It is the symbol of wealth and luxury. The best hotels, shops, restaurants, clubs and theatres are situated there. There are splendid houses and lovely gardens belonging to wealthy people. Oxford Street is an endless shopping area which attracts visitors from all over in the world.
Going down Oxford Street you come to Trafalgar Square which is yet another symbol of London. This square received its name from Trafalgar, the cape off which Lord Nelson defeated a Franco-Spanish fleet in 1805. Admiral Nelson, cast in bronze, stands on top of a tall column in the middle of the square.
On the north side of Trafalgar Square is the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. Not far away is the British Museum - the biggest museum in London. It contains a priceless collection of ancient manuscripts, coins, sculptures etc., and is famous for its library.
The East End is the poorest district of London. There are a lot of factories, workshops and docks here. The streets are narrow, the buildings are unimpressive. The East End is densely populated by working class families.
The Weather in UK (Погода в Великобритании)
It is never too hot or too cold in Great Britain. This is because of the sea, which keeps the island warm in winter and makes the air cool in summer. The winds are also very often in Great Britain. They blow from the southwest two days out of every three. But the warm winds from the Atlantic are very wet. They also bring a lot of rain to the island. The east or northeast winds are cold and dry. The weather very often changes in Great Britain. You can never have the same kind of weather for a long time. In spring, for example, sunshine and showers follow each other so often during the day that an umbrella or a rain-coat is really necessary in Great Britain. The weather in spring is generally mild, but sometimes the days are really cold. The summer is not so hot as on the continent, and warm days in autumn are beautiful. In winter they have all sorts of weather. Sometimes it rains and sometimes it snows. Still, in Great Britain it is never so cold in winter as in our country and they do not get so much snow there as we get here in Russia. The rivers and lakes are seldom covered with ice. As the ice, if there is any, is not thick enough, they seldom go skating on the rivers in Great Britain. But the worst thing about the climate in Great Britain is the thick fog they so often have in autumn and in winter. In London it often mixes with the smoke of plants and factories and they call it the «smog». It is sometimes so thick that cars may run into one another.
Some Outstanding Places of Great Britain
(Достопримечательности Великобритании)
It has become a tradition to start sightseeing of some country from its capital. London is an ancient city with rich cultural achievements. Such sights as the Tower, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly circus are well known in the world. Besides these you are sure to have heard about the British Museum and the National Gallery in which the collections of genuine works of art are exhibited. Besides the capital of the country there are many other places and regions which are worth speaking about and seeing. One of them is the most beautiful part of G.B. - Wales, which is famous for its mountains and valleys. It's an ideal place for spending your vacations. Some people choose Snowdonia, a national park around Snowdon, the highest peak of the Welsh Mountains. Wales has often been called the Land of Songs. One of the Welsh traditions is festivals. The Welsh sing their songs, wear their traditional clothes in their capital Cardiff as well as in the other parts of the country. They say if you visit Great Britain you must visit the City of Bath, the splendid monument to the elegance and good taste of the 18-th century. The city took its name from the Roman bath, which can be seen in the heart of the city. I don't think there is a person in the world who hasn't heard about Oxford and Cambridge, known as the most ambitious university cites They consist of a number of colleges which are autonomous parts of the University. They have their own press centers, which impress everyone who has a chance of seeing them. To visit the country without visiting Stratford-on-Avon is unimaginable. The things that attract people's attention are the places connected with the name of William Shakespeare: the house where he was born, the Grammar School where he studied, the little cottage near Stratford where his wife, Anne Hathaway lived as girl. But to my mind the biggest attraction is the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. One of the most beautiful and interesting part of Great Britain is Scotland; especially the region usually called Highlands. The tourists go to Scotland to see its beautiful lakes (called «lochs»). Loch Lomond one of the largest, the most beautiful Scottish lakes is situated near the West Coast. Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is the beautiful and the old city. The first thing you see in it is the Rock, a very large hill in the middle of the city. The Edinburgh Castle stands on it. The Castle looks like a castle from a fairy-tale and parts of it are more than a thousand years old. Scottish national and musical festivals are held there.
