she had applied for the job.

Diane told her it had been fine but she was wondering if she wanted the job because she would have to move to Manchester.

Sally asked what she would do then.

Diane told Sally that if they offered her the job, she couldn’t accept it.
Exercise 6. First state if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) then turn from Direct into Reported speech.

1)The teacher said that Paris is the capital of France.

2.The little boy told her that he hadn’t broken the window.
3.She told him to eat his dinner.
4.Jane asked Helen if she had seen that film.
5.Fiona said that she had had an argument with Mark the day before.
6.The manager explained that the new guests would arrive the next day.
7.George said that Greece is was hotter than England.
8.Simon asked the stranger where the post office was.
9.Michael said that he might go sailing the next week.
10. The mother told her children not to eat with their fingers.
Exercise 7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1) If she , hadn’tbroken,the window, she wouldn’t have had to pay for a new one.

2) If it hadn’t been cold, they wouldn’t have lit the fire.
3) If she studied more, she would be a better student.
4) They wouldn’t have seen the Queen if they hadn’t visited London on that day.
5) If you should win that competition, you will be rich.
6) If I lived in France, I would speak French well.
7) If they had locked the doors, the burglars wouldn’t have got in.
We will have a party if Alan passes his driving test.
9) I will give John your message if I should see him today.
10) They wouldn’t had any money if their cousin hadn’t lent them some.
11) Those plants don’t grow if you don’t water them.
12) I would buy that bag if it had been cheaper.
13) If she had opened  the letter, she would have been surprised.
Exercise 8. Choose the correct answer in sentences 1-5.

1) If you don’t hurry, you’ll miss the train.

2) What can I do if she refuses to listen to me?

3) His French won’t improve unless he studies more.

4) If I had more time, I would take up tennis.

5) If I were in your position, I’d buy a new suit.

Choose the correct verb form А, В, С or D to fill the spaces in 6-10.

6) I ____ happy to advise you if you’d asked me.

В would have been  

7) If she ____ her driving test, she would have bought a car.

D had passed

I wouldn’t have lent him the money if he ____ desperate.

С hadn’t been

9) If you’d run faster, you ____ the bus.

С could’ve caught

10) If I hadn’t worked hard when I was young I ____ where I am now.

D wouldn’t be
Exercise 9. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Add a comma where necessary.

1.If the dog , keeps barking, the neighbours will complain.

2. The boss will be angry if you arrive late for work again.

3. If you eat too much, you’ll be sick!

4. If the weather is bad on Saturday, we will stay at home.

5. You should see a doctor if you don’t feel well.

6. If you study hard, you will pass your exam.
Exercise10. Use the correct tense form:

If you 1) see this film, we2) will discuss it later. If she 3) has a problem, I 4) will help her. If we 5) travel by car, we 6) will save a lot of money. If he not 7) give her flowers once a week she will be offended. If they 9) blame him, it 10) will serve him right. When the children 11) come home for Christmas, the parents 12) will be happy. When the summer season 13) comes, there 14) will be a lot of tourists here. When you 15) go to shopping, use your credit card. You 16) will feel better, after you 17) takes the tablet. We 18) will buy their car after father 19) gets his salary. I not 20) try on this dress before I 21) know how much it 22) will be. I 23) wake you up as soon as I 24) get up. They 25) will make an announcement about the plane as soon as it 26) lands. As soon as Tom 27) fix the engine we 28) will continue our journey. As soon as he 29) writes to me I 30) let you know. We 31) will lie in the sun and 32) swim in the warm sea unless the weather 33) changes for the worse. She not 34) will not marry him unless he 35) gives up his bad habits. You not 36) will not lose weight unless you 37) eat less. We 38) will have a good time while our holiday 39) lasts. I 40) keep you here, until you 41) tell the truth.

Exercise 11. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

Dear Julie, I am writing to thank you for my birthday present. I was so happy to receive it — I had so many lovely presents, I don’t know what doing with them all! On my birthday I want for a meal with some friends and afterwards we went dancing at that new club on Poplar Street. If you haven’t been, it’s certainly worth going there. Now that l’m old enough drive, I’m busy taking driving lessons. Dad said he would let me use his car as long as I promise to be careful. Well, I must go now. I hope hearing from you soon. Love, Madeline.

Exercise 12 put the verbs in brackets in the infinitive or the –ing form.

1) I hate travelling by train, (travel)

2) He left without saying goodbye, (say)

3) She managed to lose a lot of weight, (lose)

4) Swimming helps you keep fit, (swim)

5) They made him to tell them the truth, (tell)

6) Matt goes to jog every morning, (jog)

7) We are sorry informing you that you have failed the exam, (inform)

I’d love to go to the cinema tonight, (go)

9) I look forward to seeing you again soon, (see)

10) It’s no use trying to make him change his mind, (try)

11) Sue went to the library to borrow some books, (borrow)

12) I don’t know how to dothis exercise, (do)

Exercise 13. Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive or-ing form.

