Answer the questions alongside the text. 1 Explain what Telford did.

Answer the questions alongside the text. 1 Explain what Telford did. 2 What state of mind were Mr and Mrs Bray in? 3 What does quot;itquot; refer -to? 4 Why are they called sillyquot;? 5 What word would you choose to explain спортquot; here: a) physical activity? b) entertainment? NEIGHBOURS FROM HELL How well do you get on with the people who live next door? Recent statistics show that over 131,000 British people were so fed up with their neighbours that they took the trouble to make an official complaint. According to the latest figures, Britains cities are getting louder and louder. Its not just because hi-fi systems and car stereos are getting more powerful, its because there are more people living closer to each other than they used to. Its not just noise that causes arguments, theres an endless list of other things that can come between neighbours. Sometimes, simple disputes turn into long-running conflicts. Frank and Mary Bray had been looking forward to a quiet retirement when they moved into their bungalow in a small town. The Brays were a typical retired couple, with a pet dog called Jet. But soon afterwards, Paul Telford, a 35-year-old company director, moved into the house next door. It wasn39;t long before Mr Telford was complaining about Jets barking. Soon afterwards, Telford made a tape recording of the barking dog and blasted it out at high volume throughout the night. The tape would go on for about 20 to 25 minutes and then it would reset itself and start again 10 minutes later, Mr Bray told the judge. But when Telford bought Flossie, it was the last straw for Mr and Mrs Bray. Flossie was a Vietnamese pig, weighing over 130 kg. The court heard that Flossie was allowed to wander around Mr Telfords garden, attracting flies and rats. For four years, Mr and Mrs Bray tried to sell their house, but the smell from Flossie was so bad that it was impossible for them to find a buyer. In desperation, they took Mr Telford to court. In court, Telford blamed Mr Bray for the dispute, calling him obsessive. The judge disagreed and ordered Mr Telford to pay 15,000 compensation and to get rid of Flossie the pig. Wendy and Neil Norris were a quiet couple and got on with their neighbours until they won the lottery. Soon after Mr and Mrs Norris received the 350,000, they started to show off causing a lot of resentment. Neighbours complained about late-night parties, loud new stereo systems and fireworks going off late into the night. After they won, they just became worse and worse,quot; said neighbour Mr O39;Donohue. They used to stay up late drinking, but after they won all that money, they were at it every nightquot;. The dispute ended in violence when Norris attacked Mr ODonohue with a beer glass. What lessons can be learned from these strange disputes? The Bible advises us to love our neighbours but unfortunately it seems to be easier to love humanity in general than it is to respect the people who live next door. As long as there are neighbours, there will be silly disputes between them. In 1798, the famous English novelist, Jane Austen, wrote, quot;For what do we live, but to make спорт for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?quot; It seems that little has changed since then.