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1. Chicago — Чикаго There is a huge city in the northeastern part of the USA near Lake Michigan. In America, there are many large cities, but I would like to tell about Chicago....
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. Brief History of the USA — Краткая история США The history of the USA dates back only to the 15th century. In the 15th century there was no USA at all. The present territory of the USA was divided...
6. My native town (Tomsk) I live in Tomsk. It is not very large town, but it is nice and very beautiful. Tomsk is also called Siberian Athens, because there are many academic institutions and...
7. Foreign affairs of Ukraine — Украинские международные отношения Ukraine has different relations with many countries of the world. We have wide relations with Canada, the USA, Great Britain and other countries. Recently a great number of various joint...
8. Тема Family — Семья на английском языке Immediate family — Близкие родственники Brother — брат child — ребенок dad — папа daughter — дочь father — отец grandchild — внук или внучка granddaughter — внучка grandfather —...
9. Jerome K. Jerome 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...
10. London — Лондон If there is a place I want to visit, it’s definitely London. In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Everybody knows that London...
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. The Problem of Smoking Smoking is the shortest way to bad health. Today half of the men and a quarter of the women in the world smoke. Some people think that there is not...
13. Elizabeth II, Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria Elizabeth 2 is the Queen of Great Britain. She was born in Windsor on 21 April 1926. Her full name is Elizabeth-Mary-Alexander Windsor. Her pet name is Lilibet. She was...
14. Bernard Shaw — Бернард Шоу George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 26th of July, in 1856. At the age of twenty one, Shaw came to live in London. His first five novels...
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...