To many readers A Farewell to Arms ( by Ernest Hemingway), fine novel of World War I serves as an introduction to Hemingway.
The book is a powerful anti-war story, but it remains a love-story, telling of the ill-fated romance between Frederic Henry, a young American serving as a volunteer in the Italian army, and Catherine Barkley, a British nurse. Читать далее A Farewell to Arms ( by Ernest Hemingway)
Ernest Hemingway will always be remembered as a writer of prose in which every word had meaning and where nothing was wasted.
The son of a small-town doctor, Hemingway was born in Illinois in 1898. From his childhood he was fond of fishing and shooting-interests, which were to colour his life and work.
Hemingway was educated at schools in America and France. His father wanted him to be a doctor, but he became a newspaper reporter, and then served with the Italian Red Cross as an ambulance driver in World War I. Читать далее Ernest Hemingway
During the past hundred years, the radio, the cinema and now television have made very great changes in the entertainments with which people fill their free time.
A hundred years ago people knew how to entertain themselves much better than they do now.
When a group of people gathered together, they talked, played cards or other games, read aloud to each other, or went out shooting or walking together. Most people could sing a little, or play a musical instrument, so at a party the guests entertained each other. Читать далее Entertainments
The educational system in Great Britain is extremely complex.
Each school is responsible for its own organization and curriculum.
The Department of Education and Science is responsible for national educational policy, but it doesn’t run any schools, and it doesn’t employ teachers or prescribe curricula or text-books. Читать далее Educational System in Great Britain
Educational System in Russia is not so complicated as it is in Great Britain.
The school education is compulsory.
Pupils begin to go to school at the age of seven. The pupils are not streamed as they are in England.
When they complete nine grades, they can either continue to study at school for two more years or to go to a professional school, where they study not only main subjects but are able to learn some profession and to become skilled workers. Читать далее Educational System in Russia (in brief)
Do You Like Music?
Everybody likes music: some people enjoy classical music; others are fond of popular music.
But are all of them good listeners?
One of the most important things is to learn to be a good listener. Only then can one learn to understand music. You may say: “It’s very easy! We hear lots of sounds around us.” But hearing is not listening. Are we really listening to music on the radio while working, before leaving for school or after coming home?
I think not, because our ears take in many other sounds besides the music, such as the noises from outside, conversation, or a baby’s crying. Читать далее Do You Like Music?
David Livingstone was born in 1813 in a village near Glasgow.
When he was ten years old, he had to take up work at a cotton mill, as the family was very poor. Even at that time David was eager to study. With his first money he bought a book in order to learn to read.
He was particularly interested in nature, and soon he knew the name of every wild flower, bird and animal that he could see around him. He was a great reader of travel books, and they filled him with a great desire to travel and explore. Читать далее Daring Explorers — David Livingstone
Information science deals with the laws as well as ways and means of accumulating and processing information.
The necessity to store and exchange information led
to the development of speech and writing, printing and art, radio and TV.
But the most important thing about utilization of information is the planning of purposeful activity aimed at solving problems or making decisions on the basis of the acquired information. And until recently this planning was performed by the human mind exclusively. Читать далее Computerization of Economy
The environment needs to be cleaned up. Unfortunately, millions of people on our planet live in areas in which the air is not safe to breathe.
The biggest problem is ozone, formed from hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides. Ozone can age our lungs prematurely making us more susceptible to dangerous diseases, including cancer. Читать далее Cleaning Up the Environment
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” You have heard this question many times during your school years, haven’t you?
Perhaps it was difficult for you to give a definite answer, perhaps it wasn’t. Perhaps you changed you mind as the years passed about which science or field of industry you would like to specialize in.
There are always some boys and girls who know very well what they are going to do after leaving school. Читать далее Choosing a Profession