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1. Schools in England English educational system is quite different from what we have in Russia. It is class-divided. There some state schools and some private ones. State schools are infant, junior or secondary....
2. Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde is one of the most interesting representatives of British literature. He was born in 1856 in Irish family. His father was an optician, an author of some books...
3. Alexander Bell Alexander Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847 in a family interested in the problems of speech. Both his father and his grandfather had studied the mechanics of a...
4. Washington, D. C. — Вашингтон, округ Колумбия (4) There are two Washingtons in the USA. First Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, the state named after George Washington, the first President of...
5. Standard English and Its Dialects Standard variety is the variety of a language which has the highest status in a community or nation and which is usually based on the speech and writing of educated...
6. William Shakespeare — Уильям Шекспир William Shakespeare is one of the most famous and influential poets and playwrights in the world history. His plays, poems and sonnets have been translated into all world major languages....
7. New Zealand (2) New Zealand, an independent state and a member of the Commonwealth, is situated south-east from Australia. The country consists of three large islands and also many small islands. New Zealand...
8. Computers in Our Life — Компьютеры в нашей жизни (2) Computer addicts are the minority of computer users but there is no doubt that more and more young people are computer literate. Computer studies is a subject in many schools...
9. Some Facts About London London has been home of many famous Englishmen. Some were born there. Some lived there all their lives. Others lived in London only for a short time but all gave...
10. Red Sea Red Sea, ancient Sinus Arabicus or Erythraean Sea, is a narrow sea, around 440,300 sq km, 2,330 km long and up to 225 mi (362 km) wide, between Africa (Egypt,...
11. Oxford — the University Town This university town is very beautiful. The oldest university there is Oxford. The first of its colleges was founded in 1249. The university now has thirty-five colleges and about thirteen...
12. Great Britain (3) The UK of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland occupies the territory of the British Isles. It consists of 4 main countries which are England, Scotland, Wales and Nothern Ireland. Their...
13. Theatre We go to the theatre to see a play, that is to say, a performance given by actors and actresses. A play of a serious character, dealing with important human...
14. A Question of Taste. Fashion Fashion is something we deal with every day. Even people, who say they don’t care what they wear, choose clothes every morning that say a lot about them and how...
15. My Working Day — Мой рабочий день (3) I want to say that all weekdays except weekends look very much the same. On weekdays the alarm clock wakes me up at about 7 o’clock and my working day...
16. Commonwealth of Independent States — Содружество Независимых Государств The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a confederation, or alliance, created by Russia, Ukraine and Byelorussia. Up to 2005 it consisted of 11 former Soviet Republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,...
17. Environmental Pollution — Загрязнение окружающей среды People have always polluted their surroundings. But until now pollution was not such a serious problem. People lived in uncrowned rural areas and did not have pollution — causing machines....
18. A (Very) Brief History of the English Language Content: Indo-European and Germanic Influences Old English (500-1100 AD) The Norman Conquest and Middle English (1100-1500) Early-Modern English (1500-1800) Late-Modern English (1800-Present) American English Indo-European and Germanic Influences English is...
19. Holidays in the USA — Праздники в США There are a lot of holidays in the USA. Many of them are associated with the history of the nation. There are also some holidays that have come from the...
20. Women — Женщины Fat women with flabby, double chins. Moon-faced, pop-eyed women in little flat hats. Women with starchy faces and thin vermilion lips. Man-shy, suspicious women, shrinking into their clothes every time...
21. Education in Britain — Образование в Британии In England and Wales compulsory school begins at the age of five, but before that age children can go to a nursery school, also called play school. School is compulsory...
22. The History of St. Petersburg — История Санкт-Петербурга Peter the Great founded the city as St. Petersburg in 1703. He had visited Western Europe and wanted to bring Western culture and technology to Russia. He made St. Petersburg...
23. Isaac Newton — the Great English Scientist Isaac Newton was a great English scientist. He was born in 1642 in a little village in Lincolnshire: Newton’s father was a farmer and died before his son’s birth. When...
24. My Favourite Room — Моя любимая комната (2) We live in a new 16-storeyed block of flats. It’s situated in a very picturesque place. There’s a big supermarket on the ground floor and it’s very convenient to do...
25. Hotels (upper intermediate) It`s a well known fact that hotels nowadays play a big role. Every year more and more new hotels are opened. Sometimes it is even difficult to decide which to...
26. Moscow — Москва (1) The capital of the Russian Federation is Moscow. It is one of the largest cities in the world. More than 8.75 million people live in Moscow. Moscow is the cultural,...
27. Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean in the world, with the area of around 70,000,000 sq mi (181,300,000 sq km), occupying about one third of the earth’s surface;...
28. Subculture Today the life of many young people in Russia as well as in other countries of the world is influenced by popular culture. The young follow certain stereotypes that are...
29. London (7) London has been home of many famous Englishmen. Some were born there. Some lived there all their lives. Others lived in London only for a short time but all gave...
30. Mother’s Day — День матери 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...
31. Northern Ireland (2) 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...
32. New Zealand — Новая Зеландия (2) 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...
33. Sports — Спорт (2) 1). They say, «Health is above wealth». 2). Thousands of people consider sports to be very helpful in gaining good health. 3). That’s why every country pays much attention to...
34. My Favourite TV Program The most popular entertainment in our home life is television. We have a choice between five channels: First Channel, Russia and 3 commercial channels. There is also a cable TV...
35. English Overseas — Английский язык за границей English Overseas Geographically, English Is the most widespread language on the Earth, second only to Mandarin Chinese in the number of people who speak it. It is the language of...
36. The Subjects We Do at School. My Favourite Subject. — Предметы, которые мы изучаем в школе. Мой любимый предмет (1) We did quite a lot of subjects at school. They were: Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Russian Literature, Chemistry, English, History of this country and many other subjects. It was rather difficult...
37. My Plans for the Future — Мои планы на будущее I think that one of the most difficult things is to plan one’s own future. But a person may suppose what he or she would like to do in the...
38. Climate and Natural Resources — Климат и природные ресурсы The United States of America is a very diverse country. Its nature, climate, population varies from the East Coast to the west, from the northern border to the southern. Climate...
39. Why Do We Learn the English Language — Зачем мы изучаем английский язык (1) I am sure, in order to have a good job one should know foreign languages. The most widespread languages in the world are Chinese, Spanish, English and some others. But...
40. Friendship and my best friend According to the dictionary friendship is a feeling and behaviour that exist between people, but what these feelings are and what this behaviour is everyone should decide for himself. I...