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1. Национальная лояльность – National Loyalties When you are talking to people from Britain, it is safest to use “Britain” when talking about where they live and “British” as the adjective to describe their nationality. This way you will be less likely to offend anyone. It is, of course, not wrong to talk about “people in England” if that is what […]...
2. Незабываемое путешествие – Unforgettable trip Almost everyone likes to travel. Some people like travelling by air. As for me, I’m afraid of this way of journey. But I want to try it in my future life. Some people like the sea. You can feel the deck of the boat under your feet, the cry of sea-gulls and of course to […]...
3. People are fond of traveling They spend their holidays traveling. They travel to see other countries and continents, to learn a lot about people’s traditions, to enjoy picturesque places. It is interesting for them to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food. Those who live in the country like to find themselves […]...
4. Выбор профессии – Occupational choice It`s rather difficult to choose the career or a future profession. There`re lucky people who chose their profession when they were children. Many people continue careers of their parents or grandparents. Usually a pupil`s plans for the future change many times during the school years. There`re so many people who influence you in choosing your […]...
5. English-speaking countries Great Britain, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are English speaking countries. They are situated in different parts of the world and differ in many ways. The nature of these countries, their weather and climate and way of life of their people differ. Each coutry has it`s own history customs, traditions, its own national holidays. […]...
6. Город или деревня – что лучше? – What is better – the city or the countryside? There are a lot of different opinions about living in the country. Most citizens even can`t imagine how people live in the country without heating, hot water, television. On the other hand there are many people who live there all their life and can`t imagine living in the city. In my opinion the village is […]...
7. The Travellers and the Purse You have read and heard several little stories by Aesop who lived more that two thousand years ago. As you know, Aesop laughs in his stories at what is bad and foolish and so helps people to become better. The stories are still told today. Here is one of them for you. Two men were […]...
8. Learning Foreign Languages Протягом багатьох століть люди вивчають іноземні мови. Люди в Європі почали вивчати іноземні мови в 11 столітті. Відомо, що Ярослав Мудрий знав багато іноземних мов. Але в ті часи вивчення іноземних мов було привілеєм багатих людей. Сьогодні мільйони людей в усьому світі вивчають іноземні мови. Вони відіграють важливу роль у нашому житті. Люди, що знають […]...
9. Британские стереотипы – British Stereotypes The British, like other people tend to be attributed with certain characteristics, which are supposedly typical. These characteristics are called stereotypes. The first and the main stereotype about Britain is that it is considered to be the land of tradition. Actually, that is partly true, because British traditions are carefully kept within the country, but […]...
10. Business trip Employees of different countries usually go on business trips. Any firm chooses only best export for it. Companies can arrange such trips both in and outside the country. There are many reasons of going on business there are to make a contract, to discuss different terms of delivery, payment or shipment, to have tests, to […]...
11. Learning foreign language The great German poet Goethe once said: “He who know no foreign language does not know his own one. Learning foreign languages is specially important nowadays. Some people learn foreign languages because they need them in their work, others travel abroad, for the third studying languages is a hobby. Every year thousands of people from […]...
12. Climate and nature of Great Britain The climate in Great Britain is generally mild and temperate due to the influence of the Gulf Stream. The south-western winds carry the warmth and moisture into Britain. The climate in Britain is usually described as cool, temperate and humid. British people say: “Other countries have a climate, in England we have weather.” The weather […]...
13. The Earth Ми живемо на Землі. Вона дуже велика. На Землі багато води. Це ріки, озера, моря й океани. На ній багато лісів і степів, пагорбів і гір. На Землі живуть різні тварини і птахи. І різні рослини ростуть на ній. Існують маленькі і великі, теплі і холодні країни. Є країни, де в році чотири сезони, а […]...
14. British enthusiasm about cars The British are enthusiastic about mobility. They regard the opportunity to travel far, and frequently as a right. Some commuters spend up to two or three hours each day getting to work in London or some other big city and back home to their suburban or country homes in the evening. Most people do not […]...
15. Моя заветная мечта – посетить Великобританию – Visiting Great Britain is my treasured dream The biggest dream in my life is to visit the UK. I`d like to stay in countries such as England, Scotland and Wales. London is the capital of England and there are many sights such as the Thames, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, etc. Britain is an amazing country. It hasn`t contact with the European mainland. […]...
16. Getting around in britain Britain has almost the same population as France but less than half the space. With 238 people per square kilometre, it is a densely populated country. So it is not surprising that the transport system is fairly comprehensive. With the notable exception of the Highlands of Scotland, almost every square centimetre of the map of […]...
17. Моя страна Украина – My country Ukraine My name is Milena, and I was born in Ukraine, I live here is about 15 years. Ukraine is my Motherland and I`m very proud to live here. So I`d like to tell you about my country. Ukraine is one of the largest countries of Eastern Europe. The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv. It is […]...
18. Meal A meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared food. Meals occur primarily at homes, restaurants, and cafeterias, but may occur in many other places. Regular meals occur on a daily basis, typically several times a day. Special meals are usually held in conjunction […]...
19. Моя профессия – My profession There are many profession in the world. They are:doctors, painters, sculptures, teachers and others. Every man is an architect of his own fortunes. After sсhool I want to enter the university. I am going to be a translater of English. I must take examinations on History, English and Russian. As I want to be an […]...
