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1. My Favourite Writers Я люблю читати. Звичайно я беру книги в бібліотеці, але в мене багато їх і вдома. Мені подобається читати книги про знаменитих людей і детективи. Література багато значить у моєму житті. Вона допомагає формувати характер і краще зрозуміти життя. У російській і зарубіжній літературі є імена, що дуже дорогі мені. У російській літературі я високо […]...
2. Мои любимые писатели – My Favourite Writers Я люблю читать. Обычно я беру книги в библиотеке, но у меня много их и дома. Мне нравится читать книги о знаменитых людях и детективы. Литература много значит в моей жизни. Она помогает формировать характер и лучше понять жизнь. В русской и зарубежной литературе есть имена, которые очень дороги мне. В русской литературе я высоко […]...
3. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859- 1930) Arthur Conan Doyle was born in the capital of Scotland, Edinburg. His father Charles E. Doyle, was an artist and architect by profession, but he worked as a clerk in an office. The father died young and the Doyle family was very poor. Arthur’s mother was a very good storyteller and her fantastic stories he […]...
4. Стилистический анализ текста: Henry “On Behalf of the Management” The text under stylistic analysis is taken from the book “On behalf of the management” by O. Henry written in the style of fiction. It deals with the thoughts of the author about such notion as management, differences: between man manager and woman manager. It is Sally;s story of Denver Galloway – a born manager […]...
5. A Careless Tongue There was a young woman who liked to tell stories about her neighbours. Some stories were good, some stories were funny and then young woman told them to make people laugh. As always happens in such cases the other people, who heard the stories, told them to their friends trying to make the stories funnier […]...
6. Ray Duglas Bradbury (1920) Ray Bradbury is an American author of many imaginative science-fiction short stories, novels and plays. Ray Bradbury was born on August 22,1920, in the town of Wokehan, Illinois, into the family of an electric plant worker. His mother was a devoted cinema fan, and Ray got his second name after his mother’s favourite actor, a […]...
7. Robert Burns (1759-1796) Robert Burns is the best known of all Scottish poets. He wrote about the feelings of ordinary poor people, love between man and woman, he glorified a healthy, joyous and clever Scotch peasant. The poor people loved him as the most gifted poet who expressed their thoughts and feelings in his poems and verses. Burns […]...
8. Books in my life Books… I think that we can’t live without them. I consider that books are with us during all our life. When I was a child my parents read them to me. I was pleased to listen to the stories and tales. I learned a lot of interesting things from books. I remember, I liked thick […]...
9. My attitude to sport I would like to tell about my attitude to sport. Sport is very important in our life. We meet it since the very first days of the life. When a mother puts her baby`s arms left and right it is the first step to physical training. Then a child goes to a kindergarten and has […]...
10. London, Jack (1876-1916) The novelist and short-story writer Jack London was, in his lifetime, one of the most popular authors in the world. After World War I his fame was eclipsed in the United States by a new generation of writers, but he remained popular in many other countries, especially in the Soviet Union, for his romantic tales […]...
11. Эрнест Хемингуэй и его произведения – The highlights of E. Hemingway Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. For a serious writer he achieved a rare cult-like popularity during his life time. E. Hemingway was a prolific letter writer and many of his letters were published in “Ernest Hemingway Selected Letters”. The influence of Hemingway`s writings […]...
12. Она держит руку на пульсе планеты – She Feels the Global Life I would like to tell you about my great-grandmother. She is an unusual woman. Her name is Vera Andreevna. She was born in far 1916. She is 93 now. My great – grandma is short and slim with thick long plaint. She was a peasant and worked in the collective farm. During the Second World […]...
13. Music in our life Can you think of a day without music? We can hear music everywhere: in the streets and at home, over the radio and on TV, in the shops and in the parks. People all over the world are fond of music. They listen to music, they dance to music, they learn to play musical instruments. […]...
