G r e a t B r i t a i n (Points of interest) The British Islands lies in the north-west part of Europe. There are two large islands: Great Britain, Ireland and another 5,000 smaller islands. Great Britain is the largest island in the Europe. In Great Britain there are many points of interest. There is nice scenery with many parks and cities with antique architecture. I would like talk about towns... STARTFORD - UPON - AVON is the second most visited town in England. It is famous as the birthplace of well-known dramat
GEORGE ORWELL was the pen name of the English author, Eric Arthur Blair. Orwell was educated in England at Eton College. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to become a writer. He lived for several years in poverty. His earliest experiences resulted in the book, Down and Out in Paris and London. By 1936, Orwell had joined the Republican forces in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was critical of Communism but basically considered himself a Socialist. He was wounded wu:nded – zraněn) in the fightin
GRAHAM HENRY GREENE (1904-1991) An English novelist, playwright, essayist, travel writer, screenwriter, and author of short fiction. He was born on October 2, 1904, in Berkhamsted, he was the son of a headmaster, Greene was educated at Oxford University. While still a student, he published a collection of poetry, Babbling April (1925). Then he worked for The Times and then as a freelance writer. He worked for the British Foreign Office in west Africa and after World War II traveled widely. His popularity came after he publi
After Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, English Catholics who had had a rough time under her reign had hoped that her successor, James I, would be more tolerant of their religion. Alas, he was not, and this angered a number of young men who decided that violent action was the answer. One young man in particular, Robert Catesby suggested to some close friends that the thing to do was to blow up the Houses of Parliament. In doing so, they would kill the King, maybe even the Prince of Wales, and the Members of Parliament who were making life difficu
Ernest Hemingway ( 1898-1961) Hemingway was also one of the young writers living in Paris in the 1920’s, who frequently visited the literary discussion in Gertrude Stein’s flat. He joined World War I. in the Ambulance Service and after the war he became a journalist. Then he devote himself to literature. His work dominated American literature for three following decades. His passionate interest in hunting, fishing, bull-fighting and other “male” sports is reflected in his novels ( bull-fights in Spain are the major setting in his
Stuarts dynasty represented by Charles II. was restaurant on the English throne in the 25. 5. 1660. All people in England was tired with civil war which was in England 18 years and they wanted security and order. Charles was very interesting person – as English king he had to be head of Englican church but he was for his whole life fascinated by Catolic church and the last person he wanted to see was catolic priest. Even so during his life he
OSCAR WILDE - one of the most popular English writers. Inspite of the criticism that he was not original because he used a lot of words from other writers and poets, he was - and still is - very famous. He got a great reputation for his intelligence, conversation skills, and the way he dressed. He is often quoted and copied, but there can be only one man with the wit, charm and fashion-sence of Oscar Wilde.
He was born into the family of Dublin's well-known surgeon. His mother was a succesful writer and hostess who wro
About my best friend My best friend in the world is Kate. She was, she's, she'll always be my best friend in the world. We've been the best friends since we were children. We attended the primary school together for four years. Then kate moved away to France. I saw her for the last time three years ago. She has got short blonde hair, blue eyes, which shine as haeven. She's got small nose with little frackles. Her's natural beauty fills up her narrow mouth. She's the round face and the smooth skin with no wri
Most of us live their own life without ever seeing animals dying in laboratory cage. It’s easy for us not to think about the suffering, because we don’t see it. Each year, scientist perform experiments on million of animals. Mice and rats account for about 90 per cent of the animals used in medical research. Other animals commonly used include cats, dogs, guinea pigs, and monkeys. The first known use of animals as medical research subjects was recorded by the Greek physician Galen in the A.D. 100´s.Early experiments on animals, conducted b
Australia. It's the smallest continent. It's situated between the Pacific and the Indian oceans. It's area is about 7.7 million square km-es, but there're only 17 million inhabitants. (It isn't densely populated.)
History.
