суббота, 22 февраля 2014 г.

A branch of McDonald's is offering loved-up couples the chance to have the full candlelight dinner meal in their restaurant - although you would have to be alright with a Big Mac and fries.

One customer spotted this advert for the romantic night at their local and it looks like a night to remember.

The ad states: "Our crew will greet you at the door, seat you, take your order and deliver it to you.

"All you have to do is just sit back, relax, and enjoy your romantic evening with your date."

And if that wasn't enough, there will be some choice musical selections courtesy of Ron.

It doesn't get much better than that.

Sadly, this isn't something offered all over - the person who took this photo revealed it was at a branch in Southport, North Carolina, USA.

Questions:

1) Would you like to spend Valentine’s Day with your boyfriend/girlfriend in the way described in the article?

2) Do you know the history of this holiday?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day

http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy4KweX4CjY

3) How do people celebrate Valentine’s Day?

What presents do they give each other?

What are the main symbols of this holiday?

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/uk/valentine-day

http://www.mydearvalentine.com/valentines-day-facts/

4) Do Russians celebrate this day?

What is the similar holiday in our country?

http://www.everythingvalentinesday.com/around-the-world/russia.html

http://vanilla-love.com/blog/day-of-family-love-and-fidelity-in-russia.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_Fevronia_Day

5) Have you heard any songs connected with Valentine’s Day?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGkfHyS93_s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgAx_sQ0mqE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXtXHkgalwM

London's Olympic History Treasure Hunt

By Anastaisia Gulay

Read the article London's Olympic history: Looking back at the 1908 and 1948 editions of the Games

From Daily Mail

June 28, 2012

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2165896/London-2012-Olympics-1908-1948-London-Games.html

Learn about the history of the Olympic Games and answer the questions.

What does the term Olympic games mean? When were the first ancient Olympic games held?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games

http://www.olympic.org/ancient-olympic-games

What about the first modern Olympic games? Where were they held?

http://www.olympic.org/athens-1896-summer-olympics

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_were_the_first_Modern_Olympic_games_held

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Uq5amGfBg

What does the abbreviation IOC stand for? Who was the founder of the IOC?

http://www.olympic.org/ioc

http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/9096

Who participated in the first modern Olympic summer games? Who was the youngest participant?

http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1896/

How many nations were represented on the first modern Olympic games?

http://www.olympic.org/athens-1896-summer-olympics

What classes of medals were known in 1896? What was it like? What medal was given to the winner of the competitions?

http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/11853332

What is the Olympic Symbol?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_symbols

http://answers.ask.com/Society/Other/what_is_the_olympic_symbol

What is the Olympic motto? Who created the official Olympic Flag?

http://www.mapsofworld.com/olympics/trivia/olympic-motto.html

http://history1900s.about.com/od/greateventsofthecentury/a/olympicfacts.htm

Where were winter Olympic games held in 2010? What cities were accepted as Candidate Cities to host the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010?

http://www.olympic.org/vancouver-2010-winter-olympics

Let’s speak about Olympics which are being held in our country now.

When and where exactly did winter Olympics start?

When was Sochi elected for the Olympics?

In how many clusters are the Games organized?

Where is the Sochi Olympic Park built?

What were other candidate cities?

http://www.olympic.org/sochi-2014-winter-olympics

Where will be next Olympic games be held?

When will they be held?

When was Rio de Janeiro elected for the summer Olympics?

http://www.olympic.org/rio-2016-summer-olympics

Give a brief talk on your attitude to the Olympic games.

Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Treasure Hunt

By Polina Efimova

Read the article and answer the questions following it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/winterolympics/article-2553810/Its-downhill-Alpine-curling-Winter-Olympics-opening-ceremony-wow-Sochi-let-Games-begin.html

“Let the Games begin! Winter Olympics gets underway in Sochi with spectacular opening ceremony featuring flying children, failed snowflakes, fantastic fireworks... and some dodgy German outfits”.

From Mail Online

January 7, 2014

I. Answer the questions about the text:

1. In what country are the 22nd Winter Olympic Games held?

2. How many winter sports disciplines are being held during the Games? How many athletes will compete in 98 events?

3. How did the opening ceremony start?

4. What was to transform into the famous five-ringed Olympic symbol?

5. Which country’s team were wearing the most garish outfits?

II. Explore the Internet resources in order to answer the following questions:

When was the idea of an Olympic mascot officially approved? What are the mascots of Sochi 2014?

http://talisman.sochi2014.com/en/

http://talisman.sochi2014.com/en/#/en/history/

What is the mission of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad?

http://culture.sochi2014.com/en/about/

What does the slogan of the Olympic Games sound? What does the first part of it symbolize? The second?

http://www.sochi2014.com/en/news-sochi-2014-reveals-its-slogan

What is the period of holding the Olympics? What does the emblem of the 2014 Winter Olympics consist of?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics#Emblem

What is the name of the Olympic Stadium in Sochi? How will this stadium be used after the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games?

http://www.sochi2014.com/en/spectators-place-fisht-olympic-stadium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQXwFczhhxk

What three things were allocated by the author of this article?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2554541/SOCHI-SCENE-3-things-opening-night.html

III. Discuss the following questions:

What is the most amazing moment of the opening in your opinion?

http://www.kgw.com/news/slideshows/Photos-Sochi-2014-opening-ceremonies-244294731.html?gallery=y&c=y&ref=%2Fnews%2Fslideshows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk3IBKgFpgs

Sports outfit of what country do you like most of all?

http://www.kgw.com/news/slideshows/Fashions-at-Olympics-opening-ceremony-244464141.html?gallery=y&c=y&ref=%2Fnews%2Fslideshows#

IV. Give a brief talk to your group mates on the impression that the opening ceremony made on you.

The Main Variants of English Treasure Hunt

By Anastaisia Pustoselova

Read the article: Why are fantasy world accents British?

By Brian Wheeler BBC News, Washington

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17554816

It is natural that the English language is not used with uniformity in the British Isles and in Australia, in the USA and -in New Zealand, in Canada and in India, etc. The English language also has some peculiarities in Wales, Scotland, in other parts of the British Isles and America. Is the nature of these varieties the same?