14. Frank O`Connor (Irish writer) One of my favorite authors is Frank O`Connor. Frank O`Connor is a pseudonym of Michael Odonovan, born in Cork, Ireland in 1903. He grew up in an Irish provincial town. His published works include poems, plays, novels, translations, criticism. Frank O`Connor was a real master of the short story. He could draw his readers into […]...
15. Anton Chekhov My favourite writer is Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. In my opinion, he is the greatest Russian dramatist and short-story writer. I`m never tired of reading and rereading his plays and humorous stories. Chekhov was born in 1860 in Taganrog. In 1879 he went to Moscow, where he studied medicine. Though he practised little as a doctor […]...
16. Robert Burns RB is the national poet of Scotland. Every year on his bithday scotsmen all over the world gather together for a traditional celebration in which his memory is glorified, his poems are recited and his song are sung. Burns poetry is loved and enjoied by all his countrymen. They love Burns for the generosity and […]...
17. The Story of the Bronte Bramwell, the boy, was good at writing poetry. But he died at the age of 31. Anne, who wrote poetry and two novels, died at 29. Emily, who became world famous as the author of “Wuthering Heights”, died a year after the book was published in 1847. Charlotte, the author of the wonderful novel “Jane […]...
18. Легко ли быть молодым? – Is it easy to be young? “To be or not to be? – That is the question!” – And is it easy to be young? Every person has his own answer to this question. Youth is a very wonderful, exciting and important period in the life of every person. You are full of hopes, dreams and plans for future. But our […]...
19. Білет № 6 Відповіді на білети. Англійська мова Ви знайшли у школі мобільний телефон поінформуйте своїх товаришів, яку річ Ви знайшли, розкажіть, де і коли Ви знайшли її, опишіть знахідку. The proverb says, “All is well that ends well”. I think the story I’ll tell you is usual one but not all stories have such happy end. In our class nearly all children […]...
20. Книги в моей жизни – Books in my life Contemporary life is impossible without reading. The influence of literature on people’s mind is great. Regular reading enriches your knowledge of the world and helps to form your entire personality. If a book appeals to you, it arouses lots of feelings and emotions in your heart. If you take to reading, the world of other […]...
21. Famous writers There are many famous English writers. Among them are William Shakespeare, Keepling and many others. I will tell you about the life and work of Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming, because I like their books most of all. Ian Fleming is the author of internationally famous James Bond spy novels. And in his life […]...
22. A Fish-bone One evening several tourists who were staying at a hotel in Manchester were having dinner in the hotel restaurant. Fish was brought and while they were eating it, some of them told interesting stories about finding rings and other things inside fish. An old man, who had only listened to their stories and never spoken […]...
23. Mark Twain in France Mark Twain, a famous American writer, liked to travel very much. Once he was travelling in France. He was going by train to one little town. That day Mark Twain was very tired and wanted to sleep. He asked the conductor to wake him up when the train got to that town. He said, “I […]...
24. Он был просто солдат – He was only the soldier The most terrible war in the world was over many years ago. The new generations have grown up. They can know about those horrible days from books, films or the stories of the eye – witnesses. There are few of them now. But we mustn`t forget about everybody, because they are our memory and pride. […]...
25. Henry Longfellow (1807-1882) Henry Longfellow has written many lyrical poems describing nature, and many poems about America’s past. Hewasborninalittletown. ofPortlandon theAtlanticcoastinthefamilyof the lawyer. His parents were rich people, so Longfellow got an expensive education and could travel a great deal. He spent several years travelling in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and England where he studied languages and literature. […]...
26. Early marriages The main problem of all early marriages is a financial one. Young couple is just depressed by their low income. Lack of proper education, inexperience & youth do not help the young to receive a large payment for the jobs they do. Some young people decide to get married even without any sources to existing. […]...
27. Lewis Carroll (1832 -1898) Lewis Carroll was an English writer. His real name was Charles Dodgson. Charles Dodgson was the third child in the family. He had seven brothers and sisters. The children were brought up in the country among gardens, fields and woods. When Charles was twelve years old, he went to school. He was a good pupil. […]...
