We did quite a lot of subjects at school. They were: Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Russian Literature, Chemistry, English, History of this country and many other subjects. It was rather difficult to go to school when a school-leaver, we had so much to do. I know that all the subjects are important and they all must be paid much attention to,

Americans eat a lot. They have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Most of Americans don’t eat home but prefer to go to restaurants. They can choose from many kind of restaurants. There is a great number of ethnic restaurants in the United States. Italian, Chinese and Mexican food is very popular. An American institution is the fast

Libraries play an important part in the cultural development of a country. People have a desire to learn, they seek knowledge. Books satisfy this desire. Books should not be read only for pleasure. Reading books helps us in our education. We can find all kinds of books in the libraries: novels, biographies, fiction, short stories, books on travelling, technical books,

Azerbaijan — a miraculous country with its rich natural resources such as oil and gas. There are nine of the eleven world climatic zones. More than 9 million people live there. The history and lifestyle presents a unique and harmonious combination of the traditions and ceremonies of different cultures and civilizations. Azerbaijan is the geographical name of the country. On

Television is the most popular leisure pastime in Russia. Several television channels are in operation: «Ostankino». «Russian Channel», «Independent TV Channel — NTV». Besides them there are local TV channels and local commercial TV channels in big cities and republics of Russia. TV services provide programmes of general interest such as light entertainment, sport, current affairs, serious drama, music. There

One can distinguish two branches of human work: the arts and the sciences. The sciences require knowledge, observation, identification, description, experimentation and theoretical explanation. The arts on the contrary require skill. That means the ability to work well with a part of his or her body. It is the combination of talent and technique. An artist is a man who

If you want to keep fit you must go in for one kind of sport or another. Sport is an essential part of my daily life. Every morning all the year round I do my morning exercises. Almost every day I do some training. In summer I go swimming or rowing. During my summer holidays I go on hikes. I

Many people all over the world are interested in sport. Sport helps people to stay healthy and makes them more organized and better disciplined in their daily activities. They have always paid great attention to sport in our schools, colleges and universities. You can hardly find a school without a gym or a sportsground. Every city and town has a

I am going to tell you about Los Angeles. Los Angeles spans a widely diverse geographic area. Primarily a desert basin, the area is surrounded by the San Gabriel Mountain range and divided by the Santa Monica Mountains. Los Angeles County has 81 miles of coastline. There are such rivers as the Los Angeles, the Rio Hondo, the San Gabriel

In the UK people get married either in a church or a registry office (a local government building). In the US people often get married in a house, a park, a hotel, or wedding chapel, as well as in a church. The traditional wedding, called a white wedding as the bride wears a white dress, takes place in a church.

The house our family lives in is quite new. We moved there not so long ago. It is a nice two-storeyed red brick building with a grey roof and a chimney. The windows are white. A wide grey stone path leads to the porch. On the both sides of the path you can see colourful flowerbeds. The house is surrounded

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about three hundred years that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters

We’ve entered a new era: the twenty-first century. Of course, it’s exciting and we are trying to predict what our life will be like in the future. It will certainly become better — I’m sure of it. Robots will do all the dangerous and dirty work for us and our daily life will become easier. They’ll sweep the floor, dust

On week days I usually get up nearly seven o’clock. I do not like to get up early, but I have to, because I have a lot of work to do during the day. I do my morning exercises, make my bed, wash, dress and go to the kitchen to have breakfast. My mother usually prepares breakfast for me, but

Learning of a foreign language is not an easy task. It is a long and slow process takes a lot of time and efforts. That is why it is very important to have a good teacher. I am very grateful to my English teacher who made me interested in this subject. She is the person I loved best at school

O’Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in Greensboro, a little town in North Carolina in 1862. O’Henry is one of the most widely published American authors. His works have been translated into nearly every language. He has been called «the American Maupassant» and is ranked among the world’s outstanding short-story writers. The best of these were

British sports may be classified into four sections. First, the varieties of balls with different varieties of implements. Secondly, hunting. Thirdly, the performance of some feat of physical strength, agility or endurance. And fourthly, the «followers». Let us now consider each of these four classes. It would be impossible to describe all the varieties of ball games. The most important

In Ukraine medical help is available in hospitals, polyclinics, and also in medical centre’s in such places as factories and schools. Health service is based on local as therapeutists they are the first who diagnose. Some certain district is appointed to a polyclinic and this district is divided into several areas. Each area is appointed to a certain therapeutist. All

Mass media or mass communications are the press, radio and television. Every day we read newspapers and magazines, listen to radio and watch TV. Nowadays there are so many newspapers and magazines, radio stations and TV channels that we have to be very — selective and give preference to some of them. What newspapers and magazines do I prefer to

Books about voyages and new discoveries were very popular in the first quater of the 18th century, there were written many stories of this kind but while Defoe was busy with politics he didn’t think of also trying his hand at it. However one story in Steel magazine attracted his attention. It was about a Scottish sailor, who lived alone