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2. About Myself — О себе My name is Victor. My surname is Ivanov. I was born on April 7, 1987 in Kharkiv. My parents are office workers. I am an only child in the family....
3. July 4 th — Independence Day On July, 4, 1776, a group of Americans representing the thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America signed a document stating that these colonies had the right...
4. My Household Duties — Мои домашние обязанности (3) 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...
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6. Famous Landmarks: the Kremlin — Знаменитые достопримечательности: Кремль At the heart of the city stands the Kremlin. This old fortress was the centre of the Soviet Union’s government until that nation was dissolved in 1991. Since then, it...
7. Greenpeace In 1971, motivated by their vision of a green and peaceful world, a small team of activists set sail from Vancouver, Canada, in an old fishing boat. These activists, the...
8. Great Britain — Великобритания (1) The full name of the country the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two...
9. My Birthday — Мой день рождения (2) I was born on the 5th of December. This year on my birthday I woke up early because I was very excited. When I got up, my parents wished me...
10. Restaurants in London 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...
11. Ballroom dances are amazing I am keen on ballroom dances. Some people consider that ballroom dances aren’t a kind of sport, but I don’t share their opinion. Since my childhood I had noticed my...
12. Pets English people like animals very much. Pets: dogs, cats, horses, ducks, canaries, chickens and other friends of men have amuch better life in Britain, than anywhere else. In Britain theyhave...
13. History of Wales The Celts who had first arrived in Wales in the 6th and 7th centuries B. C. were defeated by the Romans in 43 A. D. The Romans also killed large...
14. My Attitude to Sports — Мое отношение к спорту (1) Let me tell you about my own attitude to sports and sportsmen. To begin with I must say that sport is one of the things that always keep people fit....
15. Защита окружающей среды Из пособия ЕГЭ 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...
16. Drugs — Наркотики More people are abusing drugs today than in any other time in history of mankind, and many of those people are youth. Understanding what drugs are is fundamental for understanding...
17. The Seasons of the Year. My Favourite Season. — Времена года. Мое любимое время года It’s a universal truth that every season is beautiful in its own way. Isn’t it wonderful to tramp down the country lanes on a frosty winter day. Everything is white...
18. My Visit to the Circus I like to go to the circus very much. There is a very good circus in Kharkiv. It is situated in the centre of the city not far from Gagarin...
19. The Republic of Belarus The Republic of Belarus is situated in the centre of Europe. It borders on Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, the Ukraine, Russia and Poland. It is much larger than Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,...
20. Columbus Day — День Колумба On October 12, 1492, Italian navigator Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. Although most other nations of the Americans observe this holiday on October 12, in the United States...
21. My life I’m Lora. I’m ten years old and I’m from Tokmak. I go to the school number 5 and I’ve got lots of friends there. I like English, but I hate...
22. My Future — Мое будущее Every person has his own view of his future life. We usually dream about a close-knit family, a beloved spouse, lovely children, a cosy house, a prestigious and well-paid job....
23. St. Valentine’s Day — День Святого Валентина (1) St. Valentine’s Day has its origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, observed on February 15. Lupercalia celebrated the coming of spring in the Roman calendar (February was observed later...
24. London, Capital of Great Britain — Лондон — столица Великобритании London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic, and commercial centre. It is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest city in Europe. Its...
25. My Foreign Language Teacher — Мой учитель иностранного языка Learning of a foreign language is not an easy task. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and efforts. That is why it is...
26. Rights and responsibilities Ever since the beginning of modern society, crime and punishment have been linked together. Depend on the seriousness of the crime, those who break the laws are punished accordingly. The...
27. Seasons and Months — Времена года и месяцы A year is the average time it takes for the Earth to go once round the Sun. There are 12 months or 52 weeks or 365 days in a year....
28. Biorhythms — Биоритмы At the beginning of this century medical scientists made a surprising discovery: that we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were able to...
29. O’Henry 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....
30. My Day off (1) — Мой выходной день (1) When a school-girl I always envied those students who went to school five but not six days a week, as we did. So you may guess, I had the only...
31. Sports in Great Britain The English are great lovers of sport; and they are neither playingnor waching games, they like to talk about them. However, there isimportant thing about sport in Britain which we...
32. Martin Luther King Day — День Мартина Лютера Кинга The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., an African-American clergyman, is considered a great American because of his tireless efforts to win civil rights for all people through nonviolent means. Since...
33. Britain’s Ecological Activity 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...
34. My Parents’ Working Day — Рабочий день моих родителей My parents are very busy people. My father is a businessman. He is a chief manager in a very big firm. Every day he has a lot of work to...
35. Land Regions — Климатические зоны Many scientists divide Russia into four zones according to soil conditions and plant life, which are based mainly on climate. The zones form broad belts across Russia, and no sharp...
36. Holidays in Great Britain — Праздники в Великобритании There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries. They are Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank...
37. London (10) London is the capital of Great Britain. More than six million people live in London. London lies on both banks of the river Thames. It is the largest city in...
38. Varieties of English — Разновидности английского языка Varieties of English As English has spread, so has it changed, and there are now several recognised varieties of English. While the English spoken in Britain’s former «white» colonies —...
39. New Zealand Way of Life New Zealand have a high standard of living. New Zealanders eat more butter and meat per person than do the people of any other country. The government’s medical program provides...
40. Education in the USA — Образование в США (4) Education in the United States of America is compulsory for children from the age of 6 till 16 (or 18). It involves 12 years of schooling. A school year starts...