Mrs Tull's Letters About St Petersburg

Эти письма были написаны английской учительницей Миссис Талл, другом нашего клуба английского языка, в марте 2003 года, накануне трёхсотлетнего юбилея Санкт-Петербурга.

A few impressions of St. Petersburg by an English person

Good Luck With Your Exams!

The traditional last bell (Последний звонок)   ceremony took place in the schools of Russia and some other countries yesterday.  

     The date for this celebration usually falls on 25 May, before the final exams. Only on this day you'll see young girls wearing short dark dresses with white lacy aprons, together with fluffy white bows in their hair, white knee-high socks and black shoes, and teenage guys wearing business suits adorned with a colourful, shoulder-to-hip diagonal sash, somewhat reminiscent of a Miss Universe competition! The outfits are all part of a long standing tradition.  During the ceremony school leavers say good bye to their school and thank their teachers. A symbolic last school bell is rung, usually by a first-grader.

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My 9th-graders have also had their last lesson of English. And I wish them good luck and only good results in their coming exams!

Effective Exam-taking strategies (From: Enjoy English-11)

• Prepare the night before. Lay out your clothing, pens or pencils, watch, lunch, and other school supplies. You don't want to be rushing around in the morning!
• Choose comfortable clothing.
• Get a good night's sleep. A solid eight-hour sleep can recharge your batteries and give you the winning edge on any test \ exam.
• Be sure to eat breakfast. Eat a nourishing breakfast of cereal, fruit, eggs and toast or anything else that will help you last through the morning.
• Avoid caffeinated drinks. Too much caffeine can give you the jitters.
• Wake up! If you are not a morning person, wake yourself up with a hot shower or take some brief exercise. A short jog can make a big difference.
• Leave yourself enough time in the morning by adding an extra 15 minutes to the time you normally need to get ready in the morning. You can review your notes for a few extra minutes.
• Build your self-confidence. Getting yourself upset and worked up before a big test will make you feel even more nervous. Remind yourself that you have prepared well so you will do well. A positive attitude brings great results.

День славянской письменности и культуры

• Today is the Day of Slavic Written Language and Culture in Russia and all Slavic countries. 
• The holiday is inseparably linked to the honouring of Saints Cyril and Methodius, - the authors of the Slavic alphabet.
• The written language, created by the two brothers, had an enormous effect on the development of Russian Literature.
• The date was first officially marked in 1863 due to the 1,000 years since the creation of the alphabet. That same year it was officially decreed that St. Cyril and Methodius Day be celebrated on May 24th. 
• In 1991, it was officially confirmed that the two Saints’ Day is a Holiday of Slavic Written Language and Culture. 
  

Наши бабушки на Евровидении

Русская страница на сайте "Евровидение-2012"

"Евровидение" на сайте BBC

Страница Великобритании на сайте "Евровидение-2012"

Все песни

Статья в Википедии о конкурсе 2012 года     и на английском языке

About "Buranovskiye Babushki":

They are a group of "grannies" from Udmurtia, a republic between the Kama and Vyatka rivers in Russia.

In March, they won the Russian national final against several stars including the former Eurovision winner Dima Bilan, and now they will try to conquer Europe with their unique style.

Buranovskiye Babushki („Buranovo Grannies“) is a folk group from the village of Buranovo in Malopurginsky area in the Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation. The eldest member of the group is 76 years old, 77 in the autumn.

Buranovskiye Babushki became known in 2008, when a television report about them was shown in the news programme of the television channel “Russia”. They have been covering Russian and Western popular songs by Aquarium, Kino, The Beatles, Queen, and Shocking Blue.

Later Buranovskiye Babushki came surprisingly third in the Russian Eurovision qualifying contest in 2010.

Afterwards they took part in a large number of television shows and concerts including a special performance at the open air festival “Rock above Volga” with more than 200,000 fans. They performed on the same stage with Jose Carreras and Emir Kusturica, and toured through Estonia and France.

Слова песни на английском языке:

Song title: Party For Everybody Song writer(s): Olga Tuktareva, Marry S. Applegate
Song composer(s): Viktor Drobysh, Timofei Leontiev

I will be putting a white tablecloth,
I will be waiting for kids coming back home.
The dough is rising joyously.
And my heart is cheering.

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom!

The house is full of kids, the relatives have come.
I am going to put on my green dress,
I am going to tie a white head cloth.
And I am going to dance.

We are singing extremely strongly.
We are dancing soulful, so soulful!
We are singing extremely strongly,
Because we are together!

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and …
Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom!

And my cat is happy, and my dog is happy!
And my cat is happy, and my dog is happy!
The happiness is overflowing!
Oh joy!

We are singing extremely strongly.
We are dancing soulful, so soulful!
We are singing extremely strongly,
Because we are together!

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and …
Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom!

Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and …
Party for everybody! Dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and dance!
Come on and… Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Dance!

"Party for everybody"

http://youtu.be/m1icUn_h7Uo

"Yesterday"

http://youtu.be/2n-7KCHFoqw

Bessame Mucho

http://youtu.be/TZ2AYPffTPY

We Have Won! Мы победили!

We are proud of  the Russian hockey team!
Мы гордимся хоккейной командой России!

Ниже ссылки на публикации о наших хоккеистах на английском языке:

Perfect Gold For Russia
http://www.iihf.com/en/iihf-home/home.html

Read about the final match

Alexandr Syomin celebrates his second goal

The Man of the Tournament: Evgeny Malkin
Malkin Wins MVP Honours