A Family of Scientists

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1. Russian scientists – Российские ученые Russia’s contribution to the world’s science can hardly be overestimated. People all over the world know the names of Russian scientists, Nobel prize winners and authors of important discoveries and inventions. Russia’s first world-famed scientist was Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-1765). Eager to get an education, he left his home village Kholmogory and walked to Moscow on […]...
2. Mikhail Lomonosov (2) Mikhail Lomonosov was born in 1711 in Archangelsk province. His father was a fisher and young Mikhail liked to help him. He always strove for knowledge and liked reading books. As he was 19 years old, he decided to study in Moscow. He went there on foot. In Moscow he entered the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy. After […]...
3. My Family I am Zhilin Andrey. Andrey is my name and Zhilin is my surname. I am seventeen years old. I want to tell you a few words about my family. My family is not large. I have got mother, father and grandmother. There are four of us in the family. First of all some words about […]...
4. In 1941 Vavilov’s scientists refused to eat from the world’s largest seed bank in surrounded Leningrad Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov (November 25 1887 – January 26, 1943) was a prominent Russian and Soviet botanist and geneticist best known for having identified the centres of origin of cultivated plants. He devoted his life to the study and improvement of wheat, corn, and other cereal crops that sustain the global population. Vavilov was born […]...
5. Moscow (4) Moscow is the capital of Russia. It was first mentioned in the records dated back to the year 1147. At that time it was a small frontier post. The history of Moscow is connected with the history of Russia. In 1287 Moscow fell under the yoke of the Tatars. And it was the Moscow Prince […]...
6. British scientists and inventors – Британские ученые и изобретатели Science has been a driving force behind the evolution of the modern world. British scientists have made immense contribution to the different fields including physics and biology. Isaac Newton is considered by many to be one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution. He developed the […]...
7. Conversation over dinner Conversation over dinner: WOMAN: What would you do if I died? Would you get married again? MAN: Definitely not! WOMAN: Why not – don’t you like being married? MAN: Of course I do. WOMAN: Then why wouldn’t you remarry? MAN: Okay, I’d get married again. WOMAN: You would? (with a hurtful look on her face) […]...
8. If Scientists Wrote Nursery Rhymes How many can you solve? (Answers below) 1. A research team proceeded toward the apex of a natural geologic protuberance, the purpose of their expedition being the procurement of a sample of fluid hydride of oxygen in a large vessel, the exact size of which was unspecified. One member of the team precipitantly descended, sustaining […]...
9. Королевская семья/ The Royal Family На английском языке Перевод на русский язык The Royal Family Королевская семья One of the most interesting dynasties in the world is the British royal family. We all know that the present monarch of the United Kingdom and of several other British states is Queen Elizabeth II. She was born on April 21st, 1926. This […]...
10. The Royal Family Топик Королевская Семья будет интересен всем, кто начал изучать английский язык, ведь очень важно знать историю той страны, язык которой вы изучаете, это еще больше раскрывает все тонкости понравившегося языка. А Королевская Семья – это и есть часть истории Великобритании. At present the British royal family is headed by Queen Elizabeth. When the Queen was […]...
11. Vladimir Vernadsky – Владимир Вернадский Vladimir Vernadsky Vladimir Vernadsky, born March 12, 1863, in St. Petersburg, died January 6, 1946, in Moscow. Pioneering geochemist, mineralogist, and crystallographer, philosopher of science, political activist, full member of the Russian (later USSR) Academy of Sciences, the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences. After graduating from St. Petersburg […]...
12. My family’s favorite books – Любимые книги моей семьи “О себе” – все топики. My family’s favorite books Reading plays a very important role in the modern world. I think books are an inexhaustible source of information and knowledge. As far as I am concerned, reading is an inseparable part of my life. I read books on my way to school, I read them […]...
13. Family Problems Some people like big families, while others think that small families are better. As someone has rightly said: “The family is the nucleus of civilization”. A person’s upbringing and education starts in his or her family and it is in the family that values, norms and ideas are communicated from generation to generation. Families can […]...
