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ne day the Englishman found an old bottle. He broke it and out came a genie. The genie said: “Ill give you and your friends three wishes. But choose well, because you may have only one wish each” “My wish is quite simple”, - said the Englishman, - “I wish to be taken home”. “Your wish is my command”, - said the genie, and the Englishman disappeared. “Yes, Id like the same”, - said the Scotsman. And in a minute he was at home as well. Then the genie turned to the Irishman. “And what about you? Whats your wish?” The Irishman thought a little and then said: “Im very lonely without my friends. I wish they were back here with me.”

English literature has very rich traditions. English poetry is well known in the world best Russian poets translated English poetry into Russian. But of course, when you study English its a pleasure to learn English poems in the original. My favorite poem is “If by R. Kipling. I think, he gives very good advice for the young people in this poem.

 

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are loosing theirs and blaming it on you*

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

 

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, dont deal in lies,

Or being hated, dont give way to hating,

And yet dont look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master:

If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim.

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two imposters just the same.

 

You can bear to hear the truth youve spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build them up with worn-out tools:

 

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch and toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginning

And never breathe a word about your loss;

 

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the will which says to them; “Hold on!”

 

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue

Or walk with kings nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, out non much;

 

If you can *ill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds worth of distance run.

Yours is the Earth and everything thats in it,

And which is more youll be a Man, my son!

 

Yes, to learn English is such a fun, indeed!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Literature

  1. Speak Out 3/2001 pages 2-4 Издательство ГЛОССА.
  2. Борисов В.С., Борисова Л.М. Английский не для всех
  3. Mark Farrell The World Of English England Longman 1995.
  4. James ODriscoll Britain Oxford University England Press 1995.
  5. Treasures Of Historical English Борисова Л.М.
  6. History And Mystery Of The English Words Борисова Л.М.
  7. G.C. Thorney An Outline Of English Literature England Longman 1984.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OEGothicDescription; Position; PronunciationExamplesaaShort back vowel; Mainly in open syllables, when the following one contains a back vowel; English cupmacian (to make), habban (to have)бaiLong back [a] vowel; In any kind of syllables; English starstбn (a stone), hбtan (to call)жaShort back vowel; Met mainly in closed syllables, or in open ones, if the next syllable contains a front vowel; English baddжg (a day), wжter (water)ж й, бLong back vowel; as Gothic й found only in some verbal forms, as Gothic б is the result of the so - called i - mutation; German za "hlenstж lon (stolen), hж lan (to cure)ei, ai, aShort front vowel; as Gothic i, ai noticed only in some infinitives, otherwise is result of the mutation of i; English bedsengean (to sing)йуLong front [e] vowel; resulted from the i - mutation of у; German Meerdйman (to judge)ii, ieShort front vowel; can be either stable or unstable, the unstable sound can interchange with ie and y; English stillbindan (to bind), niht - nyht (a night)нieLong front [i] vowel; also stable and unstable (mutating to э); English stealwrнtan (to write), hн - hэ (they)ou, auShort back vowel; English costcoren (chosen)уoLong back [o] vowel; English storescуc (divided)uu, auShort back vowel; used only when the next syllable contains another back vowel; English bookcuron (they chose)ъъLong back [u] vowel; English stoollъcan (to look)yuShort front vowel; i - mutation of u; German fu" nfgylden (golden)эъLong front [y] vowel; i - mutation of ъ, German glu "henmэs (mice)a.oA special short sound met only before nasals in closed syllablesmonn (a man)