Benito Mussolini was one of the important and the most interesting figures in Italian history. Short description of his life. Ascension of dictator to power and ideology of fascism for development of economy. His political and military activity.
The general outline of word formation in English: information about word formation as a means of the language development - appearance of a great number of new words, the growth of the vocabulary. The blending as a type of modern English word formation.
European capitals as the centers of tourism. Bonn, Madrid, Rome tourist information about eating and drinking, sightseeing, music, theatre, transport, hotels of cities. The role in the tourism in Europe is a tourist exchange between European peoples.
Background of borrowed words in the English language and their translation. The problems of adoptions in the lexical system and the contribution of individual linguistic cultures for its formation. Barbarism, foreignisms, neologisms and archaic words.
Modern English vocabulary from the point of view of its etymology (origin) may be divided into 3 great groups. Words belonging to the set of native word-stock are for the most part. Periods of French borrowings. Assimilation of borrowings and their types.
Bread is more than just a food. Just think of how the word is used: A person's "bread and butter" is his or her main source of sustenance, while bread or dough can be cash, plain and simple. When people "break bread" they share more than just a meal.
Essence of the lexicology and its units. Semantic changes and structure of a word. Essence of the homonyms and its criteria at the synchronic analysis. Synonymy and antonymy. Phraseological units: definition and classification. Ways of forming words.
- 98. Brighton Beach
Many immigrants from the former USSR are great patriots of the United States, and these people sincerely love their new motherland. But their feeling of America is of a little strange kind; it is like a love of a parasite worm to the body of its host.
- 99. British Army
Acquaintance with history of creation of the British army, its fighting achievements in wars in the Gulf, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland. The characteristic of a modern condition of Army: formation, structure, categories, distinctions, special forces.
- 100. British education
British education. My future profession. Art gallereys of London. British theatres. Moscow theatres. My favorite painter. Art in Moscow. Theatres, music halls and cinemas. The use of computers. Exploration. Learning languages.
The red rose is the symbol of England, the emblem of the Lancastrians and the white rose was that of the Yorkists. The flag of country is the red cross of st. George. Daffodil is the national flower of Wales. Shamrock is the flower of Northern Ireland.
- 102. British food
The traditional British breakfast. The most popular choices in Britain. Snacks and lunches. Dinner and take aways. Afternoon tea, high tea, lunch and dinner. Fish and chips. Bubble & Squeak. Typical meats for roasting. Pie and Mash with parsley liquor.
- 103. British monarchy
Studying of modern political system of Great Britain, constitutional monarchy, its influence on the country. The reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second. The changes in Monarchy in the United Kingdom. The line between an old and new monarchy.
- 104. British Monarchy
British Monarchy: the role of the queen in modern society, the royal prerogatives and functions, the royal family, the main sources of income, principal ceremonials connected with royalty, royal residences, and the perception of monarchy in society.
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland. Kings and Queens of England. The Queen’s role. Queen and Commonwealth. Members of the Royal Family. The Royal Collection. The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. Kensington Palace.
- 106. British slang
Main ways of the creating slang expressions. Varieties of British slang: rhyming slang; back slang; polari. Slang as the main reason for the development of prescriptive language in an attempt to slow down the rate of change in spoken and written language.
Definition of concept of slangy language. Consideration of the reasons of occurrence, history of an origin, phonetic peculiarities, morphological characteristics and types of slang (from the Internet, of army, police, money, cockeney rhyming, polary).
Slang, style-shifting and sociability; controversial, spectacular social phenomenon. Elements of a colloquial variant of professional or social group. Defining slang, extent and origins of slang. Distinction between slang and colloquialisms, etymology.
South West England. South-East Midlands. North-East England. Leinster and Greater Dublin. Dialects and accents amongst the four countries of the United Kingdom. The traditional dialects of Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and south Northamptonshire.
- 110. Business
Business Lunch. Business travel. Conference Venue. The organize business lunches, conferences and meetings. E-mail. Globalisation. International English. Shopping, Shops takes a great part of our life. BBC Company (The British Broadcasting Corporation).
Business relationships in American business: fair play, sober business experience and good will, confidence in the company, the ratio of own and partner's reputation, and women in business. Psychology businessman - an exaggerated public friendliness.
- 112. Business English
Business English and its characteristic features. Classification of organization cultures. Advice for job seekers. The Internet, fax, E-mail, memo. Social responsibility of business. Money and methods of payment. Stores and consumers. Business in the USA.
- 113. Business english
Negotiations, contract, agreement, protocol. Writing of text of contract for negotiations. Financial world. Computers in our life. Scientific conference. Preparation of lecture about your scientific research. The relations with the new clients.
- 114. Business English
Consideration of the nature of the business. Definition of basic forms and principles of its organization. Provide basic information on marketing and personnel management. Accounting organization in the enterprise. Basics of international trade.
- 115. Business finance
Users and uses of financial information. Range of areas of the accounting and finance. Financial activities and their management. Securities and stock exchanges. Parts of the balance sheet: assets and liabilities. Main external sources of finance.
General characteristics of the business tour: the structure of the tour, the necessary documents, cost. Features of each of the six days of the tour: the transfer, the benefits of the hotel. City walking tour. Thessaloniki is a capital of northern Greece.
- 117. Cambridge
The history of second oldest university in England - Cambridge, which adheres to the medieval European education system. Most prominent attractions - museum of classical archeology, zoology, history of science. The system of education and tuition costs.
- 118. Canada and tourism
Canada and its neighboring countries. Canada as a country with developed tourism industry. Primary modes of transportation in Canada, hotel services, restaurants, main sectors within the catering industry, tourism industry and domestic tourism demand.
Categorization is a central topic in cognitive psychology, in linguistics, and in philosophy, precisely. Practical examples of conceptualization and categorization in English, research directions of these categories in linguistics at the present stage.
Grammatical categories. The category of passivity. Peculiarities of using sentences with the verb in the passive voice. Ways of expressing the passive voice. The passive constructions. The implicit agent in English passives. Agentless passives.