http://liuro.com.ua/ - сайт для вивчення англійської мови українською. Сайт новий, проте успішно розвивається!
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/ - відео, аудіо, текстові матеріали, вправи, ігри англійською.
http://wordsfromtext.com/ - тут можна завантажити текстовий файлик і отримати список усіх слів з тексту.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/uk.htm- сайт з картами Великої Британії
http://lingualeo.ru/ - цитую: "Кращий сервіс для вивчення англійської мови"
.http://www.busuu.com/ - вивчення більше 10 мов, включаючи англійську. Курси, граматика, спілкування. Частина функцій лише для преміум.
http://usalearns.org/ - досить велика кількість уроків, переважно відео. Потрібно виконувати певні завдання.
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/ - велика кількість матеріалів англійською мовою
вівторок, 6 листопада 2012 р.
National holidays in Great Britain.
There are six public holidays in Great Britain. There are: Christmas Day, observed on December 25, Boxing Day, on December 26, Good Friday, observed before Eastern Sunday, after a full moon on or after March 21-st, Easter Monday, observed next day after Easter Sunday, Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday of June or on the first Monday of July, Late Summer Bank Holiday on the Monday of August or on the first Monday in September.
New Year in England.
In England the New Year is not as widely observed as Christmas. Some people ignore it. Many others do celebrate the New Year. The most common type of celebration is a New Year party. At midnight everyone can hear the chimes of Big Ben and drink a toast to the New Year. Then the party goes on.
Another way of celebrating is to go to a New Year's dance. Dance hall are decorated and there are several bands playing merry music.
The most famous celebration is in London round the statue in Piccadilly Circus where crowds welcome the New Year.
Christmas Celebration
Christmas Day is observed on December 25. In Britain this day was a festival long before the conversion to Christianity. On Christmas Eve everything is rush. London and big cities are decorated with coloured lights. In the homes there is a great air of expectation. The children are decorating the Christmas tree with baubles and coloured lights. Thr house is decorated with holly and mistletoe under which the boys kiss the dirls. Christmas cards are hung round the walls.
In villages carol-singers come and sing Christmas carols. They expect a Christmas box for thei musical efforts. The money collested is then donated to some deverving cause.
In Trafalgar Square stands an enormous Christmas tree. It is a gift from the people of Oslo for help during the war. The tree is over 16 feet high. It is brightly decorated. This sparking tree seems to catch the Spirit of Christmas.
Easter
|In England Easter is a time for the giving and receiving of presents \Easter eggs\, for the Easter Bonnet Parade and hot cross buns. Nowadays, Easter eggs are made of chocolate but painting egg-shells is still popular in some country districts. Emblems of Easter are also fluffy chicks, baby rabbits, daffodils, catkins, and lily. They signify the Nature's reawakening.
London greets the spring with Easter Parade on Easter Sunday. The parade begins at 3 p.m. It consists of many decorated floats bearing tthe Easter Princess and her attendants. The finest bands take part in the parade.
Mother's Day.
The day knows as Mothering Sunday dates from the time when many girls worked as domestic servants away from home. On Mothering Sunday they could go home to see their mother and give her a present from the houselady. This custom remained and is called "Mother's Day". People visit their mothers, give them flowers and presents or send them "Mother's Day" cards. It is mother's day off.
Dear pupils! Your home task will be to learn about New Year in Britain and to write a short composition about St. Valentine Day (9-12 sentence) and to answer the questions.
