Великобритания в 1945 - 1998 годы

Великобритания в 1945 - 1998 годы Вторая мировая война - это самый крупный конфликт в истории человечества. В войне приняло участие 61 государство мира, на территории которых проживало 80% населения Земли. Военные действия велись на всех океанах, в Евразии, Африке и Океании. В армии воюющих сторон было призвано 110 миллионов человек. Если первая мировая война […]

Топ-10 лучших вузов мира для изучения IT

Компания “QS” представила “QS computer science ranking 2013″, который определяет лучшие мировые университеты для изучения информационных технологий и исследований в этой области. По сравнению с прошлогодним рейтингом рейтинг этого года относительно стабилен: в десятку лучших попал лишь один новый университет и один из нее выбыл, передает Osvita.ua. В общей сложности в рейтинге представлено 200 университетов […]

London

London is one of the world’s three largest cities (the other two are New York and Tokyo). It is one of the world’s most important ports and it is the capital Great Britain. The Romans founded a settlement on the River Thames 2000 years ago. They called it Londinium. London became a prosperous trading centre […]

Great Britain - Великобритания

Great Britain The full name of the country the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and a great number of small islands. Their total area is over 314 000 sq. km. The […]

English Traditions

English Traditions  Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about three hundred years that all the […]

British Art, Theatre, Music

British Art, Theatre, Music There was little pictorial art in England until the great miniaturists of the Tudor epoch. There were portraits on a large scale, but they were in the main, of foreign origin, notably Dutch like Holbein. Then came Hogarth, the first great native painter born at the end of the 17th century, […]

The Climate of Great Britain

The Climate of Great Britain   The common ideas people have about the weather in Britain are: “It rains all the time, it’s very damp”; “There’s a terrible fog in London, just like in Sherlok Holmes’…”, “The sun never shines in July or August”.  Britain has a variable climate. The weather changes so frequently that […]

The Economy of England

The Economy        Until the 18th century the economy of England was mainly agricultural. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution, however, England gradually evolved into industrial region. During the late 18th and the 19th centuries, the growth of heavy industries (iron and steel, textiles and shipbuilding) in the northeastern counties was based on the proximity […]

The Weather in England

The Weather in England The weather in England is very changeable. A fine morning can change into a wet afternoon and evening. And a nasty morning can change into a fine afternoon. That is why it is natural for the English to use the comparison “as changeable as the weather” of a person who often […]