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GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

  People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.  
Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.  
It has been said, “Not everything that is learned is contained in books.” Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?  
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.  
‘When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.’ Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your position.  
Many people visit museums when they travel to new places. Why do you think people visit museums? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.  
Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.    
Some people think that they can learn better by themselves than with a teacher. Others think that it is always better to have a teacher. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.  
      Should governments spend more money on improving roads and highways, or should governments spend more money on improving public transportation (buses, trains, subways)? Why? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.  
It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.  
In general, people are living longer now. Discuss the causes of this phenomenon. Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.  
In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still students. Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.  
A person you know is planning to move to your town or city. What do you think this person would like and dislike about living in your town or city? Why? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.  
It has recently been announced that a large shopping center may be built in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.  
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.  
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television, newspapers, magazines, and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities. Use specific reasons and details to explain your opinion.  
Some people spend their entire lives in one place. Others move a number of times throughout their lives, looking for a better job, house, community, or even climate. Which do you prefer: staying in one place or moving in search of another place? Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.  
Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or is it better to save your money for some time in the future? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.  
Businesses should hire employees for their entire lives. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.  
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Attending a live performance (for example, a play, concert, or sporting event) is more enjoyable than watching the same event on television. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.  
Learning about the past has no value for those of us living in the present. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.  
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? With the help of technology, students nowadays can learn more information and learn it more quickly. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.  
What are very important skills a person should learn in order to be successful in the world today? Choose skills and use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.  
Some people like to travel with a companion. Other people prefer to travel alone. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.  
Some people prefer to get up early in the morning and start the day’s work. Others prefer to get up later in the day and work until late at night. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.  
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.    
You have received a gift of money. The money is enough to buy either a piece of jewelry you like or tickets to a concert you want to attend. Which would you buy? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.  
It has recently been announced that a new movie theater may be built in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.  

 



GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

Territory.

The Republic of Belarus has a very favorable geopolitical situation in the center of Europe. It is situated at the crossroads of trunk-railways and highways, systems of oil- and gas-pipe lines, flow lines between Western Europe and Asia. On the East Belarus borders on Russian Federation, on the West on Poland, on the North on Latvia and Lithuania, on the South on the Ukraine. The distance between Minsk, the capital of Belarus, and the capitals of the neighboring states is as follows: up to Vilnius – 115 miles, to Riga – 296, to Warsaw – 342, to Kiev – 347, to Moscow – 435miles. Administratively, Belarus can be divided into 6 main regions: Brest region, Vitebsk region, Gomel region, Grodno region, Minsk region and Mogilev region; the city of Minsk can be singled out as an independent unit.

The territory of Belarus is 80,15 thousand square miles. Its length from north to south is 348 miles, from west to east – 404 miles. The length of the borders is 1845 miles.

 

Population.

At the beginning of the year 2006 nearly 9,99 million people resided in the Republic of Belarus. According to the census of the year 1999, considering the overall quantity of inhabitants the percentage of the Belarusian was 81,2%, the Russians – 11,4%, the Poles – 3,9%, the Ukrainians – 2,4%, the Jews – 0,3%, other nationalities – 0,8%. The share of the rural population is 30,5%. The Belarusian abroad is more than 3 mln. people.

There are two state languages in Belarus: Belarusian and Russian. Nearly 50% of the population belong to different confessions (80% are Orthodox, 14% – Catholics, 2% – Protestants).

The amount of able-bodied citizens at the beginning of 2006 was 5926,2 mln. people. Manpower resources (men at the age of 16-59, women – 16-54 and working pensioners) in 2005 made up 60,9% from the overall number of inhabitants.

 


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