English Schools (Школы Великобритании)
English children must go to school when they are five. First they go to infant schools, where they learn the first steps in reading, writing and using numbers. When children leave the infant school, at the age of seven, they go to junior schools until they are about eleven years of age. Their school subjects are English, arithmetic, history, geography, nature study, swimming, music, art, religious instruction and organized games. Towards the end of their fourth year in the junior school English schoolchildren have to write their Eleven-plus Examinations, on the result of which they will go the following September to a secondary school of a certain type. About 40% of elementary school leavers in Britain go to secondary modern schools. Modern schools are the most popular secondary schools, but they do not provide complete secondary education, because study programs are rather limited in comparison with other secondary schools. The secondary technical school, in spite of its name, is not a specialized school. It teaches many general subjects. The grammar school is a secondary school, which offers a full theoretical se¬condary education, including foreign languages, and students can choose which subjects and languages they wish to study. They leave the school after taking a five-year course. Then they may take the General Certificate of Education at the ordinary level. The others continue their studies for another two or three years to obtain the General Certificate of Education at the advanced level, which allows them to enter university. The comprehensive school combines in one school the courses of all types of secondary schools. There are many schools in Britain, which are not controlled financially by the state. They are private schools, separate for boys and girls, and the biggest and the most important of them are public schools. They charge high fees and train young people for political, diplomatic, military and religious service. Other non-tate schools, which chargelfees, are independent and preparatory schools. Many of the independent schools belong to the churches. Schools of this type prepare their pupils for public schools.
American School (Школы в Америке)
The American system of school education differs from the system in some countries. There are state-supported public schools, private elementary schools, and private secondary schools. Public schools are free and private schools are feepaying. Each individual state has its own system of public schools. Elementary education begins at the age of six with the first grade and continues up to the eighth grade. The elementary school is followed by four years of the secondary school or high as it is called. In some states the last two years of the elementary and the first years of the secondary school are combined into a junior high school. Besides giving general education, some high schools teach subjects useful to those who hope to find jobs in industry and agriculture. Some give preparatory education to those planning to enter colleges and universities.
The United States of America (1)
(Соедененные Штаты Америки )
The United States of America is situated in the southern half of North America. The area of the U.S.A. is 7,839,000 square km without Alaska. The area of the United States is much larger than that of 11 West Europe. The population of the USA is over 260 million people. The U.S.A. consists, of 50 states. The capital of ! the U.S.A. is the city of Washington in the District of Columbia. Stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, the U.S.A. borders with Canada in the north and with Mexico in the south. The territory of the United States may be divided into three main parts: the Appalachian Mountain system - in the east; the Cordilleras system - in the west; and the Central Plain - between them. The Great Lakes, situated on the U.S. - Canada border, are the world's largest fresh water basin; these lakes constitute a whole inland sea occupying an area of 245,000 square km. They are five in number, namely: Lake Superior, Lake Michi-gan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. The biggest river of the United States is the Mississippi with its tributaries - the Ohio, the Missouri, and S the Arkansas Rivers. The territory of the United States is rich in natural resources. The reserves of coal are estimated at 3,200 billion tons. The reserves of oil and of metals in the U.S.A. are also very large. The main iron ore deposits are concentrated near Lake Superior. The main cities of the United States are: New York, which together with its suburbs has a population of 12 million people, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Detroit. The supreme state power in the U.S.A is represented by the president, a two-chamber congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate) and the Supreme Court.
The United States of America (2)
The 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 USA also includes Alaska in the north of the continent. The total area of the country I about nine and a half million square kilometres. The USAborders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south; It also has a sea-border with Russia.
The USA is made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia, a special federal area where the capital of the country, Washington, is situated. The population of the COUNTry is about 239 million. The USA is called the "nation of immigrants". The country was settled, built and developed by generations of immigrants and their children. Many different cultural traditions, ethnic sympathies, racial groups and reli¬gious affiliations make up the people of the USA.
If we look at the map of the USA, we can see lowlands and mountains. The highest mountains are the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. The highest peak is Mount McKinley which is located in Alaska. It is 6193 metres high.
The United States is a land of rivers and lakes. The northern state of Minnesota is known as the land of 10 000 lakes. The largest and deepest lakes in USA are the five Great Lakes on the border with Canada. America's largest rivers are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Rio Grande and the Columbia. The Mississippi is the world's third longest river after the Nile and the Amazon.
