Category: 8-th form

Listening tasks

Listening Tasks  A Conversation With My Father by Grace Paley Glossary: potassium — калій; despise —  зневажати; junkie —наркоман. My father is eighty-six years old and in bed. His heart, that blood motor, is...

Jokes about Mark Twain

One of Mark Twain’s friends was very fond (увлекался) of playing golf and once he asked Twain to go with him to the local golf links, Mark Twain went there with his friend and...

What I know about Great Britain

Хто сидів на чолі лицарського «круглого столу»? (Король Артур.) Найвища гора Великобританії. (Бен Невіс.) Під яким іншим назвою відома Північна Ірландія? (Ольстер.) Житло легендарного чудовиська в Шотландії. (Озеро Лох-Несс.) З яких палат складається Британський...

Ukraine. Украина. Україна

Ukraine is a sovereign state; its independence was proclaimed in 1991. Ukraine is situated in the east of Europe. The territory of Ukraine is 603 700 square kilometres. Ukraine borders on Russia, Belarus, Poland,...

Big Ben

Big Ben is one of London’s best-known landmarks, and looks most spectacular at night when the clock faces are illuminated. You even know when parliament is in session, because a light shines above the...

Kyiv

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine. On the 24th of August 1991 Ukraine became an independent state. Kyiv is the home of the Supreme Rada of Ukraine, administration of the President and the Cabinet...