Thomas More came into great favour and made a rapid carrier as a statesmen, at the same time writing works of political, philosophical and historical character. His most famous book is «Utopia». «Utopia» — means «no place, no there». The work is written in latin and divided into two books. Thomas More was the first writer in Europe to formulate

Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. In Britain, as well as in the USA, men in offices usually wear suits and ties and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses. Jeans and

Holidays in Russia (3) There are many national holidays in Russia, when people all over the country do not work and have special celebrations. The major holidays are: New Year’s Day, Women’s Day, May Day, Victory Day, and Independence Day. The first holiday of the year is New Year’s Day. People see the new year in at midnight on the

I usually have no free time on weekdays that’s why I look forward to my days off. On a day off I don’t have to hurry any-where. I can do whatever I like. On a day off I wake up later than usual, at about 10 o’clock. I don’t get up at once. I like to stay in bed for

William Shakespeare is the greatest of all playwrights and poets of all times. Not much is known of his life. William Shakespeare was born 1564, in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. His father, John Shakespeare, was a glove-maker and wool-dealer. William went to the local free grammar school where he studied Latin. At the age of 18 Shakespeare married and had

I was born on the 2nd of February. This year on my birthday I woke up early because I was very excited. When I got up my parents wished me happy birthday and gave me presents their. They gave me a videocassette of my favourite film and a beautiful pullover. I was very happy to get them. Then I помог

We live in Usinsk. It’s a small town with the population of about 60 thousand people situated near the river Usa in the north-east of the Komi Republic. Usinsk is young — it was founded in 1975. It is a multinational town, the people of many nationalities live here — the Russians, the Ukranians, the Tatars, the Komis, the Bashkirs

Turkey is a very beautiful, historical, and interesting country with many ancient attractions. The culture of Turkey takes its roots from the Ottoman Empire. Straddling many countries, Turkey is the bridge between Europe and Asia. 75 million people live there. Turkey has many cities with ancient history, and largest and arguably the most beautiful city is Istanbul. Constantinople was the

DD was the founder of the realistic novel. He was also a brilliant journalist and in many ways the father of modern English periodicals. He founded and paved the way for many magazines ( «The Revue», «The Spectator»). DD was born in London, his father, a butcher, was wealthy enough to give his son a good education. D was to

A men needs rest after hard work. Very often we are eagerly looking forward to weekends and holidays to enjoy ourselves. The word «holiday» comes from the words «holy day». Holidays were first religion festivals. Now many holidays have nothing to do with religion. Almost every country has holidays honouring important events in its history. Some holidays come on the

Canada is the second largest country in the world. Only Russia has a greater land area. Canada is situated in North America. Canada is slightly larger than the United States, but has only about a tenth as many people. About 28 million people live in Canada. About 80% of the population live within 320 km of the southern border. Much

How it all began After World War Two, Europe was weak. — Millions of its citizens had died. — The age of Empire was dead. — Two new superpowers, America and the Soviet Union, now dominated international affairs. Europe had to find a new role. It began to do this in 1952 with the creation of the European Coal and

Russia has always been a great agricultural country. Russian agriculture produces almost all the farm crops known in the world. The total area under cultivation is largely occupied by grain crops such as wheat, maize, barley, rye, oats, etc. The rest is occupied by potatoes and other vegetables, legumes, fruits and industrial crops. In the orchards and fruit gardens one

The United States of America was formed by emigrants in 1382. The USA consist of 50 states. Washington, the capital of the United States, is situated on the Rotomac River in the District of Columbia. The district is a piece of land which doesn’t belong to any state but to all the states. The USA occupy a large territory and

Sport is an integral part of our life. We live in a polluted world, that is why more and more people are concerned about their health and that is why more of them try to keep fit and start going in for sport. Everybody, in my opinion, should do sports, especially, students. As students spend a lot of time at

My name is Catherine, I am thirteen years old. I study at school number seven. My school is a three-storeyed building with a lot of classrooms, where we learn different subjects. The classrooms for the primary school are on the first floor and the classrooms for the high school are on the second and third floors. Our school has two

I would think twice before going on a camping holiday. First of all, it is an occupation for a company, while I like to spend free time alone. Second, you should sleep in a tent. Personally I find it uncomfortable. Third, you can get food poisoning because of the forest food, I find it awful. More than that there are

Education Act of 1944. The Education Act of 1944 involved a thorough recasting of the educational system. The Board of Education was replaced by a minister who was to direct and control the local education authorities, thereby assuring a more even standard of educational opportunity throughout England and Wales. Every local education authority was required to submit for the minister’s

As well as being the capital of England, London is the capital of the United Kingdom. London was founded by the Romans in 43 A. D. and was called Londinium. In 61 A. D. the town was burnt down and when it was rebuilt by the Romans it was surrounded by a wall. That area within the wall is now

Almost every country has holidays honouring important events in its history. Some holidays come on the same date, some are movable. New Year’s Day is very popular all over the world. It is my favourite holiday too. We celebrate Cristmas on the 7th of January. On the 6th of January people cook much food because the day after we must