There are 44 universities (not counting the Open University) in Britain. Although the Goverment is responsible for providing about 80 per cent of universities income it does not control their work or teaching nor does it have direct dealings with the universities. The grants are distributed by the Secretary of State for Education and Science. The English universities are :

Not very long ago when people mentioned ballet, they thought of Russian ballet. In fact ballet came to Russia relatively late. It brought traditions from many other countries, mainly from France and Italy. Actually Tsar Nicholas I was ready to spend great sums of money on the dance companies, so ballet got recognition in the capital at St. Petersburg and

The world was stunned by the news in late February 1997 that a British embryologist named Ian Wilmut and his research team had successfully cloned a lamb named Dolly from an adult sheep. Dolly was created by replacing the DNA of one sheep’s egg with the DNA of another sheep’s udder. The world media was immediately filled with heated discussions

I am going to tell you about the history of football, one the most popular sport games all over the World. Football is a popular sport played all over the world. It is the national sport of most European and Latin-American countries and of many other nations. Millions of people in more than 140 countries play football. Football is played

1). Let me introduce myself. 2). My full name is Oleg Olegovitch Orlov. 3). I have been named after my father and I am very happy about it. 4). I was born on May 3, 1991 in Volgograd. 5). I descend from the family of the office-workers. 6). I am the only child in the family. 7). My father is

The British Islands appeared due to some changes in pressure, atmosphere, biosphere and underwater currents. Icy period gave the 1st rise to the changes: before it this part was a mainland, a lot of scientists proved this fact: remains of elephants were found there and the eastern part of the country is full of chalk cliffs, which are similar to

I have several hobbies. But my major hobby is looking after my pets. I am fond of animals. I think nothing else in our life could supply us with more pleasant emotions than our pets. It is so pleasant to know that somebody needs you and loves you only for the fact that you exist. Your friends can betray you,

When we have time for leisure, we usually need something that can interest and amuse us. There are several ways to do this. In big cities it’s often difficult to decide where to go in the evening. If we want to go out there are a lot of theatres, cinemas and clubs in our country where we can spend our

When you leave school you understand that the time to choose your future profession has come. It’s not an easy task to make the right choice of a job. I have known for a long time that leaving school is the beginning of my independent life, the beginning of a far more serious examination of my abilities and character. I

As you know, Vladivostok, the capital of the Primorsky region, occupies the peninsula of Murav’ev-Amursky which is washed by Amur and Ussuri gulfs. One part of this peninsula, called Egersheld (it was named after one of the explores of Russian Far-East), is my native district. Egersheld is known from the foundation of Vladivostok. More then one hundred years ago the

One of my favorite painters is Leonardo da Vinci. Everyone agrees this painter was one of the most brilliant painters. Apparently, his picture «The Last Supper» is the most known painting in the world. In addition, he was a great inventor. Leonardo invented the military tank, the wheelbarrow, and roller bearings. Plans for dozens of machines and weapons were made

My favorite writer is Charles Dickens and I’m fond of reading his books. He is very popular English writer and novelist. Dickens was born in Portsmouth February 7, 1812, and spent his childhood in Kent and London, both of which frequently appear in his novels. He went to school being at the age of nine. When his father was committed

Stratford-on-Avon, where Shakespeare was born, is now one of the most popular tourist centres. But it was not so many years ago. In the 18th century only a few relics of Shakespeare were left — his tomb, New Place (a large house which was built in place of Shakespeare’s own house), the mulberry tree that he had planted, and his

Last time I went on a walking tour was last summer. My friends and I decided to go and find some picturesque place on the bank of the Siversky Donets. You know there is a fine pinewood on its banks. So we took all necessary things for sleeping and cooking meals with us. We chose a route of our journey

Moscow is the capital of Russia. The city is located in western Russia and lies in the broad, shallow valley of the Moskva River, a tributary of the Oka and thus of the Volga, in the centre of the vast plain of European Russia. This region is one of the most highly developed and densely populated areas of Russia. The

Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch — Queen Elisabeth II as a head of state. The British constitution, isn’t set out in a single document. Instead it is made up of a combination of laws and conventions. A thousand years ago the Anglo-Saxon kings consulted the Great Council before taking important decisions. Between 1066 and 1215 the

Mark Twain once joked: «Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. » But with the onset of global warming, it is time for action. The scientific evidence is clear:manmade emissions — are harming our planet. Climate change will alter growing seasons, redistribute natural resources, lift sea levels and shift other fundamental building blocks of economic, social

Veterans Day is originally called Armistice Day. This holiday was established to honour Americans who had died in World War I. It falls on November 11, the day when that war ended in 1918, but it now honours veterans of all wars in which the United States has fought. Veterans’ organizations hold parades, and the president customarily places a wreath

One of my favourite artists is Rembrant. He is the greatest Dutch master, a supreme genius in the history of art. To this day the artof Rembrant remains one of the most profound witnesses of the progress ofthe soul in it’s earthly pilgrimage towards higher destiny. The son of a prosperous miller, Rembrant was born in Leidenin 1608. He studied

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with an area of 244 000 square miles is situated on the British Isles, which are separated from the European continent by the North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. Britain’s population is over 56 million. Four out of five people live in towns. The largest cities of