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1. Ernest Hemingway – Эрнест Хемингуэй Ernest Hemingway is one of the greatest 20th-century American writers. The legend which developed around his impressive personality was that of a man of action, a devil-may-care adventurer, a brave war correspondent, an amateur boxer, a big-game hunter and deep-sea fisherman, the victim of three car accidents and two plane crashes, a man of four […]...
2. Jack London Jack London was born in 1876 in San Francisco. His real name was John Griffit. His father was a farmer. The family was extremely poor and the boy had to earn his living after school. He sold newspapers, worked at a factory. Later he became a sailor; during some time he wandered vrith the unemployed. […]...
3. Jules Verne Jules Verne was born in 1828 in France. Young Jules was interested in machinery, sailing and writing. Together with his brother Paul, he explored the river near their home in an old sailboat. Jules’ father was a lawyer and he wanted his son to continue his career. So Jules was sent to Paris to study […]...
4. Love Love is the best feeling in the world. Love makes the world go round. It is the greatest mystery of all times. If you ask someone “What is love?”, he or she will hardly find enough words to express its meaning. Love can be different. There is love for parents, love for children, love for […]...
5. O’Henry Топик О’Генри (Сидни Портер) описывает жизнь и творчество великого американского писателя, родившегося в 1862 году. Это был “король короткого рассказа”. Он писал все: рассказы, анекдоты, истории, приключения, сказки и очерки. Их легко читать и почти во всех – самый неожиданный конец, чем и славился О’Генри. O’Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born […]...
6. Dostoevsky Fyodor – Федор Михайлович Достоевский The Russian writer Dostoevski is regarded as one of the world’s great novelists. In Russia he was surpassed only by Leo Tolstoi. Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevski was born on Nov. 11, 1821, in a Moscow hospital where his father was a physician. At 13 Fedor was sent to a Moscow boarding school, then to a military […]...
7. Herbert Wells Топик Герберт Уэллс рассказывает о жизни и творчестве английского писателя и публициста, автора известных научно-фантастических романов “Машина времени”, “Человек-невидимка”, “Война миров” и др., представителе критического реализма и стороннике фабианского социализма. Писатель родился в небогатой семье, но ему удалось получить образование в Кингс-колледже Лондонского университета, который он окончил в 1888 году. К 1891 году Уэллс получил […]...
8. Dreiser Theodore – Теодор Драйзер Theodore Dreiser is a famous American writer and publicist. He was born in 1871 in the state of Indiana. He was the 12th child in the family. His mother came from the family of Czech immigrants and his father came to America from Germany and was a factory worker. Since his early childhood the boy […]...
9. Jerome David Salinger J. D. Salinger is one of the most famous contemporary writers. He was born in 1919 in New York in a well-to-do family. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and also studied at New York and Columbia Universities. During World War II he served in the Army in Europe. His only novel “A Catcher […]...
10. My home is my castle В топике Мой дом – моя крепость я рассказываю о своей семье и о нашем доме. Я считаю, что если в семье крепкие узы, любовь и взаимопонимание, то такая семья – счастливая и такой дом, действительно, становится очень теплым. Нас в семье четверо: мой отец, мама, мой младший брат и я. Отец – настоящий “кормилец” […]...
11. Defoe Daniel – Даниэль Дефо DD was the founder of the realistic novel. He was also a brilliant journa-list and in many ways the father of modern English periodicals. He founded and paved the way for many magazines ( “The Revue”, “The Spectator”). DD was born in London, his father a butcher, was wealthy enough to give his sone a […]...
12. Books in my life – Книги в моей жизни 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 […]...
13. I have a question A father and son went fishing one day. While they were out in the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. He asked his father, “How does this boat float? The father replied, “Don’t rightly know son.” A little later, the boy looked at his father and asked, “How do fish […]...
14. Question answer 08 Which goal keeper can jump higher than a crossbar? All of them, a crossbar can’t jump! Why do grasshoppers not go to many football matches? They prefer cricket matches! What stories are told by basketball players? Tall stories! Who won the race between two balls of string? They we’re tied! Why are football players never […]...
15. Thomas Gainsborough Thomas Gainsborough was a master of English school of painting. He was a portraitist and a landscape painter. He was born in Sudbury in 1727 and was the son of a merchant. His father sent him to London to study arts. He spent 8 years working and studying in London. There he got acquainted with […]...
16. 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 writer-humorist not only in his country but in another countries too. Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in England on May 2, 1859 into the family […]...
17. The pleasure of reading В топике Удовольствие от чтения – я рассказываю о том, как сильно я люблю читать книги. Книги учат нас, что правильно и что неправильно, учат понимать мир и людей в нем, воспитывают человека и обогащают его интеллект. Книги – источник эмоционального вдохновения и романтических чувств; книги – неоценимые помощники в самообразовании. Мир книг полон чудес: […]...
18. Перевод слова background Background – задний план, фон Перевод слова To melt into the background – сливаться с фоном the background of the war – причины войны family background – семейное происхождение Steve has a Background in computer engineering. Стив имеет опыт в области вычислительной техники. In the Background you can see my college friends. На заднем плане […]...
19. 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 […]...
20. Ernest Rutherford Ernest Rutherford is called the Newton of atomic physics. He was recognized by his fellow scientists as a man of colossal energy and tireless enthusiasm. As he himself remarked he lived in the “heroic age of physics”. Ernest Rutherford was born in New Zealand. He graduated from New Zealand University and entered Trinity College, Cambridge. […]...
