http://www.slideshare.net/opetranak/7-am-kar72015-56454670?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fpidruchnyk.com.ua%2F694-anglyska-mova-oksana-karpyuk-7-klas-2015.html Pancake is a day of fun and games
In
the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and several other
countries around the world, Pancake Day is celebrated with fun, games, and of
course a lot of eating. However, the most well known activity on this day is
the Pancake Day race at Olney in Buckinghamshire, England which has been held since
1445. It all began when a woman was cooking pancakes on Shrove Tuesday to use
up all of her perishables before Lent. While she was still cooking she heard
the chiming of the bells summoning her to church. Not wanting to be late, the
woman ran to church with her apron on and the frying pan still in her hand.
Little did she know that this would start a tradition that would be around for
over 500 years!
Only women are allowed to
participate in this race. They must run a designated path with a frying pan and
end up at the church. They must have a hot pancake in the frying pan which they
must flip at least three times before they complete the race. The first woman
to complete the race and arrive at church with the pancake is declared the
winner. She then serves the pancake to the bell ringer and is rewarded with a
kiss from the bell ringer called the Kiss
of peace". This race still occurs in England and in several other cities.
Pumpkin
time”.
Pumpkin
time is here again,
Time
to play “trick or treat”.
Pumpkin
time is here again,
Our
spooky friends we’ll meet.
See
the costumes we have on,
Monsters,
ghosts, goblins too.
See
the costumes we have on,
Hear
us all shout “Boo!”
Flag Day
On
June 14th, 1777, the United
States adopted its first flag. Today
Americans honor the US
flag each year on June 14th. Flag Day is a
national commemorative day. It is not a holiday from work. Many people fly the
flag outside their homes and businesses on this day. The
American flag has different names. One name is "The Red,White, and
Blue". This name is for the colors of the flag.
English homes
In English homes, fireplaces have always
been the natural centre of interest in a room. People may like to sit at a
window on a summer day, but for many months of the year they prefer to sit
round the fire and watch the dancing flames.
In the middle Ages the fireplaces in the
halls of large castles were very wide. Such wide fireplaces may still be seen
in old inns and in some of them there are even seats inside the fireplace.
When coal fires became common, fireplaces
became much smaller. Crates were used to hold the coal in fireplaces. Above the
fireplace there was usually a shelf on which there were often clocks and
photographs.
ПОДКАСТИ
Останнім часом до Уанету нарешті дійшло таке явище, як подкастинг.
Подкаст (англ. неологізм podcast, утворений від слів iPod — популярна модель MP3-плеєра та broadcasting — радіомовлення)
— це те саме, що радіопередача, тільки записана в MP3-файл і викладена в
Інтернет для вільного завантаження.На Заході це явище виникло 2004-го, а
в Україні, схоже, до кінця наступного року воно переживе справжній
бум.
Перший український подкаст від
медіахолдінґу INTV – новини культури, політики, культури, економіки і
трохи розважальних шоу, себто стандартний телевізійний набір. Добра
якість звуку, професійний радіоформат, але слухати його доведеться прямо
зі сторінки сайту, оскільки можливості щось скачати немає жодної, не
кажучи вже про RSS, а, отже, подкастом цей канал є хіба наполовину.
Подкасти
створені спеціально для навчання англійської через слухове і зорове
сприймання інформації. Кожен такий подкаст присвячений певній темі або
історії. Нижче перелік цікавих подкастів з їхнім описом. Обирайте, який
найбільш підходить вам та вивчайте англійську цікаво!
1. listen-to-english.com – блог з аудіо подкастами справжнього (до мозку кісток)) британця з Бірмінгему.
Чудова британська вимова, цікаві теми та веселий гумор – все це є тут.
Всі подкасти можна зкачати разом з їх текстовим записом.
2. china232.com –
подкаст, який ведуть двоє братів-канадців. Під час своїх подорожей
світом, вони помітили, що багато людей для яких англійська не рідна
мова, не правильно вживати її. Це виглядає так наче ці люди вчать
англійську, але не вчаться говорити нею як ті для кого вона є рідною. Це
сумно, кажуть вони і про свої подкасти додають: «ми намагаємось зробити
найкрутіший, веселий і найкорисніший подкаст для вивчення англійської
як другої іноземної у світі… Ми навчаємо нюансів сленгу і корисних англійських слів щоб підтримати розмову з носієм мови, дивитись фільми, читати, отримати кращу роботу і підготуватись до тестів типу IELTS, TOEIC та TOEFL.»
3. bbc.co.uk/learningenglish –
спеціальна підбірка для вивчення англійської від української служби BBC
(Британська телерадіомовна корпорація, заснована урядом
Великобританії).
4. bbc.co.uk/podcasts – подкасти BBC. Відсортовані за темами з можливостю зручного пошуку.
5. bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish –
ресурс з подкастами англійською для бізнесу, роботи тощо. Кожна з тем
містить епізоди-подкасти пов’язані спільним сюжетом. Тобто цікаву для
вас тему можна вивчати слухаючи епізоди про певну цікаву історію.
6.bbc.co.uk/sixminute – подкаст шестихвилинних роликів для вивчення англійської на різні теми від BBC.
7. learnenglish.britishcouncil.org –
продкасти від Британської ради (британський урядовий департамент, що
займається поширенням британської культури) на різні теми: для
початкового рівня, про життя у Лондоні, журнали, кухню, культуру тощо.
10. eslpod.com –
зроблений професорами з Америки, які мають великий досвід навчання
англійської як іноземної. Матеріал для кращого засвоєння подається не
швидко з поясненням фраз та слів.
КОЛЕКЦІЯ ПОДКАСТІВ
БАЙКИ ЕЗОПА АНГЛІЙСЬКОЮ
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
A shepherd-boy, who watched a flock of sheep near a village, brought out
the villagers three or four times by crying out, "Wolf! Wolf!" and when
his neighbors came to help him, laughed at them for their pains.
The Wolf, however, did truly come at last. The Shepherd-boy, now really
alarmed, shouted in an agony of terror: "Pray, do come and help me; the
Wolf is killing the sheep"; but no one paid any heed to his cries, nor
rendered any assistance. The Wolf, having no cause of fear, at his
leisure lacerated or destroyed the whole flock.
There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth.
The Bundle of Sticks
An old man
on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some
parting advice. He ordered his servants to bring in a faggot of sticks,
and said to his eldest son, "Break it." The son strained and strained,
but with all his efforts was unable to break the Bundle. The other sons
also tried, but none of them was successful. "Untie the faggots," said
the father, "and each of you take a stick." When they had done so, he
called out to them, "Now, break," and each stick was easily broken. "You
see my meaning," said their father.
The Fox and the Crow
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree.
"That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree.
"Good day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today:
how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice
must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear
but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment
she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be
snapped up by Master Fox.
"That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your
cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future: "Do not trust
flatterers."
The Lion and the Mouse
Once when a Lion was asleep a little Mouse began running up and down
upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him,
and opened his big jaws to swallow him. "Pardon, O King," cried the
little Mouse: "forgive me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows
but what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?" The Lion
was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him, that he
lifted up his paw and let him go.
Some time after the Lion was caught in a trap, and the hunters who
desired to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they
went in search of a waggon to carry him on. Just then the little Mouse
happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was,
went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the
Beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little Mouse.
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