St Patrick's Day 2014 #IrelandInspires

Watch the film and write down Ireland's strengths and qualities that make this country a great place to be. Think about and write down Poland's strenghts.

St. Patrick's Day - 17th March

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and the Irish. He was born about 389 A.D. in Northern Wales, which at that time may have been part of England or Scotland.

Saint Patrick had an adventurous life. He was captured by pirates at the age of 16. The Irish pirates brought him to Ireland. Six years of slavery made him a devoted Christian. He escaped to France and became a monk. In 432, a vision led him to return to Ireland as a missionary bishop. He brought Christianity to Ireland and taught there for 29 years. He used the shamrock, a 3 leaf clover, (Ireland's national flower) to explain the Blessed Trinity. St. Patrick founded 365 churches, baptized over 120,000 people and consecrated 450 bishops.

Many tales sprung up about this popular saint. One of the most popular legends was how he charmed all the snakes of Ireland down to the seashore to be drowned by the water. The only certain writings of St. Patrick's are his Confessions and a letter written to a man named Coroticus (See Tripartite Life of St. Patrick by Stokes and Lives by Todd, Healy, Bury and Lusack.). His Confessions are written in crude Latin.

According to some Irish writings, St. Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D. The anniversary of his death is celebrated as St. Patrick's Day. It's interesting to note that the shamrock clover flowers around that time of year.

The first official celebration of St. Patrick's Day in the United States occurred in Morristown, New Jersey in 1780. It was authorized by George Washington.

 Today St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by the Irish as well as many Americans with parades, parties, wearing of green and Irish songs. People wear green on this day to represent the lushness of Ireland - The Emerald Isle. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq035aPEi0k 

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/winter-olympics/26314345

Read the text and answer the questions.
1. How many days did the Winter Olympics last?
2.What medals did Great Britain win in Sochi?
3. How many medals did Russia win in Sochi?
4. How many medals did Russia win in Vancouver?
5. Who is Alexander Legkov?
6. How many people did fail drug tests during the Olympics in Sochi?
7. Which country is the host of the Winter Olympics in 2018?
8 . When did Japan stage the Games?

The Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014

We have already earned 4 gold medals. Read more:  http://www.sochi2014.com/en/team-poland

MEDALS: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/about-medals

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

LOVE WAS IN THE AIR!!! 
On February 14^th, with  many people all over the world we celebrated Valentine's Day. We exchanged cards, small gifts or flowers with our special “valentine". 
I  send my thanks, for being remembered on Valentine’s Day. Thank you!!!

Merry Xmas !!!

St Nicholas Day

A new task

Napisz w 50 - 100 słowach o "The ideal gift" Nagroda: ocena z pisania, celująca jak najbardziej możliwa

St Andrew's Day - 30th of November

St. Andrew  is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece and Russia.

 

Background

St Andrew was a fisherman and brother of the disciple Simon Peter (St. Peter). He is said to have died bound to an “X” shaped cross at Patras in Achea in Greece. This shape is now reflected in the Scottish flag, known as the Saltire.
 St Andrew's Day is a bank holiday in Scotland; it was first introduced in 2003.

How do people celebrate?

The Scottish flagis flown on public buildings in Scotland on St Andrew's Day. In Edinburgh, there is a week of celebrations, musical entertainment and traditional ceilidh dancing. In Glasgow city center, there is a great party, with traditional music and a ceilidh. 
There is some folklore around young women, who hope to marry. At midnight, as November 29 becomes November 30, young women pray to be shown signs about their future husbands. They peel an apple in such a way that the peel remains in a single piece and is thrown over their shoulders. The shape that the peel forms on the ground indicates the first letter of their future husbands' names. They also dropp candle wax into a bucket of water. The shape that is formed indicates the profession of the men they would marry.

 Read the text and answer:

When is St Andrew's day celebrated?
What was his profession?
How do people celebrate St Andrew's Day?
What is the folklore of that day associated with?
Why do women peel apples?
What is formed by candle wax?
Do we celebrate that day in Poland?

Thanksgiving

Rewrite the questions and answer. 

 

1.The month of Thanksgiving.

2.  A large orange vegetable.

3.  A yellow vegetable that was grown by Native Americans.

4.  A large bird eaten on Thanksgiving. 

5.  Another way to say for thankful. 

6.  The evening meal. 

7.  Gather the crops. 

8.  Try to make words out of 'THANKSGIVING TURKEY'.

 

International Day of Teddy Bear

the 27th of October (Monday)

In November 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt and his friends went on a hunting trip to Mississippi. After hours of searching, Roosevelt and his group hadn't come across any wild animals. Finally, the group tracked down and surrounded a helpless bear. One of the guides asked the president to shoot the bear so he could win a hunting trophy. The president refused, and news reporters throughout the country spread the story of Roosevelt's act. 

Soon, a famous cartoonist named Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon based on Roosevelt 's rescue of the bear. When a store owner in Brooklyn saw the cartoon, he decided to make toy bears to sell in his shop. He asked president Roosevelt  to use the name “"Teddy's Bear"” for his toys, as a reminder of the bear Roosevelt had rescued. Nowadays,  these toys are widely known as Teddy Bears, but few people know that they were named after President Theodore “"Teddy"” Roosevelt.