Составить тему для топика. путешествие по странам изучаемого языка и по россии. ( положение, население. столицы и крупные города. достопримечательности. национальные праздники и знаменательные даты. обычаи и традиции. представления о британии и британцах людей из различных стран. особенности повседневной жизни в разных странах, правила поведения в стране изучаемого языка и в родной стране.)

every country and every nation has its own traditions and customs. i think we should know traditions and customs of different people. and we should respect them.  

great britain is an  island which lies between the north sea and the atlantic ocean. the total area is 242,534-sq. km. the population is 57 mil people. the largest and the most populated part of the uk is england. its population is 47. 837 mil people and its capital is london. scotland is the most northern part of the island of gb. its population is over 5 mil people. the capital of scotland is edinburgh.there are a lot of places of interest in great britain: stonehenge and hadrian wall, durham castle and york cathedral, steam boat museum, national railway museum, westminster abbey, the houses of parliament, buckingham palace, st paul’s cathedral, london bridge, the tower of london.  on the houses of parliament one can see the famous tower clock big ben, the symbol of london. in great britain there is no written constitution. great britain is a constitutional monarchy headed by king (now qeen, elixabeth the second).  politeness is a characteristic feature of englishmen. they often say "thank you", "sorry", "beg your pardon".  englishmen have many traditional holidays, such as christmas, st.valentine's day, mother's day, easter and others.

russia is the largest country in the world.. it's total area is over 17 million square kilometers. its population is of 200 million people. there are 1,030 towns and cities in our country. moscow, with 9,5 million people, is the capital. the country is washed by the arctic ocean in the north and the pacific ocean in the east. these two cities have the majority of russian sights. for example, the kremlin, which is situated in the heart of moscow, the bolshoi theater, which is also in moscow and many others. saint-petersburg is famous by its magnificent architecture. almost every building in the city looks like a rare masterpiece. many people take trips along some russian cities, called golden ring. the golden ring of russia includes such cities as suzdal, vladimir, ivanovo, yaroslavl and many others. these cities are famous for their rich history and ancient churches.

 

1. being rich is something that many people are interested in. if you ask someone what they would like the most, then most likely they would say something along the lines of  "to be rich"! people feel that having lots of money can be the solutions to most problems. but is this the truth? let's take a look at the pros and cons of being rich.  2. first of all, of course if we are rich then we don't have to worry so much about not being able to afford something. we can have less stress in our life from financial problems and be less worried about in general. having enough money can also make people feel secured about the future. they can have a stable retirement plan and perhaps let their relatives inherent something.  3. but on the other hand, being rich also means that you become a target for those who want to be rich as well. perhaps you will have a robber in our house, or have someone steal money from your bank account. in this case you have to worry about security. also, being rich means you have to pay big taxes.  4. in conclusion, i think that being rich has its good and bad sides. i think that i wouldn't mind being rich myself. but at the same time i think it's important for me to think seriously about my money and how i use it.