The book contains 14 chapters covering topical issues: crime, corruption, social rights, terrorism and hostilities, racial unrest, migration, religious religions, gender policy, international contacts, environment and health standards, the unfortunate. cases and natural disasters. Each section has a presentation thematic dictionary, which is based on materials from the press, radio, television, Internet and allows you to read, translate, make messages on a given topic. The dictionary is followed by samples from informative text materials in the form of phrases, clippings, thoughts, logically complete text blocks and functionally justified tasks. Assimilation of the proposed material will ensure freedom and breadth of expression in modern English in accordance with the proposed topics, which is necessary to prepare for professional communication and testing at a high level of language proficiency. Designed for philologists, translators, political scientists, English teachers, students, language students, high school students and anyone learning English.