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The English Mint The English Mint has existed for over a thousand years. It was founded by the English King Athel­s­tane. Many well-known names are connected with the mint. For example, Isaac Newton held the po­sition of “Master of the Mint” for thirty years. The English mint has carried out orders from many countries. Not […]

Gardening The most popular hobby of the British is gardening. Most English people love gardens, their own above all, and this is probably one reason why so many people prefer to live in houses rather than flats. In the suburbs you can see row after row of ordinary small houses And each house is surrounded […]

Fireplaces In English homes, the fireplace has always­ been, until recent times, the focal point in the room. People may like to sit at a window on a summer day, but for many cold months of the year they like to sit round the fire and watch the dancing flames. In the Middle Ages the […]

The Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada The term “diaspora” means those Ukrainians who reside abroad. Nowadays every third Ukrainian lives be­yond Ukraine. The greatest number of people of the Ukrainian origin (almost 2 million) live in the USA; one million people live in Ca­nada and half a million live in Poland and Romania. The first Ukrainians […]

Shops and Shopping When we want to buy something, we must go to the shop where it is sold. In the shop window we see what is sold in the shop. Sugar, tea, coffee, salt, pepper, ham, bacon­, and so on are sold at the grocer’s. Bread is sold at the baker’s, meat at the […]

Animals There are two types of animals. We know wild animals. They are those that live in the woods, jungles­ and in the fields. They are: foxes, tigers, wolves, eleph- ants, hares and so on. And there are animals that live near the people. They are called domestic animals. And some of them even help […]

Pets There are a lot of people who like ani­mals. And many of them keep some animals at home. Such animals are called pets. They are cats, dogs, hamsters, white mice and so on. They know their masters and love them. And all the pets need their master’s care and love. Dogs can be good […]

A Citizen Is Not a Profession What does the sentence “I am a citizen of Ukraine” mean? At first it is difficult to an­swer. Let’s take some examples. A doctor helps people to improve their health. A worker makes machines. A farmer grows plants. A teacher teaches pupils. A soldier defends our country. In short […]

Learning Foreign Languages During a lot of centuries people learn foreign­ languages. People in Europe started to learn lan- guages in the 11th century. It is known that Yaroslav the Wise knew a lot of foreign languages. But at those times learning foreign lan- guages was a privilege of rich people. Today millions of people […]

At the Theatre There are not many theatres in my town, but they are all very popular with the pub­lic. I am a theatre lover, too. As for me, I prefer drama to all other thea­tres, but I also like opera and musical comedy. I’ll never forget my first visit to the Opera and Ballet […]