This is travel as discovery and also, in part, a sentimental journey. Almost forty years ago, Theroux first went to Africa as a teacher in the Malawi bush. Now he stops at his old school, sees former students, revisits his African friends. He finds astonishing, devastating changes wherever he goes. "Africa is materially more decrepit than it was when I first knew it," he writes, "hungrier, poorer, less educated, more pessimistic, more corrupt, and you can"t tell the politicians from the witch doctors. Not that Africa is one place.
Nasreddin does and says some strange things. Why does he look for his key in the garden when he lost it in the house? Why does he weigh his cat? Why does he invite a beggar onto his roof? But perhaps Nasreddin is cleverer than we first think! Read this collection of ten amusing stories and decide!
My First Toopics in English ( Audio)Пособие представляет собой сборник тем для учащихся средних школ. В сборнике рассматриваются такие темы, как "My Family and I", "Daily Life", "My Friend", "School Life", "Favourite Animals", "Hobbies", "Seasons", "Travelling", "Moscow", "St. Petersburg", "London" и др.
Тексты-рассказы, письма, написанные от лица российских и англоговорящих школьников, диалоги позволяют учащимся запомнить новые слова и выражения, подготовиться к устному ответу и написанию сочинения. С помощью упражнений к текстам и диалогам школьники закрепляют пройденный материал и учатся подробно отвечать на вопросы. Новая лексика представлена в словариках к упражнениям.
Barbara Bush endures as one of America's most popular First Ladies. She has won worldwide acclaim for her wit, compassion, and candor as both a presidential wife and mother. In this #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, Mrs. Bush offers a heartfelt portrait of her life in and out of the White House, from her small-town schoolgirl days in Rye, New York, to her fateful union with George H.W. Bush, to her role as First Lady of the United States.
