Michael Faraday is one of the great scientists in the history of man’s work in electricity. He was born in a small village near London on September 11, 1791, in a poor family. His family lived from hand to mouth. At the age of thirteen Michael went to work in a bookbinder’s shop, because he didn’t have much schooling. Some

My favourite literary character is Elisa Doolittle. Elisa is the main character of Bernard Shaw’s famous comedy «Pygmalion». Elisa is eighteen, she has a strong Cockney accent. She comes from the lowest social level. She makes money by selling flowers in the streets of London. Once Elisa meets Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics. Elisa and Higgins begin to work

The middle Eastern nation of Kuwait is the second most prosperous country in the world. It is the area’s third-largest producer of oil, surpassed only by Saudi Arabia and Iran. Kuwait has given and loaned billions of dollars to poorer Arab states, has invested billions in the United States and other industrial countries and purchased planes and other equipment for

For many people, fact about workaholism are not clear. What is workaholism, exactly? When should a person seek help about his problem related to his job. Workaholism is the same kind of addiction, like alcoholism. Most often, workaholism in its severe from could be observed. They have always been getters, and for modem workaholics it is a good argument to

Sports play an important part in our life as our state of health depends on it. It’s popular among both children and grown-ups. The sport helps to bring up physically strong, courageous, strong-willed and energetic people. People who are interested in sports can be roughly divided into two following groups: those who like doing sports and those who prefer watching

England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century. The Union between England and Wales was enacted under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284. In the Act of Union of 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the

Thomas Jefferson, one of the American Presidents of the past, wasborn in Virginia in 1743. When he was 14 years old, his fatherdied and the young boy was left to choose for himself what to do. Jefferson studied literature and languages. He also studied to bea lawyer, and later he wrote many of the Virginia laws. One ofthe laws for

Canada’s history is an exciting story of development of a vast wilderness into a great nation. Most experts believe that the first people who lived on this land came from Asia about 15000 years ago. They came over a land bridge that once connected Asia and North America. Their descendants are known today as Indians. The ancestors of the Eskimos

There are many holidays in Great Britain. They are Christmas day, Boxing Day, New Year’s day, Easter, May Day, Spring bank holiday and Summer bank holiday. Public holidays in Great Britain are called bank holidays because the banks as well as most of the offices and shops are closed. The most popular holiday is Xmas. Every year the people of

We live in three-room flat. Of course, my favourite room in our flat is my own one. I use my room as a study and a bedroom. It is very nice and cosy. There isn’t much furniture in it, only the most necessary pieces. The built-in furniture doesn’t take much space in the room. On the left there is my

The newspaper printing is a rather unusual activity since each day the newspaper material is prepared anew. Newspaper includes editorial board work the following functions: getting the right news, writing it in the form of an article, selection of the best items for the print, and displaying the selected copy in the paper. All these tasks are performed by journalists,

During the 1992 presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton observed, «Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is… For me, that balance is family, work, and service.» Hillary Diane Rodham, Dorothy and Hugh Rodham’s first child, was born on October 26, 1947. Two brothers, Hugh

Man have always wanted to make his life easier. He invented machines and mechanisms which have been working — and polluting the world we live in. Economists have long thought of the environment as of the unlimited source of resources only. In fact, the economy and the environment are closely related. The environment supplies the economy with water, timber, minerals,

Hello, everyone. I’m Svetlana Shmal, 36. I’d like to tell you about the town I’ve been born and I’m still living in. Kislovodsk is a small town in size but a big one in its meaning. It is a health resort, famous with its mineral water called «Narzan» and the biggest park in Russia. Our town is often called «Sunny

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It was founded on 16 November 1945. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal: to build peace in the minds of men. Today, UNESCO functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging

Today shopping is getting more and more popular. One can find big shopping centers with hundreds of boutiques almost in every city. Recently, gigantic hypermarkets have become favorite places for many people. They come there to do some shopping and meet with friends. Hypermarkets also offer entertainment like cinema, bowling or bars. This makes little shopping trips even more attractive.

Benjamin Franklin was self-educated, which means that he was too poor to go to school and therefore got a good education. As a boy he helped his father to make candles, which were thought to look more romantic that electric lights. When he was twelve Benjamin was so interested in reading that he gave up eating in order to buy

Sport is probably as old as the humanity itself. It has been developing with the developing and growth of the mankind. All over the world people of different ages are very fond of sports and games. Sport not only helps people to become strong and to develop physically but also makes them more organized and better disciplined in their daily

First of all I’d like to tell you about my school which I’ve just left. My school is one of the specialized schools in Moscow. It is famous for its high-quality education and strict discipline. To my mind, our school-lyceum is very well equipped. It has a gym, a canteen, a library, a computer class and some labs( for example

Pubs can be found in every town or village. Social life for many people has centred on the pub for many years. Opening and closing times are decided by law. Pubs in England and Wales close at 11 p. m. And ten minutes before closing time, the barman shouts, «Last orders!» When you go into a pub you have to