1. The geographical location and climate of Great Britain.

2. An outstanding writer/poet of the United States of America.

3. The Roman invasion and classical element in the English language.

4. National symbols of the United States of America.

5. The Scandinavian invasion and Scandinavian element in the English language.

6. The life of the British youth nowadays.

7. Political parties of the USA.

8. The Commonwealth as a voluntary association.

9. The state system of Great Britain.

10. Sports in the United States of America.

11. National symbols of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

12. The first universities of Great Britain.

13. Who the Britons are.

14. The most important events in the history of the USA.

15. The system of higher education in Great Britain.

16. Prominent people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

17. A “typical” British family life.

18. Three main periods in the history of the English language.

19. The Anglo-Saxon invasion and Anglo-Saxon element in the English language.

20. The Norman Conquest of the British Isles and Norman-French borrowings.

21. Languages in the United States of America.

22. The religion in the United Kingdom.

23. The stratification of the British society.

24. Public holidays in the USA.

25. The court system of Great Britain.

26. The Celtic invasion and Celtic element in the English language.

27. Food and drink in the USA.

28. Music and folklore in Great Britain.

29. The traditional ceremonies in London.

30. Big cities of the USA.

1. The geographical location and climate of Great Britain.

The United Kingdom is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and many small islands. Their area is over 245,000 square kilometres.

The British Isles are separated from European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. In the west Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

Northern Ireland borders on the Irish Republic in the south.

Britain consists of four main parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

There are no high mountains in Great Britain. In Scotland there are Highlands, the Grampians, and the Southern Uplands. The Cheviots separate England from Scotland. The Pennines are in the north of England. The Cambrians are in Wales.

The rivers in Britain are deep but not very long. The Severn is the longest river in the UK. The Thames is the deepest and most famous of the British rivers.

British greatest ports are London, Liverpool, Bristol, and so on.

Great Britain is not very rich in mineral resources, it has coal, iron ore, oil and gas.

The climate of Great Britain is mild and wet.

The population of the United Kingdom is over 63 million people.

The capital of Great Britain is London.

2. Outstanding writer/poet of the United States of America

American multi-cultural and multi-racial literature first appeared more than 300 years ago and is connected with the history of that country. Like any other national literature it reflects the beliefs, customs and traditions of the people who live in that country: native Indians, European settlers and Black people.

It is possible to say that American literature began with Romanticism at the end of the 18^th and the beginning of the 19^th century. I would like to tell you about James Fennimore Cooper, a famous American writer. In his novels “The Spy”, “The Pioneers”, “The Pathfinder” he described the ancient traditions of the native Indian tribes, the changes that the white man brought in the new territories they settled and the human tragedies that followed that process.

Cooper’s main concern was the conflict between Nature and civilization and the destruct that white people had brought into the peaceful life of Indians.

3. Roman invasion and classical element in the English language

In 55 B.C. the Roman army started its invasion of Britain. In 43 A.D. the Romans invaded the South-East. Other parts of the country were taken during the next 40 years.

The Romans were more civilized than the people inhabiting the British Iles. They built roads, towns and villages. The invaders also brought the skills of reading and writing.

The Romans brought Christianity to the British Isles, too.

Early in the 5^th (fifth) century the Roman legions left Britain never to return.

A lot of Latin words were borrowed into the English language. We can find the Latin classical element in:

• geographical names: Greenwich, Woolwich, Norwich;

• fields of science: fundamental, momentum veto;

• the language of the church: bishop, priest, offer;

• trade: cheap, inch.

There are some Latin abbreviations in English:

• e. g. – for example,

• i. e.– that is

• a.m.– before noon

• p. m. – after noon,