New York is the largest city in the USA and one of the largest and most fascinating cities of the world. Its present population is more than 14 million people. New York, originally called New England, was a little Dutch town built on a small part of Manhattan. In 1626 the Dutch colonizers bought the island from Indians for 24 dollars in goods. The Dutch protected the town against Indians by a wooden wall. Now in the place of the wall there is Wall Street which is known as the world’s most important financial centre. After the War of In
Newspapers The communication media of Great Britain, press, broadcasting and TV, are among the most influential in the world. There is no censorship of press in Great Britain but the editors of newspapers are responsible for what they publish. There are four “quality dailies“, The Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph which contain a great variety of national and international news, reports from parliamentary debates, reviews of the arts, features about fashion and sport and business news. They prese
For our ordinary life are very important informations. We need informations about local, home and international political, social and sporst events. The biggets and most important sources of information are mass media. To mass media belong nawspapers, radio,television and internet. Newspaper In Britiain the national newspapers are very important. There are some very good local newspapers, but most people read one of the main national newspapers. The most popular newspapers are the tabloids. They usually have a lots of big p
Marijuana is one of the most popular and most common drugs on streets today. This well-known green plant, used by people all over the world is not just an illegal harmful drug as people think. Some people smoke it for pleasure, some because they want to try it, and some because it is the only way for them to survive. The healing effects of marijuana have become for many people an every day medicine and help them against their illnesses. They encounter the good of marijuana and use it not as a drug but as a medicine. Marijuana is a very o
There are many ways how and where to live. Everybody can choose the place, where he would like to live. I live in a small town. It is a part of the town, which is three kilometers away from the town. It is how we lived in a village. We need a bus or a car if we want to come into the city. Certainly, you can go on foot, but the way takes about twenty-five minutes.
Personally, I can say I live in a very nice environment. The place where I live is neither typically town nor village. Although I have neve
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a big country, geographical situated on an island north-west in Europe. It is separate from Europe by La Manche or the English Channel. The United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK is a monarchy headed by her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II. The government has two main political parties – the Conservative Party (the Tories) and the Labour Party (the Socialists). The current Prime minister of the UK is Tony Blare of the Labour Party. The capit
J.R.R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, was born in South Africa on the 3rd of January 1892 to his English parents. In 1896, after the death of his father Arthur Reuel, he, his mother Mabel and his younger brother Hilary returned to England, where he lived for the rest of his life. He attended King Edward's School in Birmingham. In this period, Tolkien’s mother died and the two orphaned brothers went to live to their aunt. By this time Ronald was already showing remarkable linguistic gifts. He had mastered the Lati
Tolkien managed to create probably the largest cult, not only in English culture, and founded the genre of modern fantasy. J.R.R.Tolkien was born on 3rd April 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. His father Arthur died very soon, so his mother Mabel took him and his younger brother to Birmingham. When he was studying at the School of King Edward, he lost also his mother. The Orphaned boys were brought up by their aunt. John passed an entrance exam to the Oxford University, where he studied Literature and English. During the First World Wa
Human relationship is a connection between two or more people. We can talk about relations between people, groups of people, organizations and countries. Love, understanding, communication, trust, care, politeness and good behaviour are the most important things in any relationship. When man and woman like each other and fall in love, they have a loving and sexual relationship. A sexual relationship between two men or two women is called homosexual relationship. However, there are some people who like both sexes, men and women, and we ca
In past decades the Japanese economy had expanded rapidly and the country’s annual gross national product became one of the largest in the world. A contribution to this growth is said to have been the cold war threat, during which the former leading countries mostly the United States and the Soviet Union were putting a tremendous amount of money to their armament, while Japan under peace Constitution was able to concentrate its efforts on the economy. During this period managers and renowned university professors were trying to find the key t
House is a building where we live and called our home. At home we live with other people who we love. It is our residence where we feel relaxed and secure. We have our privacy there and the things which belong to us. People can live in houses, flats, apartments or cottages. We know 3 types of houses – terrace houses, semidetached and detached houses. Terrace houses are built in a row with no space between them. Semidetached houses are built as two houses connected together. These types of houses normally have a small garden in the fron
Hobbies are activities that allow us to spend our free time and relax whilst doing something we enjoy. Our leisure time is used for entertainment and fun. To have a hobby is a very important thing because people have a need to realize themselves in different ways. For young children and teenagers it is a way to develop their skills and talent and of course to keep them away from things like drugs, alcohol and bad company. Some people are lucky with their jobs because they do what they wanted to do and their job became their hobby.
The World Health Organization has defined health as a state of physical, psychical and social prosperity and not only as the absence of disease. More and more people of today seem to realize that a good health means a longer and happier life. Therefore they take a better care of their life than before: they eat healthy food, practice different kinds of sports, and try to avoid stress situations, cigarettes and alcohol as much as possible. A healthy, strong and beautiful body is an ideal of the majority of people. It is not very difficult
depend on country's developement, standard of living, the way of life, people characters - different customs, celebrations, holidays in every country
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New Year's Day, New Years Eve - at midnight-fireworks, a lot of parties, and meetings,greetings, wishing all the best, new year's resolutions Valentine's Day - February 14th - sending love cards, usually funny cards, presents, flowers to friends and loves Easter - colourfull eggs
Great Britain is situated on the British Isles, lying off the northwest coast of Europe. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the northwest, north and southwest, and is separated from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. On the west, the Irish Sea and North Channel separate Great Britain from Ireland. The country‘s mild and rainy climate is determined by the warm current of the Gulf Stream. The population of Great Britain is more than 56 million people. The largest cities are London, Birmingham, Gl
Food and drinks are very important in human life because we cannot exist without eating and drinking. It’s common that every country has a typical national dish and habits of eating and drinking. However, in basic we can say that people all around the world have breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner. For breakfast most people have a cup of tea or coffee and children drink milk, hot chocolate, cacao or a glass of juice. We eat bread and butter with ham, cheese or jam, cereals, toast or yogurt. English breakfasts are very well-known. Englis
In different parts of Britain people have different eating habits. Most of them have five or six meals a day: breakfast, elevenses, lunch, tea, dinner and later perhaps supper. The British like to begin the day with a cup of coffee or tea. Then they have leisurely breakfast. The traditional English breakfast starts with cereals - cornflakes with milk or porridge, which is a very tasty and nourishing oats pudding. This can be followed by fried bacon and eggs or sausages with grilled tomatoes. They round off with many cups of tea or coffee
People can become famous for discovering something, acting, singing, dancing and many other things. Some of them become well-known during their life, the others after their death. There are many famous people all over the world and one of them is Arthur Nobel who I would like to talk about today. ALFRED BERNHARD NOBEL – a Swedish chemist, one of the most famous discoverers of the 19th century, was born in 1833 in the capital city of Sweden – Stockholm. His father, Immanuel Nobel, was a chemical engineer and had a private building com
British children begin their education at the age of five and must attend school to the age of 16. Some go to nursery schools from the age of three to five. There are state schools and private schools in Britain. The majority of British children (94%) are educated in state schools, which are free of charge. There have been considerable changes, especially in the secondary education, in the last few decades. Over 90% of secondary schools are now comprehensive and take all children over 11. But many children start at primary
Fear is an emotion aroused by danger. It is an important protective instinct. At any hint of danger, a substance called noradrenalin is released into the blood. This prepares the body for action. When we are scared, our skin is pale, as blood is diverted to the muscles. Our body is sweating more, to cool the muscles; our breathing is faster, and provides so more oxygen for the muscles; our heart beats faster to push more blood to the muscles. Also the gut and bladder relax, as blood is diverted from them to the muscles. As