28. A visit to a sick friend Everybody can fall ill with any disease. Fortunately, only cold and flu are quite frequent in our city among infectious illnesses. They are rather easy for the modern medicine and various pills can help you a lot in overcoming this trouble. But, of course, being sick isn’t a pleasant way of spending your time. In […]...
29. Стилистический анализ текста: Katherine Mansfield “The Garden-Party” The text under stylistic analysis “The Garden-Party” is written by Katherine Mansfield in the style of fiction. It deals with author;s feelings and emotions about relations in society. The author is told us about garden-party, where young girl Laura had to be a master o this party at first time. But this girl was pretty […]...
30. В момент мира – In the moment of piece The piece consists of different impressions, senses, time. Joy is replaced by sadness and vice versa. We go under our own star. We get up, fall, get up again. All what we want in this moment is piece. I write about the most main and incomprehensible. In other words I write about life. All people […]...
31. Your teacher has asked you to write an article describing a famous person from the history of your country I would like to tell you about Lesia Ukrayinka – one of the most famous Ukrainian poets. Lesia Ukrayinka is a pseudonym of Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka. She was a poet, dramatist, short-story writer, essayist, and critic who was the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature and a leading figure in its modernist movement. The daughter […]...
32. Детское счастье – Children’s happiness Childhood is the happiest time. We always remember our childhood as the happiest moments of our life. However, childhood made for us our parents. Each child dreams about happy family, about loving parents. And parents dream to do only the best for their babies, give them that they had not. Parents are the nearest people […]...
33. A Broken Vase The young man was going to marry a beautiful girl. One day the girl said to him that the next day she would celebrate her birthday and invited him to her birthday party. The young man was eager to make her a present, so he went to a gift shop. There he saw many beautiful […]...
34. Нуждаюсь ли я в субкультуре? – Do I need in subculture? In our days young people choose diffirent subcultures. It helps to indentify themselfes. Various subcultures have their own beliefs, value, sestems, fashion and favorite music. I know some subcultures like EMO, Goths, Skinheads, Bikers, Rockers, Punks, Hippies, Mods. They all have pluses and minuses. Firstly, some members of subcultures are very agressive to other people, […]...
35. Coming across How many times do we make ourselves think of our behavior and treatment towards other people? And the same question used to be held in a painter’s head. Bernard lived on his own, but, on the other hand he had the whole world in his arms. The painter was a well-skilled one and was able […]...
36. Agatha Christie Agatha Christie is known all over the world as the Queen of Crime. She wrote 78 crime novels, 19 plays and 6 romantic novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. Her books have been translated into 103 foreign languages. She is the third best-selling author in the world (after Shakespeare and the Bible). Many of […]...
37. Страшные болезни – Incurable Diseases Health is important in our everyday life. Usually people name stress as one of the enemies of their health. But in fact, we don`t wish to think about the reasons of our diseases, but still we are afraid of really dangerous diseases. Most of all we are afraid of cancer. Then, there are the following […]...
38. About myself My name is Natalia. My surname is Govorova. I am 15. I was born in 1982 in Chelyabinsk. I live in a small town of Usinsk in the Komi Republic. My address is Flat 116, 19, Pionerskaya Street. My phone number is 41-5-81. I am a pupil. I go to school Numbers 1. I am […]...
39. Why Are Stephenie Meyer`s Books So Popular With Youngsters? Originally published in 2005 and translated into 37 different languages, Twilight became not only the biggest selling book of the year, but also something like the Bible for the young who are fond of dark romance and stories about magic creatures. With each new book, the Twilight saga got more and more fans, but what […]...
40. Shakespeare is the most famous British playwright in history People know his name in almost every country in the world. But who exactly was William Shakespeare? That is the question! Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23 April, 1564. Families were big in those days. William had seven brothers and sisters. But his parent’s weren’t poor; his father, John Shakespeare, was a successful businessman […]...