My mother is an amazing woman. She is 87 years old and she still enjoys 1) going out(go out) for a walk every day. She doesn’tmind 2) doing all her housework and she’s glad 3) to help her elderly neighbours when they can’t 4) go to the shops. She’s too old 5) to,dig the garden any more— she stopped 6) doing that last year — but she’s still healthy enough 7) to, mow the grass! In the summer she still goes swimming when it’s warm and she lets her grandchildren 9) bury her in the sand. She often says, «It’s no good 10) being alive if you don’t enjoy yourself.» I’d love 11) to be like my mother when I’m her age.

1. Make these sentences passive.
1. They include drinks in the menu.
2. The wind blew my hat down the street.
3. They will find a solution to the problem by Tuesday.
4. People used to make clothes by hand.
5. Why did he open the windows?
6. Someone is painting the walls.
7. You should write the answers on one side of the paper only.
8. Sheila told me where she had bought her new jeans
9. No one can help him
10. They ordered the soldier to shoot the snake.
11. You can print your documents with this Laser Writer Printer
12. When will they open the new museum?
13. I should finish my homework tonight
14. Spain will win the World Cup next summer.
15. They are asking her to be quick.
16. They don’t allow students to eat and drink in the classroom.
17. They are going to rebuild the old theatre.
18. Is anyone serving you?
19. You cannot eat an orange if nobody has peeled it.
20. The girl at the desk has given me all the details about the job.
21. The authorities are considering a plan to build a heliport near
Westminster Cathedral.
22. The plan has worried a lot of people.
23. The local residents organised a number of meetings.
24. Local businesses are raising money to fight the scheme.
25. A million people visit the Cathedral every year.
26. The vibrations from helicopters might damage the cathedral
windows.
27. Nobody has opened that box for the last two hundred years.
28. People will forget this play in a few years’ time.
29. People mustn’t take these books away.
30. People shouldn’t throw litter in the streets.
31. They will have closed the door in thirty minutes’ time.
32. They might call the police.
33. They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco.
• 34. They shouldn’t have played the football match in such bad weather.

Windows operating system is popular because it has an easy user interface, is affordable, and it is compatible with various types of software and hardware. Windows isn’t the only operating system for computers out there. Different computer manufacturers have other operating systems for their devices.

Why Windows are the best?

Partnerships and business deals don’t need the annoying stress of incompatible files and mismatched functionality. Without a doubt, Windows has the biggest selection of software available for its platform than any other operating system. The benefit of this is that users get to choose from a wider variety of options.

Do people care about Windows 11?

56 percent of users aged over 55 are aware of Windows 11’s upcoming release, compared with just 28 percent of 18–24-year-olds. While 41 percent of the people who know about Windows 11 say they will upgrade, 14 percent have no plans to upgrade, and 45 percent are unsure.

Why Microsoft Windows are important?

The operating system is what allows you to use a computer. Windows comes preloaded on most new personal computers (PCs), which helps to make it the most popular operating system in the world. Windows makes it possible to complete all types of everyday tasks on your computer.

Is Windows or Mac more popular?

Microsoft Windows is the dominating desktop operating system (OS) worldwide as of December 2021, with a share of just under 74 percent. Apple’s Mac operating system, has gained market share over the years, albeit remaining a minor player in the desktop OS market.

What makes Mac better than Windows?

Windows’s virtual memory is much more effective than Mac’s. A PC running low on memory will run slow, but it won’t breakdown. A Mac running low on memory is much more likely to crash. This means you need less RAM in a Windows computer to ensure it’s reliable.

Is Windows 10 or 11 better?

A major difference between Windows 11 and Windows 10 is in its design. Windows 11 offers an interface that’s more like a Mac, with pastel colors, rounded corners for all windows and a cleaner interface than its predecessor.

Why is Linux better than Windows?

Linux offers great speed and security, on the other hand, Windows offers great ease of use, so that even non-tech-savvy people can work easily on personal computers. Linux is employed by many corporate organizations as servers and OS for security purpose while Windows is mostly employed by business users and gamers.

Is Windows 7 still good in 2021?

Windows 7 is no longer supported, so you better upgrade, sharpish… For those still using Windows 7, the deadline to upgrade from it has passed; it’s now an unsupported operating system. So unless you want to leave your laptop or PC open to bugs, faults and cyber attacks, you best upgrade it, sharpish.