14. Mikhail Sholokhov Sholokhov, an outstanding Russian Soviet novelist, was born in the Kamensk region of Russia, in the ‘land of the Cossacks’ – in stanitsa Veshenskaya. His father was at times a farmer, cattle trader. His mother was illiterate but learned to read and write in order to correspond with her son. Sholokhov began writing at 17. […]...
15. A family – Семья When two persons are married, the man is called the husband; the woman becomes his wife. When a child is born in the family, the father and mother of the child are called parents. A family generally consists of a father, a mother and children — sons or daughters or both. The first born child […]...
16. My Family. (var. 2) There are 4 of us in our family: my mother, father, my elder brother and me. I think our family is friendly and united. We spend much time together, hike, visit theaters, museums, go to the cinema. My mother’s name is Luidmila Mikhailovna. She is an engineer, she works in an office. She is a […]...
17. Moscow (3) Moscow is the capital of Russia. It is the seat of the highest bodies of state authority. Moscow was founded in 1147 by Yuri Dolgoruky. In the 15th century Moscow became the capital of Russian state. With the transfer of Russia’s capital to St. Petersburg in 1712, it became the country’s second capital. In 1918 […]...
18. A letter to Queen Elisabeth – Письмо Королеве Елизавете Dear Queen Elisabeth! My name is Regina. I am very glad to write you, more over it is the first time when I write to such a famous person. I am interested to know if you wish to visit our small town. Now I want to tell you about our town. Apatity is in the […]...
19. Mikhail Lomonosov Mikhail Lomonosov is the father of the Russian sciences and outstanding poet, the founder of Russian literature. Lomonosov was born in 1711 in Arhangelsk province. He liked to spend his time fishing with his father. He began to read himself then he was a little boy. He wanted to study and when he was 19 […]...
20. George Washington George Washington (1732-1799) won a lasting place in American History as the “Father of our Country”. For nearly twenty years he guided his country much as a father cares for a growing child. Washington lived an exciting life in exciting times. As a boy, he explored the wilderness. When he grew older, he helped the […]...
21. My Family – Моя семья (5) Every family where each member is responsible for its comfort, success in work, health and good spirits must be a strong unit. We ought not to forget that we are all members of society, and the family is the most important thing for each of us. Now I want to tell you a few words […]...
22. American Scientists – Американские ученые Alexander Bell – Александр Белл 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 sound. Bell’s father had been one of the teachers pioneer of speech to the deaf. He was a world-famous inventor […]...
23. Scientists find woman who sees 99 million more colors than others Newcastle University neuroscientist Dr. Gabriele Jordan, recently announced that she has identified a woman who is a “tetrachromat,” that is, a woman with the ability to see much greater color depth than the ordinary person. According to Daily Mail, an ordinary person can perceive a million different hues of colors. The power to distinguish the […]...
24. Having a Barbecue George: Step aside! The king of the Cookout is here. I’m ready To work my magic on this Barbecue. Sophia: Here are the burgers and hot dogs. The kids are pretty hungry. George: Hold on. I need to put on the Charcoal. Now I’m ready To fire up this barbecue. Where’s the Lighter fluid? Sophia: […]...
25. The Life of a Great Mathematician. (Nina Karlovna Bari) Nina Karlovna Bari is a great example of a woman who contributed to mathematics. Nina Bari provided the advancement of the theory of trigonometry. She dedicated her life to solving theory functions. Once Bari solved many questions regarding trigonometric series, she shared her findings with many students and colleagues through teaching, lecturing, and giving seminars. […]...
26. Galsworthy John – Джон Голсуорси Popular American writer John Galsworthy was born in 1853. He attended a prestigeous school because his father wanted John to be a lawyer. Thus, John entered the Oxford University. But some time later be told his father about his wish to become a writer. His literally career began at the age of seventeen when he […]...
27. Биография Мэри Кассат на английском языке. Biography of Mary Cassatt Mary Cassatt is the most popular women artist in the USA. She was born in 1845 in a town near Pittsburgh. She began her career at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where she studied from 1861 until 1864. She studied in Paris, too. Mary Cassatt began her career as a realistic painter. Later she […]...
