British and American families — Британские и американские семьи

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1. Effects of Divorce On Children and Parents Records show marriages have been taking place since the earliest recorded history. Evidence of elaborate ceremonies joining couples together are present all over the world. Couples have been joined in a legal contract, for a number of reasons: religious, arraigned marriages, kinship bonds, pool resources, children, and romantic love. When a marriage is successful, there […]...
2. The US Educational System — Американская Образовательная Система The US educational system is very decentralized and schools vary greatly from state to state. There are three levels of subsidizing of education: federal, state and local. They subsidize 3-5 per cent on a federal level, around 20 per cent on a state level and 70-80 per cent on a local level. There are 15,000 […]...
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6. Education system in GB, the USA and Russia — Образовательные системы в Великобритании, США и России If all good people were clever and all clever people were good, the world would be nicer than ever. I think that education is a key to a good future. And schools are the first step on the education-way. Schools help young people to choose their career, to prepare for their future life, they make […]...
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8. Американские дома Топик — Topic American homes Большие американские семьи редко живут вместе в одном доме или даже в пределах одного штата! В большинстве случаев родители и их дети живут отдельно от бабушек и дедушек, а дети уезжают из родительского дома вскоре после того, как заканчивают школу. Иногда родители даже требуют, чтобы их совершеннолетние дети платили за жилье, если они все еще […]...
9. Are Parents The Best Teachers? Родители-лучшие учителя? Obviously, the first teachers we have in our lives in most cases are our parents. They teach us to walk, to speak, and to have good manners before we reach «the real world. » More than even the professional teachers that we have at school, parents are generally the most involved in the development and […]...
10. American and British schools — Американские и Британские школы In America, all children from six to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in «elementary» school, and four or six years in «secondary» or «high» school. School education is free. At the end of every school year, the children take a test. If a child does well, he goes into next class. If […]...
11. Биография Jimi Hendrix, биография Джимми Хендрикса James Marshall Hendrix was an American musician, songwriter and virtuoso guitarist, widely regarded as the best electric guitarist in the history of popular music. Mostly self-taught on the instrument, the left-handed Hendrix used a right-handed guitar that was restrung and played right side up. As a guitarist, he built upon the innovations of blues stylists […]...
12. Family Life in Britain. Семейная жизнь в Британии A «typical» British family used to consist of a mother, a father and two children. But in recent years there have been many changes in the family life. For example, since the law made it easier to get a divorce, the number of divorces has increased. That’s why 24% of British children live with only […]...
13. Биография Madonna, биография певицы Мадонны Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, principally known by her first name, is an American pop singer, composer, actress, dancer, author, activist, and fashion icon. She rose to prominence in the 1980s, and has become the most successful female solo artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records. Madonna was born in Bay City, Michigan, to […]...
14. Биография Mark Twain, биография марка твена Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. At his peak, he was probably the most popular American celebrity of his time. William Faulkner wrote that Twain was «the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs». […]...
15. Биография Альберта Эйнштейна на английском языке, Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born Jewish theoretical physicist of profound genius, who is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20-th century and one of the greatest scientists of all time. He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect in 1905 and «for his services to […]...
16. Система отсчета, траектория, путь и перемещение Механика изучает механическое движение, то есть изменение положения тел друг относительно друга с течением времени. Основная задача механики — определение положения тел в заданный момент времени, если известны положение и скорость тел в начальный момент. Движение тел зависит от взаимодействия между ними. Но для изучения взаимодействий тел нужно овладеть понятиями, с помощью которых описывают движение […]...
17. Биография Бенджамина Франклина на английском языке, Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was one of the most prominent of Founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States. Considered the earliest of the Founders, Franklin was noted for his curiosity, ingenuity and diversity of interests. His wit and wisdom is proverbial to this day. More than anyone else, he shaped the American Revolution […]...
18. Фразовые глаголы в английском языке Список глаголов, употребляемых с определенными предлогами — фразовые глаголы В представленных в данной таблице конструкциях выбор предлога диктуется глаголом. Подходящее по смыслу существительное выбирается говорящим и всегда стоит после предлога. Глагол + предлог Значение Примеры Account for something Объяснять причину чего-либо How can you Account for your being late? Account to somebody Отчитываться перед кем-либо […]...
19. The family relationships — Семейные отношения The family is very important as a unit in our society. Nothing else but family can be an emotional center of people’s life, can be a transmitter of culture and raising children. Every mother feels great affection for her children and tries to bring them up in a proper way. Understanding between the members of […]...
20. Равномерное движение по окружности 1. Основные характеристики равномерного движения по окружности Движение по окружности часто встречается в природе и технике: по траекториям, близким к окружностям, движутся планеты вокруг Солнца, Луна и искусственные спутники Земли, точки колес и вращающихся деталей механизмов. Мы ограничимся в нашем курсе равномерным движением по окружности. Напомним, что равномерным называют движение, при котором тело за любые […]...
21. School/ the school, prison/ the prison etc Рассмотрите пример со словом prison: Jack robbed a bank. He was caught by the police. He is in prison now. His wife Jill goes to the prison to visit him. She was in the prison yesterday. Кто-то садится в тюрьму или находится в ней, если он преступник. Но Jill не преступница. Она не в тюрьме. […]...
22. Сложение скоростей и переход в другую систему отсчета при движении вдоль одной прямой 1. Сложение скоростей В некоторых задачах рассматривается движение тела относительно другого тела, которое также движется в выбранной системе отсчета. Рассмотрим пример. По реке плывет плот, а по плоту идет человек в направлении течения реки — в том направлении, куда плывет плот (рис. 3.1, а). Используя установленный на плоту столб, можно отмечать как перемещение плота относительно […]...
