Black Friday

is the day following Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday of November) in the USA.
It has been regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the USA since 1932. It's the day of sales, bargains and long queues before the stores are opened.

A task
Wykonaj plakat promujący Black Friday w wybranym przez siebie sklepie (z ubraniami, z butami lub innym).

Presidential Elections in the US

The official results of the 2016 Presidential election will be available from the Federal Election Commission in mid-2017.

Read the  Overview of the Presidential Election Process:  https://www.usa.gov/election#item-211441
and answer the questions:

1. How often does the election occur?
2. When is the election day?
3. What happens in December?

Photo Contest for Niemojki Students

Take a photo of beautiful Polish autumn in your neighbourhood. Send it to your English teacher using Facebook :)

Remember! I want to see Niemojki in this photo!

September - the new beginning

Name as many school accessories as you can :)Write how you use at least 7 of them :)
You can attach pictures or photos taken by yourself :)

Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympics

We've won 11 medals in athletics, rowing, canoeing, cycling, modern pentathlon and wrestling. 

Which  of the dyscyplines is your favourite and why? Describe one of them, remember to mention Polish medalists and their success.

Rio Summer Olympics 2016

Brazil - the host of Summer Olympics 2016 is the world's fifth-largest country by both area and population. Portugese is as an official language. Brazil is also one of the most diverse and fascinating countries. There are dense rain forests and jungles, expanses of coastline, towering mountains, oceanic archipelagos, rivers, scrublands and plains.

What are the symbols of Brazil? Name at least 4, describe one of them.

May 2016 in Poland

Spring in Poland lasts usually from March to May. The daily temperatures at that time range from about 5° to 15° Celsius. Especially May is beautiful, sunny and warm.

What changes can you notice in nature? What do you like most? Write a few sentences (8-10), you may attach a picture or a photo taken by yourself.

1st – April Fools’ Day

It's the day of tricks, pranks and practical jokes so be careful :) I hope you won’t get tricked badly and you will be the one who cleverly tricks others.

 

Jokes List:

1. Turn the clock back at your victim’s place or on your victim’s device.
2. Change the phone number to someone on your victim’s mobile or switch it with a number to some unexpected place and make them dial it.



Can you add three or more jokes?

Super Tuesday - March 1

In the United States, Super Tuesday, refers informally to a day when the greatest number of  the US States hold primary elections and caucuses.

Who are the candidates? What parties do they represent? 
What do they offer? 
Choose two candidates and write their short biographies (55 to 100 words).

The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, Oscars 2016

The ceremony honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in  Hollywood, Los Angeles. 

 

List the winners of  5-6 cathegories, and write a few sentences (at least five) about their achievement.

9th – Shrove Tuesday or ‘Pancake Day’

                         

People make pancakes and take part in pancake races. 

The basic ingredients for pancakes are the symbols of four points of significance at this time of year:
Eggs ~ Creation
Flour ~ The staff of life
Salt ~ Wholesomeness
Milk ~ Purity

 The ‘UK classic’ topping is lemon juice and a sprinkle of white sugar, before rolling your pancake into a sausage shape and devouring it.
 How do you celebrate Shrove Tuesday (Ostatki) in Poland? Write a short story (55 to 100 words).

25th – Burns’ Night (Scotland)

January 25th is the day of Scotland's national poet -  Robert Burns. 

The day commemorates the life of the poet, who was born on January 25, 1759. It also celebrates Burns' contribution to Scottish culture.

How do people celebrate?

Men may wear kilts, there might be bagpipe music, and most people eat haggis (the traditional Scottish dish of sheeps’ heart, liver and lungs) with neeps (turnips) and tatties (potatoes). 
Many Scottish people hold a special supper (dinner) on Burns’ Night with toasts and readings of his poetry. Burns' greatest works are:
 Auld Lang Syne
A Man's Man for A'That
To a Mouse
My Luve is like a Red Red Rose


Read more about Rober Burns. How did he contribute to Scottish culture? Compare him with one of the Polish poets (life, education, family, works, poems etc.).