Teachers teach children to read, write, do math, and much more. They use games, videos, computers, and other tools to
teach children different subjects.

The gender inequality is still alive in the world. Even in the professions well-qualified women do not get the same pay as men. There is a 15 % pay gap between men and women across Europe. The situation is particularly bad in Britain. A report by the Women and Work Commission last year found that women in full-time work are earning 17% less than men. On average significant numbers of women enter professions such as the law and medicine every year. They are increasingly well represented as heads of professional bodies and national arts organizations. Overall, since 1975, the pay
gap has narrowed by 12 percentage points.

A profession is an occupation, vocation or career where specialized knowledge of a subject, field, or science is applied. It is usually applied to occupations that involve prolonged academic training and a formal qualification. It is axiomatic that "professional activity involves systematic knowledge and proficiency". Professions are usually regulated by professional bodies that may set examinations of competence, act as an licensing authority for practitioners, and enforce
adherence to an ethical code of practice.

British contributions to science include many great discoveries linked with famous names of Sir Isaac Newton (theory of gravitation), Robert Boyle ("the father of modern chemistry"), Michael Faraday (whose discoveries gave rise to the electrical industry), and Henry Cavendish (properties of hydrogen). In the XX century one can name J. J. Thomson, Rutherford and Sir James Chadwick (basic work on nuclear science), Gowland Hopkins (the existence of bitamins), Sir
William Bragg (X-ray analysis), and many others.

Nikita Mikhalkov is probably the most famous Russian filmmaker who got both international acclaim and the
spectators' love.

Dmitri Mendeleyev was born in Tobolsk, Siberia, on February 8th, 1834, to Ivan Pavlovich Mendeleyev and Maria Dimitrievna Mendeleyev (Kornilieva). Mendeleyev was the 13th surviving child of 17 total, but the exact number differs among sources. As a child, he was fascinated by the glass which was created at the factory his mother owned,
and for a time, the young Mendeleyev worked there.

Moscow is replete with art galleries and museums. Yet there is one gallery that remains a symbol of Russian art. It
is the world-famous Tretyakov Gallery.

The world knows the names of many great scientists: mathematicians, physicists, chemists, biologists, linguists, historians. A lot of discoveries have been made by them in different fields of science and engineering. But, to my mind, the greatest event of the 20th century was the flight of man into the space. No doubt special merit here belongs to Russian scientists. Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky
is one of them.

The Olympics have a very long history. They began in 776 B. C. and took place every four years for nearly 1200 years at Olympia, in Greece. The decree of that time was that there
should be no wars during the Olympiad.

Sports are considered to be a mirror of the life of American people. Millions of Americans play and watch sport and games on a regular basis. The world of sport has penetrated the American consciousness to a remarkable degree. There are manysporting activities which are a part of daily American life. Both professional and recreational sports occupy much attention and time of their adherents. One of many reasons for Americans' interest in sport and fitness is the modern stress on appearances, what is called "good looks". Images of "ideal" male and female body are constructed, consumed and sold in close association with images of sport, health and
fitness.