21. Robert Burns Robert Burns is the national poet of Scotland. In his poems Burns sang the beauty and the glory of his native land. Burns was born in Alloway, near Ayr, on 25 of January 1759. His father, a small farmer, was a hard-working man. When Robert was 6, he was sent to a school at Alloway […]...
22. Перевод слова fishing Fishing – рыбалка, рыболовный Перевод слова To go in for fishing – ходить на рыбалку fishing season – период рыбной ловли free fishing – право на свободную рыбную ловлю fishing tackle – рыболовная снасть We had good luck Fishing. У нас была удачная рыбалка. I like to go Fishing on weekends. Я люблю ходить на […]...
23. Daniel Defoe DD was the founder of the realistic novel. He was also a brilliant journalist and in many ways the father of modern English periodicals. He founded and paved the way for many magazines ( “The Revue”, “The Spectator”). DD was born in London, his father, a butcher, was wealthy enough to give his son a […]...
24. At the Library My School Library – В библиотеке Моя школьная библиотека Libraries make an important part of the world culture. There is infinite number of books in the world. We can not buy all the books we like and would like to read. When we have to write a report on some subject or to learn in details about some phenomenon there is no other way […]...
25. 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 […]...
26. Books in Our Life (2) We can’t imagine our life without books. They play a very important part in our life. Books are our friends. We meet them when we are very small and can’t read, but we remember our mother read them for us. We learn very much from books. Books educate people in different spheres of life. They […]...
27. William Somerset Maugham Топик Уильям Сомерсет Моэм рассказывает об одном из самых известных английских писателях 20-го века. Сомерсет Моэм прошел тяжелую школу жизни, с детства впитав в себя впечатления о событиях и людях, его окружавших. Родившись во Франции, он жил и учился в Англии и Германии, став врачом – посетил Россию, Америку, Африку и Азию. Все это сформировало […]...
28. Theodore Dreiser Топик Теодор Драйзер познакомит вас с одним из самых известных мастеров реалистической американской литературы 20-го века. Выходец из бедной семьи, Теодор Драйзер был 12-ым ребенком в семье и с детства узнал, что такое нищета. Стараясь построить свою жизнь, он работал посудомойщиком и уборщиком в чикагских ресторанах. Драйзеру удалось окончить университет и поступить на работу в […]...
29. 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 […]...
30. At the Library. My School Library. – В библиотеке. Моя школьная библиотека (2) Libraries make an important part of the world culture. There is infinite number of books in the world. We can not buy all the books we like and would like to read. When we have to write a report on some subject or to learn in details about some phenomenon there is no other way […]...
31. Мой любимый писатель/ My Favourite Writer На английском языке Перевод на русский язык My Favourite Writer Мой любимый писатель Reading is the pleasant and useful part of our life. People like reading. I think so because a lot of books are bought and sold every day in different bookshops and in streets (or: outside) too. Of course, radio and television are […]...
32. Sports in America Americans pay much attention to physical fitness. Many sports and sporting activities are popular in the USA. People participate in swimming, skating, squash and badminton, tennis, marathons, track-and-field, bowing, archery, skiing, skating etc. But the five major American sports are hockey, volleyball, baseball, football and basketball. Basketball and volleyball have been invented in America. There […]...
33. Sports in the USA In the USA many sports and sports activities attract millions of active participants. One reason of the popularity of sport in America may be the variety and size of America, providing Americans with a large choice of summer and winter sports. In addition, public sports facilities have always been available in great number for participants. […]...
34. One day, a diver was enjoying the aquatic world One day, a diver was enjoying the aquatic world 20 feet below sea level. He noticed a guy at the same depth he was, but he had on no scuba gear whatsoever. The diver went below another 20 feet, but the guy joined him a few minutes later. The diver went below 25 feet, but […]...
35. The Importance of Reading (9/11) Can reading shape one’s personality? Nowadays, when many sources of information and types of entertainment have appeared (TV and video films, cinema, the Internet), many people do not think reading is necessary. They believe that people who read are ‘nerds’, ‘geeks’, or ‘bookworms’. I believe this is not true, reading is very important as […]...
36. Books in my life (3) There is an English proverb that says, “Books and friends should be few but good”. And “Except a living man there is nothing more wonderful than a book!” I totally agree with it. Any book is a wonderful thing! Just imagine – it may seem that it’s just paper pages with a cover and letters […]...
37. Значение идиомы school of hard knocks [school of hard knocks] {n. phr.} Life outside of school orcollege; life out in the world; the ordinary experience of learningfrom work and troubles. He never went to high school; he waseducated in the school of hard knocks....
38. Books and Libraries В топике Книги и библиотеки я рассказываю о нашей школьной библиотеке. Здесь я могу выбрать книги, чтобы подготовиться к урокам. При выборе книги, я обращаю внимание на обложку книги, ее иллюстрации, фамилию автора, название книги и ее содержание. Очень важно соблюдать все правила пользования библиотекой и бережно относиться к книгам. Я стараюсь читать как можно […]...
39. Writing One’s Memoirs Oscar: We’re Thrilled that you’ll be Publishing your Memoir with our company. You’ve had such an interesting life. I’m sure you’ll have lots of Titillating stories to tell. Liz: Well, my memoir will certainly have a lot of stories about my career: the people I’ve worked with and the kindness I’ve encountered in this Industry. […]...
40. My favorite book ‘Pride and Prejudice’ This is probably one of the book that I know the length and the breadth of it. I don’t remember how many times I’ve re-reread it. I’ve watched all the most popular screen version of the novel. It doesn’t depend on movie format it can be a full motion film or a soap opera. This […]...