- •Министерство образования Российской Федерации
- •3 Learning foreign languages
- •Why Do You Learn Foreign Language?
- •To express your opinion
- •To agree with somebody
- •To disagree with somebody
- •The history of the english language
- •Exercises
- •History of education
- •Egypt [`iʤipt] – Egyptian [I`ʤip∫n]
- •China [`t∫ain]– Chinese [`t∫ai`ni:z] Greece [gri:s]– Greek
- •Education in russia
- •Higher education in russia.
- •Exercises
- •Our university.
- •Exercises
- •My study at the university Exercises
- •24 Higher education in great britain
- •Exercises
- •Words and Expressions
- •Read the text and test yourself, write out the dates of foundation.
- •28 Oxford and cambridge a
- •References
- •Exercises
- •The oxford and cambridge boat race
- •Exercises
- •1. Skim through the text and say which of its paragraphs gives the information about:
- •2. Find sentences with the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:
- •American Universities and Colleges.
- •Exercises
- •Чего стоит знаменитый Гарвард
- •45 Приложение the united states of america
- •Who can be elected
- •Great britain
- •Great britain
- •50 What was for you new in this text? Explain why
- •Australia
- •New zealand
New zealand
New Zealand is situated in the southwest Pacific Ocean on two large islands: the North Island and the South Island. Its total area ia 268,112sq.km.
Less than 1/4of the territory of the country lies below the200m contour line. The South Island is significantly more mountainous than the North Island. New Zealand has a temperate, moist ocean climate without marked seasonal variations in temperature or rainfall.
The total population in 1986was about 3.3mln people with the average population density of about 12persons per sq.km. About 85 % of the population is classified as Europeans. Most of them are of British descend. English is the universal language.
The capital of New Zealand is Wellington. Like the United Kingdom New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. Officially the head of the state is the British Queen (or the King) whose representative, the governor-general, is appointed for a
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five-year term. The government of New Zealand is democratic and modeled on that of the United Kingdom.
The economy of New Zealand has traditionally been based on pastoral farming. The last decades have seen a large expansion in the light industries. New Zealand draws many thousands of tourists to its shores because of the beauty, diversity, and compactness of its natural attractions.