Australia was founded by captain Cook in 1770. He landed on place, which name is Botany bay now. It's situated in Sydney.
The official name of Australia is Commonwealth of Australia and it's a dominion belonging to the British Commonwealth of
Australia is an island continent. The Indian Ocean is west and south, the Pacific is east. Tasmania lies 240 km south.
The Great Dividing Range along the Eastern coast (The Australian Alps) has the highest Australian mountain Mt. Kosciusko which is about 2,000 m high. The western plateau are arid areas in the Great Sandy and Great Victoria Deserts. The north-western part of Western Australia and Northern Territories are arid and hot. The North-East ha
Babe Ruth The crowd that jammed Chicago's Wrigley Field booed when the big man with the barrel-shaped body and pipestem legs came up to bat. It was the third game of the 1932 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees. The score was 4-4 in the fifth inning. Cub pitcher Charlie Root threw one strike, then another. Grinning, the batter stepped back and seemed to point to the distant center-field bleachers. Root pitched, the big man swung, and the ball soared into the
Banská štiavnica is situated in the middle of Slovak republic , cca 20 km from the river Hron. All the history of this town is connected with the gold and silver mining. The population of B.Štiavnica is cca 14,000 people. Now , it is not very much , but in the past ; B.Štiavnica was with the same population one of the biggest towns in R-U .
SIGHTS TO SEE There are a lot of historical relieshere. One of the most visited places is New Castle. It was built against the Turkish invasion. Than you can visit Calvary , Klopačk
Todays economy has got a lot of problems. They must be solved or eliminated , so that the economy could work streamlinely. Because the quantity of needed tools or services is still higher and higher , the biggest problem of the world-economy is a scarcity of factors of production ( they are limited ). Limited are for example : land , work , time , wood , … .
But this problem we can not eliminate . It is because there is still the same quantity of theese things in
ENGLISH CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS The British are said to be reserved in manners, dress and speech.
Their insularity, conservaticism and sticking to traditions are often pointed too. They are famous for their politeness, self - discipline and their specific sense of humour. May be many British are such in their nature but not at all. There are big differences in manners between individuals even within one nation. It is similar with customs and traditions. Many traditional British customs have changed as the way of life has cha
The British History 3000-2000 BC The Iberians inhabit England 700 Invasion of Celtic tribes(Gaels, Brythons, Belgae) 55-54 invasion of Julius Caesar 409 AD The end of Roman rule brought by the barbarians(Scots, Picts) 5th century Saxons&Angles raiding Britain 6th century 10 Anglo-Saxon kingdoms 597 St.Augustine's mission in Kent - Christianity in Britain 9th cent. Danish raids 871 Alfred the Great - king of Wessex - defeats Danes in 9 battles England divided into 2 p
1) The Middle Ages The oldest literature monument of the Anglo-Saxon period is the old Germanic legend about Beowulf. This heroic poem is about the strong and courageous pagan hero Beowulf. John Wycliffe is a professor of Oxford University. With his students he translated the whole Bible into English. He influenced Master John Huss and our Hussite movement very much. 2) The Renaissance and Humanism Geoffrey Chaucer: Cantebury Tales - brilliant portrait of 30 pilgrims who travel to Canterbury and they were sayi
BUSINESS LETTER Business letter differs from private letter in general tone and in form. The tone of private letter is informal, personal and friendly. Business letters are sent to unknown persons and therefore they are more formal. Business letter should be written on a good paper, in correct lay-out and without mistakes. It should be clear, polite and easy to read and to understand.
Parts of business letter:
1) Head (heading) - it is usually printed, it consists of address and full name of the sender. Here c
The coast of Canada was discovered in 1497. But the first permanent settlers were the French in the 17th century, who called their colony New France. Anglo-French rivalry in Canada resulted in the defeat of the French and in 1763 Canada became a British colony. In 1867 Canada was granted self-government and became the first Dominion in the British Empire.
It consisted of only four provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick. Present-day Canada is politically divided into ten