Is Windows 10 end of life?

Desktop Windows 10 Support Ends October 2025

According to Microsoft’s lifecycle website, the company will officially support Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Windows 10 Education editions until October 14, 2025.

Is Windows 11 less resource intensive?

At the software level, Windows 11 will supposedly be more efficient with the processing power it uses – this should reduce the load on the CPU and avoid the need for throttling. Elsewhere, Windows 11’s reduced disk footprint means the OS takes up significantly less space on the device’s hard drive.

Will Windows 10 become obsolete?

Microsoft has set the end date of Windows 10 support to October 14, 2025. After that point, Windows 10 will no longer receive new security updates from Microsoft, and Windows 10 will be considered “end-of-life” (commercially dead).

Why are windows important in a house?

Windows facilitate the entry of natural light indoors. They enable the occupants of a house to enjoy the views of the neighbourhood or locality. In addition, they serve to keep the house cross-ventilated. As such, houses with ample windows will seldom look gloomy or feel stuffy.

What company did Microsoft steal Windows 95 idea from?

In a move that cemented its place in computing history and made Bill Gates the richest man on Earth, Microsoft stopped stealing its ideas from the likes of Xerox PARC and Apple – and came up with a few of its own, forming Windows 95.

What is the difference between windows and Microsoft?

Windows is the operating system; Microsoft Office is a program.

Does NASA use Mac or PC?

What computer system does NASA use? Yes, they do use Apple computers. As per Robert Frost – Instructor and Flight Controller at NASA “Apple computers are quite common at the more research-oriented centers and very much less common at the operations-oriented centers.”

Is Linux more popular than Windows?

For desktop and laptop computers, Windows is the most used at 75%, followed by Apple’s macOS at 16%, and Linux-based operating systems, including Google’s Chrome OS, at 5% (thereof “desktop Linux” at 2.35%).

Do Macs last longer than Windows?

While the life expectancy of a Macbook versus a PC cannot be determined perfectly, MacBooks tend to last longer than PCs. This is because Apple ensures that Mac systems are optimized to work together, making MacBooks run more smoothly for the duration of their lifetime.

Why do Mac users hate Windows?

Windows users don’t understand Macs, thus they fear them, and even become aggressive about them. Mac users hate PCs because we don’t understand them.

What can a Mac do that a PC Cannot?

7 things Mac users can do that Windows users can only dream of

• 1 – Back-Up Your Files and Data.
• 2 – Quickly Preview The Contents Of A File.
• 3 – Defragging Your Hard Drive.
• 4 – Uninstalling Apps.
• 5 – Retrieve Something You’ve Deleted From Your File.
• 6 – Move and Rename A File, Even When It’s Open In Another App.

Are Macs overpriced?

Most consumers believe the MacBook is overpriced. It is true that there are laptops on the market for half the cost of the cheapest MacBook. And yes, there are laptops with better specs than the MacBook Pro. But Apple started using Intel CPU’s, and prices have dropped.

Is Windows 11 upgrade free?

How much does it cost to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11? It’s free. But only Windows 10 PCs that are running the most current version of Windows 10 and meet the minimum hardware specifications will be able to upgrade.

Can I roll back Windows 10 to 11?

You can go back to Windows 10. That’s right—even if you bought a computer with Windows 11 pre-installed, you can ditch Microsoft’s latest operating system.

Is it worth getting Windows 11?

Microsoft has designed Windows 11 for newer systems. As such, you’re less likely to run into performance issues and bugs. Upgrade to Windows 11 if security is your priority — If you’re someone who prefers to stay updated on security, Windows 11 should serve you well.

Why do hackers use Linux?

Linux is the most popular choice for hackers due to its flexibility, open source platform, portability and command line interface and compatibility with popular hacking tools. Windows is a required, but dreaded target for most hackers because it requires them to work in Windows-only environments.

Why Linux is not popular?

The main reason why Linux is not popular on the desktop is that it doesn’t have “the one” OS for the desktop as does Microsoft with its Windows and Apple with its macOS. If Linux had only one operating system, then the scenario would be totally different today. Linux world has a plethora of OSs to choose from.

Is Mac better than Linux?

Linux vs Mac both are an Operating system, Having its own importance, which one has to choose it depends on a requirement, In case of company server Linux general y Choose because of powerful security in case of individual use Mac OS will be good because of Out of box support and many apps.

Can I keep Windows 7 forever?

Windows 7 is no longer supported, so you better upgrade, sharpish… For those still using Windows 7, the deadline to upgrade from it has passed; it’s now an unsupported operating system. So unless you want to leave your laptop or PC open to bugs, faults and cyber attacks, you best upgrade it, sharpish.

