Our environment is vitally connected with the problem of peace on our planet.
The scientists consider that nuclear war could destroy mankind completely, for a large scale nuclear exchange could mean the extinction of the human race. The climatic, biological and environmental effects of a nuclear war might be horrible.
New York is the largest city in the United States and one of the largest in the world. It is in the southeastern corner of New York State, where the Hudson River empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
Five boroughs (towns) joined together make up the city of New York. The borough of Manhattan takes up Manhattan Island. The boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens lie across the East River from Manhattan, on Long Island. The Bronx, another borough, is on the mainland, north of Manhattan and Queens. The fifth borough, Staten Island, is in New York Bay.
The ways of life in many parts of the world have changed. This is the result of changes in the weather and the climate in many parts of the world. Besides this there are great numbers of large factories, plants, electric power stations and railways all over the world.
And today there are millions of cars and lorries on the roads. So the water and the air are already not so clean. Читать далее Nature
There are many interesting and exciting things to do when you are spending your free time.
Each person has his interests and hobbies such as reading books, watching TV, collecting something, visiting museums and other places of interest, skiing, skating, swimming, fishing, going in for sports and many others.
One can’t live without friends, especially teenagers.
School is the place where the real friendship begins. But it’s not easy to meet a true and faithful friend.
A real friend is the one who is ready to share not only your joys but all your sorrows and troubles.
Mу hobby is collecting stamps. When I was still a baby, my mother began collecting for me.
Of course she didn’t let me touch the stamps until I was old enough. I remember that it was on my fifteenth birthday that she first put them into my hands. They were in five albums, but since then I have added three more, so that now I have a bigger collection than any of my friends.
In early childhood it does not take children much time to answer the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
They mention many interesting and exciting professions, the most popular ones are a pilot, a cosmonaut, a businessman… As the years pass, they change their minds.
Summer is wonderful. There is no school and the holidays are long.
I usually spend my summer holidays in the country at my grandmother’s. I like the place. There is a nice river and the woods, where my friends and I can gather berries and mushrooms.
(1862-1910)
O.Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter. He is a well-known American writer.
Before he changed his name, he had been a bank office worker, a cowboy, a reporter, and a tramp trying to find a way to make a living.
(1854-1900)
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father was a famous Irish surgeon. His mother wrote poetry.
While at Oxford Wilde began writing. He put forth his creed — love of art for art’s sake. He wrote novels, poems, plays and fairy tales.