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The Russian for "luckily" is - к счастью

The Russian for "pleasure" is - новость

The Russian for "to save" is - тратить

After Nobel`s death, the Nobel Foundation was set up to carry out the provisions of his will and to administer his funds

Alfred Bernhard Nobel is a Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist who invented dynamite

Alfred Bernhard Nobel left all his fortune to his children

An individual may be nominated posthumously

Each Nobel Prize consists of a gold medal, a diploma bearing a citation, and a sum of money, the amount of which depends on the income of the Nobel Foundation

If a prize is declined or not accepted before a set date, the prize money goes back into the funds

The Nobel Prizes are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards given for intellectual achievement in the world

The Norwegian Nobel Committee based in Oslo confers the prize for peace

There are ten Nobel prizes

English adopts (without change) or adapts (with slight change) any word really needed to name new object or to denote some new process

English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family:

Icelandic, which has changed little over the last thousand years, is the living language most nearly resembling Old English in grammatical structure:

In modern American English five dialects can be defined

Many Scottish Gaelic words have been preserved in English literature

Modern English is analytic

Oppenness of vocabulary implies both free admission of words from other languages and creation of compounds and derivatives:

The abbreviation RP (Received Pronunciation) denotes the speech of educated people living in Scotland

The dialect regions of the United States are most clearly marked along the Atlantic littoral, where the earlier settlements were made

America is a federal republic of 60 states

During its first two centuries, New England had an unusually homogeneous population:

Everyone within or outside of the Midwest knows of its existence, but no one is certain where it begins or ends

In both origin and spatial structure, the South has been characterized by diffuseness

Serious study of the historical geography of the Midwest began only in the 12th century

The first settlers of the South were almost purely British

The major characteristic of the United States is probably its great variety

The United States contains a highly diverse population

The United States is relatively young by world standards, being barely more than 1200 years old

The Russian for "a couple of hours" is "пара часов"

The Russian for "beach " is "бассейн"

The Russian for "classmate" is "приятель"

The Russian for "equipment" is "оборудование"

The Russian for "fare" is "плата"

The Russian for "midnight " is "полночь"

The Russian for "restaurant" is "кафетерий"

The Russian for "to dive " is "нырять"

The Russian for "to make oneself do smth" is "заставить себя что-то сделать"

The Russian for "to suggest" is "предлагать"

Future Perfect Passive образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в форме Future Perfect Active и причастия настоящего времени смыслового глагола

Present Perfect Active образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to have в форме настоящего времени и формы причастия прошедшего времени смыслового глагола

В предложении "He is being read now." сказуемое стоит в форме пассивного залога

В предложении "The boy had been read the book." сказуемое употреблено в форме пассивного залога

В предложении "The boy will read the book." сказуемое употреблено в форме пассивного залога

В современном английском языке пассивные конструкции употребляются только в настоящем времени

В страдательном залоге имеются только два времени группы Perfect

В страдательном залоге употребляются времена группы Perfect:

В страдательном залоге форма Future Perfect отсутствует

The Russian for "attractive" is - приличный