Good Day

Валюта Британии

 Decimal Day (15 February 1971) was the day the United Kingdom and Ireland decimalised their currencies.Today's Currency in Britain is the pound sterling. The sign for the pound is:

Since decimalisation in 1971, the pound has been divided into 100 pence. Up until 1971, the pound was made up of 240 pence. There were twelve pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound. The currency was decimalised because adding up sums of money was more complicated than with a decimal currency.

 

People outside the countries were confused with how much the following coins were worth:

1 'farthing' worth one quarter of an old penny

1 'florin' worth 2 shillings (2s)

1 'shilling' (1s) worth 12 pence

'half-crown' - worth two shillings and sixpence, or one eighth of a pound).                                         

For more information: http://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/February/decimal.html

St. Valentine's Day

This was originally thought to be the day on which birds chose their mates. There are many traditions and tales associated with romance activities on Valentine’s Day including:

• The first man an unmarried woman saw on 14th February would be her future husband;
• If the names of all a girl’s sultors were written on paper and wrapped in clay and the clay put into water, the piece that rose to the surface first would contain the name of her husband-to-be;
• If a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine’s Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a rich person.
Each year in Britain, we spend a lot of money on cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts for Valentine’s Day. Traditionally these were sent anonymously, but now-a-days we often make it clear who is sending each “Valentine”.

Великолепная Барбара!

My favourite song

For singing

Barbra Joan Streisand, born April 24, 1942 is an American singer-songwriter, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, an American Film Institute award. She is one of the most commercially and critically successful entertainers in modern entertainment history, with more than 71.5 million albums shipped in the United States and 140 million albums sold worldwide. She is the best-selling female artist on the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) Top Selling Artists list, the only female recording artist in the top ten, and the only artist outside of the rock and roll genre. She was awarded an acting. With her 2009 album, Love Is the Answer, she became the only artist to achieve number-one albums in five consecutive decades. Barbara was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family, the daughter of Emmanuel and Diana Streisand.

Что такое любовь?

Watch the presentation and find out what love is:

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0Aac2Qd-685YkZHQ2eHZnNV8xOTljNzVycjdmNA&hl=ru

Карантин

Дорогие мои ученики!

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Селин Дион

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, a Canadian singer, was born March 30, 1968. She was the youngest of 14 children. Early in childhood, she sang with her siblings in a small club owned by her parents. Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. In 1990, she established herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world. Dion first met her husband and manager, Rene Angelil in 1980, when she was 12 and he was 38, after she and her mother sent him a demo tape of a song they had written. They began a relationship in 1987, and became engaged in 1991. They married on December 17, 1994, at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec. On January 5, 2000, Dion and Angelil renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas. They had three children. On 15 October 2010, Céline Dion was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Song Lyrics

Mmmmm ... Mmmmm ...
I get wings to fly
Oh, oh ... I'm alive ... Yeah
When you call on me
When I hear you breathe

С годом Кролика!

The Chinese New Year is celebrated for about fifteen days. It gets determined by the Lunar New Year calendar. In 2011, it started from 3rd of February. Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, no matter what you call it, is that time of the year which signifies celebration and merriment for millions of Chinese people all over the world. The Chinese calendar has a twelve year cycle. It names each of the years after an animal. 2011 is the year of the Rabbit. In Chinese mythology, the Rabbit is a symbol of endurance and their essence is said to have originated from the Moon. Children still carry lit paper lanterns made in the form of a Rabbit, and climb the hill to look at the Moon and admire the moon Hare.

People born in the year of rabbit are very talented and ambitious. Also these people are extremely virtuous and reserved kind of people. They are financially very lucky who do not lose their temper so easily. They love to gossip around and a very good gamblers. Because they are of reserve nature so that do not indulge in gambling so often. Rabbits will often be seen as part of a large group not as leaders. The rabbit born in the Chinese New Year 2011 with be Metal Rabbit.

Болезнь и ее симптомы

• I feel really rough. - Мне худо (чувствую себя прескверно).

• I'm shattered. - Я чувствую себя разбитым.

• I'm on my last legs. - Я изнемогаю (валюсь с ног).

• You look poorly. - Ты выглядишь нездоровым.

• You look like death warmed up. - Выглядите ужасно (краше в гроб кладут).

• You're looking peaky. - Ты выглядишь плохо.

• Lis's twisted her ankle. - Лиз вывихнула / подвернула лодыжку.

• She's broken her arm. She'll be in plaster for long. - Она сломала руку и теперь долго будет ходить в гипсе.

• My back aches / I've got backache - У меня боли в спине (пояснице).

• a toothache - зубная боль

• a headache - головная боль

• a stomachache - боль в желудке

• I've got food poisoning. - У меня пищевое отравление.

• Kate's got a really bad cold. - У Кейт сильная простуда (как правило, с температурой, больным горлом и насморком).

Medical help

• to make an appointment at the doctor's / the GP - записаться на прием к врачу
• I've been referred to a consultant. - Меня направили к врачу-консультанту.
• a check-up - медосмотр
• an X-Ray - рентгеноскопическое исследование
• an examination - обследование, анализы
• a scan - томография

Advice

• Consult your doctor if symptoms persist. - Поговорите с врачом, если по-прежнему чувствуете себя плохо.
• Do not take more than the stated dose. - Доза принимаемых вами лекарств не должна превышать предписанную врачом.
• Always read the label. - Перед тем, как принимать лекарство, обязательно ознакомтесь с рекомендацией на упаковке.
• Keep out of the reach of children. - Храните лекарства в недоступном для детей месте.

And soon you'll be better

• I feel great! / I'm on top of the world / I feel like a million dollars! - Я чувствую себя прекрасно (превосходно).
• He's glowing with health. - Он излучает здоровье.
• She's a picture of health. - Она - само воплощение здоровья.

Information from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/learning_english/