23. Биография Элвиса Пресли на английском языке, Elvis Presley Elvis Aron Presley, also known as The King of Rock and Roll or The King, was an American singer and actor. Early in his career he was referred to as The Hillbilly Cat. Later, his friends referred to him as «E». Rolling Stone magazine said «Elvis Presley is rock ‘n’ roll» and called his body […]...
24. Биография принцессы Дианы на английском языке, Princess Diana Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. From her marriage in 1981 to her divorce in 1996 she was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales. She was generally called Princess Diana by the media despite having no right to that particular honorific, as it […]...
25. The role of school in our life — Роль школы в нашей жизни No doubt that school is our second home. We spend a lot of time at school acquiring deep knowledge, which can help us to understand our life better. It plays an important role in our lives. It is here that characters and views are formed. It is at this time that they grow and make […]...
26. Is watching TV bad for children? Вредно ли детям смотреть телевизор? Everything consists of goodness and badness. People cannot evaluate something only by its benefit or only by its harmfulness. This is why I disagree with the point that watching television is bad for children. I admit that if the children do not watch TV properly, such as watching television excessively or seeing something unfit for […]...
27. Топики по английскому языку образование, Education In Britain And Russia — Образование в Велкобритании и России I’d like to tell you a few words about education in Britain and in Russia and I’d like to start with British education system. In Britain all children from 5 to 16 go to school. There are state schools, which are free and private schools, for which parents pay. Many British private schools are «boarding» […]...
28. Household tasks and children. Обязанность по дому и дети When children grow up old enough to be able to help with some household tasks, some parents do insist that their children should take those kind of family works as early as they can, I do not think there is any in properties about the parents conclusion. As a complex activity for children, household tasks […]...
29. Мой дом, My home is my castle, Мой дом — моя крепость I think, every person always dreams about the place where he can speak about his problems, chat with close friends, where he can feel happy and quiet. For me it is my family and my home. It is the best place in the world and my dearest people live here. My family is not large […]...
30. Условия равновесия тела 1. Первое условие равновесия тела Выясним, при каких условиях тело, покоящееся относительно некоторой инерциальной системы отсчета, останется в покое. Если тело покоится, то его ускорение равно нулю. Тогда согласно второму закону Ньютона должна быть равна нулю и равнодействующая приложенных к телу сил. Поэтому первое условие равновесия можно сформулировать так: Если тело находится в покое, то […]...
31. Биография Флоренс Найтингейл на английском языке, Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale, OM, who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was the pioneer of modern nursing. Each year, the International Nurses Day is celebrated on her birth anniversary. Often identified with «Florence Nightingale Syndrome» wherein a nurse falls in love with her patient. While there is no evidence of Nightingale ever […]...
32. Три закона Ньютона Раздел механики, в котором изучают, как взаимодействие тел влияет на их движение, называют динамикой. Основные законы динамики открыли итальянский ученый Галилео Галилей и английский ученый Исаак Ньютон. Вы изучали эти законы в курсе физики основной школы. Напомним их. 1. Первый закон ньютона (закон инерции) Повторим один из опытов, которые поставил итальянский ученый Галилео Галилей. Поставим […]...
33. Биография Эмили Дикинсон на английском языке, Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Though virtually unknown in her lifetime, Dickinson has come to be regarded with Walt Whitman as one of the two great American poets of the 19-th century. Her life has inspired numerous biographers and voluminous speculation; mostly about her sexuality, of which little is definitively known. Life. Dickinson […]...
34. Important qualities of a good son or daughter. Важные черты хорошего сына или дочери It is commonly known that parents expect to see their children behaving decently and respectfully. It is extremely important for parents to provide to their kids a clear explanation of what is bad and what is good. Hence, by having parents» support and advices, children could achieve the important qualities that later their parents could […]...
35. Биография Бейба Рута на английском языке, Babe Ruth George Herman Ruth, , better known as Babe Ruth and also commonly known by the nicknames The Bambino and The Sultan of Swat, was an American baseball player and United States national icon. He was one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and he was the first player to […]...
36. Импульс. Закон сохранения импульса 1. Импульс В некоторых случаях удается исследовать взаимодействие тел, не используя выражения для сил, действующих между телами. Это возможно благодаря тому, что существуют физические величины, которые остаются неизменными (сохраняются) при взаимодействии тел. В этой главе мы рассмотрим две такие величины — импульс и механическую энергию. Начнем с импульса. Физическую величину , равную произведению массы тела […]...
37. Британские дома Топик — Topic British Homes Британцы любят свои дома и считают дом своей крепостью. В Великобритании существует большое количество телепередач о домах. Одна из таких программ, она называется «Меняемся комнатами», чрезвычайно популярна. Одна семья или пара въезжает в комнату, расположенную в доме другой семьи, и меняет ее облик. Иногда они меняют ее совершенно, изменяя стиль и покупая новую мебель. Порой […]...
38. Holidays In The USA. Праздники в США American holidays are strikingly different in origin and show surprising similarities in the manner of their celebration. No matter what the holiday’s origin is, they all seem to be the same thing. A holiday has simply become, for most Americans, a day off from work, though some retain some individuality. The major holidays in the […]...
39. Standard English and its dialects — Стандартный английский язык и его диалекты Standard variety is the variety of a language which has the highest status in a community or nation and which is usually based on the speech and writing of educated native speakers of the language. A standard variety is generally: used in the news media and in literature; described in dictionaries and grammars; taught in […]...
40. American Dream. Американская мечта The phrase «the American Dream» came into the American vocabulary starting in 1867 when writer, Horatio Alger came out with his book «Ragged Dick.» It was a rags-to-riches tale of a poor orphan boy in New York City who saves his pennies, works hard and eventually becomes rich. It became the model that through honesty, […]...