American Holidays — Американские праздники

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14. Holidays In Great Britain. Праздники в Великобритании There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries. They are: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday and Summer Bank Holiday. Public holidays in Britain are called bank holidays, because the banks as well as most of the offices and shops […]...
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18. Топики по английскому holidays, Holidays in Russia — Праздники в России There are many national holidays in Russia. The major holidays are: New Year’s Day, Women’s Day, May Day, Victory Day and Independence Day. The first holiday of the year is New Year’s Day. People see the new year in at midnight to the 31st of December. They greet the new year with champagne and listen […]...
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24. My Winter Holidays. Мои зимние каникулы Winter holidays are shorter than summer ones. They begin at the end of December and last about two weeks. It is so nice to have a rest from school. During winter holidays we celebrate the New Year’s Eve and Christmas. There are New Year parties for children at schools and theatres. Cinemas show children films […]...
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26. My Holidays. Мои каникулы After each term in school we had our holidays. It’s fun to have holidays, you can do whatever you like, you don’t have to get up too early, do your homework or think of troubles which occur very often at school. Most of all I liked summer holidays, they were the longest ones, though, when […]...
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32. Времена года на немецком Der Sommer — лето ein kurzer Sommer — короткое лето ein langer Sommer — длинное лето ein heißer Sommer — жаркое лето ein kalter Sommer — холодное лето der Sommer ist die Zeit der Reisen — лето — время путешествий es ist endlich Sommer! — наконец настало лето! der Sommer kommt — наступает лето der […]...
33. American Press. Пресса в США There is no real national press in the USA as there are more than 85 newspapers published in 34 languages. There exist two main groups of newspapers: qualities and populars. Only 2 or 3 newspapers with the largest circulation tell their readers about some rumours or crimes. Quality newspapers contain only reliable serious information. They […]...
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35. Public holidays and celebrations in Great Britain — Выходные дни и праздики в Великобритании There are only 6 public holidays in GB. Those are days on which people need not go into work. These are days: Christmas Day, Boxing day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Spring Bank Holiday and Late Summer Bank Holiday. Most of these holidays are of religious origin, though it would be right to say that for […]...
36. Летние каникулы Топик — Topic My summer holidays Лето — мое любимое время года, потому что в это время тяжелые и напряженные школьные дни остаются позади и нас ждут длинные каникулы. Я всегда планирую множество интересных вещей на летние каникулы. Почти каждый год я провожу каникулы в деревне в доме бабушки и дедушки. Я обожаю это место, потому что там очень красиво. Там […]...
37. Национальные эмблемы Соединенного Королевства Топик — Topic National emblems of the UK Существует достаточно много национальных эмблем Соединенного Королевства, которое состоит из Англии, Шотландии, Уэльса и Северной Ирландии. Каждая страна имеет своего святого покровителя и цветочную эмблему. Национальный цветок Англии — роза. Она была принята в качестве эмблемы со времен Войны Роз. Это название гражданских войн, имевших место с 1455 по 1485 год между королевскими домами Ланкастер […]...
38. Биография Чарльза Спенсера Чаплина на английском языке, Charlie Chaplin He was born in Walworth, London, England to Charles Chaplin, Sr. and Hannah Harriette Hill, both Music Hall entertainers. His parents separated soon after his birth, leaving him in the care of his increasingly unstable mother. In 1896, she was unable to find work; Charlie and his older half-brother Sydney had to be left in […]...
39. Seasons and Months. Времена года и месяцы A year is the average time it takes for the Earth to go once round the Sun. There are 12 months or 52 weeks or 365 days in a year. Every four years there is a leap year. It has 366 days. The names of the months are: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, […]...
40. American Traditions. Обычаи США Every nation has different customs and traditions, its own way of life. In Europe there are people who have lived in the same house and been in the same job for 20, 30 or more years. That’s not the American way of life. The Americans love change, they call it the spirit of adventure, a […]...