History of the United States

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1. The United States of America. History. — Соединенные Штаты Америки. ИсторияThe history of this land is long. In prehistoric times hunters moved from Siberia to Alaska by land. Gradually they advanced southwards and settled all over North and South America. Each tribe developed its own language and customs. In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean. Instead of reaching India as he ... Читать далее...
2. Schooling in the United StatesAmericans have shown a great concern for education since early colonial times. Today, there are some 43 million pupils and students in public schools at the elementary and secondary levels, and another 6 million in private schools throughout the country. The USA does not have a national system of education. The function of the Federal ... Читать далее...
3. The United States of America — Соединенные Штаты Америки (2)After 350 years of development the United States of America still holds the leading position in the western world. The USA is the most powerful and highly developed country of the world. The United States of America lies in the central part of North American continent. Its western coast is washed by the Pacific Ocean. ... Читать далее...
4. The United States of AmericaТопик Соединенные Штаты Америки рассказывает об истории и символах Америки, которую называют просто «Штаты», «США» и т. д. Это огромная страна, ранее заселенная индейцами, а сейчас в ней проживают выходцы из многих стран мира, и американский народ еще называют «нацией наций». В 1620 году группа пуритан, преследуемых в Англии, приплыли к берегам Америки на корабле ... Читать далее...
5. Getting a Job in the United States — Получение работы в Соединенных ШтатахThere are two types of jobs: full-time and part-time work. A full-time job is usually 35-40 hours a week. A part-time job is 15-28 hours a week. The difference between them is more than just a matter of how long one works. The difference is in the pay and benefits. Many persons with a full-time ... Читать далее...
6. The President of the United States — Президент Соединенных ШтатовDo you want to be President of the United States of America? Maybe you can apply for the post. Answer these three questions. Are you a US citizen? Are you thirty-five years old or older? Have you been a resident of the United States for fourteen years or longer? Did you say «yes» to all ... Читать далее...
7. The United States of America — Соединенные Штаты Америки (4)The United States is the worlds greatest economic power, measured in terms of gross national product (GNP). The nations wealth is partly a reflection of its rich natural resources and its enormous agricultural output, but it owes more to the country’s highly developed industry. Despite its relative economic self-sufficiency in many areas, the United States ... Читать далее...
8. A tourist from the United States of AmericaA tourist from the United States of America is at a resturant in Havana. He tells the waiter that the USA is the best country in the world because of the freedoms it has. He says, «Take Freedom of Speech for example. I could stand in front of the White House in Washington D. C. ... Читать далее...
9. The United States of America — Соединенные Штаты Америки (1)The USA is the most powerful and highly developed country of the world. It is situated in the central part of the North American continent. Its western coast is washed by the Pacific Ocean and its eastern coast is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The USA is separated from Canada ... Читать далее...
10. The United States of America — Соединенные Штаты Америки (3)The USA is a federal republic of 50 states. Besides the 48 contiguous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska at the north-western extreme of North America and the island state of Hawaii in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The conterminous states are bounded on the north ... Читать далее...
11. Education in the United States of America — Образование в Соединенных штатах Америки (5)Americans place a high value on education. Universal access to high quality education has been one of the nation’s historic goals. America’s first college, Harward, was founded in 1636. In 1865 education became available to all. The peculiar feature of American education is the absence of central administration. Each of the 50 states controls and ... Читать далее...
12. Why was Washington made the capital of the United States?After the War of Independence the United States needed a capital city. Different cities in different parts of the country wanted to be the nation’s capital. After all, it was decided to build a new city. In 1791 George Washington, the first president, chose the place where the city now stands. The land around the ... Читать далее...
13. Harming a Professional ReputationAlex: Good morning. What’s with the Gloom and doom? Paige: Have you seen this morning’s newspaper? Alex: No, I haven’t. Paige: You’d better read this. It’s an article about our company. Alex: Let me see that. This is Outrageous! How can anybody print such lies? We’re not On the verge of going under. How did ... Читать далее...
14. New Year in the United States — Новый год в Соединенных ШтатахIn the United States, New Year’s Eve is a time for entertaining. Many people go to parties and masquerade balls, where, according to an old tradition, guests unmask at midnight. Thousands of Americans gather in Times Square in the heart of New York City, This is probably the noisiest and the most crowded New Year’s ... Читать далее...
