13. Eaton (text An Assie An Eaton»)

nowadays a lot of parents especially in Britain and America prefer to send their children to private colleges, like Eton for example Eton is a college for boys very popular and brilliant reputation with extremely high price. U should follow strict rule and wear the unifor. the level of education is very high there. after leaving a private college one can easily enter any university.

some facts about this school. It was founded in 144, the best Britain’s private school. unusual in this: the language use, clothe, the way they behave:tail-coat and stripy trousers-uncomfortable .When they walk into a classroom they wear a gown.

Custom-capping: every time master walked past, a boy raised his top hat to the master. The equipment is new and fashioned. fee is very high.

14. Learning The English language in different countries; The English language as an international language (text «Learning English»).

In Shakespeare’s time English-“provincial language of secondary importance”. the world’s status. In fact, English-imp.in politics, science, trade and cultury. in the number of countries it is used as one of the official languages or at least it is spoken as a second one. widely English is used for reading foreign books and newspapers, in commerce and international tourism. English is associated with technological and economic development.

Let’s now analyze why it is so important to learn English. if you have a good level of the English and Russian languages you’re capable of getting more than 70% of world’s information. And isn’t it pleasant to go to any country and be able to understand what is going on around you and to communicate with new people?

16. Jerusha’s academic life in college: her failures and achievements.

Jerusha Abbott -17-year-old orphan,had lived in the asylum since her childhood. the only education-several years at school of the asylum and four years at the village high school. Jerusha -brilliant girldid well in:certain branches at school. And her work in English was excellent- she was noticed by a rich man who decided to send her to college so as to educate her to become a writer. had to come across with some difficulties: the basic education she had got at the asylum wasn’t enough for the college. (the teacher asked her who Michelangelo was, and she thought he was an archangel). She decided never to study at night, and instead of studying started to read books to widen her horizons:“David Copperfield”, “Robinson Crusoe”, “Alice in Wonderland.

even failed her first exams in mathematics and Latin. Nevertheless, she worked hard, and as a result, her next exams were passed with flying colours. Jerusha took part in several literary competitions: when a freshman her poem “From my Tower” was published on the first page of the Monthly