CHRISTMAS

England is a country with long standing  traditions in celebrating Christmas.  Some of them are well-known, especially from English movies and literature.

Every year all cities and small towns are decorated with Christmas trees and fairy lights. The biggest Christmas tree is situated on Trafalgar Square, but there are lots of smaller ones in public places all around the country. The most popular are different evergreen trees such as pine, spuce, fir.  In modern England many people prefer artificial trees instead of real ones.

The tradition of Christmas tree came from early modern Germany, where Christians brought evergreen trees to their homes. The legend says that the 1^st  English Christmas tree was placed in the royal home of  Prince Albert and Queen Victoria.  Of course nobody forgets to hang a mistletoe, called “kissing bough”- you should kis ... Читать дальше »

Little Snowflake 

Day of People’s Unity

Unity Day (also called Day of People’s Unity or National Unity Day; Russian: День народного единства, Denʹ narodnava yedinstva) is a national holiday in Russia held on November 4 (October 22, Old Style). It commemorates the popular uprising which expelled Polish–Lithuanian occupation forces from Moscow in November 1612, and more generally the end of the  ... Читать дальше »

REVIEW. INFINITIVE vs GERUND.

 1) My brother has been trying _ a new job for over a month now!

to find                                 finding

2) I like _ a part of the team.

to be                                      being

3) Are you planning _ to college here?

to go                                      going

4) How much time do you spend _ for classes?

to prepare                              preparing

5) I hate _ late.

to be                                      ... Читать дальше »

Thanksgiving Day, annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people. The American holiday is particularly rich in  ... Читать дальше »

Thanksgiving Day

​​​​​​         Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia, and the sub-national entities Leiden, Norfolk Island, and Puerto Rico. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.

      Tender, juicy roast turkey - the main attraction - with old-fashioned gravy, cranberry sauce, smashed potatoes, baked green beans, sweet and sour cod, steamed rice, achara (pickled green papaya relish), leche flan, pig in a blanket, ap ... Читать дальше »