пʼятниця, 25 березня 2016 р.

               The Perls of Ukraine


Synevir is the largest and one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in the Carpathian Mountains. It is also called "Sea Eye" or "Pearl of the Carpathians". Looking at the lake from bird’s eye view, picturesque view opens before your eyes - mirror-like water surface among green forests, with a small island in the middle.
The lake attracts tourists with crystal clear waters and unique landscapes. There is beautiful legend that the picturesque blue lake was formed from the tears of the count's daughter Syn, on the place where her father had killed her beloved - a shepherd Vir. Now only two wooden statues of lovers remind about that story.






Svitiaz Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Ukraine. Water surface of the lake is 27,5 square km with maximum depth of 58,4 meters. Popularly Svitiaz Lake called Ukrainian Baikal. The lake is karst origin and fed by artesian groundwater. The water in the lake is amazingly clear and soft, rich in silver ions and glycerol.
Svitiaz Lake is famous of the island that is situated inside of it with area of 7 ha. This island was known as a mysterious place since ancient times. It looks very exotic and even mysterious.
On the banks of Svitiaz Lake there are recreation hotels, private homes and comfortable cottages. For tourists and families with children there are shops, cafes, bars, rent of catamarans, boats rental, horseback riding and excursions.



Yalpuh (UkrainianОзеро Ялпуг) is a freshwater lake located in the southern Ukrainian oblast of Odessa. The largest natural lake in Ukraine, it covers an area of 149 km², has an average depth of about 2 metres, a maximum depth of 5.5 metres and, at its southernmost point. It is the second largest freshwater lake in Europe.



середа, 16 березня 2016 р.

St.Patrick's day

Every year on March 17, the Irish and the Irish-at-heart across the globe observe St. Patrick’s Day. What began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot green.



понеділок, 7 березня 2016 р.

середа, 10 лютого 2016 р.

                       FOOD FACTS

 Soup
Pumpkin-Soup
The Fact: The first soup was made of hippopotamus
The earliest archeological evidence for the consumption of soup dates back to 6000 BC, and it was hippopotamus soup!
Feast
Camel
The Fact: The largest food item on a menu is roast camel
The camel is stuffed with a sheep’s carcass, which is stuffed with chickens, which are stuffed with fish, which are stuffed with eggs. This feast is sometimes featured in Bedouin weddings.

Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
 

Fast food restaurants use yellow and orange because these colours stimulate hunger









                                             DO YOU KNOW?

  • apple is made of 25% air, that is why they float.
  • applesonions, and potatoes all have the same taste? Try the test: Pinch your nose and take a bite out of each. 
  • avocado has the highest protein and oil content of all fruits, but most of this is the healthier unsaturated type. 
  • cabbage is 91%  water. 
  • carrots were originally purple in colour, changing in the 17th Century to orange with newer varieties.
  • celery requires more calories to eat and digest than it contains. 
  • cherries are a member of the rose family.
  • corn always has an even number of ears. 
  • corn makes up about 8% of the weight in a box of corn flakes.
  • eggplants are actually fruits, and classified botanically as berries.
  • honey is the only edible food for humans that will never go bad. 
  • lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
  • orange does not rhyme with any other word.
  • peanuts are legumes and not a tree nut. 
  • peanuts are one of the ingredients in dynamite. 
  • pear is a fruit that ripens from the inside out. 
  • strawberries are the only fruit which has its seeds on its outer skin.
ACROSTIC POEM 
My favourite thing to eat!
And it’s healthy for me too!
Never happy with just one,
Got to eat, because they’re:
OH SO YUMMY!!!


понеділок, 8 лютого 2016 р.

The Present Continuous Tense:

                                       The Present Continuous Tense.


                               Comment on the actions while watching the video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDGcOBuHgYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTeGorY3rg4

пʼятниця, 5 лютого 2016 р.

The Weather

                     How to talk about the weather.

 How’s the weather? or What’s it like out there?
Is it hot or cold?
Is it sunny?
Is it raining?
Beautiful day, isn’t it?
What’s te weather forecast? (What is the weather expected to be like?)

                  It's ...degrees          
                                                     above
                                                                                below                   zero.


Weather: Vocabulary





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8VkgKgVhys Forecast

Weather Report





                              www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmO9cjsj1zc