28. Euclid (Famous Mathematician) Euclid of Alexandria is one of the most important and influential mathematicians in history. Living in ancient Alexandria, he wrote The Elements, a geometry textbook used in some places until the twentieth century. His work in geometry provided the foundation on which all future mathematicians were educated. For a man of such great significance to […]...
29. Mikhail Lomonosov – Михаил Ломоносов Mikhail Lomonosov Mikhail Lomonosov was born in 1711 in Archangelsk province. His father was a fisher and young Mikhail liked to help him. He always strove for knowledge and liked reading books. As he was 19 years old, he decided to study in Moscow. He went there on foot. In Moscow he entered the Slavic […]...
30. My Family – Моя семья (1) I am Nikita Kuznetsov. I am fifteen years old. I want to tell you a few words about my family. My family is large. I have got a mother, a father, a sister, a brother, and a grandmother. There are six of us in the family. I think I take after my father, f m […]...
31. Биография Александра Пушкина на английском языке. Biography of Alexander Pushkin Pushkin is the most important Russian writer of all time, like Shakespeare in England or Dante in Italy. Pushkin provided the standards for Russian arts and literature in the 19th century. Pushkin was born in Moscow in 1799 into an upper-class family. In 1811 he entered a lyceum at Tsarskoye Selo. The education offered at […]...
32. Andrei Sakharov Andrei Sakharov, an outstanding scientist and public figure, was born on the 21st of May 1921. He graduated from Moscow University in 1942. In 1947 he defended his thesis for the degree of Candidate of Science. In 1953 he defended his Doctorate thesis and was elected member of the Academy of Sciences. Sakharov played a […]...
33. Talking about Censorship The school that my daughter attends is trying to decide whether or not To ban certain books, which some parents think are Inappropriate. The school called a parents meeting To talk over the issue. At the meeting, one woman said: “The books on this list are Obscene! I don’t want my children reading that Filth!” […]...
34. Ilia Repin Ilia Repin was born on the 5th of August in 1844 in Chuhuiv, Zmiiv County, Kharkiv gubernia and died on the 29th of September in 1930 in Kuokkala, Finland. Repin, an outstanding painter, a full member of the St Petersburg Academy of Arts from 1893, started his career under I. Kramskoi at the Drawing School […]...
35. My Family – Моя семья (4)&nbsp I cannot but agree that the love of a family is life’s greatest blessing. My family is my fortress, my treasure and my happiness. My family is rather large. My parents have two more children besides me. Thus, I have got an older sister and a younger brother. My dad’s name is Konstantin Kaufman. He […]...
36. Watching the Olympic Games Mary Lou: Am I too late for the Opening ceremony? Jesse: No, it’s just starting. The runner is just coming into Olympic Village with the Torch. Mary Lou: Oh, this is so exciting! I love the summer Olympics. Track and field, gymnastics, swimming – I can’t wait! Jesse: Oh, here come the Athletes from each […]...
37. World’s oldest man, a Holocaust survivor in Israel, to celebrate bar mitzvah 100 years late JERUSALEM (JTA) – The world’s oldest man, 113-year-old Yisrael Kristal, a Holocaust survivor living in Israel, will celebrate his bar mitzvah. Kristal’s daughter, Shulimath Kristal Kuperstoch, told the DPA news agency that about 100 family members will gather in Kristal’s home city of Haifa in the coming weeks to mark the rite. “We will bless […]...
38. Short gender jokes A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he wants. A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t want. A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife. A successful man is one who makes more […]...
39. Marriage-family. Женитьба, замужество, семья, возраст Женитьба, замужество She is married. Она замужем. He got married. Он женился. Are you married? Ты замужем? / Ты женат? Whom is he married to? На ком он женат? They are engaged. Они помолвлены. Семья Do you have children? У тебя есть дети? Yes, I have two kids / children. Да, у меня двое детей. […]...
40. The Royal Family – Королевская семья At present the British royal family is headed by Queen Elizabeth. When the Queen was born on the 21st of April 1926, her grandfather, King George V, was on the throne and her uncle was his heir. The death of her grandfather and the abdication of her uncle brought her father to the throne as […]...