There are many interesting and useful professions, and it is really not an easy task to choose the right one. I began to think about my future profession at the age of 15. My favourite subjects at school were mathematics and English. My teachers were well-educated people with deep knowledge of the subjects. They encouraged me in my desire to

Vincent Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. Before becoming a painter he was a teacher. He started painting when he was twenty-seven. In 1886 he left Holland and joined his young brother Theo, who lived in Paris. Here he painted some of his most famous pictures. After living there for two years he moved to the South of

Nuclear war, or atomic war, is war in which nuclear weapons are used in a wide attack aimed at an entire country, both military and civilian targets. The United States is the only nation to have actually used nuclear weapons in war, having in 1945 dropped two of them on cities in Japan — one on Hiroshima and another on

There are five climatic zones on this planet: the equatorial climate zone, the tropical climate zone, the temperate climatic zone, Arctic and Antarctic climate belts. Our country is in the temperate climatic zone. Average temperature is 12-13 degrees above zero (Celsius) here. The weather is the thing we always talk about. In Great Britain if people don’t know what talk

At the beginning of this century medical scientists made a surprising discovery: that we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were able to demonstrate that we all have an internal «body clock» which regulates the rise and fall of our body energies, making us different from one day to the next. The idea

E-commerce — commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. A customer can order items from a vendor’s Web site, paying with a credit card (the customer enters account information via the computer) or with a previously established «cybercash»

Long ago ancient Greeks often waged wars. Small states suffered and lost much even if they did not take any side and stayed out of wars. The ruler of such a small state, Elis, wanted to live in peace with all neighbours. He was a good diplomat because his negotiations were successful and Elis was recognized a neutral state. To

Good table manners avoid ugliness. All rules of table manners are made to avoid it. To let anyone see what you have in your mouth is offensive. So is to make a noise. To make a mess in the plate is disgusting. So there are some rules how to behave yourself at the table: Do not attract undue attention to

My mother’s name is Olga. She is 40. She is not so tall and quite slim. My mother has short chestnut hair. She wears glasses. She has beautiful brown eyes and neat lips. My mother always looks nice. She likes to wear low-heeled shoes. Usually she prefers knee-length dresses and skirts but sometimes can put on trousers. My mother has

The US Constitution includes some general provisions on the franchise. It sets forth certain requirements for candidates running for a post of a president, vice-president, senator or member of the House of Representatives. Requirements usually concern age, residence and citizenship. The candidates who meet all these requirements are considered eligible for office. A residence qualification requires a permanent residence of

English is an international language. A lot of people all over the world speak it. It is taught in schools, universities and even nurseries. I started to learn English at school. I liked to discover English culture and learn about English traditions. It was not long when my knowledge was beyond the scope of school curriculum. Since then English has

I spent my last winter holidays in Moscow. This year I did not go anywhere. First I thought it would be dull to stay at home. But how it seems to me they have been one of the finest holidays in my life. May be that’s because they were our last winter holidays at school but all the same we

There are fifty states in the United States of America. Two of these states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states. The US are washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west, by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the south. In the north are situated Great

Probably in no other country are there such great differences between the daily newspapers. On the one hand, there are the ‘quality’ newspapers: The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, The Financial Times, and The Daily Telegraph. These concern themselves with factual reports of major national and international events in the world of politics and business, art and sport. On the

Phobia is a strong feeling of fear. In some case it becomes a phsycologic illness. Mostly it is a result of a bad accident which left in our mind unpleasant impression and memories. When someone see the subject which reminds him this accident, he feels himself uncomfortable and desires to escape from that place. For example, man who is afraid

Modern world is full of information of various kinds which sometimes is even more valuable than money. (Современный мир полон информации различных видов, которая иногда даже более ценна, чем деньги.) Mass media (the press, radio, television and Internet) have a very big impact on modern society. (Масс медиа (пресса, радио, телевидение и интернет) имеют очень большое влияние на современное общество.)

English as a World Language 1. Today English is the language of the world. 2. It is only in the course of the last hundred years that English has become a world language. 3. In Shakespeare’s time it was a «provincial» language of secondary importance with only 6 million native speakers. 4. Nowadays over 300 million people speak it as

Movies are popular because people are great watchers. They like to watch other peoples’ lives. They like to live vicariously. By going to movies, we can escape our own lives, share other people’s emotions, and imagine ourselves as someone else. Many of our lives are not as adventurous or glamorous as the lives in movies. We do not battle evil

What does the sentence «I am a citizen of Ukraine» mean? At first it is difficult to answer. Let’s take some examples. A doctor helps people to improve their health. A worker makes machines. A farmer grows plants. A teacher teaches pupils. A soldier defends our country. In short we can become builders, shopmen or pilots. But a citizen is

Greenwich Village and the East Village have always been at the centre of New york’s excitement. Both have been places for people with different and creative ideas. Both have an active nightlife with plenty of bars, restaraurants and clubs. In the early 1900s the charm Greenwich Village attracted bohemians — writers and artists. By the 1920s, the streets of the