People keep dogs, cats, rabbits, parrots as pets. I am fond of animals. I’ve read a lot of books about pets.
I think I am lucky because my parents agreed to buy a puppy for me when I was eight. It was a nice, funny puppy.
“Carol, could you tell me what the greatest national holiday is in America?”
“Well, Ann, Independence Day, of course.
Another name for the holiday is July Fourth. The Fourth of July is the birthday of the United States. On July 4, 1776, the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain and adopted the Declaration of Independence. Ever since 1776 Americans have celebrated their liberty on the Fourth of July.”
Everybody visiting Lake Baikal for the first time is offered a glass of water straight from the lake. At the Baikal restaurant, lake water is served as a local speciality.
Visitors can look down through water 70 feet deep and count the stones on the bottom.
The water’s mineral content is very low. In this crystal-clear water some 150 types of plants and fish live — many of them found nowhere else in the world.
I study in an English Secondary school. It is called so because English is paid much attention to.
When we have English lessons the class is split into three groups, so there are ten or twelve pupils in each group.
We have English five times a week. Some subjects are taught in English. They are English and American Literature, the Theory of Technical Translation, Applied Economics.
I would like to tell you about the epidemic of plague in London and about the Great Fire there.
More than 400,000 people lived within the London walls.
But one day the plague was brought from the ships. People fell ill one after another and died in a few days. They began to run out of the city but the special guard didn’t let them go. No one could run away.
I would like to tell you about some facts from the history of America, about discovery of America. It remained unknown to Europe till the end of the 15th century.
Christopher Columbus, an experienced sailor, asked the king of Spain to give him a fleet of ships so that he could look for a new route to India. Читать далее Some Facts from the History of America
Some Other Sights of London
Ceremony and tradition are important parts of London life.
For example, hundreds of people gather every morning to watch the traditional “changing of the guard’ in front of Buckingham Palace, where the royal family lives.
The guards are dressed in bright red uniforms. One team of guards replaces another in a military ceremony. Читать далее Some Other Sights of London
The capital of the USA is Washington, DC.
It was named after the first American president George Washington. The city is filled with important buildings.
The largest library in the world is in Washington, DC. It is called the Library of Congress. It has one copy of every book written by American writers.
The congress meet at the Capitol building. Government lawyers work in the Justice Department. The President of the US lives and works in the White House. Important decisions are made in the White House. It belongs to everyone in the USA. You can visit it almost every day of the year. It is open for tourists who can see the President or the first lady walking down the halls.
The White House is a symbol of the country. Washington DC was a little village on the Potomac river. About 200 years ago when US was a young country people began to talk about where the capital should be and where the president should live. And they chose Washington, DC. The city is well planned. The heart of it is the Capitol. It took more than 8 years to build this Capitol. The first stone of it was laid on October, 13, 1792. Washington, DC is one of the most beautiful cities in the USA.
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I would like to tel you about Thanksgiving Day.
It was in November 1620.
A small ship “The Mayflower” left England. After 7 long weeks the people on “The Mayflower” saw land at last. It was America.
Soon the settlers found the place to build their village there. In January 1621 there were already 2 streets in this first English village in the USA. And they called that place New Plymouth. Читать далее Thanksgiving Day