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Going down Oxford Street you come to Trafalgar Square which is yet another symbol of London. This square received its name from Trafalgar, the cape off which Lord Nelson defeated a Franco-Spanish fleet in 1805. Admiral Nelson, cast in bronze, stands on top of a tall column in the middle of the square.
On the north side of Trafalgar Square is the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. Not far away is the British Museum - the biggest museum in London. It contains a priceless collection of ancient manuscripts, coins, sculptures etc., and is famous for its library.
The East End is the poorest district of London. There are a lot of factories, workshops and docks here. The streets are narrow, the buildings are unimpressive. The East End is densely populated by working class families.
The Weather in UK (Погода в Великобритании)
It is never too hot or too cold in Great Britain. This is because of the sea, which keeps the island warm in winter and makes the air cool in summer. The winds are also very often in Great Britain. They blow from the southwest two days out of every three. But the warm winds from the Atlantic are very wet. They also bring a lot of rain to the island. The east or northeast winds are cold and dry. The weather very often changes in Great Britain. You can never have the same kind of weather for a long time. In spring, for example, sunshine and showers follow each other so often during the day that an umbrella or a rain-coat is really necessary in Great Britain. The weather in spring is generally mild, but sometimes the days are really cold. The summer is not so hot as on the continent, and warm days in autumn are beautiful. In winter they have all sorts of weather. Sometimes it rains and sometimes it snows. Still, in Great Britain it is never so cold in winter as in our country and they do not get so much snow there as we get here in Russia. The rivers and lakes are seldom covered with ice. As the ice, if there is any, is not thick enough, they seldom go skating on the rivers in Great Britain. But the worst thing about the climate in Great Britain is the thick fog they so often have in autumn and in winter. In London it often mixes with the smoke of plants and factories and they call it the «smog». It is sometimes so thick that cars may run into one another.
Some Outstanding Places of Great Britain
(Достопримечательности Великобритании)
It has become a tradition to start sightseeing of some country from its capital. London is an ancient city with rich cultural achievements. Such sights as the Tower, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly circus are well known in the world. Besides these you are sure to have heard about the British Museum and the National Gallery in which the collections of genuine works of art are exhibited. Besides the capital of the country there are many other places and regions which are worth speaking about and seeing. One of them is the most beautiful part of G.B. - Wales, which is famous for its mountains and valleys. It's an ideal place for spending your vacations. Some people choose Snowdonia, a national park around Snowdon, the highest peak of the Welsh Mountains. Wales has often been called the Land of Songs. One of the Welsh traditions is festivals. The Welsh sing their songs, wear their traditional clothes in their capital Cardiff as well as in the other parts of the country. They say if you visit Great Britain you must visit the City of Bath, the splendid monument to the elegance and good taste of the 18-th century. The city took its name from the Roman bath, which can be seen in the heart of the city. I don't think there is a person in the world who hasn't heard about Oxford and Cambridge, known as the most ambitious university cites They consist of a number of colleges which are autonomous parts of the University. They have their own press centers, which impress everyone who has a chance of seeing them. To visit the country without visiting Stratford-on-Avon is unimaginable. The things that attract people's attention are the places connected with the name of William Shakespeare: the house where he was born, the Grammar School where he studied, the little cottage near Stratford where his wife, Anne Hathaway lived as girl. But to my mind the biggest attraction is the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. One of the most beautiful and interesting part of Great Britain is Scotland; especially the region usually called Highlands. The tourists go to Scotland to see its beautiful lakes (called «lochs»). Loch Lomond one of the largest, the most beautiful Scottish lakes is situated near the West Coast. Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is the beautiful and the old city. The first thing you see in it is the Rock, a very large hill in the middle of the city. The Edinburgh Castle stands on it. The Castle looks like a castle from a fairy-tale and parts of it are more than a thousand years old. Scottish national and musical festivals are held there.
