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Woman: I’m sure you’ve heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which take place every year. They were created to motivate consumers to spend lots of money on different products. However, there is another day called Giving Tuesday. On that day people are encouraged to do something good for others. It is held either on the last Tuesday of November or the first Tuesday in December. But the rule is that Giving Tuesday must always follow Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday was started on November 27, 2012. Believe it or not, on that day over $10 million was donated to charities. Apart from giving money, there are many other ways to take part in Giving Tuesday. If you’re looking for ideas, some are suggested on the Giving Tuesday website. For example, you can do the week’s shopping for an elderly neighbour or donate used clothing and toys to local charities. You can also do something good together with your friends. And to encourage other people to follow your example, you can share the different acts of kindness on your social media.

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Man: We have a special guest in our studio today. Evelina De Lain – a professional pianist and… a record breaker. Welcome, Evelina. Can you tell our listeners about the record you broke?
Woman: Hello, everybody. Well, I set the world record for performing the highest ever classical music concert. I played the piano 5,000 metres up in the Himalayas.
Man: That’s incredible. Where did the idea of doing that come from?
Woman: Well, I didn’t plan to do it. It just happened. One day, I went to a piano shop in London to buy a piano chair. There I saw a beautiful grand piano. It looked so incredible that I just sat down and started to play it. Desmond, the shop owner, told me about his project of organising piano performances in the world’s most remote places. His next destination was the Himalayas and he proposed that I could play there. I had never thought about playing a piano that high up, but I felt honoured and… I agreed.
Man: Was it difficult to play in the Himalayas?
Woman: It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. It was incredibly cold because of the height, but I’d come prepared, so the low temperatures weren’t a problem. But at one point it was so windy that I thought I was going to be blown off my chair. And that was what I found most frightening and difficult.
Man: And my last question. Do you have any thoughts you would like to share with our listeners?
Woman: Actually, I do. You see, when I was 14, I lost the ability to move my hands. I sometimes doubted I’d be able to play the piano again, but after a lot of therapy, I got better. So, my story shows that sometimes what feels impossible is actually possible! The important thing is never to lose hope.