пʼятницю, 27 жовтня 2017 р.

Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling)

              
Answer the questions 

  1. What is the full name of the event?
  2. What do the competitors chase?
  3. What is the aim of the race?
  4. Is it easy? Why?
  5. Is it safe? Why?
  6. Who becomes a winner?
  7. Can the people of all ages take part in the race?
  8. Who can get injured during therace?
  9. Who may choose to try the uphill race?
  10. Who gets the money?
  11. What should you do before you take part in the race?
  12. What do the people at the bottom of the hill do? 



вівторок, 17 жовтня 2017 р.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

           

  1. What was The Civil War caused by?
  2. Where did the book first appear?
  3. What did it create?
  4. Give some facts to prove that the book enjoyed wide popularity.
  5. How did it influence the slavery conflict?
  6. What was Stowe accused of by the Southerns?
  7. How did the book change the situation between The North and The South?
  8. What did it result in?
  9. What document was created?
  10.  What's the overall result of publishing the book?

понеділок, 2 жовтня 2017 р.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Do you think that Americans today share the values expressed in " A psalm of life" ? Point out lines in the poem that you think contemporary Americans might or might not agree with.