Modern teenagers do not like to read books, they prefer to watch TV and play computer games. B<span>ancient book decorated with precious stones and gilded bindings, they were not mere man. It is not always bright and beautiful cover font say about the content of the book. In our country a lot of libraries, where we can choose any book. Literature is an art and not art.</span>
All unemployed people are registered at the Labour Exchanges.
The weight of the
planets was calculated by Newton as a young man.
The concept of relativity was proposed by Albert Einstein in 1905.
Most Cambridge colleges were found as schools of theology but in 1750 under the influence of Sir Isaak Newton, mathematics became compulsory and the main subject of study.
The first motor car was made in 1875 by an Austrian Siegfried Marcus. He used the internal combustion engine, which was perfected gradually.
The earliest motor cars were built like horse carriages and an early British company was called the Greatest Horseless Carriage Company.
The Rolls-Royce motor car was long known as the best car in the world.
Water was discovered under the Sakhara Desert.
Diamonds were found in South Africa in the 19th century.
The electric battery was invented by Luigi Galvan in 1786.
The craters on the moon were caused probably by meteors.
Gold, silver and copper are valued for their luster.
1. Big Ben is a clock.
2. Yes, it is.
The Bell Tower of Ivan the Great is the symbol of Russia. On the five tops of the Kremlin towers one can see shining ruby stars. The clock that strikes every quarter of an hour is on the Spassky Tower.
3. Yes, it is. It has a long and cruel history. The tall building is the White Tower, the oldest part of the Tower of London. The Bloody Tower has a history of blood.
4. Westminster Abby was founded by Edward the Confessor.
5. The English Parliament works in the Houses of Parliament.
The Russian Parliament works in the White House.