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Топик «Statue of Liberty»

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The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous monuments of the USA. The people of France gave the Statue to the people of the US in 1886 in recognition of their friendship. The statue is situated on the Liberty Island in New York.

It is the statue of a woman with the torch in her right hand and a tablet evoking the law in her left hand. She also wears a crown with seven spikes that symbolize the light of liberty shining on the seven continents. (далее…)

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Топик «Joanne Rowling»

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Joanne Rowling is one of the most famous modern British authors. Her series of fantasy books about Harry Potter brought her fame and made millions of people happy. All “Harry Potter” books were adapted into films that had a great success.

J.K.Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 in Yate, England. She had a difficult childhood because her mother was often ill so young Joanne had to take care of herself and her sister as well. Nevertheless, she started writing fiction at the age of 9 and read her stories to the sister. Joanne greatly admired Jessica Mitford (English author and journalist) whose biography inspired her to become a writer. Rowling wanted to resemble her idol. (далее…)

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Топик «Westminster Abbey»

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London is a place where many historic buildings and tourist attractions are situated.  Westminster is considered to be a political centre of the city where many offices are placed. However, the main part of Westminster is obviously the Abbey.  It is located near the Houses of Parliament.

Westminster Abbey is a place where all English kings and queens were crowned and Royal wedding ceremonies took place. In addition, many royalties and great people are burried there:  Queen Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, Bernard Show, Lord Byron, Walter Scott and many others. (далее…)

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Топик «Empire State Building»

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New York is one of the most famous cities in the world where many great monuments and buildings are situated. Empire State Building is one of them. It has 102 floors and it attracts thousands of people every day because it has an observatory on the 86th floor from which the whole city is seen.

The Empire State Building is situated in Manhattan on 5th Avenue. It is a place of work for more than 25.000 people. It also used to be the highest building in the world for many years. It was built during the Great Depression at the time when it was difficult to find a job. The construction of the building itself supplied Americans with many jobs. The skyscraper was a symbol of hope that one day America would become strong again. (далее…)

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Топик «Union Jack»

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Union Jack is the name of the flag of the United Kingdom. Union Flag, as it is officially called, is a combination of several flags: Scottish, English and Irish. The creation of the flag started when Scotland joined England and Wales.

It originally consisted of English and Scottish flags: St. Andrew’s cross, blue flag with a white cross, was joined with English St. George’s Cross, white flag with a red cross. This way original Union Jack of 1606 was a blue flag with two crosses (white and red). Later, in 1801 when Ireland joined the union a red cross from St. Patrick’s Cross (Irish flag) was added to the flag and the Union Jack began to look as it does today. (далее…)

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Топик «Big Ben»

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Big Ben is one of the most famous tourist attractions in London. The name of the clock-tower refers to the huge bell that is situated in the tower. The tower is a part of the Palace of Westminster that is situated by the river Thames.

Nowadays, Big Ben is a national symbol which delights the eye of any citizen and tourist. The big clock officially started working on 31 May 1859. It is said that the monument was named after Sir Benjamin Hall who controlled the work of the bell. (далее…)

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Топик «Princess Diana»

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Princess Diana was an iconic figure of the late 20th century. She was loved and respected by millions of people and was the symbol of honour, kindness and sympathy. Diana was also a good mother and a precious member of the Royal Family.

Diana Francis Spencer was born on July, 1, 1961 in an aristocratic family linked to the Royal Family. She grew up in a family home of Park House and then moved to Althorp in 1975. Diana was not very good at studying, but she succeeded in music and ballet. (далее…)

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Топик «Salvador Dali»

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Dali is one of the greatest artists of all time. He is famous for his extraordinary behaviour and long moustache. Salvador Dali is considered to be the most brilliant surrealist, although the artist himself said: ‘I don’t belong to surrealism, I am the surrealism’.

Dali was born on May, 11 1904 in Figueras, Spain. One year earlier his elder brother died so Dali was the only son in the family. Young Dali was given a good primary education by his father and began to show an interest in art at the age of 10. He started to create his first paintings and by the age of 15 he organised his first exhibition. (далее…)

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Топик «Exciting jobs». Part 2

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Here are other exciting jobs for those who are eager for changes:

  1. Do you love animals more than human beings? In this case you must help them get the best food they ever deserve! Be a Pet Food Taster! You should taste the food and check if it has a good flavor and contains all of the ingredients from the label.
  2. Is tasting pet food not enough for your love? Pet psychics is your destiny. They are animal communicators who try to learn and understand pet's unsaid emotions. Spending all the time with them, you don't need to train them, only take care of them, love them and understand their body language.
  3. If shopping is your passion, get money for that! Working as a Personal Shopper you will do shopping with your clients helping them to pick out the clothes that best suit them.
  4. You love neither chocolate nor beer, but you can't say No to a big piece of meat. You are the one, who needs to work as a Barbecue Critic. Follow the life of Daniel Vaughn who quit his office job as an architect and  became a barbecue critic at Texas Monthly magazine. Everyday he eats in different restaurants and gets paid for his opinion about the taste of meat.
  5. Well, at last the most magical job. Fortune cookies writer! Most of us tried baked yummy cookies with a fortune note inside it. The writers of such fortunes just need to have creative imagination which helps them find fortune in all walks of life.

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Топик «Exciting jobs»

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Have you ever dreamed of working only for pleasure? Have you ever dreamed of having fun and getting paid for that?

So, here are they! The most weird and wonderful jobs in the world! (далее…)

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