... that the television producers seem unable to find any traditional English festivities for their programmes and usually show Scottish ones. January 1st, New Year's Day, is now a public holiday, fortunately ...
Топик на английском The Electoral System of Great Britain (Избирательная система Великобритании) Elections to the House of Commons, known as parliamentary elections, form the basis of Britain's democratic ...
... of experiment and new thought changing men's ideas of the world. It was the time when English classical school of political economy emerged whose teaching proved that economic progress depended on the ...
Топик на английском About My Friend (Мой друг) People say that I'm a sociable person. It's true. I make friends easily and have a lot of acquaintances. But if I had to choose among all my friends I would ...
Топик на английском Youth Problems (Проблемы молодежи) Today it is fashionable to speak about teenage problems. A few years ago alcohol, fights, killings and other kinds of violence were more problems ...
... card. William Egley, an English artist, seems to have the best claim. In 1842 he designed his own card and sent it to one hundred of his friends. Today three billion are sent annually in the United States ...
Топик на английском Washington, D.C. (Вашингтон) The city of Washington, the capital of the United States of America, is located in the District of Columbia (DC for short) Many people consider Washington ...
... is spoken widely, especially in the North of the country and English . Both these languages are taught in schools. There are also Welsh and british TV channels. Rugby is the national game of Wales. The ...
Топик на английском US Congress (Конгресс США) The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states. Each of which has its own government ("state government"). In some ways the United ...
Топик на английском Thomas Jefferson (Томас Джефферсон) Thomas Jefferson one of the American President of the past was born in Virginia in 1743. When he was 14 years old, his father died and the young ...
Топик на английском The Ecological Crisis (Экологические проблемы) At the present time the Earth accommodates more then 5 billion people. Half of which are undernourished. A total of 4 million deaths occur ...
Топик на английском The British Parliament (Парламент Великобритании) The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in the 12th century as Witenagemot, the body of wise counsellors whom ...
Топик на английском The Weather and Climate Fluctuations (Погода и изменение климата) 'Funny weather we are having' is a statement of the obvious we have used for generations as a greeting. When the deep ...
Топик на английском Russia (Россия) Russia occupies a large territory. It stretches almost 10,000 (ten thousand) kilometres from east to west and nearly 5,000 (five thousand) kilometres from north to south. ...
Топик на английском The Book I've Just Read (Недавно прочитанная книга) William Somerset Maugham's short stories are most fascinating. Not long ago I read one of his short stories, it is the story about ...
Топик на английском Pets (Питомцы, Домашние животные) The English people like animals very much. Pets: dogs, cats, horses, ducks, canaries, chickens and other friends of men have a much better life in ...
Топик на английском Shopping (Магазины, Шопинг) I would like to tell you about shopping in the United Kingdom. Marks & Spencer is Britain's favourite store. Tourists love it too. It attracts a great variety ...
Топик на английском Our school (Наша школа) Most schools in our city are comprehensive. Ours is a lyceum so our pupils come from different parts of the city. The school holds over 1,200 pupils and about ...
Топик на английском New York (Нью-Йорк) New York is one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is over 11 million people. New York is an industrial and cultural centre of the country. Most ...
Топик на английском My Favourite Writer (Мой любимый писатель) I'm fond of reading. My favourite writer is William Somerset Maugham and I would like to tell about him. William Somerset Maugham was born ...