Is Win 7 better than win 10?

Compatibility and gaming

Despite all the extra features in Windows 10, Windows 7 still has better app compatibility. While Photoshop, Google Chrome, and other popular applications continue to work on both Windows 10 and Windows 7, some old third-party pieces of software work better on the older OS.

Why does win 10 suck?

Windows 10 sucks mainly because of its forced automatic updates. In the old versions of the Windows operating system, the update was optional. That is, you can decide if you automatically update your system or don’t want an update. This feature is quite useful.

Can i7 run Windows 11?

All other i7 7th generation processors are incompatible with Windows 11. The existing operating system will not get updated to Windows 11 on such computers through the Windows Update program.

Can I keep using Windows 10 after 2025?

Microsoft lists October 14, 2025 as the retirement date for Windows 10 Home and Pro (basically, all consumer versions of Windows 10). Some users will certainly replace their devices with new ones, which will likely include Windows 11 or are at least compatible with the new operating system.

When did Windows 11 come out?

Today, we are thrilled to announce Windows 11 will start to become available on October 5, 2021.

Is Windows 10 safer than Windows 11?

Windows 11 Will Be Safer Than Windows 10 From Every Angle

Security-focused hardware like TPM 2.0 and newer CPUs will enable features such as VBS and UEFI Secure Boot to guard users against exploits.

Does Windows 11 need more resources than Windows 10?

For instance, the basic RAM requirement for Windows 11 is 4GB, which is double the RAM required to run Windows 10. The storage required to install Windows 11 is also twice that of Windows 10.

Does Windows 11 affect battery life?

There are many reasons why a battery might drain quickly, but if you’re on Windows 11, Microsoft’s latest operating system has several settings you can configure to help conserve your laptop’s battery life.

Why did they skip Windows 9?

The reasons we have from official sources describe the motivation behind Microsoft skipping Windows 9 as simple marketing. According to acclaimed Microsoft insider Mary Jo Foley, the company went with “Windows 10” because it wanted to signify that the OS would be the last major Windows update.

Will Windows ever be replaced?

When Windows 10 was launched, Microsoft said it was intended to be the final version of the operating system. But from 14 October 2025, there will be no new updates or security fixes for either the Home or Pro versions.

Why was there not a Windows 9?

That’s right. They just skipped Windows 9. Microsoft simply decided not to name their Windows 8 successor as Windows 9 but went with Windows 10 instead, which was originally code-named Threshold. So don’t worry, you didn’t miss a major version of Windows.

Why are bedrooms required to have windows?

An effective means of egress in the event of a fire is the reason there are window requirements on the bedroom space. Technically, a bedroom must have two means of egress, so a second door will suffice, but it must open to the outside, which makes the exterior door a less practical solution.

Why are doors and windows necessary in a house?

It allows the passage of air, and light without the risk of any intruder trespassing into the parameters and causing any harm. Now the size, material, and design of the doors and windows play an important role in the overall structure of the house and its maintenance.

Why does a house need windows and doors?

House should consists of doors and windows as there will be a ventilation in the house. Without the removal of bad air from the house and the entrance of fresh air house will not be hospitable. So, houses are provided with doors and windows.

When did Bill Gates develop Windows?

In 1987, the year after Microsoft went public, 31-year-old Gates became the world’s youngest billionaire. Gates and Allen started Microsoft—originally called Micro-Soft, for microprocessors and software—in order to produce software for the Altair 8800, an early personal computer.

Where did Bill Gates get Windows from?

Exactly 36 years ago today, Microsoft Cofounder Bill Gates made one of the important purchases in the software giant’s storied history. On July 27, 1981, Gates fully licensed the “quick and dirty operating system” (QDOS) from a company called Seattle Computer Systems, according to The Register.

Who sold DOS to Bill Gates?

Who sold DOS to Bill Gates?

Gary Kildall
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Washington (BS, MS, PhD)
Occupation	Computer scientist entrepreneur
Years active	1972–1994

Is Windows Pro better than Windows home?

In short. The main difference between Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro is the security of the operating system. Windows 10 Pro is a safer choice when it comes to protecting your PC and securing your information. In addition, you can choose to connect the Windows 10 Pro to a domain.

Is a PC better than a Mac?

With the number of different systems and the number of users, PCs have better backwards compatibility, that is, you can run older versions of software or operating systems on new hardware. It’s certainly possible to run games on a Mac, but PCs are generally considered better for hard-core gaming.

Is Windows Home 64 bit?

Windows 10 comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit varieties. While they look and feel nearly identical, the latter takes advantage of faster and better hardware specs. With the era of 32-bit processors winding down, Microsoft is putting the lesser version of its operating system on the back burner.