English Schools (Школы Великобритании)
English children must go to school when they are five. First they go to infant schools, where they learn the first steps in reading, writing and using numbers. When children leave the infant school, at the age of seven, they go to junior schools until they are about eleven years of age. Their school subjects are English, arithmetic, history, geography, nature study, swimming, music, art, religious instruction and organized games. Towards the end of their fourth year in the junior school English schoolchildren have to write their Eleven-plus Examinations, on the result of which they will go the following September to a secondary school of a certain type. About 40% of elementary school leavers in Britain go to secondary modern schools. Modern schools are the most popular secondary schools, but they do not provide complete secondary education, because study programs are rather limited in comparison with other secondary schools. The secondary technical school, in spite of its name, is not a specialized school. It teaches many general subjects. The grammar school is a secondary school, which offers a full theoretical se¬condary education, including foreign languages, and students can choose which subjects and languages they wish to study. They leave the school after taking a five-year course. Then they may take the General Certificate of Education at the ordinary level. The others continue their studies for another two or three years to obtain the General Certificate of Education at the advanced level, which allows them to enter university. The comprehensive school combines in one school the courses of all types of secondary schools. There are many schools in Britain, which are not controlled financially by the state. They are private schools, separate for boys and girls, and the biggest and the most important of them are public schools. They charge high fees and train young people for political, diplomatic, military and religious service. Other non-tate schools, which chargelfees, are independent and preparatory schools. Many of the independent schools belong to the churches. Schools of this type prepare their pupils for public schools.
American School (Школы в Америке)
The American system of school education differs from the system in some countries. There are state-supported public schools, private elementary schools, and private secondary schools. Public schools are free and private schools are feepaying. Each individual state has its own system of public schools. Elementary education begins at the age of six with the first grade and continues up to the eighth grade. The elementary school is followed by four years of the secondary school or high as it is called. In some states the last two years of the elementary and the first years of the secondary school are combined into a junior high school. Besides giving general education, some high schools teach subjects useful to those who hope to find jobs in industry and agriculture. Some give preparatory education to those planning to enter colleges and universities.
The United States of America (1)
(Соедененные Штаты Америки )
The United States of America is situated in the southern half of North America. The area of the U.S.A. is 7,839,000 square km without Alaska. The area of the United States is much larger than that of 11 West Europe. The population of the USA is over 260 million people. The U.S.A. consists, of 50 states. The capital of ! the U.S.A. is the city of Washington in the District of Columbia. Stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, the U.S.A. borders with Canada in the north and with Mexico in the south. The territory of the United States may be divided into three main parts: the Appalachian Mountain system - in the east; the Cordilleras system - in the west; and the Central Plain - between them. The Great Lakes, situated on the U.S. - Canada border, are the world's largest fresh water basin; these lakes constitute a whole inland sea occupying an area of 245,000 square km. They are five in number, namely: Lake Superior, Lake Michi-gan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. The biggest river of the United States is the Mississippi with its tributaries - the Ohio, the Missouri, and S the Arkansas Rivers. The territory of the United States is rich in natural resources. The reserves of coal are estimated at 3,200 billion tons. The reserves of oil and of metals in the U.S.A. are also very large. The main iron ore deposits are concentrated near Lake Superior. The main cities of the United States are: New York, which together with its suburbs has a population of 12 million people, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Detroit. The supreme state power in the U.S.A is represented by the president, a two-chamber congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate) and the Supreme Court.
The United States of America (2)
The 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 USA also includes Alaska in the north of the continent. The total area of the country I about nine and a half million square kilometres. The USAborders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south; It also has a sea-border with Russia.
The USA is made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia, a special federal area where the capital of the country, Washington, is situated. The population of the COUNTry is about 239 million. The USA is called the "nation of immigrants". The country was settled, built and developed by generations of immigrants and their children. Many different cultural traditions, ethnic sympathies, racial groups and reli¬gious affiliations make up the people of the USA.
If we look at the map of the USA, we can see lowlands and mountains. The highest mountains are the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. The highest peak is Mount McKinley which is located in Alaska. It is 6193 metres high.
The United States is a land of rivers and lakes. The northern state of Minnesota is known as the land of 10 000 lakes. The largest and deepest lakes in USA are the five Great Lakes on the border with Canada. America's largest rivers are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Rio Grande and the Columbia. The Mississippi is the world's third longest river after the Nile and the Amazon.
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