In the history of English literature Jerome K. Jerome occupies a modest place. He cannot be compared with Dickens, Thackeray, or Bernard Shaw, but he is well known as a writer-humorist not only in his country but in another countries too. Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in England on May 2, 1859 into the family of ruined businessman. Jerome’s childhood

Перед вами таблица неправильных глаголов английского языка. В данной таблице перечислены наиболее употребляемые неправильные глаголы. Infinitive Past simple Past participle Перевод Abide Abode; abided Abode; abided Пребывать; держаться Arise Arose Arisen Подняться; возникнуть Awake Awoke Awaked; awoke Будить; проснуться Backbite Backbitten Backbitten Клеветать Backslide Backslid Backslid Отпадать Be Was; were Been Быть Bear Bore Born; borne Родить Beat Beat Beaten

Newspapers and magazines play a very important part in our life. Practically there is no family that does not read them. We can learn many things from newspapers. Perhaps that is why many years ago an American humorous writer said: «All I know is what I see in the papers»; and another American author more than half a century ago

Various ethnic groups in America celebrate days with special meaning to them even though these are not national holidays. Jews, for example, observe their holy days in September. Irish Americans celebrate St Patrick on the of 17 March. Many Americans wear green clothing in honour of the «Emerald Isle». The celebration of Mardi Gras is an occasion in New Orleans,

Alan Milne was born in London on the 18th of January in 1882. His father was the headmaster of a small preparatory school. One of the teachers at the school was the famous writer H. G. Wells. Milne went to Westminster School at the age of 11 and then went on to Cambridge to become a mathematician. Instead he become

We, humans, live on the Earth. And our planet Earth is surrounded by space. The sky is what we see of space. There are billions of stars and probobly billions of other planets moving through space. Our planet is moving through space too. We live on the surface of our planet Earth. Gravity keeps us here on the Earth. Gravity

Australia is the only country in the world that is also a continent. It is the sixth large country and the smallest continent. Australia lies between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is situated about 11 000 km southwest of North America and about 8200 km southeast of mainland Asia. The name of the country comes from

The school I would like would have a swimming pool. I’d have one for the first and second years and also for the third and fourth years. The playgrounds would be separate, one for the young children and the other for the senior forms. A wall would be separating them and there would be a door from one playground to

The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907. It supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand is a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia. The total territory of New Zealand is 268,680 square kilometers. Its climate is temperate with sharp regional contrasts. The landscape of the country is

Формат письма Деловое письмо должно быть напечатано общепринятым шрифтом, таким как Arial или Times New Roman. Не используйте рукописный шрифт. Не используйте других цветов, кроме черного и белого. Используйте абзац без отступа. Это значит, что для каждого нового абзаца вам нужно дважды нажать клавишу «Enter». Не делайте никаких отступов для новых абзацев. Все поля должны быть 2,5 см. Размер бумаги

When we want to buy something, we must go to the shop where it is sold. In the shop window we see what is sold in the shop. Sugar, tea, coffee, salt, pepper, ham, bacon, and so on are sold at the grocer’s. Bread is sold at the baker’s, meat at the butcher’s. We go to the greengrocer’s for vegetables

As a result of Roman conquest, many signs of Roman civilization spread over Britain. There had been no cities in Britain before the Romans conquered it. The civilized Romans were city dwellers, and as soon as they had conquered Britain they began to built towns, splendid villas, public baths as in Rome itself. York, Gloucester, Lincoln and London became the

Freedom of the press. Speak on freedom of the press, its basic principles and criteria and its status in major countries. The topic presented to you today is devoted to the problem of the freedom of the press. In my speech I am to dwell upon the following points: — Firstly, I am to give the definition of freedom of

The are four seasons in the year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The winter months in Great Britain are November, December, January and February. The winter months are cold. In Great Britain in winter it snows and rains. November, There 30 days in November. It is the first winter month in Britain. In November there is a great holiday in

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. In its region it is concerned with early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation. It has 55 participating states from Europe, the Mediterranean, the Caucasus, Central Asia and North America. The decision making bodies of the organization are the Summit, Ministerial Council and

Every person has some particularities that make him unique. Everybody is talented in something, but not everyone can notice and improve the abilities. Moreover much less of them can become popular with their talent. But what is the main cause person became popular of? In my opinion, all people who became famous have gone very difficult way to achieve respect

Money doesn’t buy happiness but it helps. Money has become one of the main things in our modern life. Some people live their lives to earn money. They work hard, trying to earn as much money as they can. Some of them become crazy about it and lose their dignity hunting money. They don’t appreciate such important things as family,

Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, is still a part of the United Kingdom. It is made up of six countries: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone. One third of the population lives in and around the capital, Belfast. Belfast is also the most important port and commercial and industrial centre. Some parts of the territory, those that are not

There are many interesting and noble professions. I want to be a doctor. It is an interesting profession. I understand that it is necessary to study a lot to become a doctor. I also understand that this profession requires great responsibility because it deals with the most precious thing that a person has — with his health. My mother and

The British have taken good ideas from all over the world. You can eat Chinese, Indian, Italian and Greek food in any big city. There is a fantastic variety of restaurants. The restaurants’ best customers are business people, who meet in them to talk business in a relaxed atmosphere away from the telephone. They can eat what they like because