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Did you know that…Did you know that the can opener was invented 48 years after cans were introduced? Cans were opened with a hammer and chisel before the advent of can openers. A Londoner, Peter Durand, invented the tin canister, or can, in 1810 for preserving food. There were no … Daugiau…

In the early part of the seventeenth century English settlers began to bring their language to America, and another series of changes began to take place. The settlers borrowed words from Indian languages for such strange trees as the hickory and persimmon, such unfamiliar animals as raccoons and woodchucks. Later … Daugiau…

The biography of Bob MarlayIn the year 1944, Captain Norval Marley married a young Jamaican girl named Cedalla Booker. On February 6, 1945 at two thirty in the morning their son, Robert Nesta Marley was born in his grandfather’s house. Soon after Bob was born his father left his mother. … Daugiau…

People who have a computer at home say it makes them more productive at the office according to a new survey for the Office of the e-Envoy. And three-quarters say it helps them to achieve greater work-life balance.According to people polled in the survey who were asked how having a … Daugiau…

Sćo Paulo : Big City, Big Problems SUMMER RAINS Since the foundation of Sćo Paulo, flood caused by summer rains has always been a serious problem, almost paralyzing the whole city. Year after year, many people die during these tropical rains, which devastate large areas of the city. 2000 was … Daugiau…

VelociraptorsThey were very very good jumpers. Velociraptors had long claws which they would use to get their prey. They also usually hunted in packs like wolves do. They do look and act alike though. Velociraptor was a fast-running, two-legged. This meat-eater had about 80 very sharp, curved teeth in a … Daugiau…

Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. Living by the Mediterranean Sea he longed to be a sailor. He began sailing on Italian ships at the age of 14. When Columbus was 25 he was sailing on a ship headed for England. A group of French pirates attacked … Daugiau…

Describing peopleA descriptive essay about a person should consist of: a) an Introduction in which you give general information about the person, saying when, where and how you first met them; b) a Main Body in which you describe their physical appearance, personal qualities and hobbies/interest. You start a new … Daugiau…

CONDITIONAL OVERVIEW WITH EXAMPLES Present Real Conditional Present Unreal Conditional If I have time, I study English. (Sometimes I have time.)If I had time, I would study English. (I don’t have time.) Past Real Conditional Past Unreal Conditional If I had time, I studied English. (Somtimes I had time.)If I … Daugiau…

[zero]: *kreipiniuose: children, stop talking. *savaitės dienos, mėnesiai, metų laikai, jeigu nėra paaiškinimo: spring, may, Friday. *breakfast, diner, lunch, supper. *neskaičiuotiniai (abstraktieji medžiaginiai): music, literature, life, freedom, water, cheese, milk, coffee (jeigu be paaiškinimo). *tikriniai *sportiniai žaidimai: golf, football *ligos *advice, behavour, information, traffic, news, weather (no a) po paaišk, … Daugiau…

ComputersWhen Charles Babbage, a professor of Mathematics at Cambridge university, invented the first calculating machine in 1812 he couldn’t imagine the situation we find ourselves in today. Nearly everything we do in the world is helped, or even controlled by computers, the complicated descedants of his simple machine. Computers are … Daugiau…

China. China is the one of the largest countries in the world. The total area of the country is over million square kilometers. As to population China is the first country in the world. Over one thousand million peoples live in it. It means that one out of every five … Daugiau…

Ernest Hemingway – Biography Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), born in Oak Park, Illinois, started his career as a writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City at the age of seventeen. Before the United States entered the First World War, he joined a volunteer ambulance unit in the Italian army. Serving … Daugiau…

Drug Dependence, psychological and sometimes physical state characterized by a compulsion to take a drug in order to experience its psychological effects. Psychological dependence, or habituation, is present when the compulsion to take a drug is strong, even in the absence of physical withdrawal symptoms. The drugs that are commonly … Daugiau…

RELATIVE PRONOUNS Main Clause Relative Pronoun Relative Clause a) Tom is a doctor b) An encyclopedia is a book c) A dolphin is a mammal d) That’s the boy who which/that which/that whose treats sick people. contains useful information. lives in the sea.bicycle was stolen.  We use the relative … Daugiau…

Cultural differences among parts of the United States—north and south, east and west, island and mainland—are also disappearing. In the second half of the 20th century, Americans were more likely than ever before to travel or move to other parts of the country. The national media and large corporations promote … Daugiau…

SAMPLE ESSAY 1: Carnegie-Mellon, current affairs: Middle East debate A Greek philosopher once said, “In argument, truth is born.” Even though sometimes feelings and emotions come into play that confuse the issue at hand, usually an argument results in a new insight on the subject. Even if a person holds … Daugiau…

Bernard Shaw: a Brief Biography G. Bernard Shaw (he hated the „George“ and never used it, either personally or professionally) was born in 1856 in Dublin, in a lower-middle class family of Scottish-Protestant ancestry. His father was a failed corn-merchant, with a drinking problem his mother was a professional singer. … Daugiau…

The British parliament consists of the Queen and two chambers, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The functions of the parliament are to pass laws, to provide taxes and to control the actions of the government. The Queen still plays a role, but only a formal one. … Daugiau…

50 years ago people didn’t even heard of computers, and today we cannot imagine life without them. Computer technology is the fastest-growing industry in the world. The first computer was the size of a minibus and weighed a ton. Today, its job can be done by a chip the size … Daugiau…

Present Simple – esamasis paprastasis veiksmažodžio laikas. Šis laikas naudojamas kalbant apie veiksmus kurie vyksta dažnai = often, kiekvieną dieną = every day, bendrai = generally, įprastai = usually, kartais = sometimes, kaip taisyklė = as a rule, savaitgaliais = at weekends ir pan. Visi veiksmai, kurie išreiškiami šiuo veiksmažodžio … Daugiau…

TENSES INDEFINITE Present Indefinite – veiksmas, priskiriamas esamajam laikui, bet paprastai nevykstantis kalbos momentu.|Teigiamoji forma|Neigiamoji forma |Klausiamoji forma |Pabrėžtinė | | | | |teigiamoji forma | |I ask |We ask |I do not |We do not |Do I |Do we |I do ask |We do | |You ask|You ask|(don’t) ask … Daugiau…

Computers play an important role in the lives of most of us today, whether we realize it or not. Some people, however, are beginning to ask if we really need them. In my opinion, computers have become a necessary part of modern life. In the first place the computers can … Daugiau…

1. 3psl. External structure it is morphological structure. E.g. post-impressionists the following morphemes can be distinguished: prefixes “post-“”-im” the root “press” The noun forming suffixes “ion” “ist” and the grammatical suffix of plurality “-s”. All these morphemes constitute the external structure of the word. Internal structure of the word or … Daugiau…

ENVIROMENTThe main topic of my individual talk will be about living surroundings. In addition, I will give some pieces of advice how to live in a clean and healthy enviroment. First, I would like to say that no human could stand being apart from enviroment becouse each of us is … Daugiau…

The term déją vu is French and means, literally, „already seen.“ Those who have experienced the feeling describe it as an overwhelming sense of familiarity with something that shouldn’t be familiar at all. Say, for example, you are traveling to England for the first time. You are touring a cathedral, … Daugiau…

Contents 1 General definition 2 Related disciplines 3 Typical issues in business ethics 4 Conflicting interests 5 Some ethical issues and approaches 6 Corporate ethics policies 7 Ethics officers 8 Religious views on business ethics 8.1 Jewish business ethics 8.2 Christian business ethics 8.3 Muslim business ethics 9 Political theories … Daugiau…