15. Traditional Regions of the United States — Традиционные регионы Соединенных ШтатовThe differences among Americas traditional regions, or culture areas, tend to be slight and shallow as compared with such areas in most older, more stable countries. The nature of interregional differences can be ascribed to the relative newness of American settlement, a perpetually high degree of mobility, a superb communications system, and the galloping centralisation ... Читать далее...
16. The United States of America. Economics and Political Structure — Экономика и политическое устройство Соединенных Штатов Америки&nbspNowadays, the USA is a highly developed industrial country. It is the world’s leading producer of copper and oil and the world’s second producer of iron ore and coal. Among the most important manufacturing industries are aircraft, cars, textiles, radio and television sets, armaments, furniture and paper. American farmers plant spring wheat in the western ... Читать далее...
17. The United States of America. Geography. — Соединенные Штаты Америки. Географические особенности &nbspThe United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world after Russia, Canada and China. It occupies the southern part of North America and stretches from the Atlantic seaboard, across the central plains, over the Rocky Mountains to the densely populated West Coast and then to the island state of Hawaii. The ... Читать далее...
18. Collecting DebtKen: Look at this list of customers who still Owe us money. How is this business supposed to survive if we keep Extending credit? Marjorie: We started doing it because some of our best customers didn’t have Ready cash. They’re Good for it. Ken: I know they’ll eventually pay their Outstanding debt, but what are ... Читать далее...
19. Перевод слова agencyAgency — агентство Перевод слова News agency — информационное агентство travel agency — бюро путешествий placement agency — агентство по найму An Agency is managing the let. Агентство управляет сдачей помещений внаем. Environmental Protection Agency Управление по охране окружающей среды (в США) The Agency is answerable to the governor. Агентство отвечает перед губернатором....
20. Значение идиомы in print[in print] {adj. phr.} Obtainable in printed form from a printer orpublisher; printed. The author has finished writing his book but itis not yet in print. The story of the students’ trip to Washingtonappeared in print in the newspaper. It is a very old book and nolonger in print. Contrast: OUT OF PRINT....
21. United NationsMembership Membership is open to all peace — loving nations. Today there are about 200 countries in the UN — only very few have not become members. Switzerland joined the UN in 2002 because the Swiss always wanted to be neutral. The main parts of the UN There are 5 main parts in this organization: ... Читать далее...
22. Press in the United KingdomThe daily circulation of papers in Britain is just over 14 million copies, which is about 3 papers for every 4 households. All British papers can be classified into two major groups: quality papers and popular papers. Traditionally, ‘quality’, serious-minded newspapers were referred to as ‘Broadsheets’ due to their large size. Popular papers were called ... Читать далее...
23. Applying for Unemployment BenefitsAgency Employee: Hello, state Unemployment agency. George: Hello, I’d like to apply for Unemployment benefits. Agency Employee: Okay, give me your address and I’ll send you an application. George: How much can I get? Agency Employee: That depends. Your benefits are Calculated based on your Quarterly earnings. You were Laid off from your job? George: ... Читать далее...
24. WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT? LEARN HOW TO SPEAK RUSSIANA fire breaks out on the International Space Station while the orbiting complex is over Russian mission control. How, as an English-speaking astronaut, would you keep up with instructions? The answer is years of Russian training. In between time in simulators, jet airplanes and underwater, neophyte astronauts spend hours learning to read Cyrillic characters and ... Читать далее...
25. History of CanadaТопик История Канады рассказывает об образовании одной из самых развитых стран мира. Считается, что первые люди пришли на территорию современной Канады из Азии около 15 000 лет назад, и именно они были предками индейцев. Затем, около 5000 лет назад, с Аляски пришли предки современных эскимосов. Джон Кэбот первым открыл юго-восточное побережье Канады в 1497 году. ... Читать далее...
26. History of WalesТопик История Уэльса повествует о непростой истории одной из четырех частей Соединенного Королевства Великобритании и северной Ирландии (остальные три: Англия, Шотландия и Северная Ирландия). Первым населением Уэльса были кельты – их разбили римляне. Когда ушли римляне, валлийцам (потомки кельтов и коренное население Уэльса) пришлось отражать вторжения германских племен англов и саксов, а позднее сопротивляться норманнскому ... Читать далее...
27. History of Canada — История КанадыCanada’s history is an exciting story of development of a vast wilderness into a great nation. Most experts believe that the first people who lived on this land came from Asia about 15000 years ago. They came over a land bridge that once connected Asia and North America. Their descendants are known today as Indians. ... Читать далее...
28. Buying Theater TicketsSusie: I can’t believe I’m going to get to see my favorite actor in a Play. I want Front row seats! David: I’m looking at the Venue’s seating plan right now and all front row seats are Taken for the entire Run. I’m guessing that Season ticket holders got those. Susie: Damn! All right. Let’s ... Читать далее...
29. Перевод слова pagePage — страница Перевод слова At the bottom of the page — внизу страницы front-page headlines — заголовки передовиц the layout of the text on the page — размещение текста на странице page layout — макет страницы There is a Page missing. Здесь недостает страницы. See Page 11. Смотрите на стр. 11. Leave the last ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы write up[write up] {v.} 1. To write the story of; describe in writing; givea full account of. Reporters from many newspapers are here to writeup the game. The magazine is writing up the life of thePresident. 2. To put something thought or talked about into writing;finish writing. John took notes of what the teachersaid in class ... Читать далее...
31. NewspapersТопик Газеты рассказывает о важной роли периодики в формировании общественного мнения и информировании людей о текущих событиях. Из этого топика вы узнаете о газетах – «первопроходцах» и о преимуществах газет перед другими средствами массовой информации — журналами, телевидением и радио. Приводятся сведения об основных газетах США и о еженедельных газетах, издающихся в небольших населенных пунктах ... Читать далее...
32. Canada languageHow you can spot a Canadian, eh? — Don McGillivray (Ottawa columnist for Southam Newspapers) How do you tell a Canadian from an American? It used to be enough to ask him to say the alphabet. When the Canadian got to the end, he’d say «zed» instead of «zee». But 18 years of Sesame Street ... Читать далее...
33. Working in a Dead End JobAgency employee: Tell me why you’d like to sign up with our Employment agency. Kurt: Well, right now I’m working in a Dead end job. There are no opportunities for Advancement. I’m already at the top of the Pay scale, so there’s no chance of another Pay raise. Agency employee: Okay, I’d like to find ... Читать далее...
34. Reporting the NewsI have always wanted to be a News reporter. When I was about 10 years old, I would write my own news stories and Publish them in my own newspaper. In reality, the newspaper was just a piece of paper on which I’d written my stories and drew my pictures, but it was My first ... Читать далее...
35. Перевод слова printPrint — отпечаток, печатать Перевод слова Print of a foot upon the sand — след ноги на песке sorrow’s print upon his face — следы горя на его лице the book is now printing — книга печатается to get into print — появиться в печати It is their job to Print the truth. Печатать правду ... Читать далее...
36. Mending a Broken HeartDavid: Why has Joyce been Moping around all week? What’s wrong with her? Victoria: She’s Suffering from a broken heart. Her boyfriend Broke up with her over the weekend. They had been together for two years. David: Did she tell you the Gruesome details? Victoria: Not really. She just said that she’s feeling Depressed and ... Читать далее...
37. Reading the NewspaperI Fell into the habit of reading the newspaper every morning when I was a kid. Back then, there used to be two daily newspapers-morning Edition and an afternoon edition. Nowadays, of course, many cities in the U. S. have just a morning paper. I’m not too Picky about which newspaper I read, although When ... Читать далее...
38. Chemistry song 05The Twelve Days of Chemistry On the first day of chemistry My teacher gave to me A candle from Chem Study. (second day) two asbestos pads (third day) three little beakers (fourth day) four work sheets (fifth day) five golden moles (sixth day) six flaming test tubes (seventh day) seven unknown samples (eighth day) eight ... Читать далее...
39. Anthony Hopkins Wrote Bryan Cranston an Amazing Fan LetterGo ahead and add «Breaking Bad superfan» to the list of things you and Sir Anthony Hopkins have in common. In a rather incredible fan letter that was shared over the weekend by Breaking Bad actor Steven Michael Quezada (DEA agent Steven Gomez), a person claiming to be Hopkins could barely contained his gushing as ... Читать далее...
40. Liberal and Conservative NewsBill: Why are you reading that Rag? Rachel: I enjoy reading it. I like its News coverage and its Incisive commentaries. Bill: That’s nothing but a Liberal propaganda rag. You can’t believe a thing they Print in there. Rachel: That’s not true. The news stories are Objective and Unbiased. This magazine isn’t like the newspapers ... Читать далее...