Holidays in Great Britain – Праздники в Великобритании
There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries. They are Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday, and Summer Bank
Summer Holidays
All the people enjoy summer holidays very much. It is a great pleasure to have a rest after a whole year of hard work or study. People like to travel during their summer holidays.
The British Education System. State Education in Britain. – Система образования в Великобритании. Государственное образование
All state schools in Britain are free, and schools provide their pupils with books and equipment for their studies. Nine million children attend 35.000 schools in Britain. Education is compulsory from 5 till 16
Shopping – Покупки (3)
When we want to buy something, we go to a shop. The shop assistant shows the customer various goods and sells them. We pay at the cash-desk. The goods can be wrapped up or
“Мой любимый художник” (My favourite painter)
Thomas Gainsborough is definitely one of my favourite Western painters. His individual poetic and romantic style in painting enraptures me. The world-famous artist was born in 1727 in a British town of Sudbury. He
British Private Education
Seven per cent of British schoolchildren go to private schools called independent schools. There are 2,400 independent schools and they have been growing in number and popularity since the mid-1980’s. Parents pay for these
Our Family – Наша семья
1). Let me introduce myself. 2). My name is Alexander, Alec for short. 3). At the moment I am a pupil of the 10th Form. 4). My parents are not old at all. 5).
The USA (7)
Топик США (7) рассказывает о государстве, расположенном в Северной Америке. США имеют федеративную форму устройства и административно делятся на 50 штатов и федеральный округ Колумбия. Столица – город Вашингтон. Соединенные Штаты граничат на севере
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Television
(9) Television is one of the greatest inventions of all time. For example, on July 20, 1969, we were able to watch in our living room Neil A. Armstrong step out of the lunar
Taras Shevchenko
Taras Shevchenko is a great Ukrainian poet. He is the founder of the modern Ukrainian literary language. Shevchenko was born in the family of a serf in the village of Moryntsy in 1814. Young