20. My first journey For some people there is nothing so exciting as traveling, and I’m not an exception. And I’m happy that I have traveled a lot and I hope that my first journey wasn’t the last one. First I bought a ticket for plane. Many people think, that nothing can be compared with traveling by air, because […]...
21. Мое отношение к субкультурам – My relation to subcultures My relation to subculture is different. Subculture is a good thing on the one hand, because the young people can go to some groups and they can communicate with the friends. These young people are similar in interests and hobbies. All of them have common topics for dialogues. As a rule, they are the musical […]...
22. China China is the one of the largest countries in the world. The total area of the country is over million square kilometers. As to population China is the first country in the world. Over one thousand million peoples live in it. It means that one out of every five people in the whole world is […]...
23. At the railway station It’s common knowledge that nowadays people travel a lot. They travel On business and for pleasure, about the country and abroad. Those who wish to travel have at their disposal various means of transport: express trains and big ships, cars and jet airplanes. Although aircraft are faster and, some people say, more convenient, the railway […]...
24. Столкновение цивилизаций – Clash of Civilisations The Clash of Civilisations is a theory that was proposed by one of the political scientists, whose name is Samuel P. Huntington. The author is of opinion that all the conflicts are because of the cultural and religious identities among people. S. Huntington is certain about the conflicts in the future; he believes the clash […]...
25. We Never Saw Him Again When we arrived in London, we were two hours late because our train had been held up by the bad weather. Outside the station it was snowing hard and there was a long queue of people waiting for taxis. As we were about to join it, a young man pulled up his car and asked […]...
26. National holidays There are many national holidays in the world, when people all over the country do not work and have special celebrations. For example in Russia the major holidays are: New Year’s Day, Victory Day. The first holiday of the year is New Year’s Day. People see the new year in at midnight on the 31st […]...
27. RUSSIA – THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Our country is one of the largest in the world. It occupies about 17 million square kilometer, and this about one seventh of the dry land on our planet. The country stretches by 10000 km from East to West. This is the length of a quarter of the equator. Spreading widely from East to West […]...
28. Как достичь счастья и успеха – How to achieve success and happoness Many people believe that being intelligent, wealthy and attractive is the best way to find happiness and success. However, the recent researches have shown that these things aren`t as important as we tend to think. A group of scientists from all around the world have made a list of 10 tips how to be really […]...
29. TRAVELLING Modern life is impossible without travelling. To understand how true it is you’ve to go to a railway sta an airport where you can see hundreds of people hurrying to board a train or a plane. Those who wish to have at their disposal various means of transport. Some people prefer to travel by plane, […]...
30. Англия – моя любимая страна – England is my favorite country There are many different counters in the world but I would like to visit a lot of dreams but travelling to England is my best wish. Every country is interesting in its own but England at tract me with its beauty and unusual architecture. It`s every beautiful and industrial country. There are many museums and […]...
31. A Laconic Answer There was a time when the people of Greece were not united but instead there were several states each of which had its own ruler. Some of the people in the southern part of the country were called Spartans and they were famous for their simple habits and their bravery. The name of their land […]...
32. 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 […]...
33. The working day of an engineer One of my friend, Dmity Shevelev, lives in Vladivostok now though he was born in Nakhodka. Some years ago he graduated from the one of our institutions and became an engineer. Now he lives near his office. He usually walks there. He works on weekdays. I can’t say that he work hard, but all his […]...
34. Мой английский, Америка и я – My English, America and I I want to tell you about my most exciting vacation and why I want to learn English. When I came to the U. S. A. the first time, I couldn`t ask anyone for directions or a drink, because I couldn`t speak English at all. In a few weeks, I came back home and decided to […]...
35. Білет № 17 Відповіді на білети. Англійська мова У крамниці Ви хочете придбати одяг. У розмові з продавцем поясніть, яку річ Ви хочете купити, поінформуйте, який розмір Ви носите, який колір Вам подобається, з’ясуйте, де Ви можете приміряти запропоновану річ. One day I decided to buy a jumper because the weather was rainy and windy. I didn’t have too much money to spend. […]...
36. How to overcomes the aging of the native population of the developed countries? Demography as a science has been underestimated for many years. However, this attitude has changed dramatically at the beginning of the 21st century, when the World Community faced the problem of aging and the decrease in native population of developed countries, as the consequence of world political and economical processes. According to UNO statistics, by […]...
37. Большая разница – Handsome is that handsome does I would like to share my ideas with you in this essay which covers an interesting topic. By the way, it is a tricky question. First of all, answering this question, we should find out what this expression means. I should say that the dictionary gives the following explanation: “Handsome is that handsome does” is […]...
38. Genetically modified food. Pro and con Nowadays a problem of genetically modified food is widespread all over the world. People worry about their health and the health of descendants, because GM is considered to be very harmful. Along with disadvantages there are advantages, too. On the one hand, genetically modified food can help humanity to survive. Scientists predict population of our […]...
39. Выбор родителей – Choice of parents There are millions possibilities in the world thousands from which may be given to one person. But we often choose from them only one or two. We have a choice since our childhood. We choose the games to play, we ask to buy this or that thing. Parents create our first choice, they influence our […]...
40. Learning foreigner language More and more people realize that every educated person should know a foreigner language. The most popular language now is English. English is a world language. It’s the language of progressive science and technology, trade and cultural relation, commerce and business. It’s the universal language of international aviation, shipping and sports. It is also the […]...