1). This is my tenth year of schooling and I work hard to pass my final exams successfully in a year. 2). As I am very busy I can’t help my parents much in keeping house. 3). But still I have some household duties. 4). Every day I do my room and my bed, wash up dishes, dust the furniture

What is a brand? In my opinion, it’s not only a trademark of some company, but the name of certain product we use every day. For example, speaking about coffee most of us say Nescafe, but not ‘coffee’. This short example also illustrates the main aim of producers — to create brand popularity, so that most of people would recognize

Until reccently the history of the english theatre has been buildaround actors rather then companies. It was hard to find any Londontheatre that even had a consistent policy. There is no permanent staffin British theatres. A play is rehearsed for a few weeks by a company ofactors working together mostly for the first time and it is allowed torun as

Isaac Ilyich Levitan, the great Russian artist, became the first painter of the Russian scenery, who revealed all its beauty. He is a real poet of the Russian countryside. He continued and developed the traditions of painters of the Russian realistic school — Savrasov, Polenov, Serov. Levitan found significant meaning and poetry in what would seem the most everyday subjects.

Painting is direct application of pigment to a surface to produce by tones of color or of light and dark some representation or decorative arrangement of natural or imagined forms. Materials and Techniques Painters use a number of materials to produce the effects they need. These include the materials of the surface, or ground; the pigments employed; the binder, or

Ford, Henry (1863-1947), American industrialist, best known for his pioneering achievements in the automobile industry. Ford was born on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1863, and educated in district schools. He became a machinist’s apprentice in Detroit at the age of 16. From 1888 to 1899 he was a mechanical engineer, and later chief engineer, with the

English belongs to the Teutonic or Germanic branch of the Indo-European family of the languages. It is only in the course of the last hundred years that English has become a world language. In Shakespeare’s time it was a provincial language of secondary importance with only 6 million native speakers. Nowadays English has become the world’s most important language in

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 read?

Australian seasons are the antithesis of those in Europe and North America (because Australia is south of the Equator): summer starts in December (ends in February), autumn in March (ends in May), winter in June (ends in August) and spring in September (ends in November). Seasonal variations are not extreme and its rare for temperatures to drop below zero on

Our environment is constantly changing. This is the fact we cannot deny. The way technological progress influences the environment is not the most favourable. Today humanity is facing numerous environmental problems. If we do not pay attention to these problems right now, we may face even bigger natural disasters in the future. Pollution Pollution is one of the biggest problems.

Our school is a fine four-storeyed building. There are many classrooms and specialized rooms for studying different subjects in it. The pupils study Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Russian, English, History, Geography and Biology in specialized rooms. Chemistry, Physics and Biology are taught in well-equipped science rooms. There is equipment for laboratory experiments there. At the lessons we often carry out different

There is no denying the fact that not so long ago Ukraine had very weak connections with other countries in the world. But at present the situation has changed for the better. As now Ukraine is a sovereign state it establishes new relations with the countries throughout the world. Ukraine is one of the members of the United Nations Organization

Ireland is strong and rich in music. The Irish people love to sing, to dance and to make music of all kinds. The harp has always been a very important musical instrument in Ireland. In the wars between the Irish and the English, it was like a national flag for the Irish. In the seventeenth century it became more than

Mankind for a long time believed that, whatever we did, the Earth would remain much the same. Now we know that it is untrue. Nature is under threat. One country’s pollution is every country’s problem. So we all need to work together to safeguard our environment. .We have a moral duty to look after our planet and pass it to

The city of Washington, the capital of the United States ofAmerica is located in the District of Columbia (DC for short)Many people consider Washington DC to be one of the most beatifulcities in the world. It is filled with many parks, wide streetsand impressive buildings. In the centre of the city, in CapitolPark, visitors’ eyes focus on the Capitol, where

Red Square Red Square is one of the most famous Russia’s places of interest. It is located right in the heart of Moscow. Many significant buildings surround Red Square. There is the Kremlin, Lenin’s Mausoleum, Saint Basil’s Cathedral, GUM trading house and Kazan Cathedral there. The State Historical Museum is also located in the square. Red Square is the place

Chemical warfare is a military operation using the toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure or incapacitate the enemy. Chemical warfare is different from the use of conventional weapons or nuclear weapons because the destructive effects of chemical weapons are not primarily due to any explosive force. Although rude chemical warfare has been employed in many parts of the

Mother’s Day comes on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when Americans honour their mothers. It is not a national holiday. Mother’s Day is an American national observance in honour of motherhood. The holiday, suggested by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, was set (1914) by an act of Congress for annual celebration. It is also observed in England

After a year of hard work everybody wants to have a good rest. Most people want to rest in summer or in early autumn, but some people have their holidays in winter or in spring. Some people prefer an active rest which includes walking tours, travelling by train, by car or by steamer. They are glad and happy even if

Our house is a short walk from the trolleybus stop. We live in panel house on the fourth floor. Our flat has all modern conveniences: central heating, gas, electricity, running cold and hot water, telephone, a lift and chute. Our flat consists of three rooms, kitchen, bathroom and a hall. First there is a small hall with a mirror and