My students of the fifth grade have already learnt the topic "Nature". During this topic they have learnt seasons of the year and weather forecast.
So at the end of the topic they made a project "My calendar".
The aim of that project was to remember the vocabulary of the topic, to practise students describing weather and to connect every season with a special date in the calendar.
Exams are on their way, so it's high time to get prepared.
First of all detect your level of English proficiency with the help of this Free English Level Test.
Then visit the site http://www.dpa2016.com.ua/ prepared by Education and Science Ministry of Ukraine and do the test.
Remember
Wish you good luck!;)
Today is the politest day of the year, my dear friends! Because January 11 is the International Thank You Day.
We understand the value of good manners, their necessity in daily life, but often we thank without thinking about its meaning. Psychologists believe that gratitude is able to warm with its warmth.
We say every day to each other "thank you", so it is important to remember that the real appreciation is that one that comes from the heart.
Today is Underground Day. This type of transport is still the most reliable and popular in the whole world. The world's first subway was launched in London on January 10, 1863, and almost three decades it serviced locomotives which, among other things, for a long time did not want to give way to their "electric brothers". It was built by "Metropolitan Railway" and its length was 3.6 km. The world's largest metro systems are: New York City Subway, NYC, United States – 421 stations – The famous subway of NYC has the largest number of stations in the world. Opened in 1904, it’s also one of the oldest (the 8th oldest to be exact). The NYC subway has a total length of 373 km (232 mi) – that’s the 4th in the world, and a whooping 1.7 billion riders as to 2013.
Shanghai Metro, Shanghai, China – 263 stations – Shanghai Metro is only the 6th where it comes to number of stations, but it has the longest length in the world – 538 km ! Considering it only opened in 1993, this is truly an achievement! Shanghai Metro is also one of the busiest systems in the world with over 2.5 billion riders each year. London Underground (“The Tube”), London, England – 270 stations – The famous London Tube first opened as an “underground railway” in 1863, but the first electric line opened in 1890 making it the world’s very first metro system. It’s also the third longest system with 402 km and more than 1.2 billion users each year.
In Ukraine this kind of transport appeared in 1960 in Kyiv
And this is the Kharkiv underground next to my University I want to share with you some information about London tube because it's the oldest underground in the world. Have you ever wanted to drive a tube train? So why not?
Today is Christmas in Ukraine! So merry Christmas to everyone!And on this special day I'd like to wish happiness to everyone and don't forget to believe and love! On this special day Ukrainian children usually go from house to house and sing carols, so called kolyadky. It's an old tradition that passes from generation to generation. Our ancestors started the New Year on January 14 ("Old New Year"). That's why it is appropriate to sow on this day. Children go from house to house and recite poetry wish (shchedrivka) as thanks to God. So the season of kolyadky and shchedrivky has begun:) By the way my favourite shchedrivka is "Shchedryk". It became popular due to Ukrainian composer Nick Leontovych. Let's listen to it:
( the video was taken from YouTube channel Андрій Гуцула)
The song became so popular that in 1936 Peter Vilhovsky, who worked for radio NBC, wrote the English of"Shchedryk."The song was fixed in the musical culture as «Carols of the Bells» or «Ukrainian Carols». The American professional and amateur choirs sing